Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
4th, 5th & 6th July 2025
Lot 390
Estimate: £150/250
Oxford v Middlesex 1887. The cricket ball used during the Oxford innings of 555 and the record breaking third wicket stand of 340 runs for the 6th wicket stand between Kingsmill Key and Hylton Philipson for Oxford University v Middlesex in the match played at Chiswick Park, Chiswick on the 23rd to 25th June 1887. The ball with silver metal band with inscription ‘Oxford v Middlesex. June 23rd, 24th, 25th. Oxford scored 555 with this ball. K.J. Key 281. H. Philipson 150. 340 runs for the 6th wicket. Record ‘. Good condition. A rare and early ball from a record breaking cricket match
In this match between Oxford University and Midddlesex, Oxford batted first and scored 555 all out. Middlesex were then bowled out for 119 and following on for 207 leaving Oxford the winners by an innings and 299 runs. Whitby six wickets and Forster seven took the wickets for the University. The record stand of 340 remained a record until 2005 and Key’s score of 281 remained a record score for the University until 2013.Kingsmill Key went onto play first class cricket for Surrey, whom he captained for several years in the 1890s. Hylton Philipson went onto play for Middlesex and England as a wicket keeper batsman and is well known for his Vanity Fair portrait by Spy published in 1889