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Percival King. Surrey 1871 (one match). Single page manuscript handwritten in ink by Percival, titled ‘Cricket Records’. Written on the reverse of King’s official business letterhead, King describes various cricketing records. ‘For the long period of 13 years the score of 404 not out by E.F.S. Tylecote made at Clifton College in May 1868 held the place of premium score for an individual cricketer’. He goes on to describe this record being surpassed by W.N. Roe (415 in 1881 for Emmanuel College), J.S. Carrick (419no in 1885 for West of Scotland), and A.E. Stoddart (485 in 1886 for Hampstead). ‘The record of the Orleans Club who... scored 930 in August 1882 is still unbroken’. He continues by describing records of bowlers taking ten wickets in principal matches, naming John Wisden, V.E. Walker, E.M. Grace, James Lillywhite, Alfred Shaw, Edward Barratt, W.G. Grace and others. Very nicely and boldly signed ‘Percival King’. Horizontal and vertical folds, nick to left edge, otherwise in good/ very good condition. Sold with a small original sepia studio photograph of King, 2.5”x3.5”, photographer unknown. Some creasing, otherwise in good condition.