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31st October, 1st & 2nd November 2025

Edwin Boaler Alletson. Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1906-1914. Large sheet of ‘ledger’ size paper (9.5”x15.5”) on which Alletson has made the following statement ‘For Notts at Brighton 1911 I scored 189 runs in 90 minutes of which the last 142 were scored in 40 minutes. 56 Runs were scored in two consecutive overs. 34 in one and 22 in the next. For the last wicket Riley and myself put on 152. I scored 142 and Riley made 10. I made the last 89 in 15 minutes. I was working for his Grace the Duke of Portland at the time , and he presented me with a gold watch and chain which I have still in my possession. I have also the bat which I used’. Very nicely signed below the statement by Alletson in ink. A nicely handwritten page with gilt to page edges Slight smudge to the opening line otherwise in good condition. A rarer signature
Alletson’s remarkable feat was one of the greatest sustained hitting innings ever played. Coming into bat at number nine, with Nottinghamshire looking almost certain to lose their Championship match against Sussex, Alletson produced a display of hitting never seen before or since. He scored 189 runs in 90 minutes, the last 142 in 40 minutes, against four very capable county bowlers and gave only one chance when on 42. The last 142 runs from a stand of 152 with Riley (10) for the last wicket and at one point had scored 115 off seven overs including the 34 of Killick. Amazingly, this was Alletson’s only first class century. John Arlott published a monograph entitled ‘Alletson’s Innings’ in 1957 to celebrate the innings

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