Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 519
Estimate: £70/100
Hammer: £60
Ernest Robson. Somerset 1895-1923. ‘Surrey v Somerset. The Oval 1900’. Brown leather wallet with compartments for cash, coinage, documents, paper book for notes with bone? pen etc. Inscribed to the closing flap of the wallet Somerset v Surrey at The Oval, June 11th, 12th & 13th 1900. E. Robson 104 and 5-26’. Presumably the wallet was presented to Robson after he had achieved this feat. Minor wear otherwise in good condition
In the match Somerset batted first making 271 all out. In replay Surrey made 229. In Somerset’s second innings they made 229 with Ernest Robson making 104. In replay Surrey were skittled out for exactly 100 runs and Robson bowled 11 overs, five maidens, five wickets for 26 runs to win the match for Somerset. This was Robson’s first first class century