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Lord’s 1885. Two early original double-sided scorecards for matches played at Lord’s. Both scorecards with incomplete printed and handwritten scores. Matches are Middlesex v Surrey, 8th- 10th June 1885, Surrey won by 12 runs. Oxford v Cambridge, Varsity Match, 29th June- 1st July 1885, Cambridge University won by seven wickets. Notable names featured include Abel, Read, Shuter, Lohmann (Surrey), Webbe, O’Brien, Greatorex, de Paravicini (Middlesex), Brain, Key, Page, Newton (Oxford), Wright, Bainbridge, (Lord) Hawke, Marchant and Charles Aubrey Smith (Cambridge) etc. Fixtures at Lord’s to verso of both. 4.5”x6”. Age toning and some soiling to both cards, the Varsity card with horizontal fold and slight splitting to fold, otherwise in generally good condition.