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Australian tour to England 1902. ‘Australians v. An XI of England’. Rarer early double sided folding scorecard for the tour match played at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, 16th- 18th June 1902, with complete printed and handwritten scores in pencil. Batting first the Australians reached 154, Clem Hill top scoring with 46. The England XI responded with 138, V.F.S. Crawford scoring 57, Hugh Trumble taking 8/58, the Australians then making 185 in their second innings (Syd Gregory 71), setting a target of 202. The England XI could only make 70, with Hugh Trumble taking a further 6 wickets for 26 runs to end with match bowling figures of 14/84, the Australians winning by 131 runs. Local advertising to front and verso. Printed on the ground by H.J. Capon of Eastbourne. 10”x6”. Ex Roger Mann collection. Vertical folds with splitting to folds, some age toning, otherwise in good condition.