Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 1441
Estimate: £50/80
Hammer: £55
‘The Adventures of a Cricket Ball with the Laws and Practice of Cricket’ by ‘An Old Boy’. London and Tunbridge Wells 1860. Original pictorial green stiffened board covers, later cloth spine with title annotated to spine. vi, 66pp plus advertisements. Illustrated. Comprises an account of ‘Harry’, his romance on the cricket field culminating in marriage, followed by the technique and rules of the game. Ownership signature of C.I.S. Wallace dated 1950 to inside front cover. Padwick 5947. Some wear to boards, otherwise in good condition.


