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C1862
The Match Between the All-England Eleven and Twenty-Two of the New South Wales Cricketers, Played in the Domain at Sydney.
A scarce image of a cricket match being played in Sydney, most colonial cricket images of Melbourne matches.This engraving of the All England cricket team’s first tour of Australia in 1861–62 generated huge excitement, the tourists’ first match was in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Match Between the All-England Eleven and Twenty-Two of the New South Wales Cricketers, Played in the Domain at Sydney.
Date:
C1862
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
345mm
x 240mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1862
Description:
A scarce image of a cricket match being played in Sydney, most colonial cricket images of Melbourne matches.
This engraving of the All England cricket team’s first tour of Australia in 1861–62 generated huge excitement, the tourists’ first match was in Sydney at the Domain played over four days in January 1862. This was the first-ever tour of Australia by any overseas team and the second tour abroad by an English team.
The Secretary for Lands, John Robertson controversially allowed the promoters to charge admission to the public while arranging a free stand for parliamentarians.
A scarce engraving is from the original edition of the Illustrated London News.
