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C1878
The Melbourne Cricket-Ground on Boxing Day. The All England Eleven V. Eighteen of Victoria.
Scarce and rare, large colonial engraving of the Boxing Day cricket match played at the M.C.G. between the all England Eleven and the Eighteen of Victoria in 1874. The third English team to visit Australia, were led W.G. Grace, and … Read Full Description
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S/N: AS-SP-CRIC-740124184–218658
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Full Title:
The Melbourne Cricket-Ground on Boxing Day. The All England Eleven V. Eighteen of Victoria.
Date:
C1878
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
Slight wear to centrefold, otherwise in good condtion.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
495mm
x 320mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1878
Description:
Scarce and rare, large colonial engraving of the Boxing Day cricket match played at the M.C.G. between the all England Eleven and the Eighteen of Victoria in 1874.
The third English team to visit Australia, were led W.G. Grace, and comprised five amateurs and seven professionals. The tourists played 15 games between Boxing Day and the end of March. None of the games had First-Class status, and the tourists fared rather poorly in the early stages, being beaten both by Victoria and New South Wales.
From the original edition of the Australasian Sketcher.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 914558
State Library New South Wales: REF1/MAV/FM4/9236-9239
State Library Victoria: PCINF AS 06-09-73 P.104
