Cricket Collection

An Aerial Cricket Match of the Future, c1918 (1919). Artist: W Heath Robinson
An Aerial Cricket Match of the Future, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge

Yorkshire Cricket, 1892. Artist: Spy
Yorkshire Cricket, 1892. A portrait of Lord Hawke. Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke (1860-1938) captained the Yorkshire County Cricket Club for 28 seasons

A cricket match in progress at Lords cricket ground, London, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Cricket at Gads Hill Place, Rochester, c1868. Charles Dickens Bowling the first ball at a charity match at the back of Gads Hill Place near Rochester, September 16th 1868. From The Studio Volume 108

Alfred Mynn, 1852, (1947). Creator: John Corbett Anderson
Alfred Mynn, 1852, (1947). Portrait of English cricketer Alfred Mynn (1807-1861). From " English Cricket", by Neville Cardus. [Collins, London, 1947]

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

A memento of James Southertons benefit cricket match, 19th century (1912). James Southerton (1827-1880) was an English cricket international

Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

James Cobbett, c1830s. Creator: Unknown
James Cobbett, c1830s. Portrait of English cricketer James Cobbett, (1804-1842), one of the best all round players of his time

Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy
Bobby, 1902. Robert Abel, English cricketer. Bobby Abel (1857-1936) was an opening batsman for Surrey and England. In a career lasting from 1881 until 1904 he scored 33

The all-India cricket team of 1911 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

A cricket match on Bansted Downs, Surrey, 19th century (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

The Great Schools of England, Rugby School, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Schools of England, Rugby School, 1862. Private school in Rugby, Warwickshire. '...the trustees, adopting the plan of their architect, Mr

Fete at Norton Hall, the seat of C. Cammell, Esq. 1860. Creator: J. Sugman
Fete at Norton Hall, the seat of C. Cammell, Esq. 1860. Event to celebrate the 50th birthday of landowner, businessman and manufacturer Charles Cammell

Pelargonium fulgidum L'Hérit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pelargonium fulgidum L'Herit, with a Gryllida (cricket), 1777-1786

Insects, 1783. Creator: Jan Brandes
Insects, 1783. Batavian grasshopper or beetle, cricket Gryllus domesticus, caterpillar, pupae and cockroach Blatta americana

Two insects, 1674. Creator: Rochus van Veen
Two insects, 1674

"The Parish Beadle" - painted by Sir David Wilkie, R.A. - from the National Gallery, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"The Parish Beadle" - painted by Sir David Wilkie, R.A. - from the National Gallery, 1856. Engraving of a painting

'Cricket at Moulsey Hurst; 1780, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Cricket at Moulsey Hurst; 1780, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

The Australian Cricket team visiting England, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Australian Cricket team visiting England, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Cricket Match upon the Goodwin Sands, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Cricket Match upon the Goodwin Sands, 1854. Evening game on the Kent coast. " The Goodwins, " which have been from time immemorial associated with peril and destruction

Plate 12: Two Butterflies and a Mole Cricket, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 12: Two Butterflies and a Mole Cricket, c. 1575/1580

Visit of the Royal Party to the Cricket-Ground, at Castle Howard, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Visit of the Royal Party to the Cricket-Ground, at Castle Howard, 1850. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert watch a game of cricket as guests at Castle Howard in north Yorkshire

Plate 65: A Cricket Surrounded by Insects, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 65: A Cricket Surrounded by Insects, c. 1575/1580

Plate 11: Two Butterflies and a Mole Cricket, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 11: Two Butterflies and a Mole Cricket, c. 1575/1580

Orphan-House, Ashley Down, near Bristol, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Orphan-House, Ashley Down, near Bristol, 1850.... there has lately sprung up a new religious sect, known by the inconvenient and undeclinable name of Craik-and-Mullerites

Cricket - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Duncan
Cricket - drawn by Duncan, 1850. The Cricket season commences late in May, and is, therefore, now in full force. Cricket has its changes as well as all other things mundane

The Great Schools of England - Charterhouse from the Green, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Schools of England - Charterhouse from the Green, 1862. Charterhouse, a public school, was founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of a Carthusian monastery

Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). A game of cricket being played at Finsbury (now in north London)

Cricket Game. From Almanach de Douze Sports, 1898. Artist: Nicholson, Sir William
Cricket Game. From Almanach de Douze Sports, 1898. Private Collection

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

Tossing for Innings, 19th century (1912). Artist: Henry Dixon
Tossing for Innings, 19th century (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

The oldest cricket bat known, 1912. The bat, which was presented to Surrey County Cricket Club by a Mr FM Buckland, is inscribed J.C, 1729

Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Creator: Charles Grignion
Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Men playing cricket at Marylebone Fields, (now part of the City of Westminster, London). This is the earliest known depiction of a cricket match

England wins The Ashes against Australia, Oval Cricket Ground, London, 1926, (1935). The enthusiastic crowd swarming across the ground to congratulate the English team

International Cricket Match at Kennington Oval, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
International Cricket Match at Kennington Oval, late 19th century. Male spectators at a cricket match at the Oval cricket ground in Lambeth, south London

Lords Cricket Ground, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Lords Cricket Ground, 19th century. Thomas Lord opened his first ground in Marylebone, London, in May 1787. In 1814 the ground moved to its current site in St Johns Wood

Detail of court side, Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1922. Longwood Cricket Club is a tennis and former cricket club which opened in 1877

The Rival Captains, 1906. Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke of Towton (1860-1938) and Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery (1882-1974)

Cricket at Moulsey Hurst, 1780, (1912)
Cricket at Moulsey Hurst, Surrey, 1780 (1912). Moulsey Hurst is located in what is now West Molesey, Surrey on the south bank of the River Thames above Molesey Lock

Young Girl with Crop and Cricket Bat, n. d. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Young Girl with Crop and Cricket Bat, n.d

Parody of courtly insect hunt, c. 1791/92. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Parody of courtly insect hunt, c. 1791/92

The Eighth Month (Nanryo), from the series a Calendar of Elegance (Furyu junikagetsu), c. 1788. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
The Eighth Month (Nanryo), from the series a Calendar of Elegance (Furyu junikagetsu), c. 1788

Picnic Party at Hagidera, c. 1785 / 95. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Picnic Party at Hagidera, c. 1785/95. Women and children relax on a day out: trying to catch a cricket to put in a cage; smoking a kiseru, playing the shamisen

Act Seven, from the series "Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi)
Act Seven, from the series " Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) (Shichi-damme)", Japan, c. 1801/02

A Picnic Party, c. 1785 / 95. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
A Picnic Party, c. 1785/95. Women catching crickets

President Kennedy tours Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1962. President John F. Kennedy is briefed on the operation of Mercury Control Center following the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6)

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