Wicket Collection

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

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, from British Sports and Games, pub. C. 1880. Creator: English School (19th Century)
Cricket, from British Sports and Games, pub. C. 1880 (Colour lithograph), 1880

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

Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). English cricketer Sir John Berry Hobbs (1882-1963) played for Surrey from 1905 until 1934 and played 61 test matches for England

Thomas Box, c1850s. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Box, c1850s. Portrait of English cricketer Tom Box (1808-1876), remembered as one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of his time

Fuller Pilch, c1850s. Creator: Unknown
Fuller Pilch, c1850s. Portrait of English cricketer Fuller Pilch (1804-1870), right-handed batsman described as the greatest batsman ever known until the appearance of W. G. Grace

A Flanneled Fighter, 1902. Creator: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
A Flanneled Fighter, 1902. British cricketer, soldier and politician Stanley Jackson (1870-1947). In 1927 Jackson was appointed Governor of Bengal. [London, 1902]

Mr. J. C. White (Somerset), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr. J. C. White (Somerset), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

E. J. Smith (Warwickshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
E. J. Smith (Warwickshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

W. Rhodes (Yorkshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
W. Rhodes (Yorkshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

E. A. MacDonald (Lancashire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
E. A. MacDonald (Lancashire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

A. P. Freeman (Kent), 1928. Creator: Unknown
A. P. Freeman (Kent), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

W. E. Bates (Glamorgan), 1928. Creator: Unknown
W. E. Bates (Glamorgan), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

M. W. Tate (Sussex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
M. W. Tate (Sussex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

A. C. Russell (Essex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
A. C. Russell (Essex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

The Late Roy Kilner (Yorkshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
The Late Roy Kilner (Yorkshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Mr. V. W. C. Jupp (Northamptonshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr. V. W. C. Jupp (Northamptonshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

C. Hallows (Lancashire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
C. Hallows (Lancashire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

G. Geary (Leicestershire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
G. Geary (Leicestershire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Hon F. S. G. Calthorpe (Warwickshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Hon F. S. G. Calthorpe (Warwickshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

A. E. Dipper (Gloucestershire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
A. E. Dipper (Gloucestershire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Mr. D. R. Jardine (Surrey), 1928. Creator: Unknown
Mr. D. R. Jardine (Surrey), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

P. Holmes (Yorkshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
P. Holmes (Yorkshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

New Cricketing Dresses, To Protect All England Against The Present Swift Bowling, 1854. Satirical illustration showing cricketers wearing outlandish padded outfits to prevent injury from fast balls

Oxford Cricket, 1889. Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
Oxford Cricket, 1889. Wicket Keeper. Hylton Punch Philipson (1866-1935) played first-class cricket for Oxford University. From Vanity Fair

Fred Tate, Sussex and England cricketer, c1899. Artist: Hawkins & Co
Fred Tate, Sussex and England cricketer, c1899. Fred Tate (1867-1943) was an off-spin bowler who played for Sussex from 1887 until 1905, taking a total of 1331 first-class wickets

Mr HGP Owen, Essex cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Mr HGP Owen, Essex cricketer, c1899. Hugh Glendwr Palmer Owen (1859-1912) played for Cambridge University, Essex and the MCC in a career lasting from 1882 until 1902

Thomas Russell, Essex cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Thomas Russell, Essex cricketer, c1899. A wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman, Thomas Russell (1863-1927) played 170 matches for Essex and the MCC between 1894 and 1905

Mr COH Sewell, Gloucestershire cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Mr COH Sewell, Gloucestershire cricketer, c1899. Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Cyril Otto Hudson Sewell (1874-1951) played 173 matches for Gloucestershire and the MCC between 1895 and 1919

Mr P Perrin, Essex cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Mr P Perrin, Essex cricketer, c1899. Percy Perrin (1876-1945) played for Essex from 1896 until 1928. He scored 66 centuries, the third highest total amongst players who never played Test cricket

Mr PF Warner, Middlesex and England cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Mr PF Warner, Middlesex and England cricketer, c1899. A right-handed batsman, Pelham Plum Warner (1873-1963) played for Oxford University

Bill Storer, Derbyshire and England cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Bill Storer, Derbyshire and England cricketer, c1899. Bill Storer (1867-1912) was a wicketkeeper-batsman who played for Derbyshire from 1887 until 1905

Johnny Briggs, Lancashire and England cricketer, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Johnny Briggs, Lancashire and England cricketer, c1899. A left arm spin bowler, Johnny Briggs (1862-1902) played for Lancashire from 1879 until 1900

Cricket, 19th century(?)

Boys playing cricket in Parliament Hill Fields, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Early cricket bats, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Early Victorian cricketers, 19th century (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

How Our Nurses Keep Fit in War-Time, 1901 (1912). British nurses playing cricket in South Africa during the Boer War. From Imperial Cricket

Miss Wicket and MissTrigger, c1778 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger, 1770. Miss Trigger you see is an excellent shot, and forty-five notches Miss Wickets just got. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Birthday card featuring two boys playing cricket

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