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Lithograph, "THE MAGDALEN CRICKET GROUND"

Melbourne Cricket Club

Melbourne Cricket Club
Jolimont, Australia

Monochrome lithograph of a cricket match at Magdalen Cricket Ground, Oxford. Several figures are standing in the foreground, including men wearing suits and top hats, women with bonnets and shawls, and a young girl carrying a cricket bat. Just behind them is a side-on view of the wicket, with a bowler about to release an overarm delivery. On the far side of the ground are several figures, some on horseback, and three large marquees. The 'dreaming spires' of Oxford can be seen in the distance. Below the image is printed a dedication, reads, "This Print of / THE MAGDALEN CRICKET GROUND / taken during a Grand Match, is most respectfully Dedicated to / THE MEMBERS OF THE MAGDALEN CLUB, / by their obedient and humble servant, [...]", and two shields with crests. The name of the draughtsman is just below the image to the right, and next to it the word "PROOF".

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  • Title: Lithograph, "THE MAGDALEN CRICKET GROUND"
  • Provenance: Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Anthony Baer.
  • Medium: Paper; Ink; Card
Melbourne Cricket Club

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