Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026

Lot 997
Estimate: £70/100
Hammer: £130
Grange C.C.C (Edinburgh) v Oxford University Authentics 1901 & 1903. Two original mono photographs of Grange teams, one dated ‘July 12th and 13th 1901’, the other ‘July 10th and 11th 1903’, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and/ or blazers. Both photographs by J. Moffat of Edinburgh laid to similar official photographer’s mounts with printed titles and players’ names to mount borders. Both measure approx. 9.5”x7.75”, each laid to mount overall 14.75”x11.5”. The teams feature a number who played first-class cricket, most notably three ‘professionals’, George Dennett, Gloucestershire 1903-1926, George Pepall, Gloucestershire 1896-1904, 14 matches, and John Drury, Nottinghamshire 1899-1902, 4 matches, R.H. Johnston (Scotland 1 match), L.M. Balfour-Melville (Scotland 2 matches) etc. No record of either match can be found. The mounts have been disbound from an album. Loss to one corner of the 1901 mount, otherwise in very good condition.

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