Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 1444
Estimate: £50/80
Hammer: £65
‘Kricket Karicatures from the Evening News by Rip. Season 1896’. Roland Pretty Hill. Published by The Evening News Ltd. 1896. W.G. Grace image to front wrapper. 16pp of caricatures with subjects including ‘”W.G.” Batting’, ‘”W.G.” Fielding’, ‘Johnny on the Job’, ‘Australians at Play’, ‘Ten Little Trotts’, ‘Ranji’ etc. The centre pages depict the England and Australian teams in silhouette, with a later similar page of ‘The Surrey Eleven’. Tipped in to modern green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, original decorative paper wrappers retained. Padwick 7019. Creasing to the odd page, some age toning to original wrappers, otherwise in good/ very good condition. Rare.


