Match Collection (page 7)

A village tennis match in the street. Date: circa 1950s

Comic postcard, Drunken batsman who saw three balls Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, A fast one from the demon bowler Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Bunny faces the fast bowler Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man at football match Date: 20th century

Animals Cricket Match
Anthropomorphic animals having fun playing cricket. Artist: Frederick Sharman Date: 1931

Wales win the Rugby Championship with a win over Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park. Hundreds of people scale the walls of the ground to gain entry after the gates were closed, in defiance of the police

Hockey at Cardiff Arms Park. England win against Wales by 5 goals to nil. Date: 1938

England v Wales rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park. A heavy defeat for England explained in this cartoon: to cut the story short, mud - AND the Welsh XV defeated England. Date: 1922

A very great crowd gathered at Cardiff Arms Park for the international rubgy match between England and Wales. A section of the crowd breaking through the rails when an equalising try for Wales was

Cardiff Arms Park during rugby match between Wales and England to start the season. A convincing win for Wales. Haydn Tanner has the ball. Date: 1938

The Royal South Bucks ploughing match and agricultural show at Cippenham, 1913. 1. Canadas travelling motor show van exhibiting; 2. General view of the ploughing on Gregorys Farm; 3

The Admiralty Office, the Sailing Match and the Drowned Boy. The Admiralty Office of the Navy on Whitehall 61, sailboats racing on the River Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall in a Sailing

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer leading his troops in battle. Death and the Warrior. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Page from The Tatler reporting on a comedy cricket match which took place at the Oval. Bottom right image shows Fred Karno, music hall star

Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs
Prompted by the 100th Anniversaries of the battles of WW1, much interest in the Truces that took place beteen the enemies at Christmas 1914, particulary in this area

Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines
The memorial carries the words A Lull in the Hate and refers to the football match played between the Germans and the British at Christmas 1914

A wrestling bout in the ring at Rainbow Corner, the famous American Red Cross Club in London which claimed to have, " doors that never close" (though they eventually did in 1946)

A Dream of the Cup Final, after visiting the Futurist exhibition. The FA Cup final between Aston Villa and Huddersfield done in the style of Futurism by cartoonist Rip in The Bystander

Sailing match at Greenwich, SE London
Sailing match on the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent (SE London) on 3 July 1838, showing The Gazelle (left) beating Royal Sovereign. 1838

The Rossow midgets at the London Hippodrome
The Rossow midgets, brothers Frank and Charlie, performing at the London Hippodrome. The highlight of their act was a boxing match. Date: 1902

Starting an attack, England v. Wales at Twickenham, 1931
Starting an attack, an impression of an England versus Wales match at Twickenhan by Coller. Date: 1931

Girl Workers of London - The Match-Box Makers, Taking the Boxes Home. 1898

Undergraduate female students playing hockey 1920
Undergraduate female students playing a hockey match at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford on a field, with the college buildings in the background

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar playing tennis
Entertainment stars and variety double act Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney, pictured as doubles partners in a tennis match in a tournament at the London Country Club at Hendon between the two respective

The Most Brilliant Fourth of June at Eton, 1911
Double page spread from The Sphere reporting on the traditional Fourth of June celebrations at Eton College where parents and siblings assemble at the school for speeches, food

Hapgood and Roberts of Arsenal, Dixie Dean of Everton
Eddie Hapgood and Herbie Roberts of Arsenal, Dixie Dean of Everton heading, in a football match action shot. circa 1930s

Jack Hobbs hitting a boundary for Surrey against Yorkshire
Jack Hobbs, legendary cricketer, hitting a boundary in a Surrey versus Yorkshire match. circa 1920s

Gold jewerlry including match box, cigarette
Gold jewerlry including match box, sovereign purse, bonbonniere, cigarette case, pencil and tube case. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

French musketeer, 1586
Musketeer, 1586, reign of King Henri III of France. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 154 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Crowd held back, FA Cup Final, West Ham v Bolton
The crowd being held back at the FA Cup Final between West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley, 28 April 1923. There were so many spectators that they were spilling over onto the pitch

Charlotte (Lottie) Dod, tennis tournament, Manchester
Charlotte (Lottie) Dod (1871-1960), English tennis player, taking part in the Northern Tournament, Manchester, 22 June 1889, in a match against Blanche Bingley, which she won

Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Aerial view of the Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Learie Constantine and George Headley - test cricket 1939
Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, MBE (1901-1971), and George Headley of the West Indies head out to bat after tea at Lords during the 1939 test match between England

Lunch interval, Lords Cricket Ground, London
Lunch interval at Lords Cricket Ground, NW London, during a University Cricket Match. 1893

Cricket Ground and Church, Whyteleafe, Surrey. Date: circa 1908

Rugby R. H. Guest Waterloo and England
R. H. Guest, rugby player for Waterloo and England, preparing to throw in during the County Championships between Lancashire and Eastern Counties. The match was described by Louis T

Womens hockey match, Surrey v Sussex, 1902. 1902

Boxing - American Championship Belt (detail). 1860

Cricket match. 18th century

Boxing match, Wolgast v Rivers, Los Angeles, USA
Boxing match for the World Lightweight Title, between Adolphus (Michigan Wildcat) Wolgast and Mexican Joe Rivers, in Los Angeles, USA, on 4 July 1912. Wolgast won. Date: 1912

Boxing match, McCarthy v Palzer, Vernon, USA
Boxing match for the White Heavyweight Championship between Luther McCarthy and Al Palzer, in Vernon, California, USA, on 1 January 1913. McCarthy won in the 18th round. Date: 1913

Boxing match, Langford v Lang, London
Boxing match, Sam Langford v Bill Lang, London, 21 February 1911. Langford won in the 6th round. Date: 1911

Boxing match, Jeannette v McVea, Paris, France
Boxing match, World Colored Heavyweight Championship between Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea, Paris, France, on 17 April 1909. Jeanette won by a knockout in the 49th round. Date: 1909

Boxing match, Burns v O Brien, Los Angeles, USA
Boxing match, World Heavyweight Championship between Tommy Burns and Philadelphia Jack O Brien, in Los Angeles, USA, on 28 November 1906. The match was a draw. Date: 1906

Boxing match, Wolgast v Moran, San Francisco, USA
Boxing match for the World Lightweight Title, between Adolphus (Michigan Wildcat) Wolgast and Owen Moran, in San Francisco, USA, on 4 July 1911. Wolgast won by a knockout. 1911

Illustration of Ring Rhythm in a boxing match (unidentified boxers). circa 1950s

Boxing match, Nelson v Wolgast, San Francisco, USA
Boxing match for the World Lightweight Title, between Oscar (Battling) Nelson v Adolphus (Michigan Wildcat) Wolgast, in San Francisco, USA, on 22 February 1910. Wolgast won in the 40th round

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