Umpire Collection

Discovery of a Dandelion on Centre Court
The crowd, groundsmen, officials and players on the Centre Court of Wimbledon are astonished to discover the presence of a cheeky dandelion on the court

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Piller (Hungary) defeats Gaudini (Italy) in sabres

Playtime at Wimbledon. by William Heath Robinson
The new craze of Jazz Tennis caught in full swing by our extra special artist. A humorous illustration of tennis players dancing the foxtrot on a tennis court

Advert for Dewars White Label Scotch Whisky
No Faults The umpire and a tennis player having a drink of Dewars White Label Scotch Whisky, at the end of the match. 1937

Cricket Match 1743
A cricket match at the Artillery Ground, London. The 18th century bat was a longer, heavier, curved version and just one two-stump wicket was used

Wimbledon / Semi-Final 81
Lawford versus Renshaw in the fifth round of the all-comers match at the Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon

County Cricket Match in 1939 - a wicket for Gover of Surrey
County Cricket Match at the Oval in 1939 - a wicket has just fallen, caught behind. The bowler appears to be the Surrey player Alf Gover. Date: 1939

Painesdale Cricket Club, Michigan, USA - played in the Copper (Houghton) County league - founded in 1906. The teams were made up of local miners, formerly Cornish tin miners

Umpire at a Cricket Match, c. 1905
Illustration of a rather elderly figure umpiring a cricket match, which came with the following caption: Batsman (taking guard): What guard is that, umpire? Rustic Umpire: Yer can t better it, sur

Darrell Hair - Cricket umpire Date: 1990s - 2000s

Steve Bucknor - Cricket umpire Date: 1980s - 1990s

Castleford Cricket Team, Yorkshire
A group photo of the Castleford Cricket Team, Yorkshire, with umpires on either side. Date: 1920

Baseball in a Field
A game of baseball in an open field, spectators round the perimeter : a formally dressed umpire watches as the pitcher makes his run-up from the centre of the diamond

Female Sailing Umpire
An umpire overseas proceedings at the Burnham-on-Crouch sailing week. Date: 1931

Hedley Verity bowling, F Chester as umpire
Yorkshire and England cricketer Hedley Verity bowling, F. Chester as umpire Date: circa 1930s

Village Sports, Howzat Umpire, Comical Cats by Louis Wain
Village Sports, Howzat Umpire, Comical Cats playing Cricket by Louis Wain Date: 1904

Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Herefordshire Date: 1932

Cartoon, Mr William Yardley, English cricketer and writer
Cartoon portrait, Mr William Yardley (1849-1900), English first class cricketer (Cambridge University and Kent) - Always good at scoring. He was also an actor, playwright and drama critic. 1884

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

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

Aleem Dar - Cricket umpire Date: 1990s - 2000s

David Shepherd - Cricket umpire Date: 1980s - 1990s

Dickie Bird - Cricket umpire Date: 1970s - 1980s

Saroop Kishen - Cricket umpire Date: 1970s - 1980s

Player Out at Home Date: 1936

CRICKET AT WOKING 1930
A bowler runs in and bowls a delivery during a game at Woking. The umpire sports a Trilby and studies the action. Date: 1930

Cartoon, result of a football match
Cartoon, result of a rugby match -- Whos won? - Weve lost - What have you got in that bag? - The Umpire! Date: 1889

A Tennis Match! - four cartoon mice hit the court
A Tennis Match! - four French cartoon mice (seemingly related to a film and TV star from across the pond) hit the court for a few sets. Date: 1922

Cyanide Sid Cooper and Chris Adams, wrestlers
Cyanide (or Cry Baby) Sid Cooper and black belt Chris Adams, taking part in a professional wrestling bout in the open air, Penlee Park, Penzance, Cornwall. Adams gets a submission from Cooper

Billy Bowden - Cricket umpire Date: 1990s - 2000s

Caricature, Lord Salisbury as batsman
Caricature, Lord Salisbury, Conservative Prime Minister, as batsman -- John Bull as umpire calls him " Out", saying Leg Before Wicket! More Obstruction! 1884

Daily Chronicle newspaper activity for children
Daily Chronicle national newspaper, activity for children, a puzzle game involving colouring in large letters. Probably at a seaside venue during summer holidays. Date: circa 1920

Waiting for the tennis courts to dry
The Botanical Hard Court tennis tournament is postponed due to torrential rain. 1927

Cricket - Run-It-Out card game - Out
Run-It-Out card game - Out. mid-20th century

Joseph William Chitty -2
Sir JOSEPH WILLIAM CHITTY Judge, who for 24 years also acted as umpire for the Oxford Cambridge boat race, which was done from a paddle steamer - hence this caricature. Date: 1828 - 1899

Yorkshire Cricket Team 1890s
Group photo, Yorkshire Cricket Team: Turner (Scorer), Wardall, Whitehead, Dodworth, Mounsey, Draper (Umpire), Tunnicliffe, Peel, Lord Hawke, Jackson, Wainwright, Brown, Hunter, Hirst. Date: 1890s

Group at tennis match at Moorfield Tennis Club in Stockport. Four players and presumably an umpire. Date: 1913

Cricket A Run Out
A Batsman gets run out during the match as he is out of hes crease. Date: 1888

The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914
Depictions of the Prize Fight, of 1814 (above) and of 1914 (below). In the earlier version there is as much fighting in the crowd as there is in the boxing ring. Date: July 1914

Heathfield Harman Stephenson, Tom Hearne, Notable Cricketers
Heathfield Harman Stephenson (on left) (1833-1896) - captained the first English team to travel to Australia in 1861/2 and umpired the first Test match ever played in England in 1880

Hows That - A young wicketkeeper whips off the bails
" Hows That?" - A young wicketkeeper whips off the bails and appeals vigorously for a stumping dismissal as the batsman sneaks out of his crease. (see also: 10724035) Date: 1905

The easy umpire. Illustration shows a battered diminutive football player labeled The Plain People telling President Taft, as an umpire

Baseball player at bat, in front of catcher and umpire. Date c1895

The fixed umpire. Illustration shows a baseball game between the Ultimate Consumer AC and the Monopoly Giants where a Giants ballplayer is sliding head-first into a base

Cricket Team in Oxford
A superb photographic postcard of an Oxford cricket team, sporting a fine selection of patterned blazers, straw boater hats, flannel whites and boots

Ladies cricket match at Ascott under Wychwood
Ladies cricket match at Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire Date: circa 1910s

American Football - Columbia University versus Cornell - New York, USA. Columbias star player Ralph Hewitt (1907-1987) is brought down by Pond of Cornell in the third period of the battle between

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