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Cricket Ball from 1888

Cricket Ball used in a match between 2nd Battalion King’s Own and Poona on 17th August 1888 and 18th August 1888. King's Own won by an innings and 72 runs.

 


Cricket Ball used in a match between 2nd Battalion King’s Own and Poona on 17th August 1888 and 18th August 1888. King's Own won by an innings and 72 runs.
Accession Number: KO1447/01


2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cricket XI at Karachi, 1888.
Rear, left to right: Lieutenant W Bowden Smith; Lieutenant H L Talbot; Major F M G Hutchinson; Lieutenant W E T Osborne.
Middle row, left to right: Lieutenant C G Barton; Major E H Fitzherbert; Captain G A Carleton.
Seated, front, left to right: Lieutenant W J Mangles; Private J H Williams; Sergeant W Hemsley; Lieutenant M W Kirk.
Matches recorded: The King’s Own Regiment –v- Poona, 17th August 1888 and 18th August 1888. King’s Own Regiment 215, Poona 112 & 31
The King’s Own Regiment –v- Bombay, 20th August 1888 and 21st August 1888. King’s own Regiment 149 and Bombay 55 & 74.
Accession Number: KO0337/14, KO0668/01, and KO1933/01

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