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[Cricket ball] presented to R. G. Scott ... 1907
[Cricket ball] presented to R. G. Scott ... 1907
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1907
Call Numbers
R 578
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Physical Description
Contents
Objects - 7.1 cm. (max diam.) - 1 ball, spherical in shape, made of red leather, with join line across one half, and plain silver stap band around circumference
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Alternative Titles
Full title
[Cricket ball] presented to R. G. Scott ... 1907
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The initails "R.C.V.T.K.S" in the inscription represent Newington College Versus The Kings School.
The cricket ball was originally received in a canvas bag with a note by the donor. The note is located with the ball.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823474
Signature / Inscriptions
Engraved on silver band, "Presented to / R.G. Scott / for taking 5 Wickets / in 5 Successive BALLS for / N.C.V.T.K.S. / 1907"
The silver band bears hallmarks: 'H.P & S.S.' [Henry Perkins & Sons, Birmingham, U.K.], [Anchor symbol], [Lion passant symbol], 'b' [date letter]. It can be dated as 1901 (presumably the silver band was not originally mad...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by R. Glendon Scott, Oct. 1972
Exhibited in
- Stories in silver
State Library of New South Wales
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1907, Robert Glendon Scott took five wickets with five consecutive balls playing for Newington College, Sydney, against The King's School, Parramatta. This is the ball used for the remarkable feat, mounted with silver. Reference: Exhibition caption, 'Stories in Silver', State Library of New South Wales, 1996.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 578
Record Identifier
92eVlB3Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVlB3Y
Other Identifiers
Reference code
442724
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