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Birth of the Ashes Limited Edition Print

Birth of the Ashes Limited Edition Print

This stunning piece of cricket memorabilia is available at a fraction of the original retail price. The piece will look great on the wall of any office, lounge or indeed bedroom! The beautiful walnut frame measures in at 55cm x 82cm x 1.5cm. Within this frame are 6 replica pieces of cricket memorabilia which are currently on display at the cricket museum at Lords. The pieces are all mounted in a cream mount to complement the frame. The piece of a limited edition of just 1882 ever made. As the title of the frame suggests it celebrates the historic England v Australia test match held at the Kennington Oval in AUgust 1882. Australia won in just 2 days and this was how The Ashes was born. The frame contains Australian Batting order in the hand of captain W L Murdoch Full Match Scorecard England Batting Order in the hand of captain A N Hornby - showing that W G Grace opened the batting! Mock Obituary which Appeared in the Sporting times on 2 September 1882 "In Affectionate Remembrance of English Cricket" Page from the scorecard showing Englands final innings of the match. Please note that due to the size and glass within the frame it is difficult to get a picture to show the idividual pieces within. Please email for additional close up images. This item is usually not available for shipping outside of mainland UK. However we appreciate that there may be some Australians who would be interested in this item! Please feel free to email us for a Shipping Quote! Item Reduced From £99.97

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