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TOM RICHARDSON'S DIARY, STODDART'S TOUR TO AUSTRALIA, 1897-9...

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10.000 £ - 15.000 £
ca. 18.422 $ - 27.634 $
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10.800 £
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TOM RICHARDSON'S DIARY, STODDART'S TOUR TO AUSTRALIA, 1897-98
TOM RICHARDSON'S DIARY, STODDART'S TOUR TO AUSTRALIA, 1897-98 Oblong 8vo., 5 x 3¼in. (13 x 8cm.), 135pp., covering the period between 17 September 1897 to 30 January 1898, the majority of daily entries on single page, all handwritten in pencil (sheet for 3-4 October loose, minor spotting), full brown morocco (bottom of spine torn) with pencil holder, pencil enclosed. AN IMPORTANT PRIMARY DOCUMENT RELATING TO STODDART'S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 1897-98 The diary begins with Richardson leaving St Pancras station to catch the boat at Tilbury docks for Plymouth - "The team including Stoddart, Ranji, MacLaren, Druce, Mason, Briggs, Storer, Wainwright, Hirst, Board, Hearne, Hayward & self" (17 September). The journey to Australia commences the next day and the following 32 daily entries document the voyage to Adelaide: "Jack Briggs and partner won the final at whist, Stoddy won another and with lady won the bull board" (8 October); "After a very rough night ... Bill Storer and Jack Board washed out of their cabin" (16 October) The team reach Largo Bay on the 24th October and are "met on board by a lot of cricketers and enthusiasts". The first match played is against South Australia, about which Richardson writes: "Clem Hill being not out 200 one of the best batting displays one ever wished to see ... we all felt done up at finish with long day and cold wind ... went to bed early" (28 October). Following this, the team travel to Melbourne to play Victoria and from there to Sydney to play New South Wales - "we again started disasterously losing Jack Mason for 13 then Mc and Ranji gave them a real treat and placed the matter beyond doubt carrying the score to 192" (16 November). Before the First Test Match, the team travel to further destinations, playing Newcastle and District, Glen Innis, N.S.W. and Queensland, Toowoomba, and Armidale and District. Documenting the scores from each match, Richardson also comments on the experiences they encountered during their travels: "went to hear concert at [Sydney] Town Hall which was very good but a bit too classic for us" (18 November); "On arriving at Brisbane at 10:30 it was something dreadful, their being a large and disorderly crowd in which Mr Stoddart got his watch stolen" (24 November); "went to to the convict station St Helena ... had a look all through the prison and saw some very rough looking customers" (28 November) Before the First Test, Richardson comments on Ranjitsinhji's illness in Armidale - "[Ranji] has not been able to leave his bed ... suffering from quinsy" (6 December). On the second day of the Test he writes "Ted made 10, Jack 17, Johnny 1 and self 24 not, all helping Ranji to comply as fine an innings was played and one could not speak too highly of it and considering the condition he was in, it was nothing short of marvalous" (14 December). After winning the First Test, the tour continues to Melbourne, playing Bendigo on route - "the temper reached 106 in shade ... Jack split finger whilst fielding" (27 December). The Second Test match began on January 1st. Losing the match "on a very crumbly pitch" Richardson accepts the defeat gracefully, writing "every credit was done to them for a very fine performance" (5 January). He is not as graceful in defeat after the Third Test in which "Gregory and Iredale scored flukey innings of 84 ... [and] George nicked his side, Ranji put joint of finger out and self had to leave field for short time slightly disposed" (15 January). Losing by an innings and 14 runs, Richardson writes, "There is no doubt they played far superior cricket all round yet we had to fight against bad decisions of which we had more than our share and I think on several occasions it was simply disgraceful" (19 January). The entries finish half-way through the Fourth Test at Melbourne, the first day of which Richardson comments "[Clem] Hill's 182 not out ... one could not speak too highly, he having played by far the best innings I have ever seen" (29 January)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 88
Auktion:
Datum:
27.06.2006
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
27 June 2006, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

TOM RICHARDSON'S DIARY, STODDART'S TOUR TO AUSTRALIA, 1897-98
TOM RICHARDSON'S DIARY, STODDART'S TOUR TO AUSTRALIA, 1897-98 Oblong 8vo., 5 x 3¼in. (13 x 8cm.), 135pp., covering the period between 17 September 1897 to 30 January 1898, the majority of daily entries on single page, all handwritten in pencil (sheet for 3-4 October loose, minor spotting), full brown morocco (bottom of spine torn) with pencil holder, pencil enclosed. AN IMPORTANT PRIMARY DOCUMENT RELATING TO STODDART'S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 1897-98 The diary begins with Richardson leaving St Pancras station to catch the boat at Tilbury docks for Plymouth - "The team including Stoddart, Ranji, MacLaren, Druce, Mason, Briggs, Storer, Wainwright, Hirst, Board, Hearne, Hayward & self" (17 September). The journey to Australia commences the next day and the following 32 daily entries document the voyage to Adelaide: "Jack Briggs and partner won the final at whist, Stoddy won another and with lady won the bull board" (8 October); "After a very rough night ... Bill Storer and Jack Board washed out of their cabin" (16 October) The team reach Largo Bay on the 24th October and are "met on board by a lot of cricketers and enthusiasts". The first match played is against South Australia, about which Richardson writes: "Clem Hill being not out 200 one of the best batting displays one ever wished to see ... we all felt done up at finish with long day and cold wind ... went to bed early" (28 October). Following this, the team travel to Melbourne to play Victoria and from there to Sydney to play New South Wales - "we again started disasterously losing Jack Mason for 13 then Mc and Ranji gave them a real treat and placed the matter beyond doubt carrying the score to 192" (16 November). Before the First Test Match, the team travel to further destinations, playing Newcastle and District, Glen Innis, N.S.W. and Queensland, Toowoomba, and Armidale and District. Documenting the scores from each match, Richardson also comments on the experiences they encountered during their travels: "went to hear concert at [Sydney] Town Hall which was very good but a bit too classic for us" (18 November); "On arriving at Brisbane at 10:30 it was something dreadful, their being a large and disorderly crowd in which Mr Stoddart got his watch stolen" (24 November); "went to to the convict station St Helena ... had a look all through the prison and saw some very rough looking customers" (28 November) Before the First Test, Richardson comments on Ranjitsinhji's illness in Armidale - "[Ranji] has not been able to leave his bed ... suffering from quinsy" (6 December). On the second day of the Test he writes "Ted made 10, Jack 17, Johnny 1 and self 24 not, all helping Ranji to comply as fine an innings was played and one could not speak too highly of it and considering the condition he was in, it was nothing short of marvalous" (14 December). After winning the First Test, the tour continues to Melbourne, playing Bendigo on route - "the temper reached 106 in shade ... Jack split finger whilst fielding" (27 December). The Second Test match began on January 1st. Losing the match "on a very crumbly pitch" Richardson accepts the defeat gracefully, writing "every credit was done to them for a very fine performance" (5 January). He is not as graceful in defeat after the Third Test in which "Gregory and Iredale scored flukey innings of 84 ... [and] George nicked his side, Ranji put joint of finger out and self had to leave field for short time slightly disposed" (15 January). Losing by an innings and 14 runs, Richardson writes, "There is no doubt they played far superior cricket all round yet we had to fight against bad decisions of which we had more than our share and I think on several occasions it was simply disgraceful" (19 January). The entries finish half-way through the Fourth Test at Melbourne, the first day of which Richardson comments "[Clem] Hill's 182 not out ... one could not speak too highly, he having played by far the best innings I have ever seen" (29 January)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 88
Auktion:
Datum:
27.06.2006
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
27 June 2006, London, South Kensington
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