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Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville Oval, 1944Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville Oval1944

125 historic photos for Cricket, taken between 1870 and 1988, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 10 decades, with the most from the 1930s (86). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1870s2 photos

Portrait of Thomas Henry Iceton, cricketer, New South Wales c. 1871, 1870–711870–71Frank Allan SLNSW, c. 1870c. 1870

1880s3 photos

Australian 11 1880 SLNSW1880SCG 1883 01-31883England v. Australia Cricket Match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, January 27 1883 - by unknown photographer1883

1890s10 photos

Australian Eleven Hotel and Redfern Park, Redfern, c. 1890c. 1890NSW Union Cricket Team, 18901890DL PX 135 Cricket 1894 011894Frank Walters of Australia, c. 1897c. 1897Affie Jarvis SLNSW, c. 1897c. 1897HF Boyle SLNSW, c. 1897c. 1897W midwinter SLNSW, c. 1897c. 1897John Blackham, c. 1897c. 1897Hugh Massie, c. 1897c. 1897Dave Gregory p38, c. 1897c. 1897

1900s4 photos

Sydney Cricket Ground, Saturday 14 December 1901 - by unknown photographer, 19001900Cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 December 19031903Panorama of Test Cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1903 - by Melvin Vaniman1903Sydney Cricket Ground, ca. 1900-1910 - Star Photo Co, 1900–101900–10

1910s2 photos

EY Mills caricature on a menu card for the complimentary dinner for Dr WG Armstrong test cricketer, 19131913EY Mills caricature on menu card of the complimentary dinner for test cricketer Dr WG Armstrong, 19131913

1920s5 photos

Portrait of an unidentified cricketer, 1920s1920sPortrait of an unidentified cricketers, 1920s1920sPortraits of two unidentified cricketers, 1920s1920sWomen cricketers being coached at University Oval, 1920s1920sPoppy seller pins the flower on cricketer Don Bradman's lapel outside the State Theatre, Sydney, Remembrance Day, early 1930s - photograph by Sam Hood, 1927–301927–30

1930s34 photos

Captain William Chalmers (of HMAS Australia) and Sydney socialite Miss Rosemary Shepherd at a naval cricket match, Lyne Park, Rose Bay, January 193-, by Sam Hood, 19311931Sutcliffe - bail stays put, 19321932Bodyline Cricket Series 19321932Bradman&Bat, 19321932Cricket match, c. 1932c. 1932Golfers at cricket at Rose Bay, c. 1932c. 1932Large group of cricketers and their wives at Royal Sydney, c. 1932c. 1932Portrait of cricketer WA Bill Brown, 19321932Small group of cricketers at Royal Sydney, c. 1932c. 1932Unidentified cricketer at wicket, 19321932Members Stand packed for Test, 8 (i.e. between 2-7) December 1932 - by Sam Hood1932Don Bradman with his "Don Bradman" brand Sykes bat, ca. 1932 - by Sam Hood, c. 1932c. 1932Ern (Ernest) Bromley, 1933–341933–34Bill Brown Australian cricketer, 19331933Herbert Sutcliffe, 1930s1930sCricketer portrait, 1930s1930sCricketer portrait, 1930s1930sSouth Australian cricketer portrait, 1930s1930sUnidentified cricket team takes the field Sydney Cricket Ground, 1930s1930sA politician plays the first ball at local cricket match, 19341934AJC versus parliamentarians cricket at Randwick Racecourse, 19341934Billy Woodfull batting, 1930s1930sCricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground an appeal for out, 1930s1930sCricketers, 1930s1930sCricketers and some female spectators relax on the grass bank, 1930s1930sCricketers at the wicket The batsman has VPCA on his cap, 1930s1930sCricketers in action, 1930s1930sCrowds outside Central Court listening to the broadcast of third cricket test from Sam Lands Palace of Gems, 19341934Dense crowd at SCG for test cricket, 1930s1930sDon Bradman in middle front row of the BardsleyGregory cricket team, 1930s1930sEnglish Womens Cricket Team, 19341934Harold Tiger Stevenson of the English speedway team meets Miss Taylor of the English Womens Cricket Team, 19341934Oxenham walking on to the field, 1930s1930sPolice cricket match at Moore Park, 1930s1930s

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