Classic Cricket Moments

Historical black-and-white images of cricket matches, showcasing players batting and fielding in vintage attire and settings.

Duggan Scramble home as Aust. wicket keeper runs return. February 22, 1949.

These Test Cricketers are "Ashes" Possibles.The last day of the 2nd Test Trial at Canterbury, Kent.Photo Shows: J.F. Crapp (Gloucester) batting wicket keeper is S.C. Griffith. July 12, 1946. (Photo by Fox Photos).

T. Bailey out bowled by Hole. November 02, 1950.

Cec Pepper. February 12, 1946.

Bradman slips after attempting a hit off a no-ball from Bedser during his Test innings yesterday. November 30, 1946.

Cricket at Chelmsford -- Titmus (Middlesex) dives for the ball, but he need not have bothered .... Gibb (Essex) was already out leg before wicket *****. July 12, 1954. (Photo by Evening Standard Picture).

Barnes Caught G.Evans off Bowling for 30. December 23, 1952.

NSW Wicketkeeper Geoff Trueman, after juggling with the ball, dives to catch it in the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at SCG yesterday. Ron Archer, the batsman in the picture, was Trueman's fifth victim. November 9, 1952.

Women Cricketers in Practice for Australian Tour -- 'A low ball' Miss C. Robinson (Kent and England) makes a stroke at a low ball during a mixed cricket match.England's female cricketers, are busy at practice for their forthcoming visit to Australia where they will play in Test Matches at Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Miss Molly hide, Captain of the side, is confident that the team will put ***** good shows in the tour. In the two test series, England have won three matches, lost one, and drawn two. June 17, 1948.

... a short while late ***** to Burke who swung too early and was ***** head. December 9, 1951.

Duggan Scramble home as Aust. wicket keeper runs return. February 22, 1949.

End Of A Wonderful Bailey Innings -- Bails fly to dismiss Trevor Bailey - at a magnificent 64 - and close the England innings at 306 on the third day of the fifth and final test match against Australia at the Oval, Kennigton London to-day (Tuesday). Bailey was bowled by Ron Archer, after his successful fight to keep the England tail wagging and surpass the Australian score of 27. August 18, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Robert Christian. January 16, 1952.

D.G. Bradman, straight drives Evans keeper Morris ***** batsman. November 19, 1946.

Robert Christian. January 16, 1952.

Snow ball slip one from Whitman but wicket keeper couldn't reach it. February 22, 1949.

Keith Miller, the Australian all-rounder, pulls a ball from Martin Hanley, the Western Province spin bowler, to the leg boundary during his innings of 58 at Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday, March 11. March 26, 1950. (Photo by African Press Features).;Keith Miller, the Australian all-rounder, pulls a ball from Martin Hanley, the Western Province spin bowler, to the leg boundary during his innings of 58 at Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday, March 11.

Abbey Wedding For Princess Elizabeth Lieut. Mountbattn To Stay In Navy-- Lieut. Philip Mountbatten batting at the nest during cricket practice at the centre. Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mount batten , R.N., ***** married at West Minister Abbey on November 20, 1947, it has announced from Buckingham Palace, July 31. The King revealed this at a Privy Council meeting Earlier in the day when he gave formal consent to the Marriage. Lieut. Philip Mountbatten intends to remain in the Royal Navy for the present. He has returned to his ordinary duties at the petty Officer's training center, at Corsham, Wiltshire, England, where he is a lecturer. July 31, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

South Africa Wins The 3rd Test Match.M.C. Cowdrey, who help off the S. Africa bowlers for house, while scoring 50 for England, is finally caught in the slips by Goddard, off Heine.With only five minutes in hand South Africa won the 3rd Test Match against England, played at Old Trafford Manchester, by three wickets. England scored 284 and 381. South Africa 521 for 8 declared and 145 for seven wickets. July 12, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Fourth Test At Leeds. Second Day.O'Reilly caught Hammond, bowled Farnes. O'Reilly the Austral an ***** bowler looks around to see Hammed make a fine catch. July 25, 1938. (Photo by Kosmos Press Bureau (London) Ltd.)

Hutton caught Davidson bowled Johnston for 8. February 1, 1955.

Fourth test Adelaide oval -- Fifth day -- Ex Adelaide news. Burke hits ball past Close and scores two runs off Bedser. February 09, 1951.

De Courcy pulls Watts for 4. February 21, 1954. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/Fairfax Media)

Neil Dansie puts Miller through the covers for four. November 23, 1951.

Where he is standing for the bowling of Jack Young. It might be all right for him but not for say, right-hander Ray Lindwall. November 23, 1948.

ArchivesCricket: England Vs. Australia XI at SCG. November 01, 1936. (Photo by Herbert Fishwick/Fairfax Media)

Duke Sends Down a Sizzler - The Duke of Edinburgh sends down a sizzler during a Cricket match at Arundel Castle at which the Duke captained a team against another led by the Duke of Norfolk. Prince Philip clean bowled his rival Duke for four, and when his turn came to bat knocked up a lively 18 which included three fours. The game, which was watched by 30,000 and brought in nearly £2,400 for the National Playing Fields Association, of which the Duke is President, was won by the Duke of Norfolk's side. August 3, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Cricket red white against Quick, game moments. May 15, 1965

Fieldsmen appeal wildly as keeper Maddocks catches Cowdrey off the bowling of Davidson. The ball is still in Maddock's glove. February 1, 1955.;Fieldsmen appeal wildly as keeper Maddocks catches Cowdrey off the bowling of Davidson. The ball is still in Maddock's glove.

On Top Of The World.Coming in after skitting Surrey our for 58 in their first innings, are members of the Australian team.Leading in the team is R.G. Archer, whose bowling was so largely responsible for Surrey's collapse. May 9, 1953.

English Tour Of Aust. 1936-37 - Players And General - Cricket. November 2, 1936.;English Tour Of Aust. 1936-37 - Players And General - Cricket.

Photograph of Douglas Jardine (1900-1958) batting for Oxford University in 1923. Jardine went on to play for Surrey, MCC and England, captaining the MCC during their controversial 'Bodyline' tour of Australia in 1933. Date: 1923

Cricketer Denis Compton acknowledges the crowd at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Playing for 'The South' against 'Sir Pelham Warner's Eleven', Middlesex and England star batsman Compton brought his aggregate run total for the season to 3,570, thus beating the long standing record of Tom Hayward, set in 1906. This was a fantastic summer for Compton, just a few days previously he had beaten Jack Hobbs record (set in 1925) of sixteen centuries in a season. Date: September 1947

J. Stollmeyer - Cricketer - Personality. July 23, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Bill Johnston batting. September 1, 1948. (Photo by Hulton Press Ltd.).

West Indies cricketer Bob Christian, who showed outstanding batting from in his first Sydney practice. October 5, 1951.

Fifteen-Year-Old Schoolboy Bruce Buggins who is keeping wickets for the west Australian Colts' Team Against the Mcc and May do so for the state Team. October 16, 1950.

Team mates congratulate Tribe on his splendid 9 wickets for 45 runs. March 19, 1946.

L. Duldig. January 12, 1950.

Middlesex C.C.C. Players - A new picture of Dennis Compton, the England and Middlesex cricketer. June 23, 1938. (Photo by Topical Press).

West Indies Batsman In Record Stand -- West Indies captain Atkinson (left) and wicket keeper Clairmonthe Depeiza walk back to the wicket to continue their record seventh-wicket stand after the tea interval yesterday May 18-fourth day of the fourth Australia V West Indies cricket test match at Bridgetown, Windward Isles.By close of play they had scored 348 runs, taking the score to 494 in reply to Australia's first innings total of 668. They kept the Australians in the field all day without a wicket. June 01, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Cricket Match- Coverage of a Match Between Kenton and Alexandra Park, Kenton, Middlesex, England, UK, 1945 A scene during a cricket match between Kenton and Alexandra Park at the Kenton ground. The bowler has just bowled a ball and a batsman begins to run.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Moment cricket competition vra against voc french striker was taken out. July 22, 1962

M.C.C. Team Tour In Australia And New Zealand Next Winter.Hon C. J. Lyttleton (Worcestershire). September 02, 1935. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Trueman lbw appeal McDonald disallowed.Bowler Freddie Trueman and keeper Godfrey Evans appeal confident for l.b.w. against Colin McDonald in the Test at Adelaide today. The appeal was disallowed. January 30, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Cricks HCC against Sparta. August 20, 1961

Duke of Edinburgh Out For A 'Duke In Village Cricket Match -- The Duke of Edinburgh walking from the wicket after being given out.Duke of Edinburgh out for a Duke in Village Cricket match:The Duke of Edinburgh was given out (l.b.w.) off the first ball he received - but himself took two wickets as a bowler when he turned out for the Mersham - Le- Hatch village Cricket team in a match against Ladington, a neighboring village at Mersham-Le-Hatch to-day (Saturday). July 30, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

Chester's dramatic "no ball" signal.The bowler has gone over the line. Chester gives a dramatic "no-ball" signal. Incidentally, umpires in England all wear long white coats. November 22, 1948.

Neil Harvey bowled by Collie Smith.While players accept obvious out non chalantly, barracker in background takes no chances, shouts loud appeal to umpire. The dismissed batsman is Neil Harvey. March 28, 1955.

Gerry Gomez (Trinidad) in action.West Indian Cricketers at Practice The West Indian cricketers who have recently arrived in London, practice at Lords cricket ground. August 24, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) bowling at the Crystal Palace cricket ground, London. Grace was arguably the finest cricketer of his era, scoring 126 first-class centuries and taking 2876 wickets, playing for England and Gloucestershire. Date: 1901

Fallor Zube and Bradman conferring at the Brisbane cricket at the Brisbane cricket group y'day afternoons after the conference fallow practiced wicket keeping to Zube's bowling. This arrangement. That Tribe well be in the Australia XI today. December 3, 1946.

English Cricketer - K. Suttle (Sussex) in action. January 10, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Sydney University cricket team walking out to field in the match against Melbourne University, in Melbourne, this week. January 16, 1954.

Australian Women V England : Second Test Match At Worcester.C. Robinson (England) scores a smart one off B. Wilson.England were all out for 158 and the Australian women were batting at the end of the first day's play in the second test match at Worcester. June 30, 1951. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited.).

W. Hadlee will captain NZ if he plays against the MCC.W. Hadlee (right) B.M. Wallace. February 5, 1951.

England's new bowling star, diminutive Robert Berry, puts all he knows into one of his lefthand deliveries during the first Test against the West Indies. Berry made an impressive Test debut by taking 5-63.Bob Berry One of England's new bowling stars, made his Test debut against the West Indies by taking 5-63 with his slow left-hand deliveries. June 21, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

English CricketersBrian Close (Yorkshire). June 28, 1954. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Bradman, padding-up for his practice knock at ***** Oval, Adelaide. After the practice, he decided to win club cricket on Saturday. He scored 42 not out ***** time and will now lead South Australia against England, in the game starting on Friday. October 21, 1946.

Hammond and Compton take the ***** to open the first Australian innings ***** visiting M.C.C. Team. Hammond made a ***** Compton 84.Who is the potential Bradman of the MCC touristsI have watched Wally Hammond, Len Hutton and Denis Compton for the past 12 months, and constantly I have been trying to decide whom of the three will fill that role. October 6, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Cricket VOC against Haarlem. June 19, 1960. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Cricket flamingos against Oxford. July 25, 1962. Oxford

Sport - Cricket-Action-To 1950. October 25, 1946. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), striking the ball with some force during a charity cricket match at Arundel Castle between the Dukes XV and the Duke of Norfolk's XV in aid of the National Playing Fields Association of which Prince Philip is President. Date: 1953

Indian Batman L. Amarnath bowled 2nd feet India v England. August 01, 1946.

An Indian Test cricketer Mr. Amarnath. December 07, 1948.

Third Test At Old Trafford -- Mitchell, S.Africa , driving off Gladwin. Third test at old Trafford. June 7, 1947.

Newcomers To English Team For Third Test Match.Photo Shows: Crapp (Gloucester) in action.Changes made in the English team for the forth coming third test match at Manchester includes the dropping of Hutton and Coxon, and the inclusion of crapp, of Gloucester, and Pollard, of Lancashire. Crapp is a first class fielder and also has been scoring well for his team in the county matches. July 05, 1948. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited)

Godfrey Evans. October 24, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Cricket vra against HCC 1-1 game moment. June 16, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Cricket ACC against HCC-II Amstelveen. August 12, 1956. Amstelveen, Noord-Holland

Alec Bedser puts all his weight and guile into a tricky delivery.Recent picture from England of crack test bowler Alec Bedser, long a thorn in Australia's side. he will be here again next summer. November 05, 1954.

Duckworth & Firth Veteran. October 26, 1936.

Jack Crawford. January 01, 1951.

Weekes leg slides - Bill Johnston ***** with Benaud & Harvey. West Indian batsman Everton Weekes started the ball arolling boundary wards when he came in half an hour before drawing off stumps in the West Indies first inning on first day of Second Test Match against Australia at picturesque Queen's Park Oval. Nearly 30,000 Easter fans cheered Weekes as he hit to boundary six times in his score of 27 runs. Final score was West Indies two wickets for 73 runs. July 26, 1955.

King George V, accompanied by Lord Cromer, President of the M.C.C and Mr. R.E.S Wyatt, the captain, shakes hands with the English cricke players at Lord's. Left to right are:- Mr. C.F Walters, H. Sutcliffe, Mr. K Farnes, W.R Hammond, L.E.G Ames, G. Geary, H. Verity, W.E Bowes(shaking hands), M.S Nichols(twelveth man), M. Leyland, E. Hendren, and the two umpires, Hardstaff and Chester. The team went on to win the first Test Match at Lord's since 1896. June 1934

Aust. Cricket Team. July 08, 1938. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Pat Crawford. September 24, 1955.

Australian Bowler Ron Archer gets ready for ***** second innings with some steady practice at the MCG nets. January 6, 1955.

The Test Trial At Cardiff - General view of the second, Test Trial match at Cardiff, ***** the Australian tour ***** were on. a trial, The Rest are fielding, and Hammond is batting for England, with Duleepsinhji ***** other wicket. September 12, 1932.

Australian Tour Of England - 1948 - Cricket Tour. January 1, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. Cricket acc to red and white (game moment). May 27, 1962

Indian cricket player Sunil Gavaskar batting and Kapil Dev fielding India 1980 NOMR Copyright: xFirozexMistry/DinodiaxPhotox

Cricket Match India v/s MCC Brabourne Stadium Dilley and Taylor batting 29-November-1981 Bombay India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Sydney Barnes: 6,225 wickets at 8.31 each.After reading of the feats of the great bowler Sydney Barnes, a son of Mother England who could make a ball do all but yelp, it is abundantly clear the likes of Richie Benaud and Bill Lawry should be playing in today's Test. November 25, 1930.

Strudwick, 1960- Ten-year-old Brian Mayor, of Sleaford, Lincs., may look a bit dwarfed by the stumps and the man size pads and gloves, but he's on the right road to make his name as a cricketer. With other schoolboys of cricketing promise Brian is taking lessons from country players at Hampshire's Southampted ground, where he is at school. April 8, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. Cricket HCC against Marylbone Cricket Club. Game moment. July 21, 1968

Loosening Up at Chelmsford (Essex) -- (Left to right) T. Bailey, J. Bailey, D.J. Insole, T.C. Dodds, T.H. Vigar, P.A. Gibbs, A.V. Avery, and R. Smith, going out to the nets at Chelmsford for practice in readiness for their opening match at Cambridge, tomorrow, Saturday. May 7, 1954.

Batsman trod on his wicket when making a stroke. Which umpire gives the decision(a) At bowler's end (b) At Square-leg. January 08, 1939.

Australians taking the field. July 19, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. English and Australian cricket competitions HCC territory The Hague. Game moments. July 16, 1953. The Hague, South Holland

They will play for England against Australia -- An action picture of Miss C. Robinson (Kent) who is one of the six already chosen for the first Test. She is opening bat with Miss Maclagan.Women take their cricket seriously these days, and the game is flourishly among the fairer sex throughout the country. An Australian women's team is arriving soon and will tour the country, playing three test matches against England. Six England players for the first test match at Scarborough, June 16th. ***** have already been chosen, and the remainder will be known after the match North of England V Australian at Old Trafford on June 8th and 9th. January 01, 1951.

'John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs (1882-1963) English professional cricketer, one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Played 61 Test matches for England between 1908 and 1930. Photograph.'

Cricket Match- Coverage of a Match Between Kenton and Alexandra Park, Kenton, Middlesex, England, UK, 1945 The batsman hits the ball as the wicket keeper stands by during a cricket match between Kenton and Alexandra Park, played at the Kenton ground.

English Cricket Tour Of Australia 1954 - Cricket. December 10, 1954.;English Cricket Tour Of Australia 1954 - Cricket.

The Australian team seen before the start of their match against Worcester at Worcester to-day -- The Australia Team seen before the start against Worcester to-day. They are left to Right: B-Row: J. Hill, G. Hole, R. Benaud, Mr. G. Davis, K. Miller, R. Archer, G. Langley, C. McDonald.F-Row: I. Craig, A. Morris, A. L. Hassett, R. Lingwall, J. DeCourcy. April 28, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Fishlock's Farewell to Theoval - Laurie Fishlock, Surrey's left-handed batting stalwart, who is retiring this season, is applauded as he returns to the pavilion for the last time at the declared close of Surrey's innings against Northants today. August 29, 1952.

Don Bradman Takes The Field For First Match Of English Tour -- Don Bradman, the Australian Captain (left) takes the field with the Australians for their first day's play during their three day match against Worcestershire County Club, first match of their English tour. Don lost the toss - and the English team opened play. April 28, 1948.

Players celebrating Wicket taking on stadium Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Illustration depicting schoolboys playing cricket at Harrow School. Dated 19th century

Illustration of a rather elderly figure umpiring a cricket match, which came with the following caption: 'Batsman (taking guard): 'What guard is that, umpire' Rustic Umpire: 'Yer can't better it, sur.' Batsman: 'But what is it' Rustic Umpire: 'Yer can't better it, sur.' Batsman (getting irate): 'But what is it. Centre, middle and leg, or what' Rustic Umpire: 'Well, I be blessed if I knows'. Date: 1905

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