Lot 612

Description

Wanderers Cricket Club, 1893-4, in silver (45mm), with suspension loop, voided design of cricket stumps with ball atop and bats leaning at sides and below a scroll, in the centre of the stumps is a shield inscribed, 'Won By/H.Thomas/1893-4', on the scroll is inscribed, 'Highest Average/Wanderers C.C.', reverse plain except for maker's mark, 'T J' and 'X'; shield (49x47mm) in silvered, removed from a trophy and inscribed, 'Presented/By/J.J.Holland/To H.Thomas Capt/Holland C.C./For Best/Batting Average/1884-85'; back cover of a silver watchcase by Dennison Watch Case Co, hallmarked and maker's mark, 'ALD' (Aaron Lufkin Dennison), inscribed on outside, 'A.H.Thomas/15-4-09/From/The Boys'. Fine - very fine. (3)

Wanderers Cricket Club and J.J.Holland were located in South Australia.