HAMMERSLEY, (W.J.).
THE CRICKETERS' REGISTER: CONTAINING THE SCORES OF THE PRINCIPAL MATCHES PLAYED IN VICTORIA DURING THE SEASON 1863-4: ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND VISIT OF THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN. EDITED BY W.J. HAMMERSLEY.
Melbourne, Sands & McDougall, 1864.
Small 8vo. 179+[2]pp. of publisher's advertisements. Pages 175-179 contain 9 plates of batting strokes. Rebound in half calf, with original front wrapper preserved. Lower edges of page 179 and advertisement leaf expertly repaired.
First published in 1863, (covering the 1862-63 season), this is the second and last year of publication under this title. A continuation of the Victorian Cricketer's Guide, this volume includes an account of The Second Visit of the All-England Eleven to Australia, pages 109-153.
Bowen: Cricket Quarterly, Vol. 5, 1967, page 158: 'Though this certainly existed, no copy has been found for inspection.'
Bowen: Cricket Quarterly, Vol. 6, 1968, page 158: 'Two copies are now known of the 1863-4 issue...It may well be the rarest of all the cricket annuals which have been published in this century.'
Taylor, Catalogue of Cricket Literature, 1906: 'Very difficult to meet with, especially in this country.'
Padwick, 3366.
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