This cabinet card photograph is a portrait of three uniformed cricket players posing at the studio of Henry Abbott in Wolverhampton, England. In 1835 a group of sportsmen met at a tavern in Wolverhampton to organize the playing of cricket in the borough. Records exist of the play of organized rugby in Wolverhampton beginning the year 1842.
THREE FRIENDLY CRICKET PLAYERS IN WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND
THE CABINET CARD GALLERY 