Picture No | 10218946 |
Date | 1905 |
Description | Umpire at a Cricket Match, c.1905. |
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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'.
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Source | Sporting and Dramatic News. 1905. top of page 588. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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