Football Programmes Centre

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

1. Surrey vs Yorkshire August 13,14,15th 1908. Jack Hobbs opening for
Surrye and Wilfred Rhodes doing similar for Yorkshire - two of the greatest English players of all time. Hobbs scored shed loads more runs than any other batsman in the history fo the game. £20.
2. Two programmes from the Bradman's Invincibles tour of 1948 vs Middlesex and Essex. Both have light folds, and have been laid down at some time as there is a residue round mark in each corner of the reverse side. £10 the two.
Prices include 1st class postage.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:59 pm Post subject:

John, I'll have the Surrey v Yorkshire one please, even though Surrey got a pasting!
Cheers

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

Pete, I've never had a quandary like this before. Another member, mustard 68 pm'd me at exactly the same time as you replied 13.59pm. He wants the lot, you want one. I really don't want to come down and say one way or the other because it would probably be unfair on the other one. Can we try and reach an agreeable decision between the 3 of us please?

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 5:01 pm Post subject:

I'll have one for £20.

He can have 2 for £10.

Is that fair? I'm not getting into a bidding war.

Pete

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

Pete, no bidding war....just wanted to make sure nobody lost out unfairly. Think if I'd have wanted a bidding war it would have surely been done by pm rather than in public? Administrators can confirm the timings of both yours and the other interested party are exactly the same.

Anyway, mustard68 has got back in touch with me to say that he's happy with the two 1948 Australian ones so you've got the Surrey vs Yorkshire one. Need my paypal detials? Same as my email address.

John

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:09 pm Post subject:

Thanks John, hopefully we're all happy. Maybe if you'd just suggested that to Mr Mustard first? Not sure what else you wanted me to say.

Thank you mustard68.

Anyway, John, I have your email address, I'll send it now.

Peter Hurn
38 Iberian Avenue
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 8JB

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

The quandary, as mentioned was the fact that both of you asked for the same item at the same time. It's immaterial that someone else also wanted the other items offered.

Anyway, long as both parties are happy then so am I, and you've both got some nice items.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:05 am Post subject:

We have indeed, John, and I thank you for your fairness & honesty.

Sometimes with one-offs you just have to make a decision - it happens a lot with photos.

Cheers!

gregl2020 · Joined: 04 Sep 2013 Posts: 100

Essex was the only side to bowl the 1948 'Invincibles' out in a day...albeit they made 721 in that time! A very famous game and scorecard for Essex fans!

GreatBarrWolf · Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 831

Essex didn't really help themselves did they? Bowling 129 overs in a day is unheard of nowadays. In the current climate and facing batting of that calibre Essex would have been slowing the overs rate down and would have bowled no more than 80/85 overs in the day - still, at that strike rate it would still have been about 480 runs at the close of play.

gregl2020 · Joined: 04 Sep 2013 Posts: 100

I think that was a fairly standard number of overs in a day at the time...and they complain of too much cricket these days!

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:18 pm Post subject:

12 overs in the first hour in today's test...........