English cricketer's meticulous collection of 'never seen before' photos on sale for £12.5k

A Derby cricket club archive containing hundreds of documents, photographs and books from 1878 is on sale for ebay, with a price tag of £12,500.

The items are said to belong to George Bainbridge Barrington who was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887.

Items relate to the Friars Cricket Club and Kirk Langley Cricket Club in Derby where he was secretary for 29 years.

Items include manuscripts, meetings of minutes, members lists, team matches, press cuttings from match days, and opinions on cricket. 

The earliest year of matches mentioned in documents is 1878.

The archive provides a snapshot of life lived in the 19th century, as documents from events also form part of the comprehensive collection.

Lists of attendees from fancy dress balls, and menus of food served from the events also form part of the lot.

There are also 13 hardback books, with an interesting anecdote in a book dated 1881 - 1883.

Someone had written an intriguing note on one page that says ‘Goldie fined 2/6 for taking more cake than he intended.’

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The lot is being sold by Lee Burgess from Vintiques, a Yorkshire based antiques dealer who has over 6,000 items in his inventory. 

The ebay listing says the lot could be of interest to a ‘serious specialist collector’ or a museum archive.

Speaking to Derby World, Lee Burgess from Vintiques said: “It is a fantastic lot.

“You’re never going to see something like this again. The photos really are excellent.”

The ebay lot can be viewed by clicking here.