An extremely rare silk scorecard commemorating Archie MacLaren's innings of 424 for Lancashire v Somerset at Taunton 15th-17th July 1895, which set a
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£500
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£600 - £800
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An extremely rare silk scorecard commemorating Archie MacLaren's innings of 424 for Lancashire v Somerset at Taunton 15th-17th July 1895, which set a record score in an English County Cricket match, mounted together with a contemporary photographic print on MacLaren with details of the innings and the match won by Lancashire by an innings & 452 runs, some discolouration and fraying to the silk, framed & glazed, 56 by 70cm., 22 by 27 1/2in.