A very rare survival of an actual ball used in a Championship Racquet Match in 1887, inscribed neatly in ink CHAMPIONSHIP RACQUET MATCH, JOE GRAY v PE
Hammer:
£3,000
Estimate:
£1,500 - £2,000
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A very rare survival of an actual ball used in a Championship Racquet Match in 1887, inscribed neatly in ink CHAMPIONSHIP RACQUET MATCH, JOE GRAY v PETER LATHAM, RUGBY, APRIL 20, 1887. ?100 A SIDE, GRAY WON 4 TO 3, RETURN MATCH AT MANCHESTER, APL. 27, PETER WON 4 GAMES LOVE, housed in a modern custom made wooden box