(South Africa, 1912). A vintage albumen paper photograph (180x240mm) with a press stamp and typed caption on the verso. The caption is explicit: 'The South African Cricket Team photographed at Lord's today. (They) will play their first match this season tomorrow (Saturday) v. Derbyshire ...' Accordingly this photograph was taken on 3 May 1912. To quote Wisden: 'The South Africans failed so dismally in the Test matches that, although they won thirteen of their less important games, their tour can only be regarded as a failure'. In the triangular tournament, even the non-representative Australian team proved far too strong, winning decisively their first two Tests (but to put things into perspective, after that second victory 'the Australians did not win a match, the record for the rest of the tour coming out at four defeats, twelve draws, and one match abandoned'). The South African squad comprised Mitchell (Captain), Campbell, Carter, Cox, Faulkner, Hartigan, Nourse, Pegler, Schwarz, Snooke, Stricker, Tancred, Taylor and Ward. Apart from a horizontal crease across the photograph about three centimetres from the top edge (but a centimetre clear of the back row of figures), it is a fine sepia-toned image.   $300

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