A rare and early cricket match advertisement poster dated 1842, for the Kent Club's Grand Cricket Match Kent v England commencing 1 August 1842 played

A rare and early cricket match advertisement poster dated 1842, for the Kent Club's Grand Cricket Match Kent v England commencing 1 August 1842 played on the Beverley Ground, Canterbury, printed by the Kentish Observer, Canterbury, 38 by 25.5cm., 15 by 10in. This was a four-day match played 1-4 August 1842. The Kent XI batted first and posted 278 with Fuller Pilch top-scoring but falling two runs short of a century. F W Lillywhite took five wickets for England. Fine bowling by Billy Hillyer who took six English wickets gave his Kent team a 12 run first innings lead. Kent's 2nd innings, however, was disastrous. The hosts were dismissed for just 44 runs with F W Lillywhite taking his match wickets haul to 11. England achieved their target for the loss of just one wicket.