Collecting Punch Cricket Cartoons

PUNCH was a weekly British magazine published ( with a short break) from 1841 to 2002.  It specialised in humour and satire and peaked in the second world war with patriotic themes.
In the earlier years many fine cricketing cartoons were produced and as a true cricket nut I started to collect originals and copies which I framed and together with other cricket pictures adorn most of the walls of my cramped  flat. Most have been hand painted.

Here are a few which I hope you will find amusing, although they are of an age long past,

By clicking on the pictures you can obtain a larger print which makes the wording legible

The first couple are a pair. Enlarge and read what happens to the Squire

                                                        What of the umpires ?
This one's my favourite

Seems the umpire holding stick is a farmer ,anxious to get his cows back th' field in case it rains


                                                            But how bad are we ?

                                                   And how well do we play the game?

                                        

                                               Much better to leave it to the youngsters

       

                       They will play anywhere-with whatever-never mind the problems

           and never argue !

                                                      and accept dismissal gracefully

                                            

Well it's only village cricket