Bowling: Townsend about to release the ball (Charles Lucas Townsend who played for England and Gloucestershire). Archival sporting photo: This photograph is from a series of photographic prints of cricket players from the Victorian era. They were published in 1897. Many appear posed, for the purpose of instruction.

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Size: 2821px × 4851px
Location: England
Photo credit: © Preserving Printed Matter Matters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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