Man holding a ball about to hit it to a catcher in the game of club ball, 14th century, early version of baseball or cricket.

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Man holding a ball about to hit it to a catcher in the game of club ball, 14th century, early version of baseball or cricket. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

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Size: 8317px × 3756px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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