b'23116116ALBERT PERCY TICH FREEMAN (1888 - 1965) - THE ONLY BOWLER TO TAKE 300 WICKETS IN AN ENGLISH SEASON and the SECOND MOST PROLIFIC WICKET-TAKER IN FIRST CLASS CRICKET HISTORY:Walker & Hall sterling silver and ivory handled presentation cutlery service housed in a handsome Chippendale Revival mahogany four drawer canteen on matching stand, adorned with engraved sterling silver plaque Presented To A.P. FREEMAN In Appreciation Of His World Record In First Class Cricket During The Season 1928, Overs 1976.1, Maidens 423, Runs 5489, Wickets 304, Average 18.06. A setting for twelve, (comprising of 167 pieces), 4130 grams silver weight (not including pieces with ivory handles, etc).1928 was Freemans most successful year: he set his record of 304 first-class wickets, including 22 wickets in three Tests against the West Indies (and also took 9 for 104 against them for Kent). He had been named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1923 after taking 17 for 67 on a rain-affected pitch against Sussex in 1922. $8,00010,000117A 1920s - 1940s archive of original press photographs; various sizes and some cut-to-shape; covers mainly Test matches, but also County and State matches. Many action scenes and most are annotated on the back for publication details. (160+). .$500750'