Lot Essay
A match won by Sussex by a margin of 14 runs. At the bottom, the scoresheet gives a short list of the results of previous encounters between the two counties.
Details
Cricket Match between Nottingham and Sussex, Trent Bridge Ground, near Nottingham, Monday and Tuesday, July 27 and 28, 1840, scoresheet printed by J. Hicklin, Nottingham (marginal tears, some soiling and staining, holes affecting a few numerals), 10 x 7½in.