Cricket Cartoon

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Provenance SignificanceDocuments a history of humour used in cartooning. This humour is still evident in contemporary newspaper cartooning in Australia, particularly to deliver critiques on political issues.DescriptionCartoon-"Know Your Cricket Terms". Black and white, printed, about 1940 .

Series of sketches in black and white that provide a salacious take on commonly used cricket terms. A ' maiden over' depicts a comely woman taking a fall; ' caught in slips' depicts a man barging in to a room full of women dressed in only their underwear.Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement KeywordscricketSportdrawingsDocumentsDate of Creationc1940Date of UsageDimensionType: Total
Height: 60
Width: 215
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 1994.2379

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CollectionLet’s Get PhysicalLet’s Get Physical

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