{"product_id":"vintage-presentation-cricket-ball-rp-stoneman-1937","title":"Vintage English Cricket Ball Trophy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eThis is a 1937 English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003epresentation cricket ball, a tradition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ein which a bowler who achieved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003esomething notable during a match was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003egiven the ball as a keepsake, fitted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ewith a small engraved plaque recording \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ethe recipient's name and the date. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eone is inscribed \"R.P. Stoneman. Feb. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e1937.\" February is not cricket season \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ein England, which runs April through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eSeptember, so the date points either to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ea winter tour in the Southern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eHemisphere, an off-season event, or a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003epresentation made after the fact. We \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003edon't know which, and that open \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003equestion is part of what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003emakes the piece interesting. The ball \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003esits on its original ebonized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003estepped wood plinth, the two are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003escrewed together as one unit, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eand everything is intact and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eoriginal after nearly ninety \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eyears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e[d]Type | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ePresentation cricket ball on display \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eplinth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e[d]Material | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eLeather cricket ball with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003esilverplate shield plaque; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eebonized wood plinth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e[d]Insc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eription | R.P. Stoneman. \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eFeb. \/ 1937.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e[d]Origin | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eEngland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e[d]Date | 1937\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e[d]Size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003e | 4 in H x 5 in W x 3 in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003eD (ball and plinth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\"\u003ecombined)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe ball is in well-used condition with honest game wear throughout. The leather has aged to a deep oxblood and burgundy, with overall surface scuffing, abrasion marks, and the darkening of a ball that was genuinely played with. The raised stitched seam is intact but heavily worn, and there is one area of localized damage near a seam junction where the leather has split and some interior binding material is exposed. The silverplate shield plaque is present and secure, with the engraving clearly legible and light age tarnish to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe ebonized wood plinth shows significant wear throughout. The finish is lifting and cracking across the molding profiles of the lower tiers, with crazing visible across multiple faces. The base corners show actual wood loss with chipping. The back right leg of the base is chipped and loose, with movement in the wood. The plinth does not sit fully stable as a result. The ball and plinth are screwed together as a single unit and are not separable without tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51440991863062,"sku":"AMD-03199","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/June_Enland_2026-3694.jpg?v=1781735194","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/vintage-presentation-cricket-ball-rp-stoneman-1937","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}