Thomas Russell, Essex cricketer mb-code 42-20041457 found in the Guildhall Chapel

found in the Guildhall Chapel

The cropped hair of the man on the right may suggest he has recently been in a workhouse or prison

A fair held in the gardens of the Royal Hospital

Construction of one of the towers of the George Washington Bridge

and Ireland was always one of his main concerns

Thomas Russell, Essex cricketer mb-code 42-20041457 found in the Guildhall ChapelThomas Russell, Essex cricketer, c1899. A wicketkeeper and right handed batsman, Thomas Russell (1863 1927) played 170 matches for Essex and the MCC between 1894 and 1905. A print from The Book of Cricket, a Gallery of Famous Players, edited by CB Fry, George Newnes Ltd, London, c1899.