'Australian Cricket': George John Bonner

Pellegrini renders the Australian all-rounder George Bonner in full cricket whites—loose shirt, flannels, sandals, dark cap—his hand resting on his hip, chin thrust forward in characteristic confidence. The caption reads simply "Australian cricket". Bonner was celebrated in England for prodigious hitting; the 1884 Australian touring side had just contested a Test series, making him a timely subject. Pellegrini elongates the figure comically yet affectionately, exaggerating Bonner's lean height. The humour is purely physical and social, treating him as a gentleman athlete worthy of the magazine's 'Men of the Day' franchise.