Spencer Gore, The Cricket Match, 1909This was painted near Garth House, Hertingfordbury in Hertfordshire where Gore's mother had moved in 1904. Gore kept wicket for the Harrow second eleven, and was a great cricket enthusiast throughout his life, playing for the MCC on occasion. Sport was very much in Gore's blood. His father Spencer William, in addition to being a distinguished cricketer, was the first Wimbledon tennis champion.