Real photo postcard depicting a young child posed with cricket bat and wicket in a studio setting. The child stands confidently with one hand on the hip and the other resting on the handle of the bat, positioned beside a three-stump wicket. Selective hand coloring highlights the child’s curly hair and red suspender shorts, while the bat and wicket are also lightly tinted, creating a charming early twentieth-century sporting portrait. The image is numbered A.1261-3 in the negative and was printed as a postcard by Rotary Photo, London E.C., whose imprint appears on the divided back. A King George V halfpenny stamp and London cancellation dated 16 Feb 1914 appear on the reverse. The printed caption reads “This is a REAL PHOTOGRAPH of a BRITISH Child.” The card is addressed to Miss M. Hartley, 16 Ballock Rd., Catford, S.E., and contains a short handwritten message. Children posed with sporting equipment were a popular theme in British postcard photography of the Edwardian era, reflecting the strong cultural association of cricket with childhood, school life, and national identity. The careful hand-tinting and playful composition make this an appealing example of early photographic postcard portraiture tied to the sport of cricket.