William Findlay, Colonel Rowan Rait Kerr

Reference

MCC/SEC/3/19

Date:

1928-06-26 - 1938-08-11

Level of description

file

Extent

5 folders

Part of

Secretaries Papers (MCC/SEC/3)

Scope and Content

Correspondence, reports, newspaper cuttings relating to William Findlay and Colonel Rowan Rait Kerr, secretaries of MCC. Subjects include reports on the ground staff for 1933 and 1934, folder of correspondence relating to leg theory bowling including letters in support of Douglas Jardine to remain as England captain, letters asking the MCC to not send any more teams to Australia, letter by C Dacre suggesting a solution to Bodyline bowling, cricketer's comments on playing conditions, letter by W J Edrich to Findlay thanking him for offering Edrich a position on the MCC ground staff for 1934, notes on trials for ground staff in 1934, comments on the MCC tour to India in 1933-1934, reports on a court case between Mrs Woodbury and the Sport & General Press Agency Ltd relating to Woodbury taking photographs at Lord's without permission, copy of autographs from the England team to play Australia at Lord's in 1938.

Associations

William Findlay
Colonel Rowan Scrope Rait Kerr
Douglas Robert Jardine
Charles Christian Ralph Dacre
William John Edrich
Sport and General Press Agency Ltd

Subject

Bodyline, Leg theory bowling, MCC in India 1933-1934, Marylebone Cricket Club Staff, Court Cases

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

5 folders

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    • Correspondence, W J Edrich to William Findlay (MCC/SEC/3/19/1)