Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1945-1960 donor surname P

Reference

MCC/AAL/2/TEMP82

Date:

1945-11-08 - 1968-07-25

Level of description

file

Extent

2 folders

Part of

department correspondence and papers (MCC/AAL/2)

Scope and Content

Curator [Diana Rait Kerr] and MCC [Colonel Rait Kerr, Secretary; Ronald Aird, Secretary; Billy Griffith, Secretary; Sir Pelham Warner, President] correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC. Subjects include:
Bat of Arthur Percy Francis Chapman donated by W F C Chapman
Book "Compendium of Pakistan test cricket 1947-67" and Pakistan pocket badge donated by the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan
Photograph of the Pakistan touring team of 1954 donated by the team
Leslie 'Spy' Ward caricature of C M Wells donated by George G Perr-Head
Photograph of Catford CCC vs. ASC in 1915 bequeathed by Archibald E Part
Photographs of the Australian team in England 1888 donated by Mrs E A Paterson
Print of Lord's c1840 donated by Lieutenant Colonel J H Pattisson
"Ashes of Australian Cricket" miniature gold cricket ball donated by Katherine Pawley
Photographs of various teams and individuals donated by Edward C Peacock
Book "Parnell cricket club: 75th jubilee, 1884-85 - 1958-59" donated by the club [W T Percival, Secretary]
Books "In the main: West Indies vs. MCC 1968", "Down the wicket", "Herbert Farjeon's cricket bag", "King Cricket: As Told by Alan Bestic" and "Bonaventure and the flashing blade" donated by Pelham Books
Book "Mortimer also" donated by W H T Percival
Parcel of pamphlets and Ceylon pictorial calendar donated by S S Perera
Bat with which Percival Arthur Perrin scored 343 not out for Essex against Derbyshire donated by Perrin's son, Meredith Perrin
Album of autographs obtained by Albert Craig for Miss Madge Petty donated by Miss Madge Petty
Ball with which Charles Pigg took all 10 wickets for 13 runs in the second innings for Hertfordshire vs. Northamptonshire on 29 July 1880 donated by Pigg's son, Charles Herbert Pigg
Bat used by Len Hutton in scoring the world record opening partnership of 357 at Johannesburg in 1948 donated by J M Piggott [Sports Editor, The Evening News]
Satin scoresheet of MCC and Ground vs. Australians donated by S Pittcock
Pamphlet "Charles H. Braithwaite: one hundredth birthday September 10th, 1945: 1845-1945" and book "From Kilts to pantaloons" donated by the author, Dr Henry Pleasants
Scorecard of Haverford College vs. MCC donated by Dr Henry Pleasants
Copy of the Adelaide Sunday paper "The Mail" containing an article by Mr George Blaikie relating to the 1877-1888 tour of the Australian Eleven donated by S J Plowright
Painting of Ormeau Cricket Ground donated by J S Pollock
Photograph of Robert Grimston with small memoir attached to the back donated by W R Ponting
Tablecloth embroidered with autographs of famous cricketers donated by C J T Pool
Book "A cup for cricket: fifty years of the I'Anson competition" donated by the author, L T Pope
Brochure of the centenary of the Alexandria Cricket Club, photograph of the cricket match on the Alexandria ground in 1861 and drawing of the uniform of 1868 donated by L R H Portlock
Scorecard and photograph of I Zingari vs. Royal Artillery match donated by Major General F W H Pratt
Two photographs of the MCC Australian team 1924-1925 donated by Norman Preston [Editor, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]
"The boys' book of cricket for 1953" donated by the editor, Patrick Pringle
Return of family bible of Philip Need, which was discovered in the MCC library after the war, to his daughter Miss M H Need
MCC centenary medal, framed photograph of W G Grace with the bat with which he made 1,000 runs in May 1895 and book "The jubilee book of cricket" donated by Lieutenant Colonel P F Pritchard
Cartoon of William Eric Bowes donated by J W Proctor
Photograph of the Australian team in 1893 donated by A V Pryer
Three scrapbooks containing records of the Princes Club donated by M A Pugh
Framed handkerchief showing the second English Team to visit Australia donated by Miss J Purdy

Associations

Diana Mary Rait Kerr
Colonel Rowan Scrope Rait Kerr
Stewart Cathie Griffith
Ronald Aird
Sir Pelham Francis Warner
Thomas Edward Pawley
S.S. Perera
Percival Albert Perrin
L T Pope
Charles Pigg
Norman Preston
Miss J Purdy
Lieutenant Colonel P F Pritchard
Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan

Subject

gifts, donations

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

2 folders

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