MCC A tour of Pakistan, 1955-1956: Manager's file

Reference

MCC/CRI/5/1/63

Date:

1954-12-08 - 1956-03-10

Level of description

file

Extent

2 folders

Part of

MCC Tours (MCC/CRI/5/1)

Scope and Content

Correspondence, telegrams and newspaper cuttings relating to C G Howard, manager for the MCC tour of Pakistan, 1955-1956. Subjects include the incident involving the ragging of Idris Begh, umpire, by the MCC team, allowances for the players, requests for Pakistan to send a picture to contribute to the Imperial Memorial Gallery at Lord's, arrangements with Benson and Hedges to provide cigarettes for the MCC team in Pakistan, invitations to parties and receptions for Howard, travel arrangements for the return to England from Pakistan, reports on the tour matches including criticism of the umpire Idris Begh by Howard, reaction to the Begh incident by Howard.

Associations

Cecil Geoffrey Howard
Idris Begh

Subject

Memorial Gallery, MCC in Pakistan 1955-1956

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

2 folders

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