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Australian tour of British Isles, 1964



Reference
MCC/CRI/5/2/43
Date:
1962-01-01 - 1965-01-14
Level of description
file
Extent
2 folders
Part of
International Cricket Tours of British Isles (MCC/CRI/5/2)
Scope and Content
Correspondence, telegrams relating to the Australian tour of the British Isles in 1964. Subjects include playing conditions for the tour, agreement to provide frozen ducks to members of the England team who took five wickets or scored 100 runs from Humber Press Services Ltd, letters criticising the England team for their performance from R Struthers entitled 'Bugaboo', list of Australian press representatives for the tour including Keith Miller and Richie Benaud, enquiries relating to arrangements for the England and Australian teams to visit the Nottingham Playhouse during the Test Series, fixtures for the South African tour of Australia in 1963-1964, correspondence with the Australian Board of Control concerning their wish to have the pitch fully covered during the touring matches, naming of the Australian team and manager to tour the British Isles, list of social functions for the Australian team in April 1964, list of hotels where Australian team would be staying during the tour, laundry arrangements for the Australian team during the tour, report by the manager on the MCC tour to Australia and New Zealand, 1962-1963, and recommended bonuses to the players on the 1962-1963 tour.
Associations
Humber Press Services Ltd
Nottingham Playhouse
Australian Board of Control
Keith Ross Miller
Richard Benaud
Subject
South Africa in Australia 1963-1964, MCC in Australia 1962-1963, MCC in New Zealand 1962-1963, Australia in England 1964
Institution name
Marylebone Cricket Club
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
2 folders
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