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

Reference

MCC/AAL/2/TEMP86

Date:

1946-07-06 - 1967-09-04

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 [Ronald Aird, Secretary; Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, Chairman Arts & Library Sub-Committee; Donald Carr, Assistant Secretary] correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC. Subjects include:
Victorian Cricket Association (VCA) annual reports donated by VCA [J Ledward, Secretary]
China cricket figure, repaired with plaster of Paris, donated by R Wade
Book "Bradman the great" donated by the author, Bertram Joseph Wakley
Clock which was presented to W G Grace on the occasion of the match "Over Thirties vs. Under Thirties" in 1879, donated by G L Walker
Ball used by Walter Brierley in a match at Lord's in which he played for a country house team, donated by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ian Walker
Illustrated record of cricket matches played in Australia by Lord Dudley's XI when he was Governor General (1908-1911) and photographs of Australian and South African XIs (1910-1911) donated by Lord Dudley's son, Roddy Ward
Five volumes containing the congratulatory letters and telegrams sent to Plum Warner at the end of his last season when he led Middlesex to victory in the County Championship donated by Esmond Warner
Books "The story of Canterbury cricket week" and "A history of the Beverley cricket club 1835-1959" donated by the author, H W Warner
Book "Long innings: the autobiography of Sir Pelham Warner" donated by the author
Collection of books, photographs and scrapbooks donated by Sir Pelham Warner
Book "Two centuries of cricket at Woodford Green: some notes and facts about the Woodford Green Club" donated by P F N Warner
Miniature bat with the autographs of the Australian and England teams of 1953 and Denis Compton's bat with which he made the season's record aggregate of 3816 runs in 1947 donated by Warsop & Sons Limited
Photograph of the South African team which played against Major Warton's team in South Africa in 1890 donated by Miss E A Warton
Book "Warwickshire County Cricket Club" donated by Warwickshire County Cricket Club [L T Deakins, Secretary]
Cutting from "The illustrated London news" of August 10 1867 with an illustration and article on the new Grand Stand at Lord's donated by E Waters
Barratt, Mitchell, Ardath and Wills cigarette cards donated by S G Watson
Two photographs of W G Grace donated by F C Weaver
Bat used by Robert Abel donated by Edith Weaver on behalf of her husband, MCC cricketer F C Weaver
Two copies of the "Australasian Post" donated by G F Webb [Business Manager, Australasian Post]
"The Playfair book of test cricket: volume I" donated by the author, Roy Webber
Two copies of the books "A concise history of cricket" and "The Graces: (E.M., W.G. and G.F.)" and one copy each of the books "Some memorable innings", "The Indian team in England 1946", "Fifty years a cricket watcher" and "Cricket book society cricket annual" donated by the publisher, The Cricket Book Society [Roy Webber, Secretary]
Signed photograph of W G Grace in 1895 donated by C M Wells
Four cricket books donated by London Borough of Hillingdon Libraries Department [West Drayton]
Photograph of a board meeting attended by MCC Secretary donated by the West Indies Cricket Board of Control
Mounted photograph of the West Indian team in England 1950 donated by J M Kidney
Plates with the signatures of the West Indies cricket team donated by The Worcester Royal Porcelain Company
"Western Australian Cricket Association: Year Book 1966-67" donated by the association
Book "Fifty years of cricket: a brief history of the first fifty years of the Western Suburbs Cricket Club" donated by Western Suburbs Cricket Club [R G Herford, Secretary]
Offer of the ball with which E G Whatley did the hat-trick in 1900
Photograph of the Ranji statue by Heseletine donated by B C Whitfield
Sliver tray presented to the MCC by the Ottawa Valley Cricket Council [David Whitfield]
Illustrated broadsheet with the poem "Catch and farewell" and poem "The game of cricket" donated by Dr W Bevan Whtiney
Framed copy of cartoon "Lord's in danger. The MCC so out to meet the enemy" donated by H E R Widnell
Four tennis prints donated by Mrs Harold Wild in memory of her husband
Autographed copy of the menu card of the luncheon at the Pickwick Athletics Club commemorating the centenary of the club and the Centenary handbook of the club donated by J A C D B Wildsmith [Secretary, Pickwick Athletics Club]
Books "An outdoor wallah" and "Memory's parade" donated by Miss Enid Wilkinson
Photographs of the scorecards of MCC vs. Australia in 1878 and 1896 donated by G Williams
Booklet on the bicentenary of Maldon Cricket Club "Cricket: a bicentenary in an Essex setting" donated by E Montague Williams
Book "A history of Queensland cricket" donated by T E Williams [Secretary, Queensland Cricket Association]
Sussex County Cricket Club handbook of 1968 donated by Colonel P C Williams
Cuttings from the Barbados Advocate about the visit of the MCC team to Barbados in 1959 donated by V B Williams [The Aquatic Club]
Etching "Rugby School Field and New Big Side" donated by J L Willians
Drawing by Lord Jellicoe of a ladies match from "The Graphic" donated by E R Wilson
Book "The History of the Wimbledon Cricket Club 1854-1953" donated by L W Wilson [Treasurer, Wimbledon Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club]
Book "This was a man: the biography of the honourable Edward Vesey Bligh, diplomat-parson-squire" donated by the author, Dr E Wingfield-Stratford
Book "Wirksworth cricket club centenary 1949: history of the club" donated by H E Bowmer
Book "Worsley cricket club over one hundred years 1846-1946" donated by Harry Wood [Secretary, Worsley Cricket Club]
Portrait of George Tarrant donated by Tarrant's grandson, W M Wood
Frank Woolley's donation of one of his bats
Scorecard from the First Test England vs. India 1952 in which India lost their first 4 wickets for 0 runs donated by Colonel Sir William Worsley
Decorated stoneware plate pertaining to Teignbridge Cricket Club donated by Arthur E H Wright
"Illinois cricket and rugby annual for 1938" donated by Sir Denis Wright
Copy of Home Gordon's book "Sussex county cricket" and book "My cricket memories" by Jack Hobbs containing an autograph letter from Jack Hobbs and cuttings regarding his retirement from first class cricket donated by Ernes E V Wright [Librarian, Royal Academy of Arts]
Portfolio of cricket cuttings compiled and donated by F V Wright
Souvenir handkerchief of the 1882 Australian Team donated by Colonel C T Wright-Warren
Photographs of Alec Bedser lent to David Wynne
Magdalen Score Book donated by F T Wynyard-Wright
Letters from Bishop Charles Wordsworth and Reverend C S Bere and scorecard, commemorative verses and two circulars relating to the "Jubilee Dinner" donated by F T Wynyard-Wright
Members ticket and year book for 1968 given to Curator [Diana Rait Kerr] by Yorkshire County Cricket Club [J H Nash, Secretary]
Replica flag, match brochure and pocket knife commemorating the centenary of Yorkshire vs. Lancashire matches, photograph of George Hirst and Wilfred Rhodes, donated by Yorkshire County Cricket Club [J H Nash, Secretary]
Print of the "Cricket Series in Australia" dated 1982 donated by P W Young

Associations

Diana Mary Rait Kerr
Ronald Aird
Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese
Donald Bryce Carr

Subject

gifts, donations

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

2 folders

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