Correspondence, minutes and reports relating to the MCC tour of Australia and New Zealand, 1954-1955. Subjects include arrangements for R Aird, MCC Secretary, and his wife to join the tour, history of visiting English teams in Australia prior to the tour, itinerary for the tour, captain [Len Hutton], manager [C G Howard] and MCC Secretary's reports on the tour, notes and instructions for the tour including advice on medical examinations, vaccinations and insurance, unsigned copies of contracts for the tour, copies of notes and instructions to the players for the MCC tour of West Indies, 1953-1954, breakdown of costs paid by MCC to the touring party for their services between the Australian tour of 1946-1947 and the West Indies tour of 1953-1954, correspondence with New Zealand Cricket Council regarding the visit of the MCC Secretary to New Zealand.