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South African tour of British Isles, 1970



Reference
MCC/CRI/5/2/52
Date:
1968-12-10 - 1969-12-29
Level of description
file
Extent
2 folders
Part of
International Cricket Tours of British Isles (MCC/CRI/5/2)
Scope and Content
Correspondence, minutes and telegrams relating to the proposed South African tour of the British Isles in 1970. Subjects include notes on meetings with South African representatives regarding the tour, letters suggesting that England should field an all-black team against South Africa, including Garfield Sobers, playing and financial conditions for the tour, press statements regarding the D'Oliveira affair, article by John Arlott on the tour entitled 'Can the 70s tour survive?', itineraries for the tour, arrangements with counties for them to play South Africa during their tour, memorandum to the MCC Council by E R Eriksen, manager of Wilfred Isaacs XI, concerning anti-apartheid demonstrations at matches during their tour of the British Isles in July 1969, letters regarding the political situation in South Africa, working agendas for the Cricket Council's Sub-Committee to consider non-cricketing matters, agreement that South Africa would play on Sundays during the tour, copy of an article in The Times entitled 'Demos and Disorder' discussing anti-apartheid demonstrations at matches involving South Africa, copy of press statement by the MCC in December 1969 stating that the South African tour in 1970 would still take place.
Associations
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Wilfred Isaacs XI
Leslie Thomas John Arlott
Ronnie Eriksen
The Times
Subject
South Africa in England 1970, cancelled tours, D'Oliveira affair, apartheid, controversies
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
2 folders
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