Newspaper cuttings, 1979

Reference

IR/WSC/28

Date:

1979-01-12 - 1979-09-13

Level of description

file

Extent

2 folders

Part of

World Series Cricket (IR/WSC)

Scope and Content

Newspaper cuttings relating to World Series Cricket, from English and Indian newspapers. Subjects include the decision to end World Series Cricket following K F B Packer's acquisition of television rights to cover Test cricket in Australia, the World Series Cricket tour of West Indies in 1979 and the abandonment of the second Supertest in Barbados, articles claiming that Packer had bought exclusive rights to the televising of UK Parliament, copy of telex sent to J A Bailey, secretary of the International Cricket Conference by the International Merchandising Corporation informing Bailey that players had been released from their World Series Cricket obligations.

Associations

Jack Arthur Bailey
International Cricket Conference
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer

Subject

World Series Cricket

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

2 folders

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