Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings compiled by S A P Kitcat
Reference
SCR80
Date:
1892-03-03 - 1955-08-01
Level of description
item
Extent
1 book
Scope and Content
Scrapbook of newspaper reports on cricket matches involving S A P Kitcat. Includes reports of matches Kitcat played in for Esher, Molesey, Marlborough Blues, Royal Navy Depot (Crystal Palace) and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, biography of Kitcat, photographs of Kitcat, M R Dickson, H H Marriott, Reverend J R Leigh at the Marlborough College vs. MCC and Ground match in Marlborough on 29-30 June 1902, photographs of the MCC and Marlborough College teams in 1906, photograph of G G Hearne, article on W G Grace's 58th birthday, articles on Grace's death and funeral in 1915, letter to Kitcat enclosing a Christmas card with a picture of Grace in cricket clothing catching a bag of money, notification of the annual general meeting of Marlborough Blues Cricket Club in 1892, 1893, 1894, and summaries of the club's results for the 1891, 1892, and 1893 seasons, letter from Esher Cricket Club congratulating Kitcat on reaching his 70th birthday, telegram from 'Llewellyn' congratulating Kitcat on his 70th birthday. The scrapbook includes a letter by Diana Rait Kerr, MCC Curator, thanking Kitcat's niece Eustace for donating the scrapbook.