Newspaper Cuttings

Reference

SCR88

Date:

1957-05-18 - 1960-05-26

Level of description

item

Extent

1 volume

Scope and Content

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings relating to cricket. Includes an article by the Detroit News entitled 'Ho-Hum Cricket' discussing the impact of cricket on British people, report on the tour of Canadian Junior Cricketers to Britain in 1957, article by The Observer of amateurism in sport, reports on amateurism in cricket, articles by W J Edrich for The People newspaper, articles by Johnny Wardle for The Daily Mail regarding his sacking by Yorkshire County Cricket Club, articles on the MCC tour of Australia in 1958-1959 and MCC tour of West Indies in 1959-1960 including riots in the West Indies during the tour, copy of leaflet by the Protest Against Apartheid movement, articles on apartheid and sport, articles on the South African tour of England in 1960, reports on Hubert Ashton's appointment as President of MCC, and G M Griffin being called for no-balling during the Lord's Test.

Associations

Detroit News
John Henry Wardle
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Geoffrey Merton Griffin
William John Edrich
Sir Hubert Ashton

Subject

Canadian Juniors in England 1957, amateurism, amateurs and professionals, South Africa in England 1960, MCC in Australia 1958-1959, MCC in West Indies 1959-1960, apartheid

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 volume

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• Newspaper Cuttings (SCR88)