Cyril Walters

Reference

NCC/1/4/1/3

Date:

1935

Level of description

item

Extent

1 cigarette card

Part of

Cricket, Tennis & Golf Celebrities (NCC/1/4/1)

Scope and Content

Cigarette card depicting a coloured illustrated head and shoulders portrait of Cyril Walters. He is wearing a white shirt, and brown and green and white striped blazer. Series No.3.

Biography on reverse reads: "C. F. Walters (Worcestershire) Began career with Glamorganshire in 1923, and joined Worcestershire five years later. Has visited West Indies and India with M.C.C. teams and was opening bat for England in all five Tests v. Australia, 1934, being Captain in the first match of the series at Nottingham. In 1933, hit up 2,404 runs, including nine centuries. In that season he made his highest score - 226 v. Kent, at Gravesend."

Associations

Cyril Frederick Walters

Subject

cigarette cards

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 cigarette card

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