Tennis and Rackets Matches 1936-1937

Reference

MCC/TEN/2/4

Date:

1936-09-15 - 1937-08-02

Level of description

file

Extent

2 folders

Part of

Department Correspondence and Papers (MCC/TEN/2)

Scope and Content

Correspondence and telegrams relating to tennis and rackets matches compiled by Colonel R S Rait Kerr, MCC Secretary and R Aird, MCC Assistant Secretary. Includes letters from players confirming their availability, arrangements for the MCC vs. Queen's Club match at Queen's in November 1936, teams and times for the MCC vs. Prince's Club match at Lord's in November 1936, arrangements for the MCC vs. Jesters match at Lord's in December 1936, arrangements for the MCC vs. Canford match at Lord's in November 1936, arrangements for a squash match between MCC and Yorkshire Rocks in January 1937, itinerary for the Yorkshire Rocks tour of the South of England in 1937, arrangements for the MCC vs. Queen's Club tennis match in January 1937, arrangements for the Oxford vs. MCC tennis match at Oxford in February 1937, arrangements for the MCC tennis match at Cambridge University in February 1937, team list for the final of the Public School Old Boy's Competition for the Henry Leaf Club between Eton and Clifton at The Queen's Club in West Kensington, arrangements for the MCC vs. Prince's Club match at Prince's in March 1937, arrangements for the MCC Tennis Handicap competition in 1937 including applications, fixture lists for the Queen's Club in 1936 and 1937, letter from the Queen's Club announcing an amateur tennis championship in April 1937, arrangements for the professional tennis championship at Prince's Club in May 1937, draw for the Young Professionals Exhibition Tennis Championship at Lord's in 1937, list of expenses paid to the participants of the Young Professionals Exhibition Tennis Championship in 1937, arrangements for Albert Johnson to play an exhibition match against Jack Groom at Lord's in 1937, arrangements for tennis matches between Oxford and Cambridge at Lord's in July 1937, arrangements for the Gold Racket Cup to be engraved and sent to Lord Aberdare following his victory in 1937.

Associations

Colonel Rowan Scrope Rait Kerr
Ronald Aird
Jack Groom
Queen's Club
Prince's Club
Oxford University
Cambridge University

Subject

tennis, squash

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

2 folders

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