Correspondence, memoranda, contracts, reports, telegrams relating to arrangements for the match between MCC and Rest of the World at Lord's in 1987, to celebrate the Bicentenary of MCC, compiled by Lieutenant Colonel J R Stephenson, MCC Secretary. Includes arrangements for warm-up matches for the Rest of the World team, itinerary for the Rest of the World team, scorecards for the England XI vs. Rest of the World XI matches played at Jesmond in 1985 and 1986, appointment of scorers and umpires for the Bicentenary match, list of players from which both teams were chosen compiled by MCC, arrangements for the players to see a performance of the Tim Rice musical 'chess' while staying in London, accommodation arrangements for the Rest of the World team, correspondence with English counties regarding the selection of their players for the MCC team, letters from players and officials confirming their attendance in the match, details of clothing requirements and measurements supplied by the players, flight details for the Rest of the World team arriving in England, letter from Rishton Cricket Club of the Lancashire League explaining that I V A Richards did not wish to participate in the match due to his commitments to Rishton, arrangements for the Eve of Match Dinner held at Guildhall, memorandum explaining the procedure for the presentation ceremony, copy of the post-event report on match publicity compiled by Karen Earl Limited.
The file contains measurement information for the following players and officials: M W Gatting, S M Gavaskar, J R Ratnayeke, D M Jones, C A Walsh, Javed Miandad, Imran Khan, P J L Dujon, R A Harper, D R Shepherd, J H Hampshire, A R Border, C G Greenidge, C E B Rice, H D Bird, J G Bracewell, J Garner, R J Hadlee, B N French, M D Crowe, N Kapil Dev.
The file contains copies of the contract signed by players to participate in the match including: C A Walsh, D B Vengsarkar, B A Reid, D M Jones, J Garner, P J L Dujon, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Imran Khan, R A Harper and S M Gavaskar.