England tour of Australia, 1979-1980

Reference

ECB/31

Date:

1978-11-23 - 1980-10-29

Level of description

file

Extent

3 folders

Part of

England and Wales Cricket Board Collection (ECB)

Scope and Content

Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, invoices, reports and handwritten notes relating to the England tour of Australia in 1979-1980, compiled by P M Lush, Public Relations and Marketing Manager for the Test and County Cricket Board. Includes arrangements for travel and accommodation for the England team, details of broadcasting arrangements for the tour on BBC Radio, letters from tour manager A V Bedser to Lush regarding the travel, itinerary and accommodation on the tour, draft letter by Lush to McDonald's regarding the use of the England team on McDonald's posters, copy of notes by F G Mann on a meeting with Bob Parish and Ray Steele following the withdrawal of World Series Cricket and new agreement between Australian Board of Control and PBL Marketing in 1979, drafts of the tour itinerary, list of payments to players, list of hotels used during the tour, playing conditions for the World Series Cup in 1979-1980 [between Australia, England and the West Indies], negotiations with the Australian Cricket Board for the England tour in 1979-1980, estimate of costs for the tour, letters from Australian hotels indicating availability and costs during the tour. The file also contains an itinerary for a tour of England by Queens Park Cricket Club in 1979, compiled by Milibanke Travel Limited.

Associations

Peter M Lush
Test and County Cricket Board
Francis George Mann
Sir Alec Victor Bedser
McDonald's
Robert James Parish
Raymond Steele
Milibanke Travel Limited
Queens Park Cricket Club
Australian Board of Control
Australian Cricket Board
PBL Marketing
BBC

Subject

England in Australia 1979-1980, Benson and Hedges World Series Cup

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Closed

Language

English

Size

3 folders

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