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White Heather Cricket Club, Fortieth Anniversary Dinner Menu



Date:
1927 - 1927-11-02
Object Number:
TN.2008.411
Creator
unknown
Production reason
commemorate White Heather cricket club's 40th anniversary 1887 - 1927
Material
paper, ribbon
Size
17.5 x 11.4 cm
Object name
programme menu
Object category
document

Description

Menu card with spine threaded with pink, white and green ribbon. Signed inside in pencil. Colour drawing of a women cricketer and menu.

Display caption

The White Heather Club was the first women’s cricket club. It was founded in Nun Appleton, Yorkshire by eight ladies in 1887. Within three years its membership had risen to fifty. Most club members were from the highest ranks of society. Only two of the original members did not have a title.
Association:
White Heather Cricket Club (subject) 1927 - 1927
Related objects:
TN.2008.410 : White Heather Cricket Club Rules, 1940