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MCC/England Blazer of Mike Denness



Date:
1974
Object Number:
M.2018.23
Creator
DAKS (clothing manufacture)
Material
wool
Size
length: 82 cm
Object name
blazer
Object category
clothing

Description

Navy blue blazer with red and gold Petersham ribbon to all edges, pockets and cuffs. Three, white metal buttons to front and two on cuffs. Embroidered motif: White, mounted St. George and dragon, scroll ‘West Indies 1974’. Nmae tape inside collar. ‘Name M H Denness’. Three inner pockets, maker’s label and inside one pocket
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Lot 481: Michael Henry Denness. Kent, Essex, England and Scotland 1962-1980. M.C.C. tour of the West Indies 1974. Official M.C.C. navy blue touring blazer with embroidered M.C.C. emblem in white of St George & Dragon of England and below in scroll 'West Indies 1974' to breast pocket worn by Mike Denness on the tour. Trimming to pockets, sleeves and blazer edging in M.C.C. colours of yellow and red. The blazer by Simpson of Piccadilly. 'M.H. Denness' handwritten to inside label. Very good condition Estimate: £250/350 Hammer price: £300 The saga of the England captaincy continued as a subject of debate through 1973. Tony Lewis had retired as captain due to injury and finally Mike Denness was appointed M.C.C. captain for the tour of the West Indies in 1974. As for the new captain, Denness had a poor tour, who it is reported 'Seeming out of his depth, both as a captain and batsman', he scored only 504 runs from 19 innings with a highest score of 67 and an average of 33.60. England drew the series 1-1 with the other Tests drawn
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Association:
Michael Henry Denness 1974