Postcard, features image of Australian cricket team - Tour of West Indies and British Guiana, 1955.
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Brief Description
Black and white photographic postcard, features an image of the Australian Cricket Team, 1955. There are seventeen men, including the manager. Nine men are standing in the back row, while eight men are seated in front. All of the players are wearing their cricket whites with team blazer, except for the manager who is dressed in a suit and tie. The photograph has been taken in front of the fence around a cricket field. The text underneath the image reads, "FIRST AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM TOURING WEST INDIES & BRITISH GUIANA MARCH - JUNE 1955.
Standing : L. FAVELL, L. MADDOCKS, J. HILL, R. ARCHER, J. BURGE (Manager), P. BURGE, A. DAVIDSON, W. WATSON, C. McDONALD
Sitting: N. HARVEY, BILL JOHNSTON, A. MORRIS, I. JOHNSON (capt.), K. MILLER, R. LINDWALL, R. BEANAUD, G. LANGLEY".
Standing : L. FAVELL, L. MADDOCKS, J. HILL, R. ARCHER, J. BURGE (Manager), P. BURGE, A. DAVIDSON, W. WATSON, C. McDONALD
Sitting: N. HARVEY, BILL JOHNSTON, A. MORRIS, I. JOHNSON (capt.), K. MILLER, R. LINDWALL, R. BEANAUD, G. LANGLEY".
Measurements
H: 86 W: 137mm (H: 3 3/8 W: 5 3/8")
Associated Event
Associated Person
Place Used
Location
In storage
Registration No
M16579.76
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by the Miller Family.
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