Fixture, "1946-47 Test Series Souvenir"
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Fixture
Artwork/Drawing/Cartoon
Date Used
1946
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Piece of paper folded into three to produce a small booklet. One flap has the fixture for the English cricket team matches in Australia in 1946-7, as well as the Sheffield Shield competition. The other two panels have a picture of a fieldsman catching the ball (with his pants falling off), and the third with text including "ALL SPORTSMAN [...] Enjoy the Best of ALES and SPIRITS at the PRINCE ALFRED HOTEL". Printed on the other side in landscape format are humorous cartoons illustrating common cricket phrases, such as "A MAIDEN OVER" (a man holding a fainting woman), "A LEG GLANCE" (men watching can-can dancers), and "LONG ON" (a (stereotypical) picture of an Asian man).
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 200 W: 250mm (H: 7 7/8 W: 9 13/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1946
Place Used
Location
In storage
Registration No
M9502
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mr C H Rixon, MBE.
Just going through a bunch of old things from here and there and ive found one of these in it. Same out as well
- J
Posted on 08-09-2021 10:27:14