Souvenir programme - 1953 Australian Cricket Tour
Object Type
Documents and books/Book/Booklet/Programme
Date Used
1953
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Object Detail
Brief Description
32 pages of white paper, with printed black and yellow ink text. Cover has a lion in the upper left corner with a green map of England behind it and there is a kangaroo in the lower right corner, wearing a cricket cap, holding a bat and standing in front of a wicket. A yellow map of Australia is behind it. Text reads in part "CRICKET / 1953 / The / AUSTRALIAN / TOUR..." The reverse has a green and yellow advertisement for "Simpson's" "Sports Centre". Internal pages include the "ITINERARY" for the tour, "SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF ALL TEST MATCHES" and black and white photographs and biographies of each player. Held together with 2 staples.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 215 W: 140 D: 0.1mm (H: 8 7/16 W: 5 1/2")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1953
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Location
In storage
Registration No
M7961.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Mrs Valma Adams
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