Photograph of Rod Marsh, Greg Chappell & Dennis Lillee in dressing rooms, SCG - 1984
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1984
Jan 1984
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Copy of an inscribed and autographed photo of three men - in cricket whites and looking left of frame - sitting in a change room. The handwritten note on the left reads, "To Greg, / Thanks for all / the memories / Bacchus"; the note on the right, "To Greg, / It's been a pleasure / to have played / with you. Your / friendship is most valued / [illegible] / D K Lillee". An MCC Museum exhibition label associated with the photo reads, "The end of an era. Australian captain Greg / Chappell (centre), Dennis Lillee (right) and / Australian wicketkeeper, Rodney Marsh pose in / the Australian dressing room at the conclusion / of the Fifth Test against Pakistan at the Sydney / Cricket Ground, January 1984. Chappell and / Lillee had already announced that this Test / would be their last for Australia. This was to be / Rodney Marsh's final Test appearance as he / announced his retirement shortly afterwards".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 305 W: 240 D: 1mm (H: 12 W: 9 7/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Associated Person
Date Used
1984
Jan 1984
Jan 1984
Location
In storage
Registration No
M9926
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