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Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings compiled by F S Ashley-Cooper relating to cricket in 1928. Includes reports on domestic cricket matches in Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies, New Zealand's tour of Australia in 1925-1926, MCC's tour of West Indies in 1925-1926, Australia's tour of England in 1926, reports on the Cryptics' tour of Portugal in 1926, reports on E W S Thomson's Argentine team in Chile in 1925-1926, reports on the MCC tour of Argentina in 1926-1927, reports on the Gentlemen of Denmark's tour of England in 1926, reports on the MCC tour of India in 1926-1927, scores of South African Currie Cup matches, New Zealand Plunket Shield matches, Quadrangular Tournament in India, articles on the retirement of F E Lacey as Secretary of MCC, articles on the Ashes Urn being displayed at the Morning Post Exhibition of Decorative Art at the Central Hall in Westminster [prior to its donation to MCC]. The scrapbook also contains correspondence to Ashley-Cooper from MCC, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club confirming gate receipts for the Test matches in 1926, scorecards from the following matches: Minor Counties vs. Australians (Holyport), Nottinghamshire vs. Northamptonshire (Trent Bridge).

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