1 MP3 file: 2 minutes 45 seconds

1 MP3 file, Neil Robinson, MCC Research Officer, interviewed by William Roe, MCC Assistant Digital Editor, at the MCC Museum, Lord's Cricket Ground. The file consists of 1 track. Track 1: [0:00-0:30] Robinson talks about the colours of MCC originally being sky blue, [0:30-1:41] Robinson talks about the change in MCC colours from sky blue to scarlet and gold (also known as egg and bacon), William Nicholson's role in MCC's purchase of Lord's and the change in colours which were similar to the ones used to advertise Nicholson's gin company, [1:41-2:45] Robinson talks about Nicholson's role in the history of MCC and his cricketing career.

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