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Correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to the production of an Ashes Trophy and loan of the Ashes Urn to Australia, compiled by R D V Knight, MCC Secretary and Chief Executive. Includes a blueprint design of the Waterford Crystal trophy, discussion of who should present the trophy at the end of the 1998-1999 Ashes series, press release announcing the unveiling of the trophy, decision not to allow the Ashes Urn for use by broadcasters during the 2001 Ashes series, arrangements for the return of the Ashes Trophy to England for the 2001 series, arrangements for the Ashes Urn to be exhibited in Australia in 2002-2003 [which was later cancelled], report and quotations for the transit of the Ashes Urn to Australia, condition report on the Ashes Urn in 2002 by Plowden and Smith, press release announcing the delay of the Ashes Urn's exhibit to Australia, announcement of the Ashes exhibition in 2006-2007 by MCC, arrangements for the Ashes Exhibition in 2006-2007, paper by Holly Roper-Curzon, MCC Solicitor, on the use of the Ashes trademark, draft itinerary for the exhibition, request for the Ashes urn to go on display at the Bowral Museum which was declined by MCC.

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