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Curator [Diana Rait Kerr] and MCC [Colonel Rait Kerr, Secretary; Ronald Aird, Secretary; Billy Griffith, Secretary; Sir Pelham Warner, President] correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC. Subjects include: Bat of Arthur Percy Francis Chapman donated by W F C Chapman Book "Compendium of Pakistan test cricket 1947-67" and Pakistan pocket badge donated by the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Photograph of the Pakistan touring team of 1954 donated by the team Leslie 'Spy' Ward caricature of C M Wells donated by George G Perr-Head Photograph of Catford CCC vs. ASC in 1915 bequeathed by Archibald E Part Photographs of the Australian team in England 1888 donated by Mrs E A Paterson Print of Lord's c1840 donated by Lieutenant Colonel J H Pattisson "Ashes of Australian Cricket" miniature gold cricket ball donated by Katherine Pawley Photographs of various teams and individuals donated by Edward C Peacock Book "Parnell cricket club: 75th jubilee, 1884-85 - 1958-59" donated by the club [W T Percival, Secretary] Books "In the main: West Indies vs. MCC 1968", "Down the wicket", "Herbert Farjeon's cricket bag", "King Cricket: As Told by Alan Bestic" and "Bonaventure and the flashing blade" donated by Pelham Books Book "Mortimer also" donated by W H T Percival Parcel of pamphlets and Ceylon pictorial calendar donated by S S Perera Bat with which Percival Arthur Perrin scored 343 not out for Essex against Derbyshire donated by Perrin's son, Meredith Perrin Album of autographs obtained by Albert Craig for Miss Madge Petty donated by Miss Madge Petty Ball with which Charles Pigg took all 10 wickets for 13 runs in the second innings for Hertfordshire vs. Northamptonshire on 29 July 1880 donated by Pigg's son, Charles Herbert Pigg Bat used by Len Hutton in scoring the world record opening partnership of 357 at Johannesburg in 1948 donated by J M Piggott [Sports Editor, The Evening News] Satin scoresheet of MCC and Ground vs. Australians donated by S Pittcock Pamphlet "Charles H. Braithwaite: one hundredth birthday September 10th, 1945: 1845-1945" and book "From Kilts to pantaloons" donated by the author, Dr Henry Pleasants Scorecard of Haverford College vs. MCC donated by Dr Henry Pleasants Copy of the Adelaide Sunday paper "The Mail" containing an article by Mr George Blaikie relating to the 1877-1888 tour of the Australian Eleven donated by S J Plowright Painting of Ormeau Cricket Ground donated by J S Pollock Photograph of Robert Grimston with small memoir attached to the back donated by W R Ponting Tablecloth embroidered with autographs of famous cricketers donated by C J T Pool Book "A cup for cricket: fifty years of the I'Anson competition" donated by the author, L T Pope Brochure of the centenary of the Alexandria Cricket Club, photograph of the cricket match on the Alexandria ground in 1861 and drawing of the uniform of 1868 donated by L R H Portlock Scorecard and photograph of I Zingari vs. Royal Artillery match donated by Major General F W H Pratt Two photographs of the MCC Australian team 1924-1925 donated by Norman Preston [Editor, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack] "The boys' book of cricket for 1953" donated by the editor, Patrick Pringle Return of family bible of Philip Need, which was discovered in the MCC library after the war, to his daughter Miss M H Need MCC centenary medal, framed photograph of W G Grace with the bat with which he made 1,000 runs in May 1895 and book "The jubilee book of cricket" donated by Lieutenant Colonel P F Pritchard Cartoon of William Eric Bowes donated by J W Proctor Photograph of the Australian team in 1893 donated by A V Pryer Three scrapbooks containing records of the Princes Club donated by M A Pugh Framed handkerchief showing the second English Team to visit Australia donated by Miss J Purdy

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