1 WAV file: 4 minutes 57 seconds

1 WAV file, Neil Robinson, MCC Research Officer, interviewed by William Roe, MCC Assistant Digital Editor at the MCC Library, Lord's Cricket Ground. The file consists of 1 track. Track 1: [0:00-1:06] Robinson talks about the change in MCC colours from sky blue to scarlet and gold by the 1860s, [1:06-2:40] Robinson talks about the colours and how they fit with the ethos of MCC, and the suggestion that the colours were adopted as a thank you to William Nicholson who advanced the money for the freehold of the ground to be purchased by MCC, and whose gin company used scarlet and gold colours, [2:40-3:49] Robinson talks about the links between fashion and cricket and the pride members have in wearing MCC colours, [3:49-4:57] Robinson talks about whether the MCC colours have had an impact on the fashion world.

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