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Correspondence concerning the 1950 Cricket Enquiry. Subjects include material relating to artificial pitches, coaching of youths and building of indoor cricket schools, correspondence with the National Cricket Association, National Club Cricket Association and National Playing Fields Association, plans to set up regional Youth Cricket Councils - advice from local areas, National Union of Teachers and Central Council of Physical Recreation, thanks to Brylcreem for sponsoring research into artificial pitches, first draft of press release for enquiry report, estimates for cost of publishing enquiry report, response from National Union of Teachers to enquiry report, article by John Arlott: The Case for Teaching Cricket, article by Colonel R S Rait Kerr – “The Problems of Artificial Pitches”, draft of letter to County Cricket Clubs, Scottish Cricket Union, and Joint Education committee for Wales on youth cricket programmes, list of suggested names to serve on MCC sub-committees, list of representatives on Cricket Enquiry with table placing diagram, report to MCC advising the creation of Enquiry Committee to look into national cricket coaching. Includes a report of the Cricket Enquiry Committee appointed by MCC at the request of the Advisory County Cricket Committee, dated 1950.

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