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Scrapbook of items relating to MCC activities between 1953 and 1970. Includes articles relating to the construction and opening of the Imperial Memorial Gallery in 1953, programme for a cricket match on Broadhalfpenny Down in May 1953, menu card and seating plan for Pelham Warner's 80th birthday, christmas cards sent to MCC in 1954 including from the Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, menu card for a dinner to celebrate England winning the Ashes in Australia in 1954-1955, articles on behind the scenes activities at Lord's, articles on Ronald Aird's retirement as MCC Secretary, articles on the Australian tour of England in 1961, scorecard and advertisement for the Lord's Taverners vs. Old England match at Lord's in 1962, scorecard from the England vs. West Indies Test match at Lord's in 1963, articles on the England vs. West Indies Test match at Lord's in 1963, articles on the first Gillette Cup final between Sussex and Worcestershire in 1963, articles on Lord's 150th anniversary in 1964, articles on the single-wicket contest at Lord's in 1964, articles on an eagle named 'Goldie' which had escaped from London Zoo and was spotted at Lord's, profiles of the MCC Committee in 1965, articles on the South African tour of England in 1965, articles on the England vs. West Indies Test match at Lord's in 1966, articles on the pre-Olympic hockey tournament at Lord's in October 1967, articles on Diana Rait Kerr's retirement as Curator of MCC, articles on S E A Green's appointment as Curator of MCC, menu card for a dinner to the MCC Australasian team, 19 April 1971. The scrapbook contains the following photographs (copyright Sport and General unless otherwise stated): The new Coronation Garden at Lord's The entrance to the Memorial Gallery The new scoreboard at the Grand Stand The Duke of Edinburgh unveiling the Imperial Memorial Gallery Photographs of the reception and interior of the Imperial Memorial Gallery Presentation of the memorial album 'The Cricket Fields of Canada' by E F Hitchman in 1952 The Canada Case in the Imperial Memorial Gallery The unveiling of the new inn sign at The Tavern by MCC President the Duke of Beaufort Photographs of the England vs. Australia Test match at Lord's, 1953: team photographs, action photographs, photographs of spectators, photographs of litter being cleared at the Nursery Ground, photographs of the two teams meeting Queen Elizabeth II Photographs of a Sir Pelham Warner's 80th birthday dinner held in the Long Room, 1953 Presentation of a portrait of S F Barnes to MCC by Staffordshire County Cricket Club, 1954 Photographs of pitch inspections during the England vs. Pakistan Test match at Lord's in 1954 Photograph of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother arriving at Lord's for the Eton vs. Harrow match, 9 July 1954 Photograph of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother watching the Eton vs. Harrow match from a Clock Tower box, 9 July 1954 Photograph of the lunchtime parade during the Eton vs. Harrow match at Lord's, 10 July 1954 Photograph of spectators invading the pitch following the conclusion of the Eton vs. Harrow match, 10 July 1954 Photographs of the Eton and Harrow teams walking onto the outfield, 9 July 1954 Photograph of Eton and Harrow schoolboys fighting, 10 July 1954 Photographs of the MCC vs. K B XI Denmark match, 10 August 1954 Photographs of the MCC team arriving at Lord's prior to leaving for the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1954-1955, 14 September 1954 The MCC team leave Tilbury on the 'Orsova' for their tour of Australia, 15 September 1954 Photograph of the outfield at Lord's covered in snow, 14 January 1955 The MCC flag flies over the Pavilion at Lord's to celebrate England retaining the Ashes, 2 February 1955 Photographs of a dinner at the Dorchester Hotel to commemorate England's victory in the 1954-1955 Ashes series, 6 June 1955 Photographs of the England vs. South Africa Test match at Lord's, June 1955 Photograph of the Imperial Cricket Conference meeting at Lord's, 14 July 1955 Students from Canada and Africa visiting Britain as part of the Commonwealth Youth Movement, 1955 Photographs of the Eton vs. Harrow match, 1955 Photograph of a scarecrow on the Nursery Ground at Lord's, September 1955 Photograph of the MCC team leaving England to go to Pakistan, 3 December 1955 Photographs of a rehearsal in the Long Room of the ITV programme on Thomas Lord's bicentenary, 23 November 1955 Photograph of R T Gaby, R Aird and S C Griffith sorting through ticket applications for the England vs. Australia Test match in 1956, March 1956 The Australian team practice in the nets at Lord's, 25 April 1956 Photograph of the Yorkshire team walking out to field against MCC, 28 April 1956 Photographs of the MCC vs. Australia match at Lord's, May 1956 The painting of Albert Park, Suva is unveiled in the Imperial Memorial Gallery by MCC President Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, 29 May 1956 Photographs of the England vs. Australia Test match at Lord's, including action photographs and photographs of the Queen meeting the teams, June 1956 J C Laker receives a silver salver from the hands of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis to commemorate taking 19 wickets in a Test match, 1956 MCC President Sir Walter Monckton shakes hands with P B H May and D J Insole before the MCC team departed for South Africa, 1956 The first-class county captains meet at Lord's to discuss brighter cricket in the new season, 8 April 1957 The new Warner Stand, 29 April 1958 The opening ceremony for the Warner Stand, 7 May 1958 The Bolton Wanderers Football Club team watch the MCC vs. Yorkshire match from the Pavilion at Lord's the day before playing Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, 2 May 1958 View of Lord's showing the Pavilion and Warner Stand, 21 May 1958 The vicar of St. Mark's Hamilton Terrace visit Lord's, 28 June 1958 A gentleman takes a nap at Lord's during a break in play at the Middlesex vs. Somerset match, 28 June 1958 A section of the empty seats at Lord's on the first day of the Varsity match, 12 July 1958 The England team meets at Lord's prior to the tour of Australia in 1958-1959, 19 September 1958 The MCC team meet at St. Pancras station prior to departure for Australia, 20 September 1958 Godfrey Evans and his wife teach their son Howard the game of deck quoits, 20 September 1958 The MCC team return from Australia, 23 March 1959 F S Trueman returns from Australia holding a kangaroo toy, 23 March 1959 Rain delays play during the Varsity Match, 12 July 1958 R E Marshall leaves the pitch after being hit on the head during the Gentlemen vs. Players match, 17 July 1958 C A Milton is hit in the mouth by the ball during the Gentlemen vs. Players match and carried off on a stretcher, 17 July 1958 The American Ambassador John Hay Whitney presents a cup to Sir Ian Jacob, President of the Lord's Taverners, 6 May 1959 Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh meeting the Indian team, 26 May 1959 Photographs of the MCC vs. Oxford University match (K R Miller's first match as a member of MCC), 25 June 1959 The MCC team depart from Euston for their tour of Canada, 22 July 1959 Len Hutton leads the MCC team out field against Ireland, 29 August 1959 The MCC team watch a display of circuit training by students of the Avery Hill Training College in the Long Room, 7 December 1959 The MCC team meet at Lord's prior to their departure to the West Indies, 7 December 1959 The South African team practice at Lord's, April 1960 Anti-apartheid demonstrations at Lord's, 21 May 1960 Photographs of the MCC vs. South Africa match at Lord's, 21-23 May 1960 Spectators watching the Eton vs. Harrow match from their coaches, 1-2 July 1960 Photograph of the Gentlemen vs. Players match at Lord's, 15 July 1960 A framed photograph of W R Watkins is presented to MCC on behalf of the Kenya Kongonis Cricket Club, 5 September 1960 The Bermuda cricket team practice at Lord's, 4 August 1960 Special meeting of the Board of Control for Test Matches at Home, 14 October 1960 Hubert Ashton, President of MCC, holds a press statement concerning the agreement on throwing by the English and Australian Boards of Control, 3 November 1960 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrives at Lord's for the Lord's Taverners Spring Luncheon, 26 April 1961 W M Lawry and Colin Macdonald walk out to bat for Australians vs. MCC at Lord's, 27 May 1961 The band of the first Battalion the Middlesex Regiment perform at Lord's during a county match, 3 June 1961 Queen Elizabeth II visits Lord's and meets the teams during the England vs. Australia Test match at Lord's, June 1961 S S Perera presents a topee to Ronald Aird on behalf of S P Foenander of Ceylon, 1961 The Imperial Cricket Conference meet at Lord's, 19 July 1961 The scoreboard at the Middlesex vs. Worcestershire match at Lord's, 23 August 1961 MCC Secretary Ronald Aird says goodbye to Australia captain Richie Benaud as the Australian team depart England at the end of their tour, September 1961 (copyright Central Press) Photograph of the Lord's pitch survey, 11 September 1961 Photograph of a name plate 'Thomas Lord' and a plaque showing crossed bats on a train, which were given to MCC by the London Transport Executive (now fixed onto the roller in the Coronation Garden) Test selectors A V Bedser, W Watson, R W V Robins, E R Dexter and D J Insole meet at Lord's, 1962 (copyright Daily Mirror) Members of R A Roberts's Commonwealth Team leaving for their world tour, 8 February 1962 E R Dexter leaves the aircraft on his return home from the MCC tour of India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 20 February 1962 The MCC team lands at London Airport from the tour of India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 20 February 1962 The County Championship pennant flies over the Hampshire Dressing Room, 1962 Team photograph of England in the Harris Garden, 1962 Photographs of the Old England vs. Lord's Taverners match at Lord's, 1962 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and R G Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, attend a reception to launch the Lord's Taverners' Boundary Book of Cricket at Lord's Tavern, 1962 Alec Bedser, Ted Dexter and the Duke of Norfolk arrive for dinner at the Tavern prior to their tour to Australia, 26 September 1962 Fred Titmus, John Murray and Peter Parfitt pack for their tour of Australia, 26 September 1962 The MCC have dinner at Lord's and sign autographs prior to their tour to Australia, 26 September 1962 Crowds watch the MCC vs. Yorkshire match at Lord's, 27 April 1963 A match of eight-a-side cricket is played at Lord's organised by Middlesex Junior Cricket Committee, 9 May 1963 The draw for the second round of the Gillette Cup takes place in the Committee Room at Lord's, 1963 Photographs of the Middlesex vs. Northamptonshire Gillette Cup match at Lord's: the scoreboard (with an extra board showing the number of overs bowled), and C Milburn receiving his 'man of the match' medal, 12 June 1963 Team photograph of the England side which played the West Indies at Lord's, 1963 Photographs of the 1963 Gillette Cup Final: spectators, action photographs, pitch invasions at the end of the match and the trophy presentation, 7 September 1963 The New Zealand Rugby team visit Lord's, 17 February 1964 Members of the MCC team arrive at London Airport after their tour to India, 3 March 1964 The Australian team practice at Lord's, 20 April 1964 The Lord's Taverners Luncheon in the Long Room at Lord's, 23 April 1964 Ted Swannell, MCC Groundsman, and his team dry up the pitch at Lord's, April 1964 D B Close leads Yorkshire out onto the field against MCC, 30 April 1964 Old England XI walk out to field against the Lord's Taverners, 13 June 1964 Queen Elizabeth II meets the England and Australia teams, 1964 N C Sen Gupta hands over the bat which belonged to Sir Jack Hobbs to MCC Secretary S C Griffith, 27 June 1964 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh watches the Middlesex vs. Australians match with F G Mann, 20 July 1964 The Barbados Police Band march on the outfield at Lord's during the England XI vs. Sir Frank Worrell's XI match, 16 September 1964 Workmen busy digging trenches for the new drainage system on the pitch at Lord's, 24 September 1964 Photographs of the MCC team meeting at Lord's prior for their departure to South Africa, 5 December 1964 Photographs of Diana Rait Kerr speaking at a press conference to announce details of the replica of the Long Room to go on display as part of the British Exhibition in Sydney, 1964 Photographs of the British Exhibition in Sydney replica of the Long Room at Lord's, September 1964 Photographs of the Middlesex vs. Buckinghamshire Gillette Cup match at Lord's, 24 April 1965 Photograph of the MCC vs. New Zealanders match at Lord's, 17 May 1965 Photographs of the Gillette Cup match between Middlesex and Derbyshire at Lord's, 22 May 1965 Photographs of the South African team practicing at Lord's, 24 April 1965 and 21 July 1965 Mushtaq Mohammed receives the single wicket trophy from F G Mann, 16 July 1965 The England selectors meet to select the team to tour Australia, 15 August 1965 Members of the Rest of the World team meet at Lord's, 6 September 1965 Photographs of the England vs. Rest of the World match, September 1965 Photographs of Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese and Lord Cobham after the presentation of the Worcester Bowl, 1965 Photographs of the farewell dinner to the MCC team which toured Australia in 1965-1966, October 1965 Photograph of the MCC team leaving Lord's for London Airport, 16 October 1965 Photograph of the MCC team boarding the aircraft to Australia, 16 October 1965 Photograph of Fred Titmus saying goodbye to his daughter, 15 October 1965 Photograph of excavation work at the rear of the Pavilion where a new Tavern and block of flats were to be built, 28 January 1966 Photograph of players taking drinks during the MCC vs. Yorkshire match, 2 May 1966 Work in progress on the new Tavern, 19 May 1966 Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) signs autographs for the West Indies players when visiting Lord's, 16 May 1966 Ian Thompson presents the 'Man of the Match' award to D M Green, Middlesex vs. Derbyshire, 21 May 1966 G C Newman unveils a seat in the Harris Garden in memory of J W Hearne, 30 May 1966 J D Robertson, W J Edrich and D C S Compton photographed at Lord's for the Lord's Taverners vs. An Old England XI match, 11 June 1966 A procession of 'beating the bounds' at Lord's led by the Vicar of St. Marks, 25 June 1966 Photographs of the England vs. West Indies Test match at Lord's, 16-21 June 1966 Photographs of the Eton vs. Harrow match at Lord's, June 1966 Building progress on the new Tavern and block of flats, 2 July 1966 England's World Cup footballers visit Lord's during the Middlesex vs. Essex match, 18 July 1966 F J Titmus holds the Single Wicket Trophy after beating R Cowper in the final, 13 August 1966 Photographs of the Gillette Cup Final, 3 September 1966 Photographs of the Rothmans World Cup, 12-13 September 1966 Photographs of the Lord's Taverners Party on the evening of the closing of the Tavern (copyright Rex Features Limited) D C S Compton, President of the International Cavaliers Cricket Club, hands over a cheque for £3,500 to MCC Secretary S C Griffith, 15 December 1966 The groundstaff prepares for the 1967 cricket season, 22 April 1967 The unfinished Tavern from the Harris Garden, 22 April 1967 The Nawab of Pataudi batting for India vs. MCC at Lord's, 20 May 1967 Photographs of the England vs. India Test match at Lord's, including a visit by Prime Minister Harold Wilson, July 1967 Photograph of the scoreboard showing a record first-wicket partnership made by Pakistan vs. Middlesex (312), 6 July 1967 G S Sobers (winner) and Brian Edmeades (runner up) with the Charrington Single Wicket Trophy, 21 July 1967 Photograph of members of the International Cricket Conference at the Harris Garden, July 1967 Spectators visit the MCC Museum during a rain delay in the England vs. Pakistan Test match, 28 July 1967 Photographs of the Gillette Cup Final at Lord's, 2 September 1967 G S Sobers receives the Rothmans World Cup trophy from MCC President A E R Gilligan, 12 September 1967 The Rest of the World XI are photographed with the Rothmans World Cup trophy, 12 September 1967 Photographs of the Autumn Advisory Committee Meeting, 29 November 1967 Photographs of the MCC team prior to their departure for the West Indies, 27 December 1967 MCC President A E R Gilligan and MCC Secretary S C Griffith attend a meeting of the West Indies Board of Control, c1968 Photographs of a press conference held at Lord's to discuss the Sunday Entertainments Bill, 18 April 1968 Photographs of the Australian team practicing at Lord's, 27 April 1968 Photographs of the MCC vs. Yorkshire match at Lord's, 27-29 April 1968 Photographs of the MCC vs. Australians match at Lord's, 18 May 1968 Photographs of the Middlesex vs. Surrey Gillette Cup match at Lord's, 27 May 1968 Photographs of the England vs. Australia Test match at Lord's, June 1968 J S E Price receives the 'man of the match' award from C J Barnett at the Gillette Cup third round match between Middlesex and Leicestershire, 3 July 1968 F S Goldstein completes his century for Oxford vs. Cambridge, 6 July 1968 Photographs of the Gillette Cup Final between Warwickshire and Sussex, 7 September 1968 S C Griffith signs the contract for the sponsorship of the Sunday League by John Player, 9 October 1968 Photographs of a hit a six competition and a prize giving ceremony conducted by C Washbrook, T E Bailey, L Hutton and Miss Great Britain, 1968 Photographs of Olympic competitors David Hemery and Lilian Board entertained at the Tavern, 1968 Photographs of the MCC team to Pakistan and Ceylon practicing at the nets at Crystal Palace Recreation Centre, 6 January 1969 Presentation by Smith and Nephew of a First Aid case to the MCC team to Pakistan and Ceylon, 6 January 1969 D L Underwood signs a photograph of England's dramatic win at the Oval against Australia last year watched by M C Cowdrey, 20 January 1969 A P E Knott arrives at Lord's prior to the MCC tour of Pakistan and Ceylon, 20 January 1969 The MCC team boards the aircraft at London Airport for the tour of Pakistan and Ceylon, 21 January 1969 Photographs of the demolition of No. 2 Scoreboard between the Tavern and Mound Stands, 11 March 1969 Photographs of the West Indies team practicing at Lord's, 24 April 1969 Photographs of the MCC and Yorkshire teams on the dressing room balcony watching the rain, 26 April 1969 Photographs of a rain delay during the Middlesex vs. Buckinghamshire Gillette Cup match, 10 May 1969 Photograph of R A Woolmer and D L Underwood sat on the dressing room balcony having taken all 10 of Middlesex's wickets for Kent, 19 May 1969 G Boycott and J H Edrich opening the innings for MCC vs. West Indies, 31 May 1969 A bust of W G Grace made from 12,454 match sticks by a Leeds bus driver is on loan to the Memorial Gallery for the 1969 season, nd Delegates from anti-apartheid movements hand in a petition to the International Cricket Conference, 11 June 1969 Photographs of the England vs. West Indies Test match at Lord's, 26-30 June 1969 Elizabeth Taylor and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visit Lord's for the Eton vs. Harrow match, 10 July 1969 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visits Lord's for the Middlesex vs. New Zealanders match, 16 July 1969 Photographs of Yorkshire's victory in the 1969 Gillette Cup Final, 6 September 1969 Peter Johnson is presented with the first award of the Frank Worrell trophy for the most outstanding young cricketer of the season by Mr Edward Courage, 5 November 1969 Photographs of a meeting of the Cricket Council and Test and County Cricket Board discussing the South African tour of England in 1970 (later cancelled), 12 February 1970 Photographs of county cricket's sponsorship with Ford Capri and county representatives accepting Ford cars in front of the Tavern Stand, 19 March 1970 Photographs of an international hockey match between England and Spain at Lord's, 21 March 1970 Photograph of the wicket at Lord's guarded by wire mesh fences to stop protestors, 1970 The Middlesex team training before the start of the season, 14 April 1970 Photographs of a prize giving ceremony hosted by the Lord's Taverners, 22 April 1970 W J Edrich batting for Norfolk vs. Middlesex in the first round of the Gillette Cup, 28 April 1970 M C Cowdrey arrives at Lord's for the Cricket Council meeting, 22 May 1970 Spectators watch cricket through wire netting which was erected as a precaution against demonstrations during the cancelled South African tour to England, 23 May 1970 Photographs of the England vs. Rest of the World Test match at Lord's, 20-22 June 1970 Photographs of the Oxford vs. Cambridge match at Lord's, 13 July 1970 Photograph of Jim Fairbrother, MCC Head Groundsman, trying a new mower, August 1970 Lancashire captain Jackie Bond holds up the Gillette Cup with his teammates following the county's victory, 5 September 1970 Ray Illingworth receives a set of tankards from MCC President Sir Cyril Hawker, 19 April 1971 Photographs of the Middlesex vs. Leicestershire match at Lord's, 17-18 May 1971.

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