1 scrapbook

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings written and compiled by Michael Melford. The scrapbook contains reports of the following matches: Kent vs. Somerset, Gillette Cup Final, Lord’s, 3 September 1967 An England XI vs. Rest of the World, Rothmans World Cricket Cup, Lord’s, 10 September 1967 Central Zone vs. MCC, Lyallpur, 9 February 1969 Governor’s XI vs. MCC, Sahiwal, 16 February 1969 Pakistan vs. MCC, Lahore, 23 February 1969 Pakistan vs. MCC, Dacca, 2 March 1969 Pakistan vs. MCC, Karachi, 9 March 1969 (match abandoned due to riot) Rest of the World vs. Australia, Lord’s, 1 September 1968 Warwickshire vs. Gillette Invitation XI, Edgbaston, 15 September 1968 Combined Australian XI vs. West Indies, Launceston, 19 January 1969 Ceylon Board XI vs. MCC, Colombo, 26 January 1969 Ceylon vs. MCC, Colombo, 2 February 1969 MCC vs Yorkshire, Lord’s, 27 April 1969 Worcestershire vs. West Indies, Worcester, 4 May 1969 Somerset vs. Derbyshire, County Championship, Taunton, 11 May 1969 Middlesex vs. Kent, County Championship, Lord’s, 18 May 1969 Northamptonshire vs. Surrey, County Championship, Northampton, 25 May 1969 MCC vs. West Indies, Lord’s, 1 June 1969 Lancashire vs. Yorkshire, Gillette Cup, Old Trafford, 8 June 1969 England vs. West Indies, Old Trafford, 15 June 1969 Gloucestershire vs. Hampshire, County Championship, Bristol, 22 June 1969 England vs. West Indies, Lord’s, 29 June 1969 Derbyshire vs. New Zealand, Chesterfield, 6 July 1969 England vs. West Indies, Headingley, 13 July 1969 The scrapbook also contains articles on the MCC tour of Ceylon and Pakistan in 1968-69, articles on the cancelled MCC tour of South Africa in 1968-69, articles on the introduction of Sunday League matches, articles on the West Indies tour of England in 1969. The scrapbook also contains reports on the following rugby union matches: Blackheath vs. Coventry, 1 October 1967 Wasps vs. Belgrano AC, 8 October 1967 Combined Provinces of Ireland vs. Australia, Belfast, 20 October 1968 Ireland vs. Australia, Dublin, 27 October 1968 Scotland vs. Australia, Murrayfield, 3 November 1968 France vs. South Africa, Bordeaux, 10 November 1968 France vs. South Africa, Paris, 17 November 1968 Oxford University vs. Gloucester, Oxford, 1 December 1968 London Welsh vs. Cape Town University, Richmond, 8 December 1968 Lancashire vs. Yorkshire, Ansdell, 15 December 1968 Harlequins vs. The Army, Twickenham, 5 January 1969 Cornwall vs. Hertfordshire, Redruth, 12 January 1969

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