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Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, photographs and scorecards compiled by Molly Hide, relating to women's cricket between 1951 and 1953. Includes reports on domestic women's cricket matches in England, articles on women's cricket weeks at Colwall, articles on the Australian tour of England in 1951, team list for the Tadworth Festival 1952 match between Miss Molly Hide's XI and Miss Barbara Murrey's XI, photograph of Hide batting for England vs. Australia at The Oval in 1951, articles on the Australia Women team's visit to Lord's to practice in 1951, menu card for a luncheon to the Australian Women's Cricket Team hosted by Simpson Services Club in May 1951, photographs of the England vs. Australia Test match at Worcester, photographs of Madresfield Court in Malvern, photographs of the Surrey vs. Australia match at Mitcham Green in 1951, photographs of the Australia and England 1948-1949 XI at Southend in 1951, photographs of Hide's visit to Wycombe Abbey, drawing by MCC advertising the Gentlemen vs. Players fixture at Lord's in 1951, menu card for a dinner held by Hindhead Cricket Club, menu card for a dinner to the sportswomen of Britain held by the Sports Writers' Association, menu card for a farewell dinner to the United States Womens' Lacrosse Association Touring Team hosted by the All England Ladies' Lacrosse Association, menu card for a 50th anniversary dinner of Southern Counties Women's Hockey Association, membership card for Southampton Women's Luncheon Club, birthday cards, telegrams, articles on the 100th anniversary of the death of John Willes, photographs of the Hindhead vs. Molly Hide's XI match in 1952, photographs of Hide at Queen Elizabeth's Training College for the disabled in 1952, photographs, menu cards, itinerary and telegrams relating to the Women's Cricket Association tour of Holland in 1952, photograph of Hide with England cricketers on a training course at Lilleshall in April 1953, invitation card for Hide to attend a cocktail party at the British Sportsman's Club, photograph of the Green Circle reunion in 1953, team photographs from the An England XI vs. Miss Molly Hide's XI match in 1953, photographs of Queen Elizabeth II meeting Hide duirng the Civil Service Sports Council Coronation Celebrations at Chiswick in 1953, photographs of the Middlesex and Surrey teams in 1953, letter from Simpson Services Club inviting Hide to a reception, photograph of Mary Duggan bowling in 1948, photograph of Betty Wilson batting in 1948. The scrapbook contains scorecards from the following matches (venues in brackets): 1951 England vs. Australia (Test match, Scarborough; the scrapbook contains a team photograph of the England XI), Australia vs. 1948-1949 Touring Team (Westcliff-on-Sea), England vs. Australia (Test match, The Oval; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), Miss Molly Hide's XI vs. Australia (Hindhead; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), Miss Molly Hide's XI vs. A Leatherhead XI (Leatherhead; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), Surrey XI vs. WCA XI (Reigate Priory), An England XI vs. Miss C Robinson's XI (Scarborough; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match) 1952 Middlesex vs. Miss Hide's XI (Twickenham Green), Catford Wanderers XI vs. Miss Molly Hide's XI (Catford), Surrey vs. Kent (Thames Ditton; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), Surrey vs. Women's Cricket Association (Mitcham Green), South of England vs. The Rest (The Oval; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), England vs. The Rest (Southampton), London Counties Women's XI vs. Rest of England Women's XI (Motspur Park; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), South vs. West (Holman Cricket Club; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), An England XI vs. The Rest (Kingston; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match) 1953 Miss Hide's XI vs. Miss Duggan's XI (Cardiff), Surrey vs. Miss G Morgan's XI (Mitcham Green), Sussex vs. Women's Cricket Association (Hastings), England vs. The Rest (Burton on Trent), Surrey vs. Yorkshire (Leatherhead; the scrapbook contains photographs of the match), Hayling Island vs. Miss Molly Hide's XI (Hayling Park), Hindhead vs. Miss Molly Hide's XI (Hindhead).

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