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M.04.07
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Batting Gloves of GC (Graeme) Smith, 2003
Date
2003 - 2003
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Trademark 'Maxi Original'
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Pair of batting gloves. White, leather palm, black and yellow, elasticated fourchettes with leather finger tips. White, square, foam padding, split at joints, yellow diamond detail on digits and across wrist. Extra padding, black with yellow chevrons, on left hand index and middle finger. Quirk and perforated palm. Knitted, white, elasticated cuffs, chevron pattern, Velcro fastenings. Maker’s logo on wrist and strap. Signed by player on left glove
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South African International Cap of Brian McMillan, 1991 M.2012.15
South Africa and England Teams Photograph, Lord’s, 1994 TN.2009.1581
Lord’s Honours Boards Tapes: Jonty Rhodes and Allan Donald, 1998 TN.2008.354
Batting Gloves of Graeme Smith used in his record innings at Lord’s, 2003 M.04.07
Boots of Makhaya Ntini used in his 10 wicket haul at Lord’s, 2003 M.04.08
South Africa re-joined the ICC in 1991 after its two rival organisations, the South African Cricket Union and the South African Cricket Board, merged to form the United Cricket Board of South Africa. Their first tour was hastily arranged after Pakistan’s visit to India was cancelled. The team, captained by Clive Rice, did not use the `Springbok’ moniker and wore blue caps with a UCBSA logo.
The team played for the first time in England in 1994 in a series that started at Lord’s; coached by Mike Procter and captained by Kepler Wessels, it triumphed in that first Test by the huge margin of 356 runs.
Although Wessels scored a century, Brian McMillan scored the most runs in the Test and was South Africa’s Player of the Series. Allan Donald who took five wickets in an innings went on to repeat this feat in 1998 when Jonty Rhodes in turn scored a century; black ribbons were worn as a tribute to the recently deceased Jackie McGlew.
Donald Bradman’s record as the scorer of the highest innings by a visitor – 254 set in 1930 – was finally overhauled in 2003 when Graeme Smith muscled his way to 259 and Makhaya Ntini took ten wickets in the match to beat England by an innings and 92 runs. South Africa maintain an unbeaten record at Lord’s since readmission.
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