Object number
M.2012.48
Title
South Africa Rebel XI Shirt of SJ (Jimmy) Cook, 1989-90
Date
1989 - 1990
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Material
Size
Size: 42
Description
Off-white, long sleeve, polo style shirt. Three button placket, button cuff and patch pocket. Zig zag, geometric design, gold and green. Screen printed motif: ‘South Africa 1989-90- (green script, antelope head)
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England Rebel Tours to South Africa 1989/-90 & 1990/-91
England team Cap of Alan Wells M.2012.11
South Africa team Cap of Adrian Kuyiper M.2008.34
South African Players’ Shirt of Jimmy Cook M.2012.48
England Player’s Blazer of Paul Jarvis M.2015.990
The Independent article BF/SS/SA/TEMP4
Although all the players on the rebel tours had faced international condemnation, they had been well-received during their time in South Africa. It was only on the final tour by an England side that the visiting players were faced with outright hostility. The tour took place at a time when the policy of apartheid was finally being dismantled and FW de Klerk both lifted the ban on the ANC and freed Nelson Mandela. The 1990/-91 tour was cancelled as a consequence.
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M.2008.34 : South African Rebel Tour Cricket Cap worn by Adrian Kuiper
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