Object number
M.2013.26.335.2
Title
Australia Rebel XI Shirt of John Dyson, 1985
Date
1985
Creator
Adidas (clothing manufacturer)
Material
Size
Size "XXL".
Description
Metallic gold, polo style, short sleeve shirt. Three button placket, patch pocket. Three dark green bands on left sleeve. Embroidered, applied patch: Red cricket ball, gold kangaroo and antelope, ‘SA Tour 85/87’. Heat applied motif: ‘Adidas’ logo (green, three leaves) right chest left and right sleeve. Signed to front.
Display caption
Australian Rebel Tours to South Africa 1985/-86 & 1986/-87
John Dyson’s Australian Team Uniform M.2013.26.335.2 & 3
Australian Team Sunhats M.2013.26.335.1 & 337
Team Autograph sheets and Tour Programmes M.2013.26.336.2, 3 & 4
Australian team branded beer cooler M.2013.26.336.1
All acquired by MCC from the Ross Barrat Collection, 2013
Australian teams were treated with similar opprobrium by their national press and cricket-loving Prime Minister Bob Hawke branded them `traitors’. South African Kepler Wessels joined the second of the two tours having played in Australia since World Series Cricket in 1977. Omar Henry became only the second non-white player to represent South Africa when he played against the tourists in 1986-/87.
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