Object number
M.2014.72
Title
Cambridge University CC Cap of Tony Lewis, 1960-62
Date
1960 - 1970
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Description
Cap is sky blue with a brown inside. Label on the inside indicates head size '7 1/2'.
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Cap of Tony Lewis (1938)
Wool
University of Cambridge Cricket Club cap worn by Toney Lewis, who also played rugby union for Neath and Gloucester before winning a blue for Cambridge in The Varsity Match in 1959.
Lewis is the only cricketer to captain both England and Wales. In 1975 he was appointed Cricket and Rugby correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph and later went on to become the face of BBC Television cricket coverage in the 1990s. He was president of MCC from 1998 to 2000.
MCC Collections: Purchase
M.2014.72
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