Objektnummer
M.2016.107.5
Titel
Australia Test Cap of JH (Jim) de Courcy, 1953
Datum
1953 - 1953
Upphovsman
Material
Omfattning
length: 26 cm
Beskrivning
Dark green, ‘baggy green’ cap. Embroidered, Australia crest on front (kangaroo and emu supporting a shield, pale blue cross, lamb, ship, crossed tools and sheaf; sun above, but no band below), Red scroll ‘Australia’; ‘1953’ in gold below. Unfilled or padded stitches. Black lining. Maker’s name in crown, ‘J De Courcy’ in pen on label
Australia Test Cap of Jim de Courcy, 1953
Farmer's
Wool
James de Courcy played in three Tests on the 1953 Australian tour of England, it was his most successful in Australian cricket, with 503 runs at an average of 41.91 runs per innings
His four centuries on the tour were the four highest scores of his career, and were followed by 204 in an end-of-season match against Combined Services, when he was outdone by 262 not out from Keith Miller, with whom he shared a partnership of 377 for the fourth wicket.
Kindly lent by Marylebone Cricket Club Museum
Museum number M.2016.107.5
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