Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 25
Estimate: £60/90
Hammer: unsold
M.C.C. tour to South Africa 1922/23. Official menu for the ‘Farewell Banquet to the M.C.C. Team by the Natal Cricket Association’ held at the Durban Club, Durban, 20th February 1923. The menu with paper wrappers, red and yellow ribbon tie. Printed title and Natal emblem to front, toasts and menu to centre pages. Wear and staining, overall in fair condition.
The date of this dinner corresponds with the deciding 5th Test played at Durban, 16th- 22nd February 1923 (‘Timeless’ Test), which England won by 109 runs to take the series 2-1 with two matches drawn.