Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

England (M.C.C.) tours 1953/54-1969/70. A good selection of approx. eighty original mono press photographs including ‘wire’ photographs, the majority covering M.C.C. overseas tours. Series include to West Indies 1953/43 (Qty 2), to South Africa 1956/57 (14), to West Indies 1959/60 (8), to India & Pakistan 1961/62 (2), to India 1963/64 (4), to West Indies 1967/68 (32), also the Commonwealth tour to India 1953/54 (2) and West Indies in England 1973 (15). Subjects covered include team photographs, travelling by plane and ship, match action, crowd scenes including some disturbances and rioting at grounds etc. Players featured include Hutton, Compton, Bailey, Trueman, May, Barrington, M.J.K. Smith, Lock, Dexter, Cowdrey, Graveney (England), Hall, Alexander, Worrell, Camacho, Sobers (West Indies), Chandrasekhar, Hanumant Singh, Nadkarni (India) etc. Photo agencies include Kemsley Picture Service, Central Press Photos, Sport & General, Associated Press, Daily Sketch, Reuter, Patrick Eagar etc. Various sizes. Good condition.