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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

‘M.C.C. South African Tour 1938-1939’. Official black and white photograph of the M.C.C. team who toured South Africa in 1938/39, seated and standing in rows and wearing M.C.C. sweaters. The photograph is laid down to official photographers mount. Nicely and fully signed in ink to lower border by all eighteen members of the touring party featured including the Manager A.J. Holmes, R.J. Ridgway and Bill Ferguson, Scorer. Players’ signatures are Hammond (Captain), Farnes, Yardley, Ames, Valentine, Wilkinson, Verity, Bartlett, Goddard, Perks, Hutton, Gibb, Edrich, Wright and Paynter. Printed title to top border of mount. The photograph measures 14.75”x10.75”, framed overall 21”x17”. Some signatures a little faded but all legible. Some creasing and slight staining to mount, small blemish to the photograph, otherwise in good condition. Excellent image.