Tour 78 (5 results)

Pre-tour, for the 1977-78 Indian cricket tour of Australia under Bishen Singh Bedi. Includes a history of the SCG by Phil Wilkins. Paperback. 8vo. 67pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers, very good.

Pre-tour souvenir for the visit of the 1977-78 Indians to Australia under Bishen Singh Bedi. Paperback. 4to. 48pp. Illustrated in colour. Pictorial wrappers, good.

small 8vo., 68pp., engraved vignette title, score, orig. orange linen covered boards with paper title label to upper cover. A fine clean copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is lightly marked on rear panel. Hand-set Limited Edition of 225 Numbered copies. (Padwick, 5254). The large crowd at Hagley Park, Christchurch, in January 1878, had good cause to rejoice in the unexpected victory of a local side rather cheekily reduced to only fifteen players over an Australian eleven which included an array of champions such as the Bannerman brothers, Gregory, Murdoch, Horan and, not least, Frederick Spofforth, shortly to earn his nickname of 'demon bowler' when the tourists went to England. The full contemporary newspaper report reprinted here with additional material reveals a number of controversial aspects to this historic match.…

N° 253 / 1978 - revue illustrée - in-4 broché bel état.

N° 249 / 1978 - bel état.