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Marylebone Cricket Club Under-25 Cricket Team In Pakistan In 1966–67
A team of English cricketers under 25 years of age, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club, toured Pakistan from early January to late February 1967 and played three four-day matches against a Pakistan under-25 team and four other first-class matches. The team As England were not playing a Test series in 1966-67, the MCC were able to select a strong team. The touring team, with ages on 1 January 1967, was: * Mike Brearley (captain) (24) * David Brown (vice-captain) (24) * Neal Abberley (22) * Dennis Amiss (23) * Geoff Arnold (22) * Mike Bissex (22) * Mike Buss (22) * Keith Fletcher (22) * Robin Hobbs (24) * Richard Hutton (24) * Alan Knott (20) * Alan Ormrod (24) * Pat Pocock (20) * Derek Underwood (21) * Tony Windows (24) Buss was not in the original team. He replaced Abberley, who suffered a broken finger from a high full toss in the second match.Mike Brearley, "An Exhausting but Successful First Tour for Young England", ''The Cricketer'', Spring Annual, 1967, pp. 61–64. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence. In 1788, the MCC took responsibility for the laws of cricket, issuing a revised version that year. Changes to these Laws are now determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), but the copyright is still owned by MCC. When the ICC was established in 1909, it was administered by the secretary of the MCC, and the president of MCC automatically assumed the chairmanship of ICC until 1989. For much of the 20th century, commencing with the 1903–04 tour of Australia and ending with the 1976–77 tour of India, MCC organised international tours on behalf of the England cricket team for playing Test matches. On these tours, the England team played under the auspices of MCC in non-international matches. In 1993, its administrative an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
