SCRAMBLE FOR SOUVENIRS.—The last ball bowled in the third cricket test match between England and Australia, played in Melbourne, was the signal for this wild scramble by players and umpires for stumps as souvenirs, and for a rush by spectators to see the wicket ,on which England forced a draw but lost the Ashes. A strong force of police kept the crowd off the pitch.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25083, 15 January 1947, Page 8
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65SCRAMBLE FOR SOUVENIRS.—The last ball bowled in the third cricket test match between England and Australia, played in Melbourne, was the signal for this wild scramble by players and umpires for stumps as souvenirs, and for a rush by spectators to see the wicket ,on which England forced a draw but lost the Ashes. A strong force of police kept the crowd off the pitch. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25083, 15 January 1947, Page 8
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