A cricket stump used in the fifth Test match and taken possession of by W. A. Oldfield, the Australian wicketkeeper, was presented by him to the Bacchus Marsh sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League. The stump was autographed by players of both teams. The branch in disposing of the stump realized £52, which will be devoted to the relief of distress among returned soldiers. The owner of the stump is Mr J. A- Connor, of Bacchus Marsh.
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Southland Times, Issue 23227, 16 June 1937, Page 11
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