MALTA0231
Photograph MALTA0231 Period 1950-1959Fieldsmen on the cricket team representing 78 Fighter Wing RAAF wait while the captain of the Royal Marine Commandos team moves in to hit the ball. The match, which was the final of the Governor's cu
MALTA0230 Accession Number: MALTA0230
Description
Representing 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, opening bowler Freddie Williams of Essendon, Vic, prepares to rout the Royal Marine Commandos team in the final of the Governor's Cup knockout cricket competition. Williams was a leading bowler in various RAAF units in Australia; in this, his most successful bowling spell of the contest, Williams took 7/20 and bowled unchallenged for 14 overs. The Wing was stationed in Malta for garrison duty between 1952 and 1954; in that period the cricket team won the Governor's Cup three years running.
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Accession Number
MALTA0230
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
1952
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Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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