An interesting group of 19 Orient Line 'Orontes' passenger forms relating to the England cricket team sailing from Tilbury to Freemantle for the 1932-
£1,000 - £1,500
An interesting group of 19 Orient Line 'Orontes' passenger forms relating to the England cricket team sailing from Tilbury to Freemantle for the 1932-33 'Bodyline' Ashes series, each document dated 17th September 1932 and detailing the passenger's surname, Christian name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, ports of embarkation and destination, nationality, health and passport questions, English address and the signature of the passenger, subjects comprising the entire England touring team and management: D R Jardine, R E S Wyatt, G O Allen, L E G Ames, F R Brown, G Duckworth, W R Hammond, H Larwood, M Leyland, T B Mitchell, Nawab of Pataudi (embarked at Colombo - occupation described as ''Ruler of the Indian State of Pataudi'' !), E Paynter, H Sutcliffe, M W Tate, H Verity, W Voce, R C N Palairet & P F Warner