THE INVINCIBLES 1948 CRICKET TEAM COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY - ENGLISH CRICKET HISTORY

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT FRAMED DISPLAY COMMEMORATING THE LEGENDARY 1948 AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM KNOWN AS "THE INVINCIBLES," WHO TOURED ENGLAND UNDER THE CAPTAINCY OF K.O.E. JOHNSON (MANAGER) AND R.A. HAMENCE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION CAPTURES ONE OF CRICKET'S MOST CELEBRATED TOURING SIDES, FEATURING THE CENTRAL TEAM PHOTOGRAPH FLANKED BY INDIVIDUAL PLAYER PORTRAITS, STATISTICS CARDS, AND DETAILED MATCH RECORDS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE DISPLAY IS PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED WITHIN A SUBSTANTIAL MAHOGANY TIMBER FRAME WITH GILT-EDGED INNER BORDER AND PROTECTIVE GLASS PANELS. THE CENTRAL COMPOSITION FEATURES A FORMAL TEAM PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE COMPLETE SQUAD IN CRICKET WHITES AND BLAZERS, POSITIONED IN THREE ROWS WITH THE MANAGER SEATED PROMINENTLY TO THE LEFT.

CONTENT AND DOCUMENTATION:
SURROUNDING THE CENTRAL TEAM PHOTOGRAPH ARE EIGHT INDIVIDUAL PLAYER PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS WITH ACCOMPANYING STATISTICS CARDS, EACH BEARING A PLAYER'S SIGNATURE OR PRINTED NAME. THE CARDS DISPLAY BATTING AND BOWLING STATISTICS IN PERIOD TYPOGRAPHY. PLAYERS FEATURED INCLUDE SID BARNES, BILL BROWN, RON HAMENCE, DON TALLON, ERNIE TOSHACK, DON BRADMAN, RON SAGGERS, AND DOUG RING, AMONG OTHERS.

THE LOWER SECTION CONTAINS DETAILED MATCH RECORDS AND RESULTS FROM THE 1948 TOUR, PRINTED ON A DARK BACKGROUND WITH GOLD TEXT. STATISTICS INCLUDE MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS, FIRST-CLASS AVERAGES, AND BOWLING RECORDS. THE YEAR "1948" IS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED IN LARGE NUMERALS AT THE CENTRE.

THE BASE OF THE DISPLAY FEATURES A ROW OF EIGHT ADDITIONAL PLAYER PHOTOGRAPHS WITH CORRESPONDING STATISTICS CARDS, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE TOURING SQUAD.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
THE 1948 AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM, CAPTAINED BY DON BRADMAN IN HIS FINAL TOUR, REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT TOURING SIDES IN CRICKET HISTORY. THE TEAM EARNED THE NICKNAME "THE INVINCIBLES" DUE TO THEIR REMARKABLE RECORD DURING THE TOUR. THIS DISPLAY SERVES AS A PRIMARY HISTORICAL DOCUMENT OF THAT CELEBRATED CAMPAIGN.

CONDITION:
THE FRAME SHOWS APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED PATINA TO THE MAHOGANY TIMBER, WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR TO EDGES CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF DISPLAY. GLASS PANELS REMAIN INTACT AND CLEAR. THE CENTRAL PHOTOGRAPH DISPLAYS EXPECTED TONING APPROPRIATE TO ITS AGE. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER CARDS AND STATISTICS SHEETS SHOW UNIFORM YELLOWING CONSISTENT WITH PERIOD PAPER STOCK. SIGNATURES REMAIN LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, WATER STAINING, OR RESTORATION IS EVIDENT.

DIMENSIONS:
APPROXIMATE OVERALL DISPLAY DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 114 CM HEIGHT × 92 CM WIDTH, SUITABLE FOR WALL MOUNTING OR DISPLAY ON A STAND.

PROVENANCE:
THE DISPLAY REPRESENTS A PERIOD COMMEMORATIVE PIECE, LIKELY PRODUCED SHORTLY AFTER THE 1948 TOUR CONCLUDED. SUCH DISPLAYS WERE CREATED FOR PRESENTATION TO TEAM MEMBERS, CRICKET CLUBS, AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS. THIS EXAMPLE SHOWS CONSISTENT USE AND DISPLAY HISTORY CONSISTENT WITH A PRIVATE OR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION.

Item Size: Height: 115cm, Width: 100cm, Depth: 8cm, Weight: 15Kg

Condition: Good

656543+1

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