Tour Gallery

Harold Larwood Bowling, 1933

Photograph of the English bowler, Harold Larwood, in action during the MCC tour of Australia, 1933. During that tour, D.R. Jardine, the MCC Captain, used the pace of Larwood to employ leg theory (also known as bodyline bowling). Although successful on the cricket field, the tactic was deemed unsportsmanlike by many Australians and soured Anglo-Australian relations

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Metropolitan Police Association Football Team

The Metropolitan Police Association Football Team prior to boarding a KLM four engine Fokker plane to Amsterdam. The visit was arranged following an invitation from the Dutch Police Association to take part in their Jubilee celebrations. The main prupose of the trip was to play two football matches against the Dutch police at Amstersdam and Doetichem

© Mary Evans Picture Library/Met Police Authority

Handley Page Halifax VI RG815 Mercury of the RAF

Handley Page Halifax VI, RG815, Mercury of the RAF Empire Radio School, Debden, prior to its 25, 000-mile tour of Palestine, Iraq, India, Burma, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in 1946. Date: 1946

© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library

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