Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 928
Estimate: £60/90
Hammer: unsold
Bryan Herbert Valentine. Kent, Cambridge University & England 1927-1948. M.C.C. tour of India & Ceylon 1933-34’. Small official ‘Programme for The M.C.C. Visit to Karachi’. The 6pp programme, plus covers, with titles in blue to front cover ‘Sind Cricket Association’ emblem and further details ‘Arrival at Keamiri 14th October 1933. Departure from Cantonment Station 25th October 1933. To inside pages are the schedule of matches, social engagements, list of ‘Institutes which have enrolled visitors as Honorary Members, Names of the members of the M.C.C. team which lists the players names but also their ‘hosts’, who they are staying with and their address and telephone numbers, Valentine stayed with G.F.S. Collins Esq of Collectors House, Douglas Jardine stayed at Government House, Leslie Townsend stayed with Canon Johnston at The Vicarage, Holy Trinity Church etc and The Sind Cricket Association Committee and other committees set up for the M.C.C. Visit. ‘Printed by the Bharat Printing Press, Rambaugh Road, Karachi’. This was Valentine’s copy. A rarely seen programme. Good condition
M.C.C. played three matches during their time in Karachi, Walters, Barnett and Jardine all made hundreds and Verity took 6-46 v Sind in the third match


