Player Issued - South African MATCH WORN Baggy Touring Test Cricket Cap c1952-53

Player Issued - South African MATCH WORN Baggy Touring Test Cricket Cap - c1952-53 - (AUTHENTIC)
 
From the Tour to Australia in 1952. Fair Match Worn Condition.
Green Wool.
Embroidered Springbok and 'S.A.1952-3' on the Front.
Player Issued.
 
The South African side was captained by Jack Cheetham. The manager was Ken Viljoen.
 
The South Africa national cricket team toured Australia in the 1952–53 season and played 5 Test matches against Australia. The series was drawn 2–2, the first time a rubber between the two sides had not been won by Australia.
 
On the Australian legs of the tour, including the Test matches, 16 first-class matches were played, of which four were won by the South Africans, three lost, and nine drawn. Of the six minor matches in Australia, three were won and three drawn. In New Zealand, one Test match was won by the South Africans, and all other matches were drawn.