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Collection includes a letter from Norman Martinelli describing his time working at the Guardian, in particular his involvement with the Guardian cricket club, 1961-1987. Also contains artefacts relating to the Guardian Cricket Club such as ties, scarves and handkerchief, photographs, and other related papers.

Administrative/Biographical history: Norman Martinelli joined the Guardian in 1961 and worked in the production department as a compositor. He retired in 1987. Martinelli, with his wife, June, were founding members of the Guardian staff Cricket Club.

The Guardian Cricket Club was founded in 1968 following the arrangement of a cricket match between the editorial and production personnel at the newspaper. The cricket club grounds were at Gunnersbury Park, London. The first presidents of the club were Neville Cardus and John Arlott.

The Guardian Cricket Club toured India in 1974 and later toured the west coast of America and Sri Lanka in 1981.
Creator: Martinelli; Norman; (-2005); compositor

Letter from Norman Martinelli to Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian. Martinelli describes his career at the Guardian from 1961-1987 and in particular his membership of the Guardian cricket club, which he co-founded in 1968.
Creator: Martinelli; Norman; (-2005); compositor

Papers relating to the Guardian Cricket Club, which was founded by Norman Martinelli and others in 1968. Papers contain fixture cards, player lists, newspaper cutting, and score cards. Scorecards relate to the 1981 tour of Sri Lanka.

Also contains copies of The Manchester Guardian Cricketer, a club produced newspaper ahead of their cricket tour of California. The Cricketer contains details of the players who attended the tour.
Creator: Martinelli; Norman; (-2005); compositor

Black and white photographs taken of Guardian Cricket Club including photographs of members at Old Trafford for a planned match in 1971 against the Manchester Evening News cricket team. The match was postponed due to poor weather.

Players photographed include the following Guardian staff: Norman Martinelli; Derek Malcolm; Campbell Page; Paul Fitzpatrick; Chris Waite; Timeri Murari; and others.

Also contains a photograph of the exchanging of ties and scarves between cricket teams in India during their 1974 overseas tour.
Creator: Martinelli; Norman; (-2005); compositor

Artefacts relating to the 1974 tour of India. Includes printed ties, handkerchief and a silk scarf printed with the Guardian titles throughout the history of the newspaper.

The ties were presented to each team member by the President of India. The Guardian printed scarves were taken by the Guardian Cricket Club to India to be given away at the various venues.
Creator: Martinelli; Norman; (-2005); compositor