| Description | The big sheet has a section cut from it and notes on the reverse regarding Bill McLaren's travel arrangements. It is accompanied by:
- Notes
- Programme for Lancashire v. Warwickshire with brief annotations.
- Annotated programme for the Daily Mail Schools Rugby Cup (under 15) final match between Royal Grammar Schoool Guildford and Wellington College at Twickenham on 9 April 1988.
- Lancashire County Rugby Football Union booklet entitled 'Member's Card and Official Guide Season 1987-88'.
- Rugby Special running order for 9 April 1988, which lists McLaren's commentary.
- Copy letter from Bill McLaren asking for information about the teams in preparation for the match commentary, dated 20 March 1988.
- Replies to the above letter from R. B. Bretherton, Honorary Secretary of Lancashire County Rugby Football Union, and H. Walker, President of Warwickshire Rugby Football Union, dated 23 March 1988 and n.d.
- Letter to Bill McLaren from [?] of Lancashire County Rugby Football Union providing biographies for the players and points of interest.
- Computer printout of pen portraits of the Warwickshire players.
- Cuttings from The Times and other unidentified newspapers.
The score of this County Championship final match was Lancashire 23 - 18 Warwickshire. The big sheet records:
Warwickshire
Team: Steve Hall, Chris Leake, Mark Warr, Kevin Shaw, Stuart Hall, Mark Lakey, Steve Thomas, Lee Johnson, Andy Farrington, Steve Wilkes, Tony Gulliver, Phil Bowman, Paul Suckling, Dick Travers and Kevin Hickey.
Replacements: Andy Savage, Andy Parton, Gary Colleran, Gareth Tregilgas and Andy Ellis.
President: Harry Walker.
Coaches: Ron Jones, P. Rossborough [?] and Jim Broderick.
Physiotherapist: Steve Beddis.
Lancashire
Team: Andy Higgin, Nigel Heslop, Gerry Ainscough, David Fell, Brendan Hanavan, Ian Aitchison, Gary Williams, Danny O'Brien, Neil Hitchen, David Southern, Bob Kimmins, Wade Dooley, David Cleary, Sean Gallagher and Peter Cook.
Replacements: Simon Langford, Mark Hancock, Paul Robbins, Kieron Rabbit, David Cusani and Mike Kenrick.
President: Ian Sinclair.
Chairman: Ken Jones.
Coaches: John O'Driscoll and Mike Slemen.
Physiotherapist: Kevin Murphy.
Referee: Roger Quittenton.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Tony Trigg and Colin Little.
Surgeon: Graeme Watson [?].
Groundsman: John Clark. |