175th anniversary of The Melbourne Cricket Club

Today, November 15, 2013 is the 175th anniversary of the Melbourne Cricket Club

My grandmother's uncle, Alexander (Alec) Morgan was a very keen cricketer.

He left his family home in Australia in 1886 and joined his uncle, Thomas Kelly, in New Zealand and he apparently traveled back to Melbourne frequently to visit his family who owned the original Cross Keys Hotel in North Essendon.

In later years Alec was accountant for the New Zealand Treasury Department.

His keen interest in cricket continued throughout his life and he became very involved with the Treasury cricket team.

This Honorary Members Ticket to the MCC was dated only 18 months before his death in 1929.

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A young Alec Morgan standing back row, second from left.

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The photo below is of the Treasury Cricket Team, Wellington New Zealand, 1910.  Alec Morgan standing at the right wearing the bowler hat and big moustache.

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 A little further information about the Members ticket has been found with thanks to Patricia who is the archivist for the Melbourne Cricket Club. The only Honorary Members books held in the MCC archives are dated from the late 1800s to 1920.  Patricia found that in 1927 some alterations and additions were made which allowed issue of  a form of temporary honorary members ticket to members of other recognised clubs.

Unnamed photos - Anyone know who these people are?

Photo labelled "Unknown taken in Melbourne".  

This lovely lady may have had some connection to the Cross Keys Hotel at Essendon. 

These photos are some that belonged to my GG Uncle Alexander Morgan. He was a son of the Morgan family who owned the original Cross Keys Hotel.

Alexander went to New Zealand in 1886 and was the head accountant for the New Zealand Treasury Department in the early 1900s.  

The following photo was labelled "unknown, taken in Wellington"  

I'm posting them on the off chance that someone may recognise them.

And the next photo is labelled Miss Annie (or Bessie) and Miss Kate - Unknown