ON TOUR WITH BRIAN BOOTH: ENGLAND 1961

Brian Booth and Ronald Cardwell
Published 2009

On 27 July 1961, Brian Booth, a country boy from Perthville near Bathurst was selected for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. He kept a diary in which he faithfully recorded details of the tour, which was the last time a team travelled by boat to England.
Booth recalls:
"This diary presentation came about almost by accident. My wife Judy was rummaging through a laundry cupboard and came across the diary. I was sitting at my desk when she came in and said, "Look what I have found", and placed the 1961 diary on my desk. I started to browse through it. In passing I happened to mention this to Ronald [Cardwell]. He immediately showed great interest and said, "I would like to read that". The rest is history."