The inscription reads: "This record was compiled by 'C.P. Foley' a copy was given by the team to Lord Brackley (now Earl of Ellesmere) on the occasion of his wedding. Of the many cricket tours I have taken part in, I always look back on this one as the most delightful -- quite apart from any personal success I was fortunate enough to achieve. No happier band of Cricketers, I believe, ever toured, and the charm of the trip was very largely due to our Captain -- I was exceedingly happy moreover in the companionship of my very dear Hesketh Prichard".