Half-length portrait of Vernon Ransford, former Melbourne Cricket Club Secretary. Ransford is depicted seated, holding a pen with nib and writing at a desk. The image is on a green background. The artist's signature is bottom left. Vernon Ransford played cricket for Victoria from 1903/4 to 1927/8, and for Australia from 1907/8 to 1911/12. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1910.