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Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

The Ashes 1934-2005. Red file comprising a selection of Ashes related ephemera. Includes two complete sets of fifty cigarette cards, John Player & Sons ‘Cricketers 1934’ and ‘Cricketers 1938’, the latter in official album. Official ‘Australian Cricket Tour’ brochures for 1938, 1948 and 1953, edited by A.W. Simpson, some soiling to wrappers. Also two Playfair tour brochures for 1956 and 1964, both in very good condition. A heavily soiled and stained official autograph sheet for... View full lot details

Dr. W.G. Grace. Gloucestershire C.C.C. Rare folding penny card written by Albert Craig, (Surrey Poet) and published by Wright & Co., London 1888. Some adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in good/ very good condition. Sold with a small bookplate photograph of Grace, head and shoulders in vignette, 2.75”x3.25”, and a printed page on pink paper of an image of Grace seated with W.L. Murdoch. Odd faults, generally good condition. Qty 3.... View full lot details

‘Mr J.R. Mason’. 1897. Kent C.C.C. Folding penny card assumed to have been written by A.C. Albert Craig ‘Cricket Poet and Rhymester’. Published at 25, Temple Chambers, London, publisher unknown. Advertising to front and rear, with advertisement to inside for ‘Laws of Cricket with Hints to Young Players...’. Image of Mason to front cover. Very minor adhesive marks, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

‘The Scarborough Cricket Festival. Being an account, year by year of the matches played on the Marine Ground’. Written by W.S. Conder of Kew Gardens, Surrey. Original 92 page typescript on the festival concluding with the 1959

T.N. Pearce’s XI match against the touring Indian team of 1959 the conclusion of the seventy third annual festival. Pages loose in card folder. It is not known if this typescript was ever published. Good condition... View full lot details

John Arlott. ‘Taking Stock. Problems of County Cricket’ 1952. Original 15pp typed transcription taken from a ‘Telediphone Recording’ of a broadcast made for the B.B.C. Home Service 24th April 1952. John Arlott chaired the discussion with guests, H.S. Altham, R.W.V. Robins, Bill Bowes and H.L.V. Day. Bound in green cloth for Arlott with gilt title to spine. Bookplate of A.E. Winder to inside front cover. Good condition.... View full lot details

John Tanner Neve. M.C.C. 1936. Official player’s itinerary booklet for the M.C.C. tour of Canada in 1937. The small booklet with M.C.C. colours and title to front, inside with list of players including Neve, this being his copy, fixtures and tour itinerary. Slipped in are three small newspaper cuttings reports of results of tour matches, including one in which Neve took five wickets. All contained in a brown envelope with typed ownership name of Isadore... View full lot details

‘Lancashire County & Manchester Cricket Club County Championship Celebration Dinner’ 1904. Rare official four page menu for the dinner held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, 23rd November 1904. The menu with ornate decorative covers printed in gold, green and red, with mono cameos to the front of A.N. Hornby, President, and A.C. MacLaren, Captain to front. Menu and toast list to centre pages, list of the season’s results to rear page. Printed by G. Falkner... View full lot details

‘Lord’s Centenary Dinner 1914’. Large official menu for the Dinner held at the Hotel Cecil on Tuesday 23rd June 1914. Centre pages detached, lacking the original ribbon tie. Sold with the original printed table plan. Also an official folding menu for the ‘One Hundred and Thirty-Second Anniversary Dinner’ held at Lord’s Hotel, 2nd May 1923. Ex Wynyard collection. Good condition.... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1924/25. ‘Dinner to the M.C.C. Team’. Small and ornate folding menu for the Dinner given for the M.C.C. touring party to Australia held on the 20th November 1924 at the Hotel Wentworth, Sydney. The menu with printed title and emblem depicting flags in the colours of M.C.C. and New South Wales. Toasts and menu to centre pages. Some wear and soiling to covers, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Surrey C.C.C. 1938. Official menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner to Mr E.R.T. Holmes and the Surrey Cricket Team 1938’. Minor foxing, small adhesive mark to rear page, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Don Bradman. A selection of commemorative coins, books etc. relating to Bradman comprising ‘Wisden Cricketer of the Century Sir Donald Bradman’ limited edition 20c coin in presentation case, two further Bradman coins/ medals, and an Ashes Centenary 1980 medal. ‘Wisden Cricketers of the Century The Don- 100th Birthday Souvenir’ commemorative cover issued 2008. Hardback biographies ‘Sir Donald Bradman’ Anthony Davis 1960 with good dustwrapper, ‘The Don’ Roland Perry 1995, ‘The Bradman Diary 1991’ and ‘Bradman:... View full lot details

David Stuart Sheppard. The Right Reverend Lord Sheppard of Liverpool. Sussex, Cambridge University & England 1947-1962. Large format order of Service of Thanksgiving held for Sheppard, at Liverpool Cathedral, 23rd May 2005, sold with a further order of service for Evensong in thanksgiving for the life and ministry of Bishop David Sheppard at Liverpool Cathedral, 17th November 2019. Qty 2. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Talking Cricket’. Six long playing 12” vinyl records, each side comprising a narration by the cricket commentator, Martin Young, on the subject of international Test grounds. Produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, date unknown, probably late 1960s/ early 1970s. Each record in original decorative sleeve. Titles are No. 1 Lord’s, London, No. 2 Gabba, Brisbane, No. 3 Old Trafford, Manchester, No. 4 Old Lords and Kingsmead, Durban, No. 5 Sydney, No. 6 Kennington Oval,... View full lot details

‘Benson & Hedges’ Free Round oversized advertising beer mats 1982. Twelve original oversize beer mats decorated as large red cricket balls to one side and to the other application form to win a ‘Free Round’ of drinks. The mats in very good condition... View full lot details

Cricket ephemera. Good selection of ephemera including signed photographs and press pictures, a faded signed postcard of Jack Hobbs, signed official England touring team photographs (some fading to signatures), a cricket cap, signatures of Warwickshire Sunday League winners 1994, ‘The History of the Cricket Bat’. Scale replicas of cricket bats showing their development, in original presentation box, books include ‘Cricket Form at a Glance 1878-1902’ and ‘1901-1923’, Home Gordon, Annals of the Free Foresters 1856-1894’.... View full lot details

The Ashes. England v Australia 1926. Original folding menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner given by the Director of H. and G. Simonds, Ltd., to A.P.F. Chapman, Captain of the England Eleven’, held at the Carlton Restaurant, London 18th August 1926. The menu signed to the front in pencil by Percy Chapman, also by Australians Bert Oldfield and in ink by Arthur Mailey. England had completed their victory over Australia at The Oval that day. Good/... View full lot details

Wanderers Club, Johannesburg 1927. Official typed ‘Luncheon Menu’ on The Wanderers Club letterhead for a lunch held at the Club on 24th September 1927. The single page menu has been nicely signed in black ink by twenty one attendees. Many signatures cannot be identified, but they appear to represent officers and committee members of the club and include Victor Kent, Chairman, J.H. Piton, B.L. Bateman, and Algernon S. Frames who played first-class cricket for Transvaal... View full lot details

‘The Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the West Indian Cricket Team 1928’. Scarce official menu for the Dinner held at Kennington Oval on the 12th May 1928. The Chairman- G.H. Longman, President of the Surrey County Cricket Club. The menu with titles to front, with raised gold Surrey emblem, menu and toast list to centre pages and scene of play at Kennington Oval to rear cover. The rear cover of the menu has been... View full lot details

Australian tour of England 1930. ‘L.M.S. [London, Midland and Scottish Railway] Restaurant Car Australian Cricket Team Dinner’ menu dated 16th May 1930. The menu with attractive illustration of an angel to the top, menu below, wine list to centre pages, advertising to rear. Signed in ink to the front page by fourteen members of the Australian touring party. Signatures are Woodfull (Captain), Richardson, Kippax, Hornibrook, Oldfield, Jackson, Wall, Bradman, Fairfax, Walker, Grimmett, Hurwood, a’Beckett and... View full lot details

Alan Kippax Cricket Team tour of Queensland 1931. ‘A.U.S.N. [Australian Union Steam Navigation Company] Line’ official dinner menu on board the S.S. Ormiston, dated Sunday, 22nd March 1931. The single sided menu with colour flag, title and menu with humorous names of dishes to front including ‘Potage, Don Bradman’, ‘Sweetbreads a la S. McCabe’ etc. Nicely signed in ink to verso by eleven members of the touring party. Signatures are Alan Kippax, Wendell Bill, Archie... View full lot details

Alan Kippax Cricket Team tour of Queensland 1931. ‘A.U.S.N. [Australian Union Steam Navigation Company] Line’ official folding dinner menu on board the S.S. Ormiston, dated Sunday, 22nd March 1931. The menu with mono image of the ship with ornate colour floral decoration to front, ‘Ports of Call’ map to rear, the centre pages with title and menu with humorous names of dishes including ‘Potage, Don Bradman’, ‘Sweetbreads a la S. McCabe’ etc. Nicely signed in... View full lot details

Don Bradman. Official menu for ‘A Luncheon and Presentation to Don Bradman’. Savoy Hotel, London. September 20th 1948. Folding menu for the Luncheon given by ‘The People’ newspaper. The menu with gold tassel, title to front cover and colour ‘Australia 1948’ emblem above. The inside front cover with menu, list of speakers and details of the presentation of an antique silver replica of the Warwick Vase to Bradman. Very nicely signed in ink by eight... View full lot details

‘Surrey v New Zealand 1949. Official folding menu for the ‘Dinner to the New Zealand Cricket Team’ given by Surrey C.C.C. at Armourers’ Hall, 11th May 1949. The front cover with raised silver Surrey emblem and printed titles, menu and toast list to inside. Signed to the front by eight attendees, including six in ink of Barton, Squire, Holmes of Surrey, Hadlee and Sutcliffe of New Zealand, and the Earl of Rosebery, also Wallace and... View full lot details

‘Dinner to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Eton v Harrow match of 1900’. Official four page folding menu for the dinner held in London, 13th July 1950, during the match played at Lord’s, 13th & 14th July 1950. The menu with titles to front, copy of the 1900 match scorecard and menu to inner pages. The menu signed in blue ink to inner pages by eleven attendees including ten of the players who took... View full lot details

England 1953 Ashes winning team. Official menu booklet for the Sheffield Cricket Lovers’ Society ‘Reunion Dinner for Members of the 1953 Ashes Winning Team’. Held at Cutlers Hall, Sheffield, 18th October 1980. Signed to rear cover autograph page by fifteen England players including Hutton, Tattersall, Edrich, Statham, Kenyon, Trueman, Laker, May, Evans, Bedser, Wardle, Graveney, Simpson, Compton and Bailey. Additionally signed to the centre pages by Brian Johnston, Sebastian Coe and Nicholas Parsons. Good/ very... View full lot details

Australia tour to South Africa 1957/58. Official folding card issued on board the Shaw Savill Line Q.S.M.V. ‘Dominion Monarch’ at Cape Town. The front cover with colour illustration of a vase of flowers. The inside front cover with printed title, ‘Australian Cricket Team South African Tour 1957-58 Autographs’ with the printed names of the Australian touring party, fully signed in ink by all sixteen listed players. Signatures are Craig (Captain), Harvey, Benaud, Burge, Burke, Davidson,... View full lot details

‘Benson & Hedges Bicentennial Test Match Dinner 1988’. Official programme/ menu and ticket for the Dinner held at The Roundhouse, University of N.S.W., Sydney on the 2nd February 1988. The programme/dinner menu signed to ‘Autographs’ page by eight current and former players, including Don Bradman, May, Insole, A. Bedser, Harvey, Benaud, Boon and Dexter. Also signed by Bob Hawke, Australian Prime Minister, and Michael Parkinson. Also four signatures to the Australian ‘Living Legends’ pen pictures... View full lot details

‘The David Carpenter Swan Song and Celebration of 21 Years of the Whitbread Wanderers Dinner’. Official folding menu for the dinner held at the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, 11th January 1990. Signed to the rear autographs page by twenty four attendees featuring a number of first-class cricketers including signatures of Tom Graveney, Godfrey Evans, Basil D’Oliveira, David Carpenter, Len Coldwell, Roy Booth, David Allen etc. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Lancashire’s Unique Double in 1990’. Limited edition folding card to commemorate the club winning both of the knockout Cups in 1990. The centre signed by the twelve players and the Manager. Signatures include Hughes, Fowler, Fairbrother, Akram, Atherton etc. Limited edition of 125 copies. Sold with an official menu for the Paul Allott Benefit Fund Gala Dinner held in Manchester, 22nd September 1990. Seven signatures in ink to front and back including Allott, Mike Procter,... View full lot details

Australia. ‘Cricket Friends and Legends of Cricket’ 1995 & 2003. Two official menus for dinners held at Parliament House, Sydney, one on 13th January 1995, the other 6th January 2003. The first signed to rear autograph page by twenty six attendees including Insole, Gatting, Harvey, Willis, G. Chappell, J. Benaud, Craig, Davidson, Bedser, Walters, Morris, Booth, Donnelly, Archer etc. The other signed by four, Bill Brown, Sam Loxton, Alan Davidson and Bob Simpson. Sold with... View full lot details

Australia 2002-2017. A selection of signed official menus/ itineraries from Ashes tours. Items include ‘Lord’s Taverners WA Test Match Breakfast’ 2010 (6 signatures), 2013 (3), 2017 (4), Queensland Cricketers’ Club ‘Pre Test Lunch’ 2010 (5), 2013 (3), 2017 (6), ‘Brisbane Official Ashes Function’ 2017 (7, 4 & 3), ‘Brisbane Official Ashes Function 2017 (5), ‘Lord’s Taverners Victoria Boxing Day Test Breakfast’ 2017 (2), ‘Cricket Australia Travel Office Ashes Function’ 2017 (3). Sold with an official... View full lot details

Maurice John Dauglish. Middlesex & Oxford University 1886-1890. ‘Eton v Harrow 1886’. Nicely presented file comprising a collection of six original and other facsimile copies of letters written to Dauglish by notable cricketing Old Harrovians. Dauglish was appointed Captain of the Harrow team for the 1886 season, and the letters date from 1882 when he was a 14 year old Colt, up to and immediately following the annual fixture at Lord’s against Eton in 1886,... View full lot details

Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone. President of Surrey C.C.C. One page handwritten letter to ‘Mr Humphreys’, dated 25th March 1899. Alverstone is replying to an invitation from the Saddlers’ Company, which he has to decline due to his commitments at the House of Commons. Nicely signed ‘Richard Webster’. Light folds otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Richard Parr Daft (Nottinghamshire, 1 match 1886) to Alfred J. Gaston, cricket follower, writer and collector. Three page handwritten letter in ink, originally from Gaston’s personal collection, written by Daft, son of Richard Daft (Nottinghamshire 1858-1891). Dated 31st May 1900[?], Parr offers some letters ‘to fill your album. As my father has never gone in for collecting he thinks they will be better in your hands’. Signed ‘R.P. Daft’. Some staining and wear, otherwise in... View full lot details

Pelham Francis Warner. Middlesex, Oxford University & England 1894-1920. Two page handwritten letter from Warner, dated 10th April 1907, regarding his ability to sing or recite. ‘I have never sung a song in my life or recite, also I have five or six men staying in the house for the match next week I shall have to look after.’ Nicely signed in full ‘Pelham F. Warner’. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Earl of Dalkeith, 7th Duke of Buccleuch. Single page handwritten letter to ‘[Teddy?] Wynyard, dated ‘8 June 31[?]’. Dalkeith writes to say that due to his workload and parliamentary duties he ‘cannot play in either of your matches. I rang up Lucas and he is very glad to play’. Nicely signed ‘Dalkeith’. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Ian William Geddes Johnson. Victoria & Australia 1935-1957. Single page handwritten letter in ink dated 22nd December 1947 from Johnson to a correspondent in South Africa who had congratulated Johnson on his ‘performances against the M.C.C. team last year [1946/47]’. Nicely signed by Johnson. Light folds, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Don Bradman. Original two page letter handwritten in ink by Bradman to ‘Mr Ford’ at Essex C.C.C.. Writing from his home at 2 Holden Street, Kensington Park, South Australia and dated 16th February 1949, Bradman expresses his thanks for congratulations on receiving his knighthood. He is unable to provide an autographed photograph, but is sending ‘a coloured sketch by Arthur Mailey which I think should serve your purpose very well’. The letter is nicely signed... View full lot details

Verdun John Scott. Auckland & New Zealand 1937-1952. New Zealand tour to England 1949. Single page handwritten letter dated ‘Aug 25 [1949]’ with original envelope from Scott to a Miss Freda Williams in Liverpool. Writing on The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool headed notepaper, Scott is replying to an admirer, following a ‘good game at Aigburth’ and credit’s his teams fine fielding to ‘the outfield, which was like a billiard table’. He gives his height ‘6 ft... View full lot details

Herbert Sutcliffe. Yorkshire & England 1924-1945. Single page handwritten letter in ink from Sutcliffe replying to a request for an autograph, dated 20th March 1951. Sutcliffe reports he has two black eyes following a car accident. Also a mono press photograph of Sutcliffe in batting action signed by Sutcliffe. 8”x5.5”. Sold with two letters/ notes with general cricket interest replying to requests for autographs, photographs etc. signed by Greville Stevens 19th December 1968, and Jim... View full lot details

John Arlott. Two typed letters, both signed in ink by Arlott. One, dated 27th March 1953 on B.B.C. letterhead, is to the collector H.W. ‘Plum’ Warner, returning signed labels, and stating he is looking to acquire ‘Lillywhite’s Guide 2nd and 9th Editions, and the bound volumes of “Cricket” after 1910’. The other, to a Mr. Richards dated 1975 on ‘The Guardian’ letterhead, relates to Vanity Fair cartoons ‘in “The World” and “Mayfair”, and a description... View full lot details

Douglas Robert Jardine. Surrey & England 1921-1933. Typed circular letter on ‘The Association of Cricket Umpires’ headed paper appealing to local newspapers to publicise the Association’s aim to improve the standard of umpiring and raise funds to do so. This copy addressed to the Sports Editor of the Liverpool Echo, dated 9th May 1955 and is signed by Jardine, President of the Association. Horizontal folds otherwise good condition.... View full lot details

Cricketers signed letters 1959-1990s. Nine original letters signed by cricketers. Seven relate to requests for autographs, signed by A.E.R. Gilligan to ‘Mr Davidson’ 1959, Leslie Townsend 1986, Eric Bedser and Alec Bedser, both to ‘Mr Cane’ 1989, Brian Booth to ‘Mr Fielding’ 1996, N.T. McCorkell and Brian Close to ‘Mr Cane’, both undated, also Mike Brearley to ‘Judith’ 1980 replying to a request for his book, and Len Hutton to ‘Mr Cane’ 1989 regarding the... View full lot details

Indian Test cricketers. Two single page handwritten letters signed by Indian Test cricketers replying to requests for signed photographs. Signatures are Pankaj Roy (43 Tests 1951-1960), dated 6th September 1959, and Ghulam Ahmed (22 Tests 1949-1959), dated 18th August 1982. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Herbert Sutcliffe. Yorkshire & England 1919-1945. Two single page typed letters on ‘Herbert Sutcliffe Limited’ business letterhead from Sutcliffe to T.W. James Savage. In the first, dated 4th November 1964, Sutcliffe is replying to a request to read an 11pp typescript of an unpublished short biography of Sutcliffe by Savage titled ‘Playing for Yorkshire’. Sutcliffe congratulates the author ‘on a very fine effort’. In a follow-up letter dated 6th July 1965 Sutcliffe states he is... View full lot details

Younis Ahmed Mohammad, Surrey, Worcestershire & Pakistan, 1961-1987. Single page handwritten letter to Jack Sokell, replying to messages of congratulations on his recent marriage. Signed in a rare earlier name ‘Mohd Younis’ and dated 1st May 1966. G/VG. Unusual.... View full lot details

Kent C.C.C. A selection of five letters written to the collector, H.W. ‘Plum’ Warner, each signed by the correspondent. Four relate to Kent cricket including a typed letter from Les Ames dated 1970 relating to the Club A.G.M. and the dismissal of the groundsman at Canterbury, also Colin Cowdrey in 1970 following Kent winning the County Championship, John Phillips 1975, and Alan Knott 1988. Sold with an earlier typed letter from E.M. Wellings of the... View full lot details

Kent cricketers’ signed letters. Seven letters from Kent players to various correspondents. Subjects and signatures include Colin Cowdrey to ‘Geoffrey [Howard]’, year unknown, about one day cricket, and the World Cup which he describes as ‘this Pajama exercise’, Les Ames to ‘Mr Brodribb’ 1975 regarding arrangements for a meeting, Bryan Valentine, dated 1982, reminiscing on the South African tour of 1938/39, Tony Pawson, date unknown, with accounts of his father and fishing, and three... View full lot details

Alec Victor Bedser. Surrey & England 1939-1960. Single page handwritten letter in ink from Bedser to ‘David Wells’, dated 28th February 1981, replying to a request for signed photographs. Nicely signed ‘Alec Bedser’. The letter window mounted beside a mono cutting image of Bedser walking off the field, boldly signed in black ink by Bedser. Some creasing, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Signed cricket related letters 1983-1997. Three original cricket related letters signed by Peter Baxter, producer of the B.B.C.’s Test Match Special, offering an autograph book to Ann Barrington as a donation to the Lord’s Taverners’ Presidents’ Ball in 1983, John Arlott writing from his home in Alderney, dated 1986, replying to a request from ‘Hilary’ for a signed book, John Major writing from the House of Commons to Tom Graveney accepting an invitation to attend... View full lot details

Signed cricketers’ and celebrities letters 1986-2009. A selection of twenty seven original letters signed by cricketers, entertainers, politicians etc. including requests for autographs, invitations to dinners, Lord’s Taverners events, arrangements for visits and tours etc. Signatures include Raman Subba Row 1986, John Arlott’s wife 1990, Leslie Crowther 1991, David Frith 1994 & 2009, Colin Cowdrey 1997 (2), Mark Nicholas 1997, Ali Bacher 1997 & 1998, Trevor Bailey 1998, Ian [Craig] 1998 (2), Nicholas Parsons 1998... View full lot details

Pakistan Test cricketers 1960s-2000s. A good selection of over one hundred signatures of Pakistan Test players, mainly signed to printed ‘Pakistan Test Player’ white cards. The majority of earlier signatures and others signed to piece laid down. Earlier signatures include Majid Khan, Khan Mohammad, Mushtaq Mohammad, Asif Iqbal, Sadiq Mohammad, Shafiq Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Younis Ahmed, Iqbal Qasim, Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar, Abdul Qadir, Zaheer Abbas, Sarfraz Nawaz, also Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saleem Jaffar,... View full lot details

West Indies Test cricketers 1940s-2010s. A good selection of over one hundred signatures of West Indies Test players, all signed to printed ‘West Indies Test Player’ white cards (one signed to cutting). The majority of earlier signatures and others signed to piece laid down to the card. Earlier signatures include Headley, Pierre, Gibbs, Kanhai, Shepherd, Ramadhin, Valentine, Sobers, Walcott, Weekes, Willett, also Greenidge, Lara, Ambrose, Hooper, Holding, King, Adams, Chanderpaul, Benjamin, Garner, Brathwaite, Bishop, Logie,... View full lot details

South African Test cricketers 1930s-2010s. A good selection of approx. one hundred signatures of South African Test players, mainly signed to printed ‘South Africa Test Player’ white cards with the odd trade card. The majority of earlier signatures and others signed to piece laid down to the card. Earlier signatures include Vincent, A. & E. Rowan, van Ryneveld, Procter, Richards, also Cook, Hayward, Rhodes, Richardson, Kallis, Ntini, Adams, S. Pollock, Boucher, Cullinan, Klusener, Wessels, Elgar,... View full lot details

England and international cricketers 1950s- 2000s. Over one hundred and forty white cards, each individually signed by an international Test or first-class cricketer, the odd umpire, coach etc., the majority collected early 2000s. Some duplication of signatures, which include Tom Graveney, Bob Barber, Fred Trueman, Derek Underwood, John Jameson, Fred Titmus, Peter Richardson, Alec & Eric Bedser, Trevor Bailey, Brian Luckhurst, Doug Insole, Tony Lewis, Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, Dennis Amiss, John Edrich, Geoff Boycott, Ray Illingworth,... View full lot details

Cricket autographs 1950s onwards. Black binder comprising a selection of signed ephemera including signatures to prints, cuttings, cigarette card etc. of Fred Trueman, Ted Dexter, Raman Subba Row, Roy Tattersall, Colin Cowdrey, Trevor Bailey, Reg Simpson, David Sheppard, Cyril Washbrook, Alec Bedser (England), Richie Benaud, Graham McKenzie, Bob Simpson, Wally Grout (Australia), Clive Lloyd, Shiv Chanderpaul (West Indies), Pataudi (India), Javed Burki (Pakistan) etc. Also modern signed colour and mono press photographs of Devon Malcolm,... View full lot details

Test and County signatures 1940s-1950s. Two autograph albums comprising a comprehensive collection of autographs. The signatures, mainly in ink, signed to pages or pieces/ album pages laid down. One album, wrapped in brown paper, comprises pages dedicated to touring teams, including New Zealand 1949, 17 signatures including Reid, Sutcliffe, Scott, Hadlee, Cave, West Indies 1950 (16) Goddard, Worrell, Valentine, Gomez, Walcott, Weekes, Ramadhin, Valentine, South Africa 1951 (17) E. Rowan, Melle, McGlew, A. Rowan, Mansell,... View full lot details

Signed Wisden cricket reference books. ‘The Wisden Book of County Cricket’, Christopher Martin-Jenkins 1981, signed profusely to the inside covers, endpapers etc. by over 140 Test cricketers. Signatures include Simpson, Doggart, Bolus, Carr, Pocock, Gooch, A. Lewis, Atherton, C. Walsh, Fletcher, Botham, Brearley, Randall, Sharpe, Astle, Shuttleworth, A. Stewart, D. Lloyd, Gower, Hick, Cronje, Donald, Kallis, Woolmer, McMillan, Cottam, Hussain, Flintoff, Larter, Padgett, Langer, Brookes, T. Bailey, Holder, Boycott, Statham, Gatting, Proctor, Tattersall, Denness, Berry... View full lot details

Test and County cricketers signatures 1940s-2000s. A comprehensive selection of over two hundred individual signatures of cricketers, umpires and some broadcasters on white cards, collected in the 1990s/ early 2000s. Includes a good number of England Test captains, county players and some overseas. Test captains include Cranston, Cowdrey, Dexter, Close, Graveney, Denness, Edrich, Greig, Brearley, Boycott, Botham, Fletcher, Willis, Gower, Emburey, Gooch, Lamb, Hussain, Flintoff etc. Other earlier signatures include Godfrey Evans, Bob Simpson, Donald... View full lot details

Test and County cricketers signatures 1940s-2000s. A comprehensive selection of over two hundred individual signatures of cricketers, umpires and some broadcasters on white cards, collected in the 1990s/ early 2000s. Includes a good number of England Test captains, county players and some overseas. Test captains include Cranston, Mann, Colin Cowdrey, M.J.K. Smith, Lewis, Denness, Edrich, Greig, Brearley, Fletcher, Willis, Gower, Gatting, Chris Cowdrey, Stewart, Hussain, Flintoff etc. Other earlier signatures include Godfrey Evans, Micky Stewart,... View full lot details

Test and County cricketers signatures 1940s-2000s. A comprehensive selection of over two hundred individual signatures of cricketers, umpires and some broadcasters on white cards, collected in the 1990s/ early 2000s. Includes a good number of England Test captains, county players and some overseas. Test captains include Mann, Cowdrey, Dexter, Graveney, Lewis, Greig, Brearley, Botham, Willis, Fletcher, Gower, Emburey, Gooch, Stewart, Atherton etc. Other earlier signatures include Micky Stewart, Trevor Bailey, Dennis Amiss, Reg Simpson, Raman... View full lot details

Test and county signatures 1900s-1960s. Nine signatures, the majority in ink, others in pencil, signed either to small pages or pieces laid down. Signatures are Bertie Clarke (Essex & West Indies), Ted Witherden (Kent), Alan Wharton (Lancashire, Leicestershire & England), Edward Mignon (Middlesex), Ken Ablack (Northamptonshire, 3 matches), Gilbert Tebbitt (Northamptonshire, 11 matches), Herbert Strudwick (Surrey & England), Arthur Mitchell (Yorkshire & England), and Chandra Sarwate (India, 9 Tests). Very good condition.... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. autographs 1940s onwards. A large and comprehensive selection of individual signatures on white cards of over 120 post-War Yorkshire players. Earlier and notable names include McHugh, Ellis Robinson, Mason, Lodge, Horner, G.A. Wilson, Watson, K. Smailes, Platt, D. Padgett, Oates, Lester, B.& E. Leadbeater, Illingworth, R. Hutton, Hodgson, Crawford, Cowan, Close, R. Booth, Crawford, Trueman, Taylor, B. Sutcliffe, Stott, Burnett, Burgin, Brayshay, Bolus, R. Booth, Kippax, Hatton, Hampshire, Gilhouley, Dalton, Woodford, D. Wilson,... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. autographs 1940s onwards. A large and comprehensive selection of individual signatures on white cards of over 120 post-War Yorkshire players. Earlier and notable names include Ellis Robinson, McHugh, Mason, Lodge, Horner, G.A. Wilson, Watson, Smales, Platt, D. Padgett, Oates, Lester, E. & B. Leadbeater, P. Hodgson, Crawford, Cowan, Platt, R. Booth, Bolus, V. Wilson, van Geloven, Trueman, K. Taylor, B. Sutcliffe, Stott, Burnet, Burgin, Brayshay, Kippax, Illingworth, R. Hutton, Hatton, J. Hampshire, Gillhouley,... View full lot details

England Test cricketers’ signatures 1890s onwards. Black album comprising an extensive collection of over three hundred signatures, the majority in ink, on ‘England Test Player’ cards. Each signed individually either to the card or on piece laid down or loosely attached. Early signatures include F. Ford, H. Butt, T, Hayward, F. Barratt, C. Parkin, W. Whysall, A. Freeman, G. Stevens, F. Mann, R.E.S. Wyatt, A. Fagg, B. Bosanquet, G.G. Macaulay, E. Tyldesley, P. Fender, G.... View full lot details

International Test cricketers’ signatures. Album comprising sixty nine signatures of Test cricketers, each signed in ink individually, the majority to plain white cards and the odd photograph with the date and location of acquisition to verso. Signatures include Steve Waugh, Paul Reiffel, Dean Jones, Bob Simpson, Ian Healy (Australia), Bob Appleyard, Ken Cranston, Bill Voce, Warren Hegg (England), Sunil Gavaskar, N.S. Sidhu, Farouk Engineer, Ravi Shastri, Venkataraghavan (India), Danny Morrison, Richard Hadlee, Mark Greatbatch, Ken... View full lot details

‘Cricket Recipes’ 1990s. White folder comprising an unusual collection of over forty international cricketers’ favourite recipes either typed or handwritten and signed by the player, a good number with accompanying signed letter/ note. The recipes were sent to a Sue Abbott in response to a request for a charity fundraiser in the 1990s. It is not known if they were ever published. Signatures include Don Bradman, Arthur Morris, R.E.S. Wyatt, David Gower, Dickie Bird, Derek... View full lot details

India ‘World Cup Winners’ 1983. Extremely large Birthday card fully signed to the blank inside left of the card by all fourteen members of the victorious Indian World Cup squad, the majority with dedications to ‘Mary’. Signatures are Kapil Dev (Captain), Sandhu, Binny, Kirmani, Sharma, Vengsarkar, Gavaskar, Madan Lal, Valson, Amarnath, Srikkanth, Sandip Patil, Azad and Shastri. The signature of Roger Binny signed to album page laid down. The card measures 32.5”x25” when open.... View full lot details

Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the Indian Team 1967. Official menu for the Dinner held at The Surrey Tavern on the 1st June 1967. The menu with raised silver club emblem of the Prince of Wales feathers and titles to front cover, inside pages with Toast List and Menu, speakers included Mickey Stewart... View full lot details

Thomas Godfrey Evans. Kent & England 1939-1967. Nine original elaborate Christmas cards sent to Evans from Sir Paul Getty, each signed by Getty and/or his wife. Sold with an original order of service booklet for Getty’s Memorial Mass held at Westminster Cathedral, 9th September 2003 with official invitation issued to Evans’ wife, Mary. Also a collection of modern newspaper extracts and cuttings from the estate of Evans. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australian Test Captains’. Official M.C.C. Bi-Centenary Test 1987 Christmas card, signed in ink to the inside by seventeen Australian Test captains. Signatures are Brown, Bradman, Benaud, Lawry, Craig, Simpson (signed twice), G. Chappell, Harvey (twice), Jarman, I. Chappell, Hughes, Booth, Johnson, Hassett, Border, Yallop and Morris. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘The Greats of ‘48’. 32pp brochure published by The Primary Club of Australia 1979. Sixteen of the seventeen players on the 1948 tour of England have signed the brochure to his individual page with picture and biography, the exception being Sid Barnes who died in 1973 prior to the brochure’s publication. Signatures in ink are Don Bradman, Hassett, Ring, Morris, Miller, Lindwall, Toshack, Johnston, Harvey, Tallon, Brown, Johnson, Loxton, Saggers, McCool and Hamence. Minor wear... View full lot details

‘Australian Test Team versus West Kent’ 1934. Official printed sheet for the ‘order of play’ for the golf match played at West Kent Golf Club on the 29th April 1934. Printed title to top of sheet and players’ names below in ‘order of play’ number. All twenty of the touring party took part including the manager Bushby. Signed to the back of the sheet by thirteen participants, mainly in pencil, including Arthur Mailey with small... View full lot details

Australia. ‘Celebrating 100 Years of Sheffield Shield Cricket’. South Australian Cricket Association programme for the match against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval, 18th- 21st December 1992. Signed to front cover by twenty five International Test players, and to the inside by a further eleven. Thirty four signatures in total including Don Bradman, Langer, Woodcock, Angel, Mallett, McDonald, Noblet, Veletta, Miller, Stackpole, Lillee, Toshack, Morris, Brown, Woolley, Colley, Rackemann, Francis etc. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘The Centurions- Scorers of 100 First-Class Centuries’. Headed book insert by Boundary Books containing the ink signatures of twelve players who have achieved the feat. Signatures, nicely signed in ink, are Don Bradman, Glenn Turner, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Dennis Amiss, Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Graeme Hick, Zaheer Abbas, Graham Gooch, Denis Compton, and Mark Ramprakash. The page trimmed to 7.5”x10”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Thomas William ‘Tom’ Graveney. Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Queensland & England 1948-1972. Black file comprising a comprehensive and nicely presented selection of letters and other ephemera from Graveney’s personal collection. Graveney was appointed President of the M.C.C. in 2004/05, so becoming the first former professional player to hold the position. Included is his printed ‘President’s Statement’, and a typescript of an address given by him in 2005. Many of the letters congratulate him on his appointment and... View full lot details

Kent C.C.C. 1950s-2000s. Black file comprising signed images, match card, team sheet, scorecards, order of service, menu, programmes, histories, cuttings etc. Relating to Kent cricket and players. Signed items include a Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2002 Limited Edition hardback with dustwrapper for Martin McCague’s Benefit Year, signed by McCague. Mono printed photograph of the 1985 team, signed by eight players and 2001 team autograph sheet (20 signatures). Signatures include Chris Cowdrey, Underwood, Tavare, Knott, Baptiste,... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1950s-2000s. Small box comprising a file of signed cuttings, photographs and scorecards, also menus, membership tickets, postcards, books, brochures etc. Relating to Sussex cricket and players. Signed items include cuttings signed by Oakman, Buse, Griffith, Cooper, Pountain, Lenham, scorecard signed by Athey and Smith, double page extract from ‘Tiger and Scorcher’ of a Sussex team photograph signed by twelve players, a 1985 team autograph sheet fully signed including Barclay, Gould, Mendis, Greig, Parker,... View full lot details

Thomas William ‘Tom’ Graveney. Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Queensland & England 1948-1972. A selection of items relating to Graveney’s benefit year 1969 including a folding card ‘Benefit Programme for 1969’, official programme for his benefit match, Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester 5th- 8th July 1969, and benefit year letters and support card (signed by Graveney). Also an official menu for a Heartaches C.C. dinner held at The Goring Hotel, London, date unknown, signed to the front by... View full lot details

Centenary Test. England v Australia 1980. Official invitation to ‘The Lord’s Taverners Centenary Test Dinner’ held at the Great Room, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, 27th August 1980, the eve of the Lord’s Centenary Test. This being E.R. Toshack’s invitation with his name printed to top left corner. Signed to the front by twenty attendees, the majority former and current Australia Test players. Signatures include Joslin, O’Neill, Chipperfield, Ring, Cosier, Ponsford, Renneberg, Watson, Wellham, Toshack,... View full lot details

Australian XI Coronation Tour 1953’. Official Australian Board of Control folding programme and itinerary for the tour to England. Decorative cover with green and gold colours and Australian emblem. To inside pages is the programme of matches to be played on the tour and the back cover is an autograph card with names of the touring Australians listed. Nicely signed by sixteen members of the touring party in ink. Signatures are Hassett (Captain), Morris, Archer,... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1956. Official P&O souvenir tour programme for the 1956 tour. The programme with fixtures, travel details and pen pictures and biography of all members of the Australian team to pages. Signed to pen pictures by all seventeen playing members of the team. Signatures are Johnson (Captain), Miller, Archer, Benaud, Burge, Burke, Craig, Crawford, Davidson, Harvey, Langley, Lindwall, Mackay, Maddocks, McDonald, Rutherford and Wilson. Also signed by the Manager W.J. Dowling. The... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1956. Official P&O souvenir tour programme for the England v Australia Tests of 1956. The programme with fixtures, travel details and pen pictures and biography of all members of the Australian team to pages. Signed to pen pictures by all sixteen members of the team plus the Manager W.J. Dowling. Signatures include Johnson (Captain), Miller, Archer, Benaud, Burge, Burke, Craig, Davidson, Lindwall, Mackay, Harvey, McDonald etc. The centre page image of... View full lot details

‘Old England v Surrey, May 23, 1946’. Official Mitcham Cricket Club handbook for 1946, nicely signed in ink to the front cover by the majority of the two teams who played at The Oval. Surrey signatures include Bennett, Gregory, Barling, Squires, Parker, Watts, McIntyre, Mobey, Whittaker, A. Bedser, E. Bedser etc. ‘Old England’ signatures include Fender, Holmes, Sandham, Allom, Freeman, Sutcliffe, Tate, Jardine etc. It is likely that the handbook was signed by the players... View full lot details

Pakistan. ‘Who’s Who of Test Cricketers’. An extensive collection of seventy five signatures very nicely presented in one binder. The majority of signatures are in ink on pieces, laid down with biographical extracts of each player taken from Christopher Martin-Jenkins’ book of the same title (originally published in 1983) and other sources, with others signed to ‘Pakistan Test Player’ white cards, cuttings, album pages, the odd match ticket etc. The odd signature duplicated. Earlier signatures... View full lot details

India. ‘Who’s Who of Test Cricketers’. An extensive collection of almost one hundred signatures very nicely presented in one binder. The majority of signatures are in ink on pieces, laid down with biographical extracts of each player taken from Christopher Martin-Jenkins’ book of the same title (originally published in 1983) and other sources, with others signed to ‘India Test Player’ white cards, and additional collectors’ cards, cuttings, album pages etc. The odd signature duplicated. Earlier... View full lot details

Richard Hadlee. Two page typescript of an article by Hadlee with accompanying covering letter to P.B.L. Marketing in Sydney, dated 13th May 1980, both the letter and the article signed in ink by Hadlee. The article, with alterations and additions in Hadlee’s own hand, relates to New Zealand’s ‘impressive record in on day cricket’, and their victory ‘against all odds’ over West Indian world champions at Christchurch. Hadlee describes it as ‘a fine performance... but... View full lot details

Richard ‘Richie’ Benaud. New South Wales & Australia 1948-1964. Two page typed tribute to Keith Miller and Denis Compton, written by Benaud with covering typed letter dated 18th December 1995 from Benaud to Mick Pope of the Wombwell Cricket Lovers’ Society. Benaud is ‘delighted the Society is offering Keith Miller and Denis Compton a tribute’, and Benaud recollects playing with Miller and against Compton, ‘two great names in cricket’ who both had ‘flair’. Both the... View full lot details

William George Hylton Jolliffe. Hampshire 1825. Signed free-front envelope to the Earl of Sunderland, dated and sent from ‘London, March Twenty Seven 1832’. Nicely signed by Jolliffe in black ink to lower left corner. Rare early signature of Jolliffe, who played one first-class match. Small expert repair to lower edge, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Henry Cecil Lowther. M.C.C., Surrey, Hampshire, M.C.C. & England 1819-1843. Original signed free-front envelope to a Mr Taswell of Bath, dated and sent from ‘London January Nineteen 1826’. Nicely signed by Lowther in black ink to lower left corner. A rare early signature of Lowther whose long political service as a conservative M.P. saw him become the Father of the House. G/VG.... View full lot details

Sir John Shelley. M.C.C. 1792-1795. Original signed free-front envelope to James Ward in Cowes, dated and sent from ‘London June twenty six 1824. Nicely signed ‘J. Shelly’ in black ink to lower left corner. A rare early signature of Shelley, who was mainly associated with Sussex cricket and was an early member of M.C.C. Rare. G/VG.... View full lot details

George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea. White Conduit Club, Surrey, Hampshire and M.C.C. 1786-1804. Original signed free-front envelope laid down to page, addressed to a Rev. Henry Parkes of Burnham, Maidenhead, dated and sent from ‘Stamford, Nov. fifteenth 1813’. Nicely signed ‘Winchilsea’ in black ink to lower left corner. A very rare early signature of Winchilsea, a right handed batsman who played 128 first-class matches from 1786 to 1804. His main contribution to the game... View full lot details

Harold Larwood 1904-1995. Order of Service for the Service of Thanksgiving held at St. Giles Church, West Bridgford on the 12th September 1995. Signed to the front cover in ink by Colin Cowdrey. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Bert Sutcliffe. Auckland, Otago, Northern Districts & New Zealand 1941-1966. Plain white card with handwritten title ‘Most Memorable Test Match’ to which Sutcliffe has annotated below in ink ‘Would surely have to be the Xmas Test v South Africa at Johannesburg in 1953- a moving and unforgettable experience’. Nicely signed by Sutcliffe. Sold with a mono magazine extract of Sutcliffe in batting action, signed by Sutcliffe. Very good condition.... View full lot details

England tour to Australia and New Zealand 1982/83. Australian boomerang signed by twenty members of the England touring party including Willis, Taylor, Lamb, Fowler, Marks, Hemmings, Randall, Pringle, Cook, Gower, Gould, Tavare, Miller, Jackman, Jesty, Cowans etc. 19” wide. Originally from the collection of Chris Tavare with his initials ‘C.J.T’ to verso. Some fading to the odd signature, otherwise in good condition. Sold with a ‘Test Cricket Souvenir’ boomerang with title ‘England versus Australia’,... View full lot details

South Africa tour to Australia 2008/09. Three volumes of scrapbooks comprising a good selection of newspaper cuttings covering the Test series between Australia and South Africa. The inside front cover of the first volume comprises twenty colour profile cutting images of the South African touring party, signed below by each player. Signatures include Smith (Captain), Harris, Botha, Amla, Kallis, Prince, Gibbs, Boucher, Steyn, A. & M. Morkel, de Villiers, Ntini, Duminy etc. Good condition.... View full lot details

Harold Larwood and Bill Voce. Nottinghamshire & England. Two signatures in ink of Larwood and Voce, each signed individually to piece and window mounted below a contemporary photo realistic image on board in pencil and wash of the two depicted half length in cricket attire and caps. Artist unknown. Overall 16”x13”. Good condition.... View full lot details

Alfred Percy ‘Tich’ Freeman. Kent & England. 1914-1936. Official M.C.C. Christmas card from the M.C.C. tour of Australia 1928-29. Signed in ink by Freeman. Decorative covers in M.C.C. colours. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Rachael Heyhoe Flint. One handwritten and two typed letters from Heyhoe Flint to the comedian, Eric Morecambe, from his personal collection. In the first (typed) letter dated 28th January 1978, she invites Morecambe (‘best O.B.E. in the land’), with their mutual connection to Lords Taverners, to contribute to her autobiography ‘Knowing how cuckoo you are about cricket’. She jokingly asks for ‘50,000 words’ and offers remuneration of ‘28 books of Green Shield stamps and a... View full lot details

Frederick Edward ‘Fred’ Rumsey. Worcestershire, Somerset, Derbyshire & England 1960-1970. Four typed letters from Rumsey to the comedian, Eric Morecambe, from Morecambe’s personal collection. All the letters relate to Morecambe attending a Lords Taverners function at Burghley Park, Stamford with content relating to his availability, followed by details for accommodation, travel arrangements, payment etc., closing with thanks for his attendance. All signed ‘Fred’. File holes, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1921. Page very nicely signed in black ink by twelve members of the 1921 Australian touring party. Signatures are Andrews, Mayne, Macartney, Hendry, Mailey, Ryder, Gregory, Pellew, Oldfield, Carter, Taylor and Bardsley. Horizontal folds and small adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia v England Jan. 1925’. Large page signed to verso of a ‘Coward’s Prince Alfred Hotel, Adelaide’ letterhead. Twelve nice signatures in black ink of the Australian team for the third (timeless) Test played at Adelaide, 16th- 23rd January 1925. Signatures are Collins (Captain), Bardsley, Kelleway, V.Y. Richardson, Ponsford, Ryder, Taylor, Oldfield, Mailey, A.J. Richardson, Andrews and Gregory. Horizontal and vertical folds, minor age toning, otherwise in good/ very good condition. Rare.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1926. Page very nicely signed in black ink by twelve members of the 1926 Australian touring party. Signatures are Bardsley, Richardson, Ellis, Mailey, Grimmett, Gregory, Andrews, Ryder, Woodfull, Ponsford, Macartney and Oldfield. The page loosed mounted to larger page below a cutting image of the team, signed in later years by Stork Hendry. Horizontal fold, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1930. Album page nicely signed in black ink by thirteen members of the 1930 Australian touring party. Signatures are Woodfull (Captain), Richardson, Grimmett, Fairfax, Kippax, Jackson, Hornibrook, a’Beckett, Hurwood, Walker, McCabe, Wall and Ponsford. Lacking the signatures of Bradman and Oldfield. Minor soiling, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1930. Surrey C.C.C. official letterhead nicely signed in black ink by twelve members of the 1930 Australian touring party to the right hand side, with eight England players’ signatures to the left. Handwritten annotation in ink above the Australian signatures ‘For Patsy Hendren’ in Hendren’s own hand. Australian signatures are Woodfull (Captain), Fairfax, Oldfield, Hornibrook, Kippax, Hurwood, Richardson, Ponsford, Bradman, McCabe, Jackson and Wall. England signatures are Wyatt, Duleepsinhji, Sutcliffe, Wysall,... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1934. Two small album pages very nicely and fully signed in black ink by all sixteen playing members of the 1934 Australian touring party. Signatures are Woodfull (Captain), Bradman, Kippax, McCabe, Oldfield, O’Reilly, Brown, Chipperfield, Wall, Grimmett, Ponsford, Darling, Fleetwood-Smith, Ebeling, Bromley and Barnett. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1938. Album page very nicely signed in black ink by twelve members of the 1938 Australian touring party. Signatures are Bradman (Captain), McCabe, Chipperfield, Barnes, Waite, O’Reilly, White, Hassett, McCormick, Badcock, Walker and Jeanes (Manager). Slight smudging to two signatures, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Australian Services in England 1945. Album page very nicely signed in blue ink by the eleven members of the Australian Services team for the match v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, 31st August & 1st September 1945. Signatures are Hassett (Captain), Craig, Cristofani, Stanford, Williams, Roper, Miller, Whitington, Price, Pepper and Bremner. Match result annotated in pencil to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia Test Team 1946-7’. Album page nicely signed in ink (one in pencil) by eleven Australian players. Signatures are Bradman (Captain), Meuleman, Barnes, Hassett, McCool, Morris, Miller (signed twice), Freer, Tribe, Tallon and Toshack. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1948. Two small album pages nicely signed in ink by thirteen playing members of the 1948 touring party. Signatures are Barnes, Toshack, Hamence, McCool, Lindwall, Saggers, Loxton, Ring, Miller, Johnston, Harvey, Tallon and Brown. Lacking the signature of Bradman (Captain). The pages both with horizontal fold, each laid to slightly larger pages with file holes not affecting the signatures. Good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1948. Official autograph sheet with printed title and players’ names, signed in ink by seventeen members of the touring party. Signatures are Bradman (Captain), Hassett, Barnes, Brown, Hamence, Harvey, Johnson, Johnston, Loxton, McCool, Miller, Morris, Ring, Saggers, Tallon, Toshack and K. Johnson (Manager). Lacking the signature of Lindwall. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 12”x13.5”. Four signatures faded but legible, the others with browning, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia v England. 1st Test Brisbane 1950’. Album page signed in ink by the twelve members of the Australian team for the 1st Test played at Brisbane, 1st- 5th December 1950. Signatures are Hassett (Captain), Morris Miller, Johnson, Moroney, Tallon, Lindwall, Johnson, Harvey, Iverson, Loxton and Archer. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia in England 1953’. White card with printed title, signed in ink by thirteen members of the 1953 Australian touring party. Signatures are Davidson, Miller, McDonald, Archer, Hole, Lindwall, Langley, Benaud, Ring, Harvey, Morris, de Courcey and Hassett. Additionally signed by Peter Burge, Alan Turner and Ian Chappell. Sixteen signatures in total. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia in England 1961’. White card with printed title, signed in ink by thirteen members of the 1961 Australian touring party. Signatures are Lawry, Simpson, Davidson, McKenzie, Kline, Booth, McDonald, Benaud, Harvey, Misson, O’Neill, Jarman and Burge. Additionally signed by Neil Hawke, Keith Miller and Ian Chappell. Sixteen signatures in total. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1961. Album page signed in ink by twelve members of the 1961 Australian touring party. Signatures are Mackay, Simpson, Kline, Misson, Harvey, O’Neill, Lawry, Davidson, Grout, Quick, McKenzie and Booth. The page appears to be slightly trimmed, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia in England 1968’. White card with printed title, fully signed in ink by all seventeen members of the 1968 Australian touring party. Signatures are Lawry (Captain), Joslin, Connolly, McKenzie, Inverarity, Taber, Walters, Hawke, Cowper, Freeman, Chappell, Jarman, Mallett, Gleeson, Redpath, Renneberg and Sheahan, also Bob Simpson. Eighteen signatures in total. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia in England 1972’. White card with printed title, signed in ink by sixteen members of the 1972 Australian touring party. Signatures are I. Chappell (Captain), G. Chappell, Colley, Marsh, Lilley, Taber, Francis, Massie, Stackpole, Hammond, Watson, Gleeson, Sheahan, Mallett, Walters and Edwards, also signed by Neil Harvey. Seventeen signatures in total. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia in England 1975’. White card with printed title, fully signed in ink by all sixteen playing members of the 1975 Australian touring party. Signatures are I. Chappell (Captain), G. Chappell, Higgs, Robinson, Gilmour, Lilley, Marsh, Laird, Walker, Thomson, Turner, Hurst, McCosker, Mallett, Walters and Edwards. Slight creasing to corners otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia in England 1977’. White card with printed title, fully signed in ink by all eighteen members of the 1977 Australian touring party. Signatures are G. Chappell (Captain), Hughes, Marsh, Malone, Cosier, Pascoe, Walters, Bright, Dymock, Walker, Thomson, O’Keefe, Hookes, Davis, McCosker, Robinson, Sergeant and Maddocks (Manager). Also signed by Ian Chappell and Neil Harvey. Twenty signatures in total. Minor wear to lower edge affecting one signature, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Australia Test Captains 1940-1990’. Card with printed title and named signature boxes, fully signed by the eighteen listed Australia Test captains. Signatures are Brown, Bradman, Hassett, Morris, Johnson, Lindwall, Craig, Benaud, Harvey, Simpson, Booth, Lawry, Jarman, I. Chappell, G. Chappell, Yallop, Hughes and Border. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 16.5”x14.5”. Fading to some signatures, all legible, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Australia 1920s- 2000s. Six autograph cards/ pages including five, each with printed titles and named signature boxes. Four are titled ‘Australia Test Players’, each with twelve signatures, and one ‘Australia Centurions- One Day Internationals 1971-1992’ with eleven signatures. Sold with a further page with laid down title ‘Past & Present Test Cricketers- Aust’ on decorative background (17 signatures). Signatures, including odd duplication, include Pellew, Langley, Hole, Jarman, Turner, G. & T. Chappell, Wessels, Border, Wood,... View full lot details

Australia v India 1991. Official Queensland Cricket Association autograph sheet for the 1st Test played at Brisbane, 29th November- 3rd December 1991. Signed by twelve members of the Australian team and fourteen of India. Signatures include the captains, Border and Azharuddhin, Marsh, Boon, Hughes, Whitney, Waugh, Healy, Taylor, Tendulkar, Vengsarkar, Manjrekar, More, Ganguly, Kapil Dev etc. Very good condition.... View full lot details