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David Stanley Steele. Northamptonshire & England 1963-1984. Duncan Fearnley cricket bat used by Steele in the 1975 cricket season playing for Northamptonshire and in his Test debut and subsequent Test matches against Australia. The bat is inscribed with printed detail in black ‘This bat was used with outstanding success by David Steele to combat Lillee and Thomson during the Test series England v Australia 1975’ and signed and dedicated to bat maker Duncan Fearnley ‘Best... View full lot details

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. Bombay, Somerset and & India 1966-1987. Duncan Fearnley ‘Run Reaper’ cricket bat used by Gavaskar in the second Test match playing for India v England in 1979, the match played at Lords. The bat was a prototype bat which was tested by several cricketers before it was subsequently banned by the T.C.C.B. and the M.C.C. following its use by Gavaskar in the first Test. The bat had eleven holes drilled right... View full lot details

Ian Terence Botham. Somerset, Worcestershire, Durham, Queensland & England 1974-1993. Duncan Fearnley ‘Magnum’ cricket bat used by Botham in the 1983 cricket season playing for Somerset and in Test matches for England. The bat has one of Botham’s nicknames ‘Animal’ and date 83 handwritten to the shoulder of the bat. The bat has signs of wear to the face of the bat otherwise in good condition. Sold with a letter of authentication signed by Fearnley... View full lot details

Glenn Maitland Turner. Worcestershire, Northern Districts, Otago & New Zealand 1964-1983. Duncan Fearnley ‘Glenn Turner’ autograph cricket bat used by Turner in the 1977 cricket season playing for Worcestershire. The bat has signs of wear to the face of the bat and some old woodworm to the right hand face of the bat otherwise in good condition. Sold with a letter of authentication signed by Fearnley ‘This bat was hand made by myself for... View full lot details

John Thomas Brown. Yorkshire & England 1889-1904. ‘A.E. Stoddart’s tour of Australia 1894/1895’. ‘Pilling & Briggs of Manchester ‘Lancashire Spring Handle’ cricket bat presented to Jack Brown for making the highest score in the tour match between eighteen of Ballarat and Stoddart’s team, the match played at Ballarat 5th-7th January 1895. Brown made 64 in the first innings and the match was drawn. The bat with silver metal shield to splice on the back of... View full lot details

Charles Absolon. 1884. A W.J.Page cricket bat presented to Absolson for batting 1884 The bat has a silver metal shield to the back of the bat which reads ‘The Tufnel Park Holloway United C.C.- presented by Mr A. Stewart- Vice President- to Mr C. Absolon for batting 1884- 28 innings- average 17’. Sold with the late vendors research notes giving further information on the bat. A cricket bat presented to a legendary figure of 19th... View full lot details

John Berry ‘Jack’ Hobbs, Surrey & England 1905-1934. A Summers Brown ‘Force’ cricket bat used by Jack Hobbs in making 154no for the Players versus the Gentlemen at Lord’s in 1911. The face of the bat has the standard Summers Brown wording impressed to it and below this is the signature of Hobbs. Beneath this are the following words inscribed in ink ‘Record Force Bat. Gents v Players, Lord’s 1911. J.B. Hobbs went in first... View full lot details

George Geary. Leicestershire & England 1912-1938. ‘What a Bat’. A Gunn & Moore ‘Autograph’ cricket bat used by Geary during his playing career, the vendor suggests around 1925 in his notes. The bat was presented to William Sherwin, bat maker of Nottingham, son of the former England wicket keeper Mordecai Sherwin. It is inscribed boldly to the length of the blade ‘Dear Mr Sherwin. What a bat. No-one could wish for better one. In fact,... View full lot details

Maurice Leyland. Yorkshire & England 1920-1946. A.G. Spalding ‘Extra Special’ cricket bat used by Leyland on the M.C.C. ‘Bodyline’ tour of Australia in 1932/33. The bat has Leyland’s handwritten name/signature to shoulder and it was bought by the present vendor from auction in 1992. The bat, sold by a relative of Leyland’s, was sold in a period bat cover and with a note of authentication stating ‘This is to confirm that the attached cricket bat... View full lot details

Charles Phillip Mead. Hampshire & England 1905-1936.Gunn & Moore ‘Autograph’ cricket bat used by Mead in the cricket season of 1934 to make centuries against the Australians at Southampton and Yorkshire at Bournemouth. The bat has the handwritten ink inscription to the face which states ‘With this bat I scored 139 v Australians [and] 123 v Yorkshire and signed and dated Phil Mead 1934’ , to the lower part of the bat is written ‘C.P.... View full lot details

Leonard ‘Len’ Hutton. Yorkshire & England 1934-1955. H. Gradidge & Sons ‘Len Hutton Autograph’ bat used by Hutton to score his last first class century for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1955. A rectangular brass plaque attached to the bat reads ‘This bat was used by Sir Leonard Hutton in scoring 197 at Trent Bridge in 1955. This being his final century in first class cricket’. This bat was one of twelve Hutton... View full lot details

‘England. Cricket World Cup 1992’. ‘Zenith Sports’ full size bat with handwritten title to top signed by all fourteen members of the England squad. Signatures including Gooch, Stewart, Botham, Hick, Lamb, Reeve, Pringle, Smith, Lewis, Small etc. G/VG... View full lot details

‘David Capel. Benefit Year 1994’. Full size bat signed by the Northamptonshire and Warwickshire teams who played in that year. Twenty two signatures including Lamb, Bailey, Capel, Cook, Curran, Penberthy, Ambrose etc of Northamptonshire and Reeve, Munton, Brian Lara, Small, Smith, Moles, Asif Din etc of Warwickshire. Minor wear otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Cricket World Cup 1999. Excellent selection of twelve ‘County’ full size cricket bats signed by competing teams in the World Cup Finals held in England in 1999. Each bat has a printed heading to the top of the bat ie ‘1999 Cricket World Cup’ and the team name and signed by the teams playing squad beneath. The teams are New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Scotland, Bangladesh and... View full lot details

Cricket bats. Two signed cricket bats, both mounted in glazed display cases. The first commemorates Sir Richard Hadlee ‘1st bowler to 400 Test wickets’ with details of career record with two printed images to side. Signed by Hadlee, also signed to the back of the display case by Hadlee. The other a Gray Nicolls ‘Predator’ bat commemorating Mark Ramprakash scoring 100 centuries with title, date and four printed images of the player, signed by Ramprakash.... View full lot details

‘West Indies Cricketing Knights’. Two signed cricket bats, both mounted in glazed display cases. The first a full size bat with images of Sir Garry Sobers, Clyde Walcott and Sir Vivian Richards, signed by all three, some fading to the signature of Sobers. The other bat which records Garry Sobers career details with two printed images, signed by Sobers, fading to the signature. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket bats. Four signed bats, a Duncan Fearnley cricket bat signed by the Lancashire and Nottinghamshire teams circa 1989, twenty four signatures, a Duncan Fearnley bat signed by the Lancashire playing staff of 1993 with twenty eight signatures, A Slazenger bat signed by the South African team of 2003 with sixteen signatures and a cricket bat signed by the Old England XI circa late 1990’s with twelve signatures. Signatures include David Hughes, Tim Robinson, Broad,... View full lot details

Australia tour of England 1953. Slazenger ‘Denis Compton Autograph’ cricket bat signed to face by eighteen members of the touring Australian team. Signatures include Hassett, Morris, Harvey, Archer, Langley, Lindwall, Davidson, Miller etc. Signed to back by the Middlesex, Pakistan touring team, Hampshire and Surrey team of 1954. Some fading to the Australian signatures but all legible with the exception of one, some wear and slight fading to the signatures on the reverse of the... View full lot details

England v West Indies 1984. Gray-Nicolls GN500 cricket bat signed to face by the England and West Indies team who played at Lord’s in the second Test. Twenty one signatures including Gower, Willis, Pringle, Downton, Broad, Lamb, Fowler, Lloyd, Richards, Marshall, Walsh, Garner, Greenidge etc. Some fading to the signatures and two of the England signatures of faded and the signature of Milton Small on the West Indies team also faded otherwise in good... View full lot details

‘Cricket Australia. npower Ashes Series 2009 England v Australia’. Full size Duncan Fearnley bat with printed title and players’ names, fully signed by all sixteen listed members of the Australian team. Signatures are Ponting (Captain), M. Clarke, S. Clark, Haddin, Hauritz, Hilfenhaus, Hughes, Hussey, Johnson, Katich, Lee, Manou, McDonald, North, Siddle and Watson. VG.... View full lot details

‘England Test Captains’ 1947-1991. Full size unbranded bat with printed title to top with players’ names to the face of twenty seven England Test captains for the period. Signature to the face of each captain beside the name. Two are signed to label laid down, of Sheppard and Greig, and one of Brown (possibly facsimile) to clear tape. Others all signed to the face include Cranston, Mann, May, Cowdrey, Dexter, Smith, Close, Graveney, Illingworth, Lewis,... View full lot details

West Indies tour to England 1963. Full size Gray Nicholls ‘Crusader’ bat signed in ink to the face by seventeen members of the West Indies touring party and eleven ‘England Players 1963’. West Indies signatures include Worrell (Captain), Hunte, Solomon, Valentine, Sobers, Butcher, Kanhai, Griffith, Allan, Murray etc. England signatures include Bailey, Cowdrey, Richardson, Trueman, Graveney, Shackleton, Knight etc. Also profusely signed to verso by county teams including Kent (12 signatures), Warwickshire (11), Yorkshire (12),... View full lot details

West Indies tour to England 1966. Full size Stuart Surridge ‘County Driver’ bat signed in ink to the face by seventeen members of the West Indies touring party and eleven England players. West Indies signatures include Sobers (Captain), Hunte, Holford, Butcher, Griffith, Hall, Gibbs, Solomon, Brancker, Nurse, Hendrick etc. England signatures include Cowdrey, Graveney, Parks, Titmus, Boycott, Milburn, Higgs, Snow, D’Oliveira etc. Also signed to verso by four county teams including Glamorgan (11 signatures), Northamptonshire... View full lot details

West Indies and Zimbabwe c.1999/2000. Full size Newbury ‘Caduceus Extra Cover’ bat signed to the face by fifteen West Indies players and fourteen from Zimbabwe. West Indies signatures include Jimmy Adams (Captain), Sherwin Campbell, Courtney Walsh, Curtley Ambrose, Brian Lara, Ridley Jacobs, Franklyn Rose, Chris Gayle etc. Zimbabwe signatures include Andy Flower (Captain), Heath Streak, Murray Goodwin, Grant Flower, Alistair Campbell, Dirk Viljoen, Brian Murphy etc. Sold with ‘20-20 World Cricket Classic’ 2006 full size... View full lot details

Miniature cricket bats 1953-1977. Six miniature bats with facsimile signatures. Five bats by Gradidge, ‘Imperial Driver’ English Test Veterans [1961], and ‘Imperial Driver Super’ West Indies Touring Team 1963 (both 17.5”), ‘Len Hutton Autograph’ Australian Touring Team 1953, ‘Jack McGlew’ M.C.C. Touring Side to South Africa 1956/57, and South African Touring Team 1960 (all 17.25”), also a Stuart Surridge ‘Perfect’ Australia 1977 Touring Team (17”). Sold with two ‘Kevin Jarvis Benefit Year ‘87’ miniature bats,... View full lot details

Amended description: Arthur Mitchell. Yorkshire & England 1922-1945. Mounted cricket stump used in the fifth and final Test match, England v South Africa, played at The Oval in August 1935. The stump was obtained by Mitchell after the match. The stump is mounted into a wooden block and has a silver metal shield to the stump with ‘England v South Africa 1935. Presented to D.O. Smith by A. Mitchell’. There is a silver metal... View full lot details

‘The Gentlemen of Leicestershire v M.C.C. 1934. Presentation cricket ball with silver band encircling it with the engraved inscription ‘Hugh Beresford. The Gentlemen of Leicestershire v M.C.C. 9 wickets for 57 runs, August 15th 1934’. Presented on a square wooden display stand. No record of the match can be found. Good condition.

Updated information: The match commenced 15th August 1934 and was played at the Park Road ground, Loughborough. Full details are not certain,... View full lot details

Frank Carroll Cobden. Harrow, Cambridge University & M.C.C. 1870-1872. Very early cricket ball stamped in gilt with the inscription:- ‘Presented by an Old Harrow Captain to F.C. Cobden Esq for his admirable bowling in the Harrow v Eton match at Lord’s July 13th and 14th 1866. Cobden was playing for Harrow in the traditional Eton v Harrow match of 1866 and having scored 29 runs batting at number ten out of a Harrow total of... View full lot details

Major Robert Montagu Poore. Europeans, Hampshire & South Africa 1892-1906. Large heavy leather cricket bag used by Poore during his cricketing career playing for the 7th Hussars and presumably for Hampshire and other teams. The bag has central handles, is sealed using buckles and metal clips at each end and measures 36” long. The bag decorated with crossed painted colour stripes of navy blue and yellow, the colours of the Queen’s Own 7th Hussars (and... View full lot details

William Howard Vincent ‘Hopper’ Levett. Kent & England 1930-1947. Large leather cricket bag used by Levett during his cricketing career playing for Kent and England. The bag has central handles and a central lock, it is sealed by two straps and buckles and by metal clips at each end and measures 36” long. The bag has various remnants of travel labels at each end and the bag is inscribed ‘W.H.V.L.’ being Levett’s initials. The... View full lot details

Arthur Edward Wilson. Middlesex & Gloucestershire 1932-1955. Large leather cricket bag used by Wilson during his cricketing career playing for Middlesex and Gloucestershire. The bag has central handles and a central lock strap and buckle, sealed by straps and buckles and metal clips at each end and measures 36” long. The bag is inscribed ‘A.E.W.’ being Wilson’s initials. The bag is generally worn but otherwise in good overall condition... View full lot details

Hon. Mortimer Granville Tollemache. Cambridge University 1891-1893. ‘Skeleton Leg Guards’. A pair of original late 19th century open ribbed (skeleton) cane and leather skeleton leg guards (cricket pads) circa 1890’s worn by Tollemache whilst playing for Eton and Cambridge University. The pads made from a combination of suede, canvas and horse hair with the protection provided by covered split canes. Secured to the leg by leather straps and buckles. Odd minor faults otherwise in good... View full lot details

William Howard Vincent ‘Hopper’ Levett. Kent & England 1930-1947. A pair of Gradidge ‘Frank Woolley Guard’ wicket keeping pads, a high quality cricket pad, with the newly patented ‘pneumatic Cushion’ padding. The pads worn by Levett during his long playing career. Levett has written his name ‘W.H.V. Levett’ several times to the back of the pads. Some minimal wear to the front, some staining and wear to the backs otherwise in good condition. The pads... View full lot details

Wicket-keeping pads circa 1930’s. A pair of ‘duck’ canvas wicket keeping pads circa mid 1930’s. These pads have a very square top to the pads, with three bolsters behind the canvas. Minor wear and staining otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Wicket keeping gauntlets 1880’s. An early example of a pair of white kid leather wicket-keeping gloves used in the period, made by Geo. G. Bussey & Co of Peckham. The gloves offered little protection, some to the wrists and some ventilation. The gloves in remarkably good condition for their age. Rarely seen. Sold with the vendors notes on the gloves.... View full lot details

Wicket keeping gauntlet 1890’s. An early example of a single white kid leather wicket-keeping glove used in the period, made by Geo. G. Bussey & Co of Peckham. The right hand glove offered more protection to the wrists and improved ventilation. Some staining and wear otherwise in good condition. Rarely seen. Sold with the vendors notes on the gloves showing an advertisement for the gloves in the Busseys 1898 catalogue... View full lot details

Wicket keeping gauntlets 1890’s. An early example of a of a pair of white kid leather wicket-keeping gloves used in the period, made by Geo. G. Bussey & Co of Peckham. These are similar to the previous gloves in their range except that these gloves have been faced by an India rubber compound with a rough surface to make it easier to retain the ball when catching. The rubber adds slightly to the protection provided.... View full lot details

Wicket keeping gauntlets 1910’s. An early example of a of a pair of brown leather wicket-keeping gloves used in the period, makers unknown. These gloves were marketed before and just after World War One. Made, mainly of leather, they have padded finger and thumb tips and padded palms, back straps have been added and ventilation holes are now punched in the back of the glove. Some wear, slight damage, some staining otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Wicket keeping gauntlets 1920’s. An example of a pair of leather wicket-keeping gloves used in the period, makers unknown. These gloves were top of the range glove in the 1920’s. They are leather faced and ventilated from the front. The fingers and the back of the wrists are all very heavily padded, the thumb has double protection. Ultimately this type of glove proved too heavy and cumbersome and the trend began to reverse back to... View full lot details

Wicket keeping gauntlets 1920’s. An example of a pair of leather wicket-keeping gloves used in the period, makers unknown but endorsed by Leslie Ames, Kent and England to the back of the glove. These gloves with tan leather backs are ventilated from the back and a strip of elastic has replaced the previous strap. The face of the gloves are faced with pimpled rubber, the wrist guards are more heavily padded than previous and... View full lot details