Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

The Cricketers of Vanity Fair’. Excellent collection of thirty one original colour chromolithographs of cricketers, all of those in cricket attire, as listed by John Arlott in ‘The Cricketer’, 22nd August 1953. The cricketers are as listed by Arlott,-Grace, Spofforth, Lord Harris, Bonnor, A.Lyttelton, Read, Philipson, Hornby, Stoddart, Woods, Lord Hawke, Baldwin, Ranjitsinhji, Wynyard, Jessop, Jephson, Abel, Jackson, Paliaret, Hirst, Warner, Bosanquet, Lord Dalmeny, Hayward, Spooner, Tyldesley, Gillingham, Wells, Hutchings, Blythe and Hobbs. The chromolithographs... View full lot details

Edward Wentworth Dillon. Kent 1900-1923. Vanity Fair. Original Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Dillon wearing striped blue blazer and holding a bat to side entitled ‘The Champion County’ and dated September 13th 1913 Men of the Day 2339 by artist OWL. Good original condition with full margin. Approximately 10.5”x15.5”. Very minor mark to top left hand corner of the border otherwise in good/very good condition. Rare... View full lot details

Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Sussex & England 1893-1920. Vanity Fair. ‘Ranji’. Original colour chromolithograph of Ranjitsinhji by SPY, dated 26th August 1897. Very nicely signed ‘Yours Sincerely’ by Ranjitsinhji in black ink to lower right hand border. The image slightly darkened otherwise in good condition. Rare in this signed form... View full lot details

Pelham Francis Warner, Middlesex & England 1894-1929. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Warner. ‘Plum’. September 3rd 1903 by SPY. Nicely signed by Warner in black ink to lower right border. Good condition. Rare in this signed form... View full lot details

‘Winning Hand?’. November 1946. Large and impressive original pen and ink caricature/ cartoon newspaper artwork, highlighted with colour, for ‘The Herald’ newspaper by artist Samuel Wells. The cartoon depicts the Australian (kangaroo) and England (lion) selectors playing cards, the cards being Test players. The Australian selectors are showing their hand with images of Bradman, Hassett, Miller etc, the lion is looking concerned as he looks at his hand. On the floor is the ‘Lucky coin... View full lot details

‘Victoria v Western Australia 1966’. Large and impressive original pen and ink caricature/ cartoon newspaper artwork for The Age newspaper by artist Samuel Wells. The cartoon depicts images of players from the match, Vic Joslin, depicted as a bulldog, scoring 126, Colin Milburn 66 for W.A., images of Tony Lock (5-77) and Alan Connolly (4-54) etc. The cartoon, signed by Wells, measures 17”x14”. Dated to verso 21st November 1966. Excellent image. Good condition... View full lot details

‘G-Rout- In Juggler Vein’. 1960. Large and impressive original pen and ink caricature/ cartoon newspaper artwork for an Australian newspaper by artist Samuel Wells. The top half of the cartoon depicts Wally Grout in wicket keeper mode having taken a world record 8 catches for Queensland v Western Australia and the retirement of Ray Lindwall (1500 Test runs, 228 Test wickets) etc. Other images of the Olympics and Horse Racing. The cartoon, signed by... View full lot details

Gerry Wright 1931-2015. ‘The Last Innings. W.G. Grace’. Large and impressive original oil painting on board by artist Gerry Wright, showing Grace, full length, wearing cricket attire, hooped cap in M.C.C. colours, padded up with bat in hand, standing in a garden with a bright sunset above the trees to background. The painting is unsigned but a label to the lower border of the frame has the title ‘The Last Innings, Gerry Wright’. Framed... View full lot details

‘Pitchside Commentary’ by John Haskins. Oil on panel portrait by Haskins of a delightful and colourful cricket scene, two elderly spectators sitting by the boundary edge in deck chairs watching a cricket match, cup and saucer, shoes and newspaper scattered below the chairs. Signed by Haskins to lower right hand corner. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 23”x17”. ‘York Fine Arts’ certificate to the back of the frame. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Fielding in the Deep’. Original oil painting on canvas by Jack Russell featuring a cricket scene of a fielder wearing green cap down near the sightscreen with a house and trees to background. Signed by Russell to left hand corner. Attractively presented in gilt frame, overall 16.75”x13”. Title handwritten to the back of the canvas and signed by Russell, dating it 2010. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Ashes 89. The Lord’s Test’ by renowned cricket artist, Sherree Valentine Daines. Large colour wide angled panoramic view of Lord’s cricket ground with the Test match in progress in the artist’s noted style. From the original oil painting painted by Valentine-Daines, this being a limited edition print no. 194/850 of the painting. Signed to lower border by the artist in pencil, and the captains, David Gower and Allan Border. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 38”x23”.... View full lot details

‘Australia v England, The Ashes, Adelaide Oval circa 1980/90’s. Large and original watercolour painting of the Adelaide Oval with the Cathedral and iconic scoreboard to background by well know artist Eric Thompson. The painting shows an Ashes match in progress with large crowd filling the stands. Signed by artist Thompson to lower right hand border. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed, overall 30”x23”. An excellent image. VG... View full lot details

‘New Road, Worcester’ circa 1980’s. Large original watercolour painting of the County Ground at Worcester with the imposing and beautiful Worcester Cathedral to background by well know artist Eric Thompson. The painting shows a match in progress with large crowd and scoreboard. Signed by artist Thompson to lower left hand border. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed, overall 31.5”x24.5”. An excellent and attractive image. VG... View full lot details

‘Cricket on Abbey Field’. Original watercolour painting with an impressionism feel by Jeffy Salt. The painting depicts a country cricket match in progress with trees and church to background. Signed by Salt to lower right hand corner. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 21.5”x16.5”. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘SIX’. Original mixed media painting by David Souter. The painting depicts a cricket match in progress at Priory Park, Chichester , with the batsman hitting a six, with trees, houses and church to background. Signed by Souter to lower right hand corner. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 24.25”x17”. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Matchday’ by Stephen Hawkins. Oil on panel portrait by Haskins of a colourful cricket scene with a match in progress where it appears a wicket has been taken, pavilion, flag, players and spectators to back ground. Signed by Hawkins to lower right hand corner. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 20.5”x20.5”. ‘York Fine Arts’ certificate to the back of the frame. Very good condition... View full lot details

C. Flinders. Attractive original pastel painting of a cricket match in progress, with trees , a church and a large house to background, location unknown. Signed by Flinders to lower left hand corner. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 23”x18”. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Beach Cricket’. Attractive original painting in oils showing two children playing cricket on the beach, with family to the side and cliffs and the sea to background, location unknown. Signature of 'D’Aguilar' to lower right hand corner. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 28”x24”. Very good condition. ... View full lot details

‘Lights, Lugsy Action’. Colourful and decorative original watercolour painting by artist David Birtwistle. The painting shows an evening cricket match played at New Road, Worcester whilst viewed from inside the Pavilion showing the light of the floodlights, the lit cathedral and church to background, the spectators both in the pavilion and in the stands and the match in progress with scoreboard. Signed to the lower left hand border in pencil by the artist David Birtwistle.... View full lot details

‘The Rickshaw Man, Old Delhi’. Jack Russell. 1989. Attractive original pencil drawing of Head and shoulders portrait of the man with smaller drawing of the man cycling with the rickshaw. Titled, signed and dated by Russell 1989. Mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 20”x16”. Good condition... View full lot details

‘The Third Test Match 1924/[25]. More Delightful News from Australia’. Humorous pen and ink drawing showing England’s woes prior to and during the third Test match against Australia at Adelaide. Pen and ink caricatures of leading players with problems ‘’Gilliigan lost the toss’, Tate has lost a toe nail’, Hearne is ill in bed’, Sutcliffe has strained his arm’, ‘Gilligan has strained his thigh’ and ‘Tate has gone lame and has had to leave the... View full lot details

‘The Test’ England v Australia 1909. Excellent large original pen and ink artwork by artist ‘A.S.M.’, showing the two opposing Captain’s Archie Maclaren of England and Monty Noble of Australia depicted running in a cross country race, both wearing athletics attire with spiked boots but wearing their Test caps on their heads, Maclaren, who has a large lion emblazoned to his running vest, appears to be in the lead with Noble following, two flags to... View full lot details

‘Life’s Little Ironies’. Excellent pen and ink original artwork of a gentleman wearing top hat and carrying umbrella been hit on the head by a cricket ball whilst walking around a cricket ground. The players to background with one fielder running to retrieve the ball. Nicely signed by the artist Ernest Goodwin and date [18]96 to lower left hand corner. Pencil annotation to lower right hand corner with title ‘Life’s Little Ironies. Distinguished philanthropist “*!!??*’... View full lot details

Royman Browne. Cricket artist and illustrator. Three original pen and ink cartoons by Browne. One of two batsmen in conversation at the wicket admiring a lady spectator ‘Absolute image of Kim Novak..!’, 4.5”x8”. Two batsmen sprawled out on the ground, the bowler standing over them wearing boxing gloves with his captain, and an irate umpire approaching, 7”x5.5”. A wicket-keeper appealing for a stumping having demolished the wicket, the batsman clearly out of his ground but... View full lot details

Royman Browne. Cricket artist and illustrator. Three original pen and ink cartoons by Browne. One of a vicar in conversation with an elderly man, ‘I don’t think your prayers could be answered in time vicar at 34 for 8’, 5”x6.5”. Another vicar dressed in church robes with batting attire underneath, ‘The vicar loves his Sunday cricket but just wishes that he didn’t have to open the innings’, 3.5”x5.5”. A man walking his dog in conversation... View full lot details

‘W.G.’. Original Stevengraph of W.G. Grace wearing M.C.C. cap and standing in batting pose at the wicket, miniature picture woven in silk, approx 4.5”x2.5” wide. Produced in 1895 on the occasion of Grace making his hundredth hundred. Good condition with colours bright. Sold with a Cash’s woven silk picture, ‘The First Over’ after the style of Thomas Stevens of Coventry. ‘Stevengraph Collection’, limited edition no. 938/2000, mounted, framed and glazed in presentation frame . Qty... View full lot details

‘Aspects of Canterbury Week’. Large colourful limited edition print showing various scenes at The Canterbury Festival by Michael John Hunt. Signed in pencil to lower border by the artist and by seventeen Kent players who have played for England. Signatures include Ellison, ‘Hopper’ Levett, Colin Cowdrey, D. Wright, Underwood, Luckhurst, Ridgway, Brown, G. Evans, Knott, Denness, Tavare, Chris Cowdrey, Woolmer, Dilley etc. Limited edition 233/250. The print was produced and signed for Richard Ellison’s... View full lot details

Bishen Bedi, Colin Cowdrey, Clive Lloyd, Tony Greig, Ray Illingworth and Alan Knott. Twenty four colour limited edition prints of each of the players by John Ward 1977. Published by the Cricketer Limited. Four prints of each player, each numbered limited edition from 139-142/350 and signed by the artist. Sold with a modern facsimile set of twelve ‘Laws of Cricket Illustrated’. Charles Crombie prints in wrapper, originally published in 1907, these were produced in 1978... View full lot details

‘Kent v Lancashire at Canterbury 1906’. Albert Chevallier Tayler. Original large mono engraving of the famous painting of Colin Blythe bowling to Tyldesley with the attacking fielders around the bat. Large title to lower border ‘The Kent Eleven. Champions 1906’, with the printed names of each player who are featured in the painting. To the left hand corner ‘A. Chevallier Tayler. R.B.A.’ and to the right hand corner ‘Swan Electric Engraving Co Ltd’. This engraving... View full lot details

‘Beaumont Cricket Field, looking towards the Beeches’. Large etching of a cricket match in progress at Beaumont College, the Jesuit school in Old Windsor after F.P. Barraud and A.H. Wardlow. Motto to centre Aeterna Non Caduca (Not for this life only, but for eternity). Etching by W.A. Cox. Published by Dickinson and Foster. Signed in pencil by both Barraud and Cox. Mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 39”x31.25”. Good condition... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. Colour lithograph portrait of Grace in batting pose standing in front of cricket stumps wearing M.C.C. cap. Title to lower border. ‘W. G.’. Produced for the periodical ‘Supplement to Black and White. August 3rd 1895’. Mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 17”x13”. Odd minor foxing otherwise in good condition. Sold with a further framed printed image of Grace.... View full lot details

‘Rugby School- New Big Side’. Large etching, by Fred Hunter after H.J. Brooks, showing a cricket match in progress in front of the school buildings with spectators to foreground. Published by Dickinson & Foster, London, 2nd December 1889. Signed by the two artists to lower margin. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed, overall 27”x22”. Sold with ‘Cricket at Lord’s in 1822’. Coloured print published by the Leadenhall Press, 1894, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 23”x20”. Good... View full lot details

Frank Stanley Jackson. Yorkshire, Cambridge University & England 1890-1907. Large photogravure print of Jackson in attacking batting pose from the original photograph by George Beldam. Published by the Swan Electric Engraving Company, London, 1st September 1905. Signed in pencil to lower border by Jackson. Approx. 22”x30””. Odd nicks and staining to edges, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Brian Close, Ray Illingworth, Fred Trueman and Dickie Bird, Yorkshire. Four colour prints from originals by Ken Taylor (Yorkshire & England). The images depict Close batting, Illingworth and Trueman bowling, and Bird umpiring. Each print signed in ink by the artist and the featured player. Each measures 12.5”x19”. VG... View full lot details

Cricket and sporting illustrations late 1920s/1930s. Three artist’s sketch books comprising an extensive selection totalling approx. eight hundred original and very competently hand drawn and painted colour caricatures of sports men and women of the period in the manner of the artist ‘Mac’ who produced artwork for cigarette cards issued by John Player & Sons in 1927. ‘Book No. 1’ comprises thirty six illustrations over seven pages, of cricketers and footballers executed in red and... View full lot details

Jocelyn Galsworthy. ‘England v West Indies’ 1995-2000. Five limited edition prints of scenes of play in progress from England v West Indies Test matches, each signed by the artist Jocelyn Galsworthy. Subjects are ‘Edgbaston 1995’, limited edition no. 76/150. ‘Trent Bridge 1995’, no. 94/150. ‘Antigua 1998’, no. 297/350. ‘Lord’s 2000. The 100th Test at Lord’s’, no. 160/350. ‘England v West Indies. The Oval 2000’, no. 184/350. Each measures approx. 24”x18”. Very good condition.... View full lot details