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

International boxing signatures 1940s onwards. A good selection of over seventy mainly modern signatures of boxers including eleven signed colour and mono promotional cards. Signatures are Frank Bruno, Barry McGuigan, Denzil Brown (two different), Francis Ampofo, Dennis Berry, ‘Bomber’ Graham, Marischa Sjauw, Carl Crook, Jon Jo Irwin, and Kevin Lueshing. Also a further selection of over sixty signatures, the majority on white cards and the odd label. Signatures include Henry Cooper, Billy Thompson, Herol ‘Bomber’... View full lot details

Golf ball match holder. Early match holder with silver rim, hallmarked Chester 1893. The ball design typical of a machine cut gutty ball. ‘S and S’ mark to base for Silversmiths Cornelius Saunders & Francis Shepherd. Incised makers name of Macintyre. Reg no. 202675. G... View full lot details

Open Golf Championship. Royal Lytham St. Annes 7th- 11th July 1952. Official programme signed in ink to the front cover by the winner Bobby Locke, with the final scores of the top four players additionally annotated. Complete with official fold out Plan of the Course. Rusting to staples, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘The Bible of Golf. The Captain’s Edition’. Paul Skelett and Simon Weitzman. Published by Wonderland Publications, First edition 2011. Limited edition no. 222. 584pp. Handsomely bound in full black leather with ornate gilt title to front and spine, gilt to all page edges. Profusely illustrated throughout. Includes Booklet with promotional letter and certificate of limitation slipped in. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Tennis autographs 1950’s. Autograph book containing various teams and players from the 1950’s including Australia 1952, Rosewell, Hoad, Sedgman, McGregor etc, Maureen Connolly (Little Mo), Tony Mottram, Max Robertson, Jean Borotra, Eric Sturgess, Geoffrey Paish, Owen Williams, Nell Hopman, Joan Curry, Mary Halford etc. Forty signatures to the book. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Visit of British Ladies’ Tennis Team and South African National Lawn Tennis Championships’ 1936. Official programme for the championships held at Association Courts, Ellis Park Johannesburg, 27th February- 7th March 1936. Results of matches annotated neatly in pencil to pages. Minor wear and small loss to one corner of original paper wrappers, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Wimbledon c.1912. Rare original mono real photograph postcard showing the many spectators enjoying lunch outdoors, long table clothed tables with waitresses serving, ladies in hats and men in boaters etc. Card no. 077 in a series issued by Edwin Trim & Co. of Wimbledon, with publishers name printed to right hand corner of the postcard. Postally unused. Excellent condition.... View full lot details

Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Championships 1920s. Rare original and early mono real photograph postcard of a gentlemen’s singles match in progress on Centre Court. Players unknown. Blind embossed stamp for Edwin Trim & Co. of Wimbledon to lower right corner, series no. A.149. Postally unused. Excellent condition.... View full lot details

Wimbledon ‘Centre Court’ circa early 1930s. Original mono action real photograph postcard with a ladies singles match in progress. Card no. S73 in a series issued by Edwin Trim & Co. of Wimbledon, publishers name printed to lower corner. Postally unused. Excellent condition.... View full lot details

Wimbledon ‘Centre Court’ 1936. Original mono action real photograph postcard with a men’s third round singles match in progress, Christian Boussus v Gottfried von Cramm. Card no. V103 in a series issued by Edwin Trim & Co. of Wimbledon, publishers name printed to lower corner. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Tennis by the lake’. Pair of early Edwardian chromolithographic colour postcards of a man and a woman in tennis pose by a lake. Published by J.W. Berlin, Graficas, and numbered 199/4 and 199/6. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Early tennis postcards. ‘Just a volley of happy Birthday Wishes and Many Happy Returns’, postcard with colour tennis scene by Fred Spurgin, c. 1920. ‘Art and Humour “Humorous Birthday” Series’ No. 973. Postally unused. Minor soiling, otherwise in good condition. Also an attractive Edwardian colour real photograph postcard of a girl holding a tennis racket, series no. 1049a. Publisher unknown, printed in France. Handwritten message to verso. Nick to lower edge, slight soiling, otherwise good... View full lot details

‘Girl Tennis player’. Series of five attractive colour postcards of a young girl wearing a large straw hat and playing with a tennis racket and ball, various shots and poses. Postcards by ‘Lutetia Series’. No. 152, European editions. Postally unused. Good/very good condition.... View full lot details

‘England World Cup Victory England 20 - Australia 17’. First day cover with Sydney 2003 issue Rugby stamps, signed by England Captain, Martin Johnson. Sold with a further cover ‘England Rugby World Cup Champions’. with four English commemorative stamps. Good condition... View full lot details

England ‘Grand Slam Winners’ 1991. Large colour limited edition print by artist John Ireland portraying the England team in caricature in line at the ground. Signed to lower border in pencil by all fifteen players. Signatures include Carling, Underwood, Guscott, Moore, Hill, Dooley, Ackford, Richards, Leonard etc. Limited edition 211/500, signed by Ireland. Framed without glass, overall 41”x26”. Very good condition... View full lot details

Barbarians and The All Blacks circa 1973. Mitre rugby ball signed by twenty one players from both teams. For the Barbarians: Dusty Hare, David Duckham, J.J. Williams, Ray Gravell, J.P.R. Williams, Charles Kent, Ian McGeechan, Peter Wheeler, Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Phil Bennett, Andy Irvine, Steve Fenwick, Malcolm Young, Roger Utley etc plus Gerald Bosch and Grant Batty from the All Blacks. Odd signature un-identfied. Of the names listed. Odd faults otherwise... View full lot details

‘The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand’. Twenty two softback annuals for 1978 (44th year of issue), and 1984- 2004. Various editors including Arthur H. Carman, R.H. Chester, N.A.C. McMillan, C.A. Akers, G. Miller. Published in New Zealand. Sold with one Italian rugby annual, ‘Rugby ‘99’, P. Pacitti & F Volpe, L’Aquila, Italy. Qty 23. G/VG... View full lot details

Rugby union international and club players and coaches signatures 1960s- 2010s. Over one hundred signatures (with odd duplication), individually signed to plain white cards. Signatures include J.P.R. Williams, Phil Bennett, Gerald Davies, Ray Gravell, Martyn Madden, Gareth Jenkins (Wales), Matt Perry, Steve Borthwick, Danny Grewcock, Mark Regan, Mike Tindall, Jason Robinson, Paul Grayson, Ben Cohen (England), Cameron Mather, Jamie Mayer, Gavin Kerr, Scott Murray, Budge Poutney (Scotland), Eric Miller, Shane Byrne, Victor Costello, Reggie Corrigan,... View full lot details

Rugby Union and League 1950s onwards. Box comprising over one hundred official match programmes, the majority 1990s/2000s, loosely contained in six binders. Includes two earlier Rugby League programmes for Huddersfield v. St. Helens, Challenge Cup Final, Twickenham, 25th April 1953, and Great Britain v. New Zealand, Headingley, 17th December 1955. Later Rugby Union teams featured include Leeds Tykes, Newcastle Falcons, Melrose, Wharfedale, Rotherham, Orrell, Otely, Morley, Harrogate, Newport, Bridgend, Swansea etc. Rugby League programmes include... View full lot details

Rugby Union match tickets 1952-2019. A good selection of over 150 original admission tickets for matches played in Britain, including home internationals, Test and club matches, tour matches, friendlies, Varsity matches, Challenge Cups, Sevens etc. Includes matches played at Twickenham, Cardiff Arms Park, Lansdowne Road, Murrayfield, Newport, Llanelli, Bristol, Cork, Pontypool etc. Tours include South Africa 1951/52, 1960/61, Fiji 1964/65, Australia 1966/67, 1975/76, Japan 1973/74, New Zealand 1983/84, 1989/90 etc. Good condition.... View full lot details

Welsh Rugby Union 1959-1997. A selection of match tickets, programmes, menus etc. relating to Welsh rugby. Includes approx. thirty five original admission tickets, the majority for matches played at Cardiff Arms Park, including Home Internationals, tour matches, Challenge Cup etc. Tours include Fiji 1970, Japan 1973, Tonga 1974, Romania 1979, New Zealand 1980, 1989, Australia 1975, 1981, 1984 etc. Also three official menus including one for the Cardiff R.F.C. Annual Dinner 14th May 1976, signed... View full lot details