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Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Alfred Herbert Harold Gilligan. Sussex & England 1919-1931. ‘M.C.C. Tour of Ceylon, Australia and New Zealand 1929/30’. Original gold hallmarked cigarette case presented to Captain Alfred Gilligan, by the members of the team during or following the tour. The case is made of nine carat gold, and is hallmarked Chester 1929, The outer case with machine decoration and to inside there is the engraved message ‘M.C.C., Australasian Tour 1929-30’ and ‘Captain! Captain! We struck a... View full lot details

Peter Barker Howard May, Surrey & England 1950-1963. Large and impressive silver cigarette box presented to Peter May following the club’s County Championship winning season of 1953. The case, with inner wood lining, engraved ‘Prince of Wales feathers’ club emblem and the wording ‘Surrey County Cricket Club. Champion County 1953. P.B.H. May’ to the top/lid of the box. Excellent hallmarks for maker Richard Comyns, Silversmith, London 1952. The box measures 5.5”x3.5”x 2” deep. Good/very good... View full lot details

Graham Anthony Richard ‘Tony’ Lock. Surrey, Leicestershire, Western Australia & England 1946-1971. ‘In Honour of Regaining the Ashes 1953’. Ronson ‘Touch-Tip’ metal table lighter with ‘Ashes’ inscription to one side, ‘In Honour of Regaining the Ashes 1953’ and to other side ‘G.A.R.L.’, Lock’s initials. A lighter was gifted to each player from the 1953 Ashes winning team by Captain Len Hutton. The lighter in good/very good condition. It is thought that ‘only 18 lighters made... View full lot details

Alec Victor Bedser. Surrey & England 1939-1960. A collection of eight Cornhill Insurance Test Series medals presented to Bedser as England’s Chairman of Selectors and national team selector. The medals, all in their original presentation boxes are for the following home Test series, England v New Zealand 1978, England v Pakistan 1978, England v India 1979, England v West Indies 1980, England v India 1982, England v New Zealand 1983, England v West... View full lot details

‘The Aboriginals’. Victorian brass metal embossed belt buckle, depicting an Aboriginal cricketer with a bat over his shoulder to which his cricket boots are hanging. A cricket tent with flag flying to background with floral decorative border and to lower border on raised bar the inscription ‘The Aboriginals’. Beaded outer border decoration. The oblong belt buckle measures approximately 3”x2.25”.To verso on the small belt clasp is a symbol which has the makers mark and bordering... View full lot details

Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire, Europeans, Patiala & England 1898-1930. Original twelve piece fish knife and fork canteen of cutlery presented to Wilfred Rhodes in recognition of being a member of the Championship winning team of 1908. The canteen of cutlery, lined in blue, made by W. Greenwood of Briggate, Leeds, in original box with clasp fitting has a gilt metal plaque to the centre of the lid which reads ‘Presented to Mr W, Rhodes by the... View full lot details

William Gilbert Grace. Gloucestershire & England. 1865-1908. A limp calf brown leather wallet which once belonged to Grace with his name ‘W.G. Grace’ stamped into the surface of the wallet. It was apparently acquired by a gardener to a relative of Grace and then by descent to a Charles Hemus, English born, who moved to live near Canberra in Australia. The wallet measure 4”x6.5” closed, with quite heavy wear externally with odd small stain, internally... View full lot details

Cricket clock. A Victorian brass mantel clock. An attractive late Victorian/ Edwardian brass clock of cricketing interest, formed with a central drum form enamelled dial, encased within a set of cricket stumps and bails with cricket bats leaning against the clock and a cricket ball to the top of the clock. The whole mounted on a half oval wooden plinth with a pair of cricket shoes and hat to wooden base. Approximately 7” tall, 9”... View full lot details

Cricket clock. A Victorian brass mantel clock. The case in the form of a set of stumps with crossed bats and ball on an oval naturalistic case base with bun feet. Dial with gilded centre. Approximately 6.5” high by 5” wide. British Union Clock Company stamp impressed to back. Some loss of brass colour to bats, some minor wear to dial, some wear to outer casing of the clock otherwise in good condition. Appears to... View full lot details

Sydney Cricket Ground membership medals. Five early gilt metal medals for Sydney Cricket Ground for 1903/04, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1919/20 and 1929/30. Three with colour enamel decoration. Some wear, tarnishing and staining to two of the medals. Sold with a more modern membership medal for the WACA 1983/84 and a further silver hallmarked medal with cricket scenes initials ‘SLS’ and ‘C&AA’ to medal. Formerly in the M.C.C. Collection... View full lot details

Early Melbourne Cricket Ground membership gilt medal with colour enamel decoration for 1902-03. Made by J.R. Gaunt & Sons, London. Some minor wear, good condition. Formerly in the M.C.C. (Lord’s) Collection... View full lot details

Early Melbourne Cricket Ground membership gilt medal for 1902-03. Made by J.R. Gaunt & Sons, London. This medal lacking the colour enamel decoration. Some minor wear and adhesive mark to the verso, good condition. Formerly in the M.C.C. (Lord’s) Collection... View full lot details

Melbourne Cricket Ground membership medals for 1946/47, 1958/59, 1963/64 (2), 1964/65 (2), 1967/68 and 1980/81. Sold with a South Melbourne Cricket Club medal for 1962/63. Good condition. Formerly in the M.C.C. (Lord’s) Collection... View full lot details

Cricket medals. A selection of three player’s medal’s. The medals were, I believe, spare medals, unengraved and not issued. The medals are for the ‘England v India Golden Jubilee Test at Lord’s 1982’ made by Garrard & Co, London, ‘nPower Test series. England v India, Lord’s July 2002’ made by The Royal Mint and v Sri Lanka, Lord’s May 2002 made by The Royal Mint. All three in original presentation boxes. Very good condition. Formerly... View full lot details

M.C.C. Test Cricket medallion. England v Australia 1877-1977. Sterling silver gilt medallion commemorating the Centenary of England v Australia Test cricket by Garrard & Co. The face with the Ashes urn to centre with lion and kangaroo to each side with details, the reverse with St George & Dragon of England. Limited edition 5392 of 10,000 produced. Sold with certificate. Formerly in the M.C.C. Collection. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket souvenirs, commemorative medals etc. Selection including silver metal ‘Ashes 1882-1982’ commemorative cufflinks, Middlesex C.C.C. gilt commemorative cufflinks, ‘Lord’s Taverners Ashes Walk’ commemorative coin, pair of gilt M.C.C. cufflinks, Middlesex C.C.C. watch, ‘World Archery World Championships’ (held at Lord’s) boxed commemorative shield. All items in original boxes. Plus four ‘Button On Badges’ Melbourne of Lillee, March, Lawson and Trevor Chappell, ‘Cornhill Insurance Test Series 1978 badge, two London 2012 Olympic Candidate City badges, World Cup... View full lot details

Cricket buckles. A small collection of assorted metal and brass cricket motifs, used to decorate and enhance belt buckles. Motifs include boys batting, batsman, bowlers, groups of cricketers with stumps, bat, pad and ball group, crossed bats, balls, gloves, cricketer catching a ball crossed bats and stumps, crossed bats and balls, cricket bat, tennis rackets and stumps, bat and stumps etc. Twenty five pieces, odd duplication. The largest measures 2.5”x1.5”. Also a small circular belt... View full lot details

‘Centenary Test 1980’. Large official gold and enamel identity badge issued for the historic Test. The badge with gold M.C.C. emblem and lettering ‘1880-1980 Centenary Test. England v Australia. Lord’s Ground’, on a red enamel background. Name panel on raised plaque below. Number ‘18’ imprinted to verso. 2.75”x1.75”. An unused badge from the Test match. Good condition. Formerly in the M.C.C. Collection... View full lot details

‘To mark the 21st Anniversary of The Benson & Hedges Cup 1972-1992’. Wooden plaque with silver gilt (?) plaque of a cricket match scene being played with bowler bowling to batsman, players in the field, scorers tent to background with smaller plaque with inscription beneath. Both plaques hallmarked for London 1992 with makers mark ‘J.B’. The plaque measures 9.75”x6.25”. Very good condition. Formerly in the M.C.C. Collection.... View full lot details

Kenneth Shuttleworth. Lancashire, Leicestershire & England 1964-1980. John Player League ‘Winners’ 1977. Bronze metal medal presented to Shuttleworth as a member of the Leicestershire winning team. The medal with image of a bowler and title ‘John Player League’, to verso ‘Winner. K. Shuttleworth’ 1977. In original presentation case. Very good condition... View full lot details

Derek William Randall. Nottinghamshire & England 1972-1993. ‘Wilkinson Sword- Sun Award 1979 Fielder of the Year’. Presentation dagger awarded to Randall. The dagger by Wilkinson Sword measures 16” in length, in original presentation case. Accompanied by a handwritten note of authenticity, ‘This Wilkinson Sword was given to me as Field of the Yr. 1979’, signed ‘Derek Randall’. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Ian Terence Botham. Somerset, Worcestershire, Durham, Queensland & England 1974-1993. ‘The Walter Lawrence Trophy’. Silver medal with 925 sterling stamp, inscribed ‘1985. I.T. Botham. Somerset v Warwickshire at Birmingham. 50 balls’. 2” diameter with original red, yellow and white striped ribbon. In original presentation case. Sold with a copy of a letter to Botham, dated 12th October 2004, from Brian Thornton, Trustee of The Walter Lawrence Trophy enclosing this medal and another awarded to Botham.... View full lot details

M.C.C. Centenary 1814-1914. Original medal presented to A. Kitchener to mark 100 years of Lord’s Cricket Ground. The bronze metal medal with ‘M.C.C. 1814-1914, with cricket bat and stump decoration’ and below in scroll ‘A. Kitchener’ (unknown) and to verso ‘Lord’s Ground Centenary 1914’ to outer ring and to inside ‘To commemorate the 100th Year as a Cricket Ground’. 1.25” diameter. Ring suspension. In presentation box. A rare item. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Alfred Richard ‘Alf’ Gover. Surrey & England 1928-1948. Ronson cigarette lighter inscribed to one side ‘Surrey County Cricket Club’ with Surrey emblem, and to the verso ‘County Champions 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 Under Captaincy of W. Stuart Surridge’. These lighters were presented to the players by Surridge. Previously sold as part of the Alf Gover collection by Phillips as lot 261, 29th October 1998. VG... View full lot details

‘Lords Dining Room’. Very large and heavy mirror with title to centre extending almost the full width of the glass. The construction appears to comprise an outer layer of bevel-edged glass with lettering painted to the reverse in gold with black outline, surrounded by floral decoration either etched into the glass or painted silver, with reflective surface behind. Framed in dark wooden frame. Date and origin of location unknown. Overall 72” wide x 30” high.... View full lot details

Original ‘Camera Scope’ black metal folding stereoscopic viewer. Patent number 173849. Circa 1930s. Includes two stereoscopic photographs of Jack Hobbs in batting poses ‘The Stance’ and ‘Playing Back’ for use in the viewer, each with two images of Hobbs by Camerascopes Ltd, London. The two very similar photographs are laid down to card mount to enable 2-dimensional images to become 3-dimensional images by looking through the special stereoscope viewer. Good condition.... View full lot details

Cricket hip flask. Circular pewter hip flask with cricket scene to centre of batsman and wicketkeeper at the wicket, monogram ‘H.H.’. Sheffield. Sold with a small circular wooden framed wall plaque with similar image to the centre. 4” diameter. Qty 2. Good condition... View full lot details

Sporting Mustard tin c1880/90’s. Taylor Brothers of London hexagonal mustard tin with scenes of various sports to the six sides and lid. Sports featured are cricket, tennis, rugby, fishing, sailing and shooting, with hunting to lid. Images patented by Bryant and May, the match makers. 3.5” tall. Some wear and rusting otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Cricket snuff box. Large Victorian papier mache oblong snuff box. The hinged lid painted with a cricketing scene, after Hayman’s painting of 1740. The box measures approximately 4” long, 1.5” wide and 1” deep. Minor wear otherwise in good condition. Rarely seen... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1965/66. Large decorated Australian boomerang signed by seventeen members of the M.C.C. team including Cowdrey, Barrington, Edrich, Allen, Boycott, M.J.K. Smith, Larter, Knight, Parks etc. Approx 21” long. Very good condition.... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. ‘The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of W.G. Grace 1848-1998’. Four large and heavy Waterford Crystal glass vases of fluted form, each etched to the front panel with an excellent full length portrait of W. G. Grace in batting pose. Marked to base with edition number being 25, 27, 29 and 33 of 150 produced. 12” tall. Produced in 1998. One of the vases, number 29, has a slightly different etching to the... View full lot details

‘Cricketing Knights (Knighthoods awarded for Services to Cricket’. Five cricket bails, halved and nicely signed in ink by five cricketing knights. Signatures are Don Bradman, Garry Sobers, Richard Hadlee, Alec Bedser and Clyde Walcott. The bails varnished and framed in small wooden display box. The box measures 6”x6”. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket ceramics and metalware. A good selection including a W.G. Grace doorstop, metal display of batsman and wicket keeper by Evergreen Studio, two smaller metal figures of batsman with mounted clock beneath, a cricket ball cigarette lighter, a metal figure of a batsman (Cameron Sculpture), two glass figures of a batsman and a wicket-keeper mounted on wooden bases (Regal Glass of Winchester), a Cash’s woven silk picture, ‘The First Over’ after the style of Thomas... View full lot details

‘E.C.B. Special Award 2002 Winner. Benson & Hedges. Large crystal glass rosebowl with ECB emblem and details to side. The rosebowl 7” tall by 10” diameter. Warwickshire won the 2002, the last year of the competition beating Essex in the Final by 5 wickets. Formerly in the M.C.C. Collection. Very good condition... View full lot details

Victorian smokers table with cricket theme. A novelty cricket smoking table, circa 1920/30. The table in three-section elm and beech table, with three wooden matchstick holders and one ashtray, in the form of cricket balls, ashtray attached to two crossed sycamore cricket bats, with brass striker and three legs, in the form of stumps. 35.75” high. Good condition. An unusual item... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. Original cast iron circular public house table with circular wooden top, supported by three legs, moulded with portrait busts of Grace wearing cricket cap to top of each leg with imprinted initials ‘W.G’ above, and decorative pierced apron centred by rosettes, lacking one rosette. Circular pierced iron shelf attached to legs. Maker’s name and registration mark to inside of each leg evident but indecipherable. Probably c.1890’s. The table stands 29.5” tall and the... View full lot details

‘Australia 1956. Rare commemorative glass one pint glass produced to commemorate the Australian tour of England in 1956. With ‘Australian Cricket Tour Great Britain 1956’ in red below a Kangaroo in brown, gold lustre to rim. In blue around the glass are the signatures of the touring party including I.Johnson (Cpt), Miller, Harvey, Davidson, Benaud, Lindwall, Burge, Langley, Archer, Craig, Mackay etc. Produced by ‘The Studios of Decoramics Ltd of Worthing. These glasses were given... View full lot details

William Voce. Nottinghamshire & England 1927-1952. Attractive glass tumbler commemorating the ‘M.C.C. visit to the Crown Crystal Glass Pty Ltd, Sydney on the 27th February 1947. W.E. Voce’. Drinking glass, with colourful printed title and floral decoration to sides and gold lustre to surround and rim. With titles and Voce’s name printed below presented to Voce as a member of the M.C.C. touring party to Australia in 1946/1947, the first tour after the second World... View full lot details

Westerwald stoneware cricket beaker, moulded in relief with three cameo panels of a batsman, after W.G. Grace, in different poses. The body highly decorated with vine and sprig decoration in cobalt blue on a grey background, with the figures highlighted in black. Cobalt blue rings to rim and to foot. Approx 5.5” tall. German circa 1890. Number ‘486’ impressed to base. Very good condition. Rare... View full lot details

‘Boy Cricketer’. Excellent Parian ware figure of a boy cricketer resting against a tree stump holding a cricket bat to left hand. The figure is of a very high quality and with exceptionally good detailing. Approximately 11” tall. Circa 1860’s. A rare figure in very good condition... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware beaker, moulded in relief with figures in roundels of a batsman (W.G. Grace) in different poses and impressed floral motif on a brown background. Doulton Lambeth impressed marks to base, date 1880, and makers marks to base of Emily A. Forsey. 5” tall. Very very minor chips to rim otherwise in good/very good condition. Previously sold as lot 523 in the Keith Crump auction in September 2006 with auction label to base... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware tyg. Large and impressive three handled tyg with three moulded relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, a fielder and wicket keeper in white on a green cameo background with blue circular surround, the sides highly decorated in a small floral pattern on a brown background, the handles unusually rectangular and decorated with an attractive blue/green pattern. 5” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and makers marks for Rosina Brown, Mary Starey,... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware mug decorated with three moulded relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, bowler and wicket keeper, Abel, Woods and McGregor in white on a brown background. With stylised floral leaf and flower Art Nouveau decoration to top and beneath in green glaze. Strap handle in brown glaze. 6” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth, number 169 and makers mark for Eleanor Tosen and two others, c1880’s. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, of bulbous form, moulded with relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, bowler and wicket keeper, Abel, Woods and McGregor in white on a brown background. With stylised floral leaf and daisy flower Art Nouveau decoration to top and sides in green, blue and brown glaze. Strap handle in brown glaze. Approximately 7.75” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and number ‘163’ and makers mark for Helena M. Pennett and others,... View full lot details

Cricketing jug. A large and impressive Doulton Lambeth stoneware tapering jug, moulded in relief with six raised figures, three of batsman, two of fielders and a wicket keeper in roundels, all different and in various positions. With two further smaller raised figures of cricketers to either side. Overall impressed floral motif decoration and darker brown bands to top and base of the jug with repeated flower decoration in blue. The handle modelled with cricket bats... View full lot details

Cricketing jug. A large and impressive Doulton Lambeth stoneware tapering jug, moulded in relief with six raised figures, three of batsman, two of fielders and a wicket keeper in roundels, all different and in various positions. With two further smaller raised figures of cricketers to either side. Overall impressed floral motif decoration and darker brown bands to top and base of the jug with repeated white beaded decoration. The handle modelled with cricket bats and... View full lot details

The Ashes’ England v Australia 1953. Magnificent Royal Worcester bone china plate produced by the factory to commemorate the Ashes series in England 1953. The plate bears the printed signatures in gold of the England and the Australian touring teams plus an image of the Ashes urn. Signatures include Hutton, Compton, May, Evans, Wardle, Laker, Lock, Trueman, Statham, Bedser, Hassett, Miller, Lindwall, Johnston, Davidson, Harvey, Benaud, Tallon, Morris etc. The plate measures approx 10.5” diameter... View full lot details

‘The Cricket Club of India celebrating the Millennium. The Millennium Cricket Eleven’. Printed plate produced in 2000 with printed images of the team chosen by the Cricket Club. Players include C.K. Nayudu, Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Polly Umrigar, Kapil Dev, Vinoo Mankad, Vijay Merchant etc. ‘Samrat Ceramics’ and ‘Piezo’ stamps to base. 9.5” diameter. Sold with ‘Spirit of Cricket Festival 2001-2002. The Best of the Rest of the World who played at Brabourne... View full lot details

Sri Lanka v England ‘First Test Match. 100 Years’. Rare commemorative plate, by Lanka Porcelain, produced to mark the first Test match between Sri Lanka and England, played at Colombo 17th-22nd February 1982. 8” diameter. Sold with a larger plate commemorating the ‘Bangladesh Cricket Control Board. Beximco Asia Youth Cricket Tournament played in Bangladesh in December 1989’. Flags of the participating nations to rim including India, Pakistan, Singapore etc. Qty 2. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Melbourne Cricket Ground. Centenary Test Match 1877-1977’. Full set of ceramic carafe and six wine goblets in blue and cream glaze, produced by the Elischer factory to commemorate the Centenary Test. The carafe with ‘Melbourne Cricket Ground’ motifs of the ground in 1877 and 1977 to each side, and ‘A Century of Test Cricket’ and ‘1877-1977’. The goblets with ‘M.C.C.’ emblem and ‘A Century of Test Cricket’. The carafe with maker’s stamp to base measures... View full lot details

Ian Terence Botham. Somerset, Worcestershire, Queensland, Durham and England 1974-1993. ‘Arlott’s Immortals’. Excellent porcelain hand decorated action figure of Botham in batting pose in mahogany plinth, sculptured and produced in Alderney in 1982 by Count Andre D’Aquino, based upon the selected cricketers of John Arlott. The figure stands high 11” and is marked to base ‘No.85 D’Aquino’. Sold with a ‘Limited Edition Guarantee certifying that the figure is number 85 of a limited edition of... View full lot details

‘Century of Centuries’ plates. Twelve limited edition Coalport and Royal Grafton china plates, each commemorating a player achieving a ‘hundred hundreds’ during his first class career. The plates are for Don Bradman, Wally Hammond, Len Hutton, Geoffrey Boycott, Viv Richards, Dennis Amiss, Graham Gooch, Dennis Compton, John Edrich, Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe and Les Ames. Lacking presentation boxes. Good condition... View full lot details

Sydney Francis Barnes, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, England & Wales 1894-1930. A pair of commemorative side plates with colour transfer printed vignette of Barnes wearing cap, stood at the wicket with ball in his hand and in bowling pose next to the wicket to centre, with inscription ‘Syd. F. Barnes-Famous International Bowler’. Both plates with ribbed outer border. 7.25” diameter. Minor wear, staining to edge and some firing marks otherwise both in good condition. Qty 2... View full lot details

‘Celebrating the 3 W’s’. Dinner plate with transfer image of Frank Worrell, Cylde Walcott and Everton Weekes with facsimile signatures and title. Gold lustre to rim. Registration mark to underside, ‘100’. Maker unknown. 10” diameter. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Cricket pipe. Early clay pipe with batsman stood at the wicket to one side and to the other a set of three stumps with a bat leaning against them. Floral decoration. 5” long. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket ceramics. Box of varied and interesting ceramics including five Royal Doulton toby jugs of W.G. Grace, Len Hutton, Denis Compton, Dickie Bird and ‘The Hampshire Cricketer’. Each limited edition and standing approx 4” to 4.25” tall. Limited edition cricket plates of ‘The History of the Ashes’ and Denis Compton ‘100 hundreds’, ‘The Ashes Urn’, tankards, glasses, reproduction Staffordshire cricket figures etc. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket figures. Selection of three figures. A Continental bisque figure of a batsman, wearing blue cap, yellow shirt, blue cravatte and sash holding a bat to side on a naturalistic oval base. 10” tall. The second a Staffordshire 19th century pottery figure of a child holding a cricket bat to side, wearing a white smock coat and bloomers with stumps behind. 6” tall and the third a German bisque figure of a boy batsman... View full lot details