Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Cricket snuff box. An oval black lacquered papier mache snuff box with hinged lid, believed to be circa 1870’s. The lid painted with a cricketing scene of boys playing cricket with trees in background. The box measures approx 2.5” x 1.75”x .75” deep. Some wear to lid with loss to cricket image otherwise in good condition. Sold with a similar circular replica snuff box with cricket scene to lid. Qty 2... View full lot details

Wasim Hasan Raja. Lahore, Combined Universities, Pakistan International Airways, National Bank & Pakistan 1967/68-1983/84. ‘India v Pakistan 1983/84’. Trophy, in the figure of a batsman playing a shot, presented to Wasim Raja as ‘Man of the Match’ in the Test match played at Burlton Park, Jullundur, India on the 24th-29th September 1983. Details of the award on a plaque to the base. 8” tall. Raja scored 125 and took 4-50 in the Test match. Good... View full lot details

Cricket and sporting ceramics. Good selection including Manor potteries china caricature toby jug of Grace in M.C.C. cap, Ashes plate 1981, large hand painted resin figure of W.G. Grace. Fairweather Collection, ceramic caricature figure of John Nyren in cricket attire holding bat and a Hambledon C.C. cricket clock, produced by The Hambledon Trading Company c1990’s, a miniature cricket bat signed by members of the Lord’s Taverners including Engineer, Denness, Yardley Tarrant, Jeffrey Archer, Conteh etc,... 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. In blue around the glass are the signatures of the touring party including Johnson, Miller, Harvey, Davidson, Benaud, Lindwall, Burge, McDonald, Maddocks, Langley, Craig etc. Produced by ‘The Studios of Decoramics Ltd of Worthing. These glasses were given to members of the team... View full lot details

Cricket bottle. Attractive glazed ceramic earthernware cricket ginger beer bottle, c1900, with ‘Joseph Smith of Accrington’ with cricket stumps and bails printed to side. Approx 7” tall. Chip to lip of bottle, odd faults otherwise in good condition. Sold with a further glass bottle c1870/90’s with ‘Codd’s patent’ glass ‘marble’ ball stop. ‘Jones Brothers, Oxford’ and image of a rowing eight and coxon in boat to side of bottle. Approx 9” tall. Qty 2... View full lot details

Cricket ceramics etc. Good selection including four Royal Doulton ceramic caricature cricket toby jugs of W.G. Grace, Brian Johnston, Len Hutton and ‘The Hampshire Cricketers. Each limited edition and standing approx 4” to 4.25” tall. Plus three commemorative plates including Hobbs (Century of Centuries), Ashes 1981, plaster bust of Jack Hobbs by E. Sheen. Produced to ‘Aid the Middlesex Hospital Reconstruction Fund 1925’. Hobbs signature to plaster front (worn), Minton cricket tile decorated with cricket... View full lot details

Early ‘Melbourne Cricket Ground’ membership medals for 1902-03. Made by J.R. Gaunt & Sons, London. One medal lacking the colour enamel decoration, the other with the colour enamel. The un-enamelled medal with clip added presumably to clip to jacket/tie??. Some wear and discolouration to the enamelled medal otherwise in good condition. Qty 2... View full lot details

M.C.C. v Rest of the World Bicentenary Match 1987. Excellent lead crystal glass goblet issued for the match and engraved in gilt with details of the match and the initials ‘C.G.H.’ for Geoffrey Howard, Middlesex 1930 and tour Manager to M.C.C. teams in the 1950’s. The goblet 9.25” tall and in original M.C.C. presentation box. Rare in this personalised form and in very good condition... View full lot details

Cricket snuff box. An oblong wooden snuff box. The hinged lid painted with an early colour cricketing scene. Date unknown. The box measures 3.25”x2.25. Very minor wear otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. A silver plated tulip vase cast in the form of W.G. Grace, full length standing in classic pose with cricket bat in front of a tree. With original glass flute in holder to top of tree. Circa 1900 with number ‘11445’ to base and makers marks to base. Approx 12” high with the glass flute. Rare... View full lot details

Surrey County Cricket Club. Ronson cigarette lighter produced to commemorate Surrey’s County Championship win in 1956. With Surrey emblem, club name and initials ‘D.C.’ (Dennis Cox?) to one side. To the other ‘County Champions 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956. Under Captaincy of Stuart Surridge’. These lighters were presented to the players by Surridge. G/VG - cricket... View full lot details