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Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Wicket keeping gauntlet’s through time. Four different gloves showing the progression of protection given from the 1890’s to the 1920’s. The first is an early example of a single white kid leather wicket-keeping glove used in the period, made by Geo. G. Bussey & Co of Peckham offering more protection to the wrists and improved ventilation. Some staining and wear otherwise in good condition. The second is a pair of white kid leather wicket-keeping gloves... View full lot details

Arthur Percy Frank Chapman. Cambridge University, Kent & England 1920-1938. Batting protector formerly used by Chapman during his playing career. The aluminium protector has a covering of white leather and is secured by straps and buckles around the waist and between the legs. It was found in the kitbag of Kent team mate W.H.V. Levett and is inscribed to the back ‘A.P.F.C.’. Chapman played for Kent between 1924 and 1938, captaining the county from 1931... View full lot details

Arthur Percy Frank Chapman. Cambridge University, Kent & England 1920-1938. A pair of tubular leather open palmed batting gloves formerly used by Chapman during his playing career. The gloves were found in the kitbag of Kent team mate W.H.V. Levett and according to the vendors notes inscribed to the right hand his initials ‘A.P.F.C.’ which seem to have worn completely away barring one mark. Chapman played for Kent between 1924 and 1938, captaining the county... View full lot details

Batting gloves 1890-1950’s. Five pairs or single gloves showing the progression and evolution of the glove over the years. The first, a single wrap around batting glove from the 1890’s, the second a pair of tubular open palmed gloves from the 1920’s manufactured by Stuart Surridge, the third a pair of open palmed , elastic wristed and rubber spiked protective gloves from the 1930’s produced by Frank Bryan Ltd, the fourth a single open palmed,... View full lot details

Cricket stumps circa 1790’s to 1820. Three oval, rather than circular, cricket stumps used during this early period. The stumps each have a narrow binding about an inch from the top, although one is now missing. The stumps measures 24” (above the ground) and flare noticeably towards the toe measuring 1.25” wide at the base and finish 0.87” at the top, The three stumps had wooden tongues to allow them to be set into the... View full lot details

Cricket stumps circa early 1820’s. Six oval, rather than circular, cricket stumps used during this early period. Four of the stumps are marked ‘Clapshaw’ (maker). and each of these stumps feature three metal bands, one set at the top, one set centrally in the middle of the stump and one should be set at the bottom of each stump but all four are missing, some of the bands present are insecure. The other two stumps... View full lot details

Cricket stumps circa 1870’s. Six circular cricket stumps used during this early period. All six of the stumps are marked with the makers name E.J.Page, Kennington Oval, Surry [sic]. The stumps are capped by a brass band with four small engraved channels below. These stumps measures 27” (above the ground) and measure 1.19” wide. At this stage in cricket’s history, the rules of the game stated that stumps should measure 27” and that the wicket... View full lot details

Nineteenth century cricket shirt and trousers circa 1880’s. The ‘Sports’ shirt was made by Storanco in the 1880’s. It is made from taffeta and labelled as ‘all wool’. It buttons down the front and has a long back which passes between the wearers legs and buttons at the front. This long back was designed to save the wearer from using underpants and having to wash two garments instead of one. It also provided a convenient... View full lot details

Cricket Boots used in the 1880’s. Canvas boots were the first traditional cricket boots to manufactured in the 1880’s. Most first class cricketers up until that point wore brown shoes or boots. These boots have a bonded surface of jute rope material, as used in modern espadrilles and compared with later styles offered little ankle support. Sold with a pair of cricket boots from the 1930’s. These leather boots were advertised as being ‘built on... View full lot details

A Benjamin Warsop bat of 1884. ‘Rev. W.H. Churchill’s Warsop Conqueror’. Impressed to the face on each shoulder, ‘B. Warsop, Marylebone’. Below the splice, the impressed mark in circular motif of ‘B. Warsop Conqueror Patent Spring Handle Trade Mark’ and below that ‘Registered’. Alongside the splice, handwritten in ink the inscription ‘Churchill Cambridge 1884’, and similarly to the back, faintly inscribed ‘Churchill’. The face of the bat is a little convex, the back slightly humped,... View full lot details

‘A Warsop Triangular Bat circa 1890’. A triangular practice cricket bat made by Benjamin Warsop of St. John’s Wood, London. The triangular shaped bat’s blade is only 2.5” in width and has ‘B. Warsop, Marylebone’ stamped across the splice and below a faded trade mark and ‘B. Warsop’ impressed to the cap of the bat. The back of the blade rises sharply from the splice into an acutely angled ridge before sharply falling away at... View full lot details

James Cobbett ‘Gutta Percha Driver’ cricket bat c1890. Stamps for ‘Richardson of Liverpool’ to the bat in several places. ‘Cobbett’ impressed twice to the cap of the handle and the initials ‘W.D.R.’ and number D23045 run down the splice. The back of the bat is gently rounded rather than ridged. Little is known of James Cobbett because he died of consumption in 1842, aged 38. He kept a workshop near to Lord’s cricket ground... View full lot details

John Barlett ‘compressed’ cricket bat 1892. Stamps for ‘Bartlett, Waterloo Road (the makers address)’ to the bat. Silver coat of arms shield to back engraved ‘Thornton C.C. won by Spencer Lambert for best batting. Average Season 1892. The back of the bat is almost flat as the front, but rises slowly to a low rounded ridge. The handle is formed from nine slips of cane. Little is known of John Bartlett’s bat making business except... 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

Jack Brown’s century bat (117 v. New South Wales) 1894. A ‘Crawford The Exceller Patent’ bat by H.C. Crawford of Plumstead, Kent. Impressed ‘Crawford The Exceller Patent’ to face over splice, ‘J. Wisden and Co London’ to both shoulders, and ‘Crawford’ to handle cap. Below the splice to the face is an inscription in ink in Brown’s own hand, ‘J.T. Brown 117 Sydney Nov 24- 1894’ from Stoddart’s tour to Australia 1894/95. The back of... View full lot details

David Denton. Yorkshire & England 1894-1920. Stuart Surridge ‘Rapid Driver’ cricket bat used by Denton in the 1905 cricket season scoring over 2405 runs, becoming one of Wisden’s ‘Five Cricketers of the Year’ [Wisden 1906], and making 52 and 153 not out against the Australians at Bradford in June 1905. The bat is inscribed clearly in black ink in Denton’s hand ‘Scored over 2000 runs with this bat including 52 and 153 not out... View full lot details

Samuel Meston’s ‘Special Selected’ Breeden Bat 1906. The bat by W.J. Breedon of Leyton, Essex. Impressed to the front shoulders ‘W.J. Breedon’, across the splice ‘Special Selected’ and ‘Leyton Essex’, below ‘Roberts Bristol’ and ‘Extra Spring’. The back shoulder inscribed in ink ‘S.P. Meston 1906’, the inscription barely legible, affected by what appears to be a large scorch mark. The back is steeply rounded rather than ridged, falling away to the toe, the shoulders sloping.... View full lot details

David Denton. Yorkshire & England 1894-1920. Gunn & Moore ‘The Autograph’ cricket bat used by Denton in the 1908 cricket season scoring two consecutive centuries for Yorkshire against M.C.C. at Scarborough in August and September 1908. The bat is inscribed clearly in black ink in Denton’s hand ‘Scored 121 and 133 with this bat against M.C.C. at Scarborough. August 31st + September 1st and 2nd 1908’. The bat in good original condition and has some... View full lot details

Gunn & Moore ‘Nonjar’ cricket bat c1910. Stamps for ‘Gunn & Moore Nonjar’ to front and impressed ‘Reblade’ stamp to back. The blade is ‘reblade’ provided by the manufacturer, a service often used in those days. The handle is made of a mixture of many canes and rubber strips, hence the brand name ‘Nonjar’. In his early days with Gunn & Morre, the great cricketer and bat maker, William Sherwin was in charge of the... 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

Bussey ‘Demon Driver’ cricket bat circa 1920. Impressed to blade Bussey, London, the trademark GGB and lower down and centrally ‘Demon Driver’ in circular format. The handle is formed from two slips of cane with a combination of rubber and canvas glued to them, the handle is fitted with an original ‘Busseys Grip’. George Bussey was a very successful entrepreneur fro whom cricket bat making was only one of his business interests. The Bussey ‘Demon... View full lot details

The M.C.C. All Cane cricket bat circa 1925. Impressed to blade M.C.C. Company Ltd, Bedford and across the slice ‘All Cane’ and below the splice ‘Loyd & Son, Lewes & Horsham (retailers stamp). The handle is formed from thirteen split canes, one of which is now missing. Geirge Bussey was a very successful entrepreneur fro whom cricket bat making was only one of his business interests. The blade is bound in two areas. Sold with... View full lot details

Lambert’s Super Club Grade ‘Learie Constantine. West Indies XI Autograph’ cricket bat circa 1929. Inscribed to blade ‘Walter Lambert & Sons, Nelson England’ This is probably a size 6 bat. William Lambert left his employment as a cabinet maker in Nelson in 1877 to become a bat maker. Three generations of Walter Lambert’s have run the business ending in 2002 Sold with the late vendors research notes giving further information on the bat. Good condition... View full lot details

Breedon ‘Nonpareil Extra Special’ cricket bat circa 1930. Inscribed to blade ‘W.J. Breedon, Leyton, Essex’. Impressed into the rubble handle, near to the top are the words ‘W.J. Breedon, Cricket Bat Maker, Near County Ground, Leyton, Essex. The company made bats in Leyton from 1878 to 1978. The Nonpareil Extra Special was the top of the range bat for many years. Sold with the late vendors research notes giving further information on the bat. Good... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1930. A full size ‘Jack Hobbs The Oval’ cricket bat signed to the face and back in ink by members of the England, Australia, Sussex, Surrey and Gloucestershire teams, also by Jack Hobbs to the ownership position on the shoulder of the back. Twelve England signatures to the bat face of Chapman, Hobbs, Hendren, Robins, Larwood, Hammond, Tyldesley, Duckworth, Tate, Woolley, Sutcliffe and White. To the verso, thirteen Australian signatures of... 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

England Test and Counties 1963. Full size Stuart Surridge ‘Ken Barrington Autograph’ bat very nicely signed in ink to the face by twelve members of the England Test team, and to the verso by twelve players from each County of Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Yorkshire, Somerset and Warwickshire, over eighty in total. England signatures are Dexter, Cowdrey, Trueman, Statham, Barrington, Titmus, Allen, Close, Edrich, Andrews, Stewart and Bolus. County signatures include Ingleby-McKenzie, Marshall, Shackleton, Gray, Horton... 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, Llloyd, Richards, Marshall, Walsh, Garner, Greenidge etc. Some fading to the signatures and two of the England signatures are faded and the signature of Milton Small on the West Indies team also faded otherwise in good... View full lot details

‘Lord Taverners 1985’. Full size cricket bat, presented in framed wooden display case, signed by the England (12 signatures) and Australian (16) teams who played in the Lord’s Test match of 1985. In addition to these signatures there are also thirty three signatures of former cricketers, guests, celebrities and English Prime Ministers. Signatures include Edward Heath, James Callaghan, Harold Wilson, John Mills, Cliff Morgan, Peter Alliss, Leslie Crowther, Henry Cooper, Compton, Edrich, Hutton, Cowdrey, May,... View full lot details

England v Australia 1985. Duncan Fearnley cricket bat signed to the face by twelve of the England and fifteen members of the Australian teams. Signatures include Gower, Botham, Gatting, Lamb, Gooch, Downton, Willey, Robinson, Border, Lawson, O’Donnell, Thomson, Boon, Wellham etc. Fading to the last Australian and the last England signature otherwise in good/very good condition with excellent signatures... View full lot details

Australia v England Bi-Centennial Test Match, Sydney 1988. Gunn & Moore ‘Maxi’ cricket bat signed to the face by sixteen of the England and twelve members of the Australian teams. Signatures include Gatting, Emburey, Radford, Athey, French, Dilley, Capel, Moxon, Robinson, Border, Marsh, Waugh, Jones, Hughes, Boon, Sleep etc. Slight fading to odd signature otherwise in good condition, all legible. Signature of Mike Gatting to the back shoulder of the bat suggesting he obtained... View full lot details

England v Australia 1989. Duncan Fearnley ‘Supreme’ cricket bat signed to the face by twelve of the England and seventeen members of the Australian teams. Signatures include Gower, Russell, Gooch, Broad, Dilley, Lamb, Smith, Foster, Jarvis, Border, Marsh, Boon, Lawson, Jones, Taylor, Moody, Hughes, Alderman, May, Healy etc. Good/very good condition with excellent signatures... View full lot details

Gary Ross O’Sullivan. New South Wales Country 1988 to 1997. Norstar ‘Autograph’ cricket bat signed to face by the Zimbabwean team who played N.S.W. County on the 26th December 1994. Fourteen signatures including Flower, Campbell, Streak, Strang, Brain, Whittall etc, slight fading to signatures. This was O’Sullivan’s bat, appears unused. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Brian Lara. 501 not out’. Full size unbranded cricket bat assumed to have been produced to commemorate Brian Lara’s record individual score of 501no for Warwickshire v Durham at Edgbaston 1994. The bat face features a hand painted head and shoulders colour portrait of Lara and another of Lara in batting action below. Signed in full by Lara to the centre of the bat, and to the toe by the (unknown) artist. Good depictions in... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1999. Full size cricket bat signed to face by twenty members of the Lancashire playing staff. Signatures include Crawley, Atherton, Fairbrother, Watkinson, Muralitharan, Hegg, Martin, Schofield, Yates, Ridgway, Flintoff etc. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Yorkshire Cricketers’. Slazenger Panther cricket bat signed by twenty one players past and present. Signatures include Moxon, Bird, Richardson, Hartley, Close, Silverwood, Gough, Sidebottom, McGrath etc. Good condition... View full lot details

Jacques Rudolph. Northerns & South Africa 1997-2004. Gray Nicholls ‘Gladius’ cricket bat signed to face by the South African team of 2003. Twelve boldly signed signatures including Smith, Gibbs, Hall, Rudolph, Nell, De Villiaers, Pollock etc. This was Rudolph’s bat, appears unused. Good condition... View full lot details

England v Australia 2005. First International T20 Match in England. Two Centurion Bat Company full size bats. One nicely signed in ink to the face by fourteen members of the England team, the other by eleven of the Australian team. Signatures include Vaughan, Trescothick, Harmison, Flintoff, G. Jones, Pietersen, Collingwood (England), Ponting, McGrath, Gillespie, Gilchrist, Martyn, Katich, Hogg, Hussey (Australia) etc. Good signatures. Sold with two copy scorecards for the T20 match played at The... View full lot details

Signed miniature cricket bats. Seven miniature bats of various sizes including a Gradidge ‘Jack McGlew Autograph’ bat signed by twelve South Africans c.1950, bats individually signed by Garry Sobers, Alec & Eric Bedser, Graham Corling, Andrew Strauss & Angus Fraser, and Mark Ramprakash, and a ‘Leicestershire C.C.C. 2006 Squad’ bat with facsimile signatures. Good condition.... View full lot details

Signed cricket balls. Six cricket balls, each individually signed. Signatures are James Pattinson, Geoff Miller, Alvin Kallicharran, Ashley Giles, Richard Stemp, and Liam Plunkett. Sold with five unsigned miniature balls. Good condition. Qty 11.... View full lot details

Australian Captains. Three split varnished cricket ‘half’ bails signed individually in black pen by Don Bradman, Greg Chappell and Arthur Morris. Sold with a Kookaburra cricket ball with emblem for the Adelaide Centenary Test 1884-1984, signed in black ink by Don Bradman. Qty 4. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Australian Captains. Three split varnished cricket ‘half’ bails signed individually in black pen by Don Bradman, Richie Benaud and Bill Lawry. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Derek Leslie Underwood. Kent & England 1963-1987. Two cricket coffins, one in brown decorated in M.C.C./ England colours with ‘D. Underwood M.C.C. Team’ stencilled to lid. Luggage identity tag attached to handle with Underwood’s name ‘c/o International Wanderers’. Airline labels applied for tours to New Zealand, Adelaide (Australia), and Durban (South Africa) etc. The other coffin with stencilled title ‘Derek Underwood. Kent C.C.C.’ and County Invicta emblem to lid. Contains a collection of boots, bats,... View full lot details

Wasim Raja. Pakistan 1972-1985. Original tour holdall used by Wasim Raja for the ‘Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket 1985’ one-day international tournament held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of European settlement in Victoria, Australia. The brown leatherette bag with tour titles and emblems to the sides, and name of ‘Wasim Raja. Pakistan Cricket Team’ in window to one end. Very good condition. Sold with two glass souvenirs related to Pakistan cricket, a goblet... View full lot details