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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Frederick William ‘Fred’ Tate. Sussex & England 1887-1905. Two page handwritten folding letter in ink from Tate to the collector and brother-in-law of Sir Julien Cahn, E. George Wolfe. Dated 8th December 1937 and writing from Derby, Tate is please to be able to provide his autograph and promises to try to obtain a photograph for Wolfe’s collection. He adds ‘I thank God I am in good health & feel and look 50 so I... View full lot details

Edward Ralph ‘Ted’ Dexter. Cambridge University, Sussex & England 1956-1968. Eight pages of notes written by Dexter for an article for the Sunday Mirror, 25th July 1976, reporting on the 4th Test, England v West Indies, at Headingley 22nd- 27th July 1976. Reporting on the third day’s play Dexter describes ‘a crazily unpredictable morning’s play. At the start Tony Greig was eleven short of his hundred, thirteen were needed to save the follow-on and there... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1896. Two large album pages with printed autograph boxes and attractive ornate decoration. Each box has been beautifully signed individually in black ink, comprising eight signatures of the eleven members of the Sussex team who played Lancashire at Old Trafford, 14th- 16th May 1896. Signatures are K.S. Ranjitsinhji, George Brann, Billy Murdoch, Billy Newham, Ernest ‘Tim’ Killick, Harry Butt, Francis Marlow, and the rarer Richard Kentfield (Lancashire & Sussex 1888-1896, 4 first-class matches).... View full lot details

‘Sussex County XI (1900)’. Ruled page extract from the visitors’ book of The Assize Courts Hotel, Manchester, very nicely signed in black ink by the eight professional players who took part in the drawn match v Lancashire at Old Trafford 5th- 7th July 1900. Each player has signed with their nickname in brackets alongside. Signatures are Cyril Bland (nickname ‘wiv ye’), Harry Butt (‘Father’[?]), Fred Tate (‘Beery’[?]), Joe Vine (‘Jigger’), E.H. Killick (‘Tim’), George Cox... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1904. Large album page beautifully signed in black ink by the eleven members of the Sussex team who played Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge 2nd- 4th June 1904. The signatures, collected by the Nottinghamshire groundsman, are Ranjitsinhji, Fry, Seymour, Newham, Vine, Cox, Killick, Butt, Leach, Relf and the rarer signature of Alfred Seal (Sussex 1904, 2 matches). Dated 2nd June 1904. 6”x7.5”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1909. Page beautifully signed in black ink by four Sussex players. Signatures are K.O. Goldie (Sussex & Europeans 1900-1921), A.P.F.C. Somerset (Sussex 1911-1919), A.P. Chaplin (Sussex & Europeans 1904-1914), and C.L.A. Smith (Sussex 1898-1911). Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1910. Album page very nicely signed in black ink by the eleven members of the Sussex team who played Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge 21st- 23rd July 1910. Signatures are Chaplin (Captain), Cartwright, Vincett, Fender, Vine, Killick, A.E. Relf, R.R. Relf, Butt, Leach and Cox. Nottinghamshire won by ten wickets. To the verso are the eleven signatures of the Derbyshire team for the drawn match v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge 14th- 16th July 1910. Signatures... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1911. Album page very nicely signed in black ink by the twelve members of the Sussex team who played Yorkshire at Headingley 24th- 26th July 1911. Signatures are Chaplin (Captain), Smith, Holloway, Butt, R.R. Relf, A.E. Relf, Killick, Vine, Cox, Jupp, Leach and Fender. Yorkshire won by 281 runs. 3.75”x5.5”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1914. Album page very nicely signed in black ink by the eleven members of the Sussex team who played Gloucestershire at Cheltenham 13th- 15th August 1914. Signatures are Cartwright, Roberts, A.E. Relf, Bowley, Vincent, Jupp, Street, Cox, Wilson, Tate and Vine. The match was drawn. 4.75”x6.5”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1921. Large album page very nicely signed in black ink by the twelve members of the Sussex team who played Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester 21st- 24th May 1921. Signatures are Stannard, Cox, Bowley, Street, Tate, Jenner, Roberts, Higgs, Jupp, A.H.H. Gilligan, A.E.R. Gilligan and the rarer W.G.M. Sarel (Surrey, Kent, Sussex & Trinidad 1904-1921, 35 matches). 6”x7.75”. Minor soiling and nick to lower corner, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex 1922. Album page very nicely signed in ink by twelve players with neat annotation to lower corner, ‘Members of A.E.R. Gilligan’s XI who played Haywards Heath & District on Sept. 12th 1922. G.R. Cox, H.E. Roberts, A.E.R. Gilligan, G. Street, G. Stannard, K.A. Higgs, and M.W. Tate are all members of the Sussex County Team. W.L. Knowles is Secretary of the Sussex Club’. All who are mentioned have signed the page, also A.C. Campbell... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1924. Large album page very nicely signed in black ink by eighteen members of the Sussex team who played in 1924. Signatures are A.E.R. Gilligan (Captain), Watson, H.L. Wilson, Higgs, A.H.H. Gilligan, Duleepsinhji, Young, Holloway, Cox, Cornford, Bowley, James Langridge, Stannard, Cook, Tate, Wensley, Parks and Roberts. 6.5”x8”. Minor age toning, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1926. Album page very nicely signed in black ink by ten members of the Sussex team for the drawn match v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge 8th- 11th May 1926, the page dated 8th May 1926. Signatures are A.E.R. Gilligan (Captain), A.H.H. Gilligan, Bowley, Cook, Cornford, James Langridge, Parks, Tate and the rarer signatures of L.A. Waghorn (Sussex 1926-1927, four matches) and L. Williams (Sussex & Gloucestershire 1919-1930, 35 matches). Lacking the signature of... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1928. Page nicely signed in black ink by the eleven members of the Sussex team for the drawn match v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester 27th- 29th June 1928. Signatures are A.E.R. Gilligan (Captain), Tate, Cornford, Hammond, Wensley, Bowley, Parks, Langridge, Cook and the rarer signatures of Kenneth Carlisle (5 matches) and Kenneth Sellar (6 County matches). Also signed by S.J. Webb (baggage). 7”x6.25”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1930. Album page very nicely signed in black ink by the twelve members of the Sussex team for the drawn match v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge 3rd- 6th May 1930. The page dated 3rd May 1930. Signatures are A.H.H. Gilligan (Captain), Duleepsinhji, James Langridge, J.H. Parks, Tate, Cornford, Bowley, Hollingdale, Wensley, H.W. Parks, Cook, and the rarer D.S. Richards (18 matches 1927-1935). 3.5”x6”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1932. Large album page very nicely signed in black ink by the twelve members of the Sussex team for the match v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester 18th- 20th May 1932. Signatures are Duleepsinhji (Captain), Scott, Cornford, Bowley, Wensley, James Langridge, Cook, John Langridge, Tate, J.H. Parks, H.W. Parks and S.J. Webb (baggage). Sussex won by an innings and 13 runs. 6”x8.25”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1934. Album page nicely signed in black ink by the fifteen members of the Sussex team who played in the 1934 season. Signatures are Melville (Captain), Tate, Bowley, Cornford, James Langridge, J.H. Parks, Pearce, Wensley, H.W. Parks, Cook, Hammond, John Langridge, Cornford, Eaton and the rarer D.S. Richards (18 matches 1927-1935). Additionally signed by C.B. Fry, A.E.R. Gilligan, G.R. Cox and A.E. Relf. Nineteen signatures in total. 3.75”x4.75”. Minor soiling to edges, otherwise... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1936. Large album page very nicely signed in black ink by eleven members of the Sussex team for the match v Gloucestershire at Cheltenham 15th- 18th August 1936. Signatures are Holmes (Captain), J.H. Parks, Cumming, Cook, H.W. Parks, W.L. Cornford, James Langridge, Greenwood, Cox, Nye, Hammond and the rarer B.L. Cumming (24 matches). Lacking the signature of J.H. Cornford. Gloucestershire won by three wickets. 5”x8”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1955 and 1957. Two larger album pages, each comprising twelve signatures in ink of Sussex teams. Signatures include Doggart, Cox, James, John Langridge, Oakman, Parks, Suttle, Sheppard, Webb, Thomson, Potter, Webb, Marlar, Bates, Foreman, Lenham, also the rarer signatures of Gerald Cogger (Sussex 1954-1957, eight matches) and Dave Stripp (Sussex 1956-1957, twelve matches). The album pages each laid down individually to a large album page, the 1955 loose mounted, the 1957 laid down,... View full lot details

Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji. Sussex, Cambridge University & England 1924-1932. Original sepia real photograph plain back postcard of Duleep standing three quarter length at Scarborough, wearing striped blazer. Nicely signed in black ink to the photograph by Duleep. Postally unused. Official stamp to verso for Walker of Scarborough. Adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Charles Burgess Fry. Oxford University, Sussex, London County, Hampshire, Europeans & England 1892-1922. Four early mono postcards (two real photographs) of Fry depicted in various guises. Real photograph postcards include one of Fry standing full length in batting stance at the wicket, bat raised, unknown publisher series no. 997, and another three quarter length wearing naval uniform, unknown publisher series no. 5187, both postally unused. The others depict Fry in football attire, one Raphael Tuck... View full lot details

Sussex v Somerset 1904. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of the Sussex team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, blazers etc. for the match played at Hove 26th- 28th May 1904. Sussex won by ten wickets. Players are Fry (Captain), Ranjitsinhji, Brann, Ebden, Smith, Tate, Vine, Cox, Butt, Killick and Relf. Printed title ‘Sussex XI’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower right corner. Postally unused. Minor wear to corners,... View full lot details

‘Sussex XI. Tun Wells Week. 1904’. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of the Sussex team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, blazers etc. for the match v Kent played at Tunbridge Wells 11th- 13th July 1904. Match drawn. Players are Ranjitsinhji (Captain), Relf, Brann, Newham, Smith, Tate, Vine, Leach, Killick, Cox and Butt. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Minor wear to corners and light creasing, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Kent v Sussex at Hastings’ 1904. Early original sepia real photograph postcard depicting play in progress for the drawn match at Hastings 29th- 31st August 1904. The postcard is addressed to the collector, C.I.S. Wallace, the correspondent describing play being washed out on the third day. ‘Judge’ Series, Hastings. Some wear and soiling, adhesive marks to verso, the image a little faded, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘Sussex County Cricket 1908’. Early original sepia real photograph postcard depicting the Sussex players in cameo. Players are Fry (Captain), Dwyer, A.E. Relf, Vincent, Young, Nason, Butt, Simms, Vine, Leach, Killick, Cox, Ranjitsinhji, Smith and R.R. Relf. Foster of Brighton. Postally unused. Light creasing, minor wear to edges, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Sussex’ 1910. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of the Sussex team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, caps and blazers. Players are Chaplin (Captain), Heygate, Butt, Cartwright, R.R. Relf, Vincent, Killick, A.E. Relf, Vine, Cox and Leach. The postcard unattributed but appears to be Foster of Brighton. Postally unused. Minor corner indentations, slight rounding to corners, otherwise in good condition. Sold with an official Sussex C.C.C. fixture card for 1910. Very good... View full lot details

Sussex v All India, Hove 1911. Rare and early sepia real photograph postcard of play in progress for the tour match at Hove, 21st- 23rd August 1911. The scoreboard shows Sussex batting with the score at 90/4, A.E. Relf on 22 and R.A. Young 7. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Creasing to one corner, minor wear to corners, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. Hove Cricket Week 1911. Three early original sepia postcards. One depicts spectators including the Bishop of Lewes watching the match Sussex v Surrey, 24th- 26th August 1911, Surrey won by eight wickets. Another depicts the catering staff and the third annotated to verso ‘Mrs Harrington & Hotel Staff August 1911’. All three by T.W.S. Wiles of Hove and postally unused. Odd minor faults, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1914. Early original sepia postcard of the Sussex team at Hove seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire caps and blazers. Players are Chaplin (Captain), R.R. Relf, Wilson, Holloway, Cox, Vine, A.E. Relf, Bowley, Roberts, Jupp, Vincent and Street. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Some creasing, wear to corners, otherwise in good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

‘Sussex v Essex. Hove 1914’. Rarer early original sepia postcard of Bob Relf walking off the field in batting attire in the match played at Hove 11th- 13th May 1914. Sussex won by nine wickets. Printed caption ‘R. Relf leaving the wickets after making 55 runs being caught out by Hills’. Published by T.W.S. Wiles of Hove. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Joseph ‘Joe’ Vine. Sussex & England 1896-1922. Rarer original sepia postcard of Vine standing full length at the wicket wearing cricket attire, hands in pockets. Printed caption ‘”Joe” Vine after his Record Innings at Hastings Aug 16th 1920 of 202 runs’. Photo by A.M. Breach. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Slight creasing to corner and edges, small stain to lower edge, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. ‘Cox’s Benefit’ 1920. Rarer sepia real photograph postcard of Sussex players George Street and Henry Roberts standing full length wearing cricket attire and blazers, Street with Sussex cap. The photograph taken at the Hove cricket ground, the players standing in front of a fairground attraction. Each player is holding a collection bag and sign saying ‘Cox’s Benefit’. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Crease to one corner, otherwise in good/ very good condition. A nice... View full lot details

‘Sussex Team 1926’. Original sepia real photograph postcard of the Sussex team for the drawn match v Kent at Tonbridge, 16th- 18th June 1926. The players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. Fully signed in ink to the photograph by all twelve members of the team and the Secretary, W.L. Knowles. Players signatures are A.E.R. Gilligan (Captain), A.H.H. Gilligan, Watson, Cox, Gibson, Cornford, Bowley, Wensley, Tate, Cook, Parks and James Langridge (12th man).... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. Record first wicket stand 1933. Mono real photograph postcard of John Langridge and Ted Bowley standing in front of the scoreboard at Hove for the match Sussex v Middlesex, 5th- 8th August 1933. The printed title describes the scoreboard showing their record partnership of 490 for the first wicket, Langridge first to fall, for 195, with Bowley 281no (Bowley was out shortly after scoring 283). Sussex declared their innings at 512/3 and won... View full lot details

Edward Henry ‘Ted’ Bowley. Sussex, Auckland & England 1912-1934. Mono real photograph postcard of Bowley standing full length under a tree wearing blazer and Sussex cap. Very nicely signed in black ink to the photograph by Bowley. Nias of Brighton. Postally unused. Minor wear to corners, otherwise in very good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

Thomas Edwin Reed ‘Tommy’ Cook. Sussex 1922-1937. Sepia real photograph plain back postcard of Cook standing full length in batting pose wearing Sussex cap. Signed in ink to the photograph by Cook. Official stamp to verso for Albert Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Walter Latter ‘Tich’ Cornford. Sussex & England 1921-1947. Sepia real photograph postcard of Cornford standing full length wearing wicket-keeping attire and Sussex cap. Nicely signed in ink to the photograph ‘W.L. Cornford’. Official stamps to verso for Nias and A.G. Spalding of Brighton. Postally unused. Minor age toning and slight rounding to corners, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

George Rubens Cox (George Cox Senior). Sussex 1895-1928. Sepia real photograph postcard of Cox standing full length wearing cricket attire and Sussex cap, hands in pockets. Very nicely signed in ink to the photograph ‘G.R. Cox. Official stamps to verso for Nias and A.G. Spalding of Brighton. Postally unused. Very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

George Cox Junior. Sussex 1931-1961. Mono real photograph postcard of Cox, three quarter length, wearing Sussex cap and blazer. Very nicely signed in black ink ‘George Cox’. Printed title ‘Geo Cox Jnr’. Deane, Wiles & Millar of Brighton. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Stewart Cathie ‘Billy’ Griffith. Cambridge University, Surrey, Sussex & England 1934-1954. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Griffith head and shoulders wearing cricket attire and M.C.C. tour blazer. Signed in blue biro to the photograph by Griffith. Official stamp to verso for Walkers Studios, Scarborough. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Reginald Allen ‘Reg’ Hollingdale. Sussex & Scotland 1925-1938. Mono real photograph postcard of Hollingdale, three quarter length, in Sussex cap and blazer. Signed in black ink to the photograph ‘R. Hollingdale’. Printed title ‘Reg Hollingdale’. Deane, Wiles & Millar of Brighton. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Albert John Holmes. Sussex 1922-1939. Mono real photograph postcard of Holmes standing full length in cricket attire and blazer. Nicely signed in black ink to the photograph ‘A.J. Holmes’. Official stamp to verso for Nias of Brighton. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

George Leach. Sussex 1903-1914. Early mono real photograph postcard of Leach standing full length at the wicket in bowling pose. Signed in ink to the photograph ‘Yours truly G. Leach’. Printed title ‘Leach’. E. Hawkins & Co., Brighton. Postmarked 1905. Some wear to corners and edges, crease to top edge, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

John Kenneth Mathews. Sussex 1900-1930. Early mono real photograph postcard of Mathews standing full length wearing Sussex cap and striped blazer. Signed in ink to the photograph ‘J.K. Mathews’. Blind embossed stamp for Nias of Brighton to lower right corner. Postally unused. Minor wear to corners, otherwise in good/ very good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

Henry William ‘Harry’ Parks. Sussex & Commonwealth 1926-1950. Mono real photograph postcard of Parks, head and shoulders wearing Sussex cap. Signed in black ink to the photograph ‘H. Parks’. Official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Postally unused. Minor soiling, otherwise in good/ very good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

Robert Richard ‘Bob’ Relf. Sussex 1905-1933. Early sepia real photograph postcard of Relf standing full length at the wicket in batting pose, wearing Sussex cap. Signed in ink to the photograph ‘R.R. Relf’. Printed title ‘Relf R.R.’. Foster of Brighton. Postmarked 1910. Minor wear to corners, otherwise in good/ very good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

Frederick William Tate. Sussex & England 1887-1905. Early mono postcard of Tate standing full length at the wicket in bowling pose, wearing Sussex cap. The postcard nicely signed to lower border in black ink, ‘Yours truly, Fred. W. Tate’. Wrench series no. 1384. Postmarked 1902. Some ink smudging not affecting the signature. Crease to top edge, some wear to corners, old tape to verso, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Sidney John ‘Stan’ Webb. Sussex C.C.C. Mono real photograph postcard of Webb depicted head and shoulders. Nicely signed in ink ‘Yours sincerely, S.J. Webb’. Annotation in ink to verso ‘Worcester v Sussex 1928’ when it is assumed the photograph was taken. Official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Postally unused. Slight wear to edges and corners, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Charles Burgess Fry. Oxford University, Sussex, Hampshire, Europeans & England 1892-1922. Early original sepia real photograph postcard depicting play in progress in the drawn match, Sussex v Kent at Hastings 29th- 31st August 1904. Printed title ‘C.B. Fry batting in a county match at Hastings’. Fry opened the batting for Sussex with Joe Vine and scored 51. The ‘Judge’ Series, Hastings. Postally unused. Slight fading to the image edges, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex 1952. Mono real photograph plain back candid style postcard of the Sussex team entering the field of play from the pavilion with spectators looking on, for the match v Lancashire at Blackpool, 6th- 8th August 1952. The photograph signed in ink and biro by nine Sussex players. Signatures are James Langridge, John Langridge, Marlar, Suttle, Thomson, Oakman, Doggart, Webb and Oakes. The match was drawn. Publisher unknown. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Dainty Series. E.T.W. Dennis & Sons, London and Scarborough. ‘Play Up Sussex’ c.1908. Five Sussex themed humorous colour postcards of colour printed images of a boy toddler in various batting and bowling poses. Titles are ‘100- Not Out’ (series no. 7052), ‘Next Man In’ (7108), ‘No Ball’ (7110), ‘England’s Hope’ (7111), and one with alternative title ‘Play Up Pulborough’, ‘How’s That’ (no. 7109). Three postally used with postmarks for 1908 & 1909. Some wear to... View full lot details

‘Gentlemen of England v. Players of England. James Lillywhite’s Benefit’ 1881. Large, early and very decorative single sided scorecard for the match played at Hove, 8th- 10th August 1881. The scorecard printed on green paper with borders of flowers around all four sides, with complete printed scores for the match which the Players won by one run. In a very close game, the Players making 204 with R.G. Barlow top scoring with 54no and Appleby... View full lot details

M.C.C. Club & Ground v Sussex 1855. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Lord’s 11th & 12th June 1855 with complete printed scores. Sussex (104 & 94) beat M.C.C. (88 & 94) by 16 runs. Henry Royston took eight wickets for M.C.C. in the first innings, and John Wisden returned match figures of 12/92 for Sussex. Other notable names include Spenser Ponsonby, Arthur Haygarth, James Grundy, Henry Royston (M.C.C.), Edwin Napper,... View full lot details

‘Kent and Sussex against All England’ 1856. Small and early original single sided scorecard for the match played at Canterbury 11th & 12th August 1856 with complete printed scores. All England (71 & 119) lost to Kent and Sussex (165 & 26/4) by six wickets). John Lillywhite top scored with 50 in Kent & Sussex’s first innings and Edgar Willsher took eleven wickets in the match. Other notable players include Andrews, John Wisden, Tredcroft, Dean,... View full lot details

‘C.F. Salter’s Cricket Score. Surrey Colts v. Sussex Colts’ 1862. Small and early original double sided scorecard for the match played at ‘Box’s Brunswick Cricket Ground, Hove’ 17th- 19th July 1862. The front of the scorecard with printed scores for the state of play as at ‘Second Day, Friday- 2.0pm’, and the reverse at ‘... 7.0pm’. Surrey Colts (185 & 185) beat Sussex Colts (110 & 128) by 132 runs. Surrey’s Henry Jupp (two Tests... View full lot details

‘Surrey v. Sussex’. Pooley’s record 1868. Early original silk scorecard produced to commemorate Ted Pooley’s achievement of the record number of twelve dismissals in a match by a wicket-keeper, taking eight catches and four stumpings at Kennington Oval 6th & 7th July 1868. Sussex (98 & 128) lost to Surrey (126 & 102/3) by seven wickets. John Bristow of Surrey took 7/45 in the first innings. Sussex captain, Charles Smith carried his bat for 47no... View full lot details

‘Grand Return Match. Kent and Sussex’ 1871. Early original double sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Mote Park, Maidstone, 13th- 15th July 1871. Sussex (65 & 156) beat Kent (62 & 56) by 103 runs). Annotation in ink in the hand of Sussex’s James Phillips, ‘J.P.’s 2nd County match. Shd. not have played having injured hand caused day before at Northiam’. Opening the batting in both innings, Phillips scored only... View full lot details

Sussex v Surrey 1873. Early original double sided ‘Authorised Cricket Score’ card with complete printed and (mainly) handwritten scores in pencil for the match played at Brighton 21st- 23rd August 1873. Surrey (187 & 81/0) drew with Sussex (91 & 207). Henry Jupp top scored in the match with 94 in Surrey’s first innings, Joseph Cotterill making 65 in Sussex’s second innings. In Surrey’s second innings, Fillery and Lillywhite bowled unchanged and wicketless for 72... View full lot details

‘8 Gentlemen and 3 Professionals v 14 Young Players of the County [Sussex Colts]’ 1876. Early original single sided ‘Authorised Cricket Score’ card with complete printed scores for the match played at Hove, 5th & 6th June 1876. Sussex Colts (142 & 217) drew with the Gentlemen (201 & 17/4). Top scorer in the match was Charles Kennedy with 87 for the Gentlemen in their first innings, with other notables including Henry Phillips and Richard... View full lot details

‘Gloucestershire v. Sussex’ 1876. Early original double sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Clifton College, 24th- 26th August 1876. Gloucestershire (342 & 172/6) drew with Sussex (281). The Gloucestershire team featured the three Grace brothers and their cousin, W.R. Gilbert, W.G. Grace scoring 78 in the first innings, E.M. Grace with 63 in the second. Top scorers in the match were Sussex captain F.F.J. Greenfield (126) and C.R. Filgate (93)... View full lot details

‘Lancashire v. Sussex’ 1877. Official and early single sided scorecard for the match played at Old Trafford, 2nd- 4th August 1877, with complete printed scores. Lancashire batted first and made 345 with contributions from debutant A.G. Steel (87), Kershaw (66), Rowley (55) etc. Fillery took 5/50 for Sussex. In reply, Sussex made 241 (H. Phillips 79), and, following on, were dismissed for 73, giving Lancashire victory by an innings and 31 runs. Lancashire’s Watson took... View full lot details

‘Surrey v. Sussex’ 1878. Early official single sided scorecard for the match played at Kennington Oval, 5th- 7th August 1878. The scorecard with complete printed and handwritten scores in ink and pencil. Batting first, Sussex made 185 (H. Whitfield 64), and in reply Surrey made 218 with H. Jupp taking 255 minutes to score 98. Sussex were then dismissed a second time, for 93, thanks to the Surrey bowler, E.D. Barratt taking 5/50. Surrey comfortably... View full lot details

‘Yorkshire v. Sussex’ 1882. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at the Saville Cricket Ground, Dewsbury, 15th- 17th June 1882. In the first innings a weak Sussex side were bowled out for 104, F.F.J. Greenfield top scoring with 55 and E. Peate taking 5/41 for Yorkshire. Yorkshire then made 184 (W. Bates 56) before bowling Sussex out cheaply again for 100, James Lillywhite top scoring with 28no and... View full lot details

‘Grand Cricket Match. Sussex v. Derbyshire’ 1883. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at the County Ground, Derby, 30th July- 1st August 1883. Scheduled for three days but completed in two, Sussex batted first and posted a score of 250, captain Herbert Whitfield top scoring with 67. Derbyshire then twice failed to reach 100, scoring 97 in their first innings having at one stage been 16/6, Jessie Hide... View full lot details

‘Sussex v. Australians’ 1884. Early original commemorative silk scorecard for the tour match played at the County Ground, Hove, 24th- 26th July 1884. Batting first against a near full-strength Australian bowling attack Sussex did well to post a strong 396 with centuries from George Wyatt with 112 and Henry Phillips 111, both their only first-class centuries. They then dismissed the Australians for 309 (Billy Murdoch 87, Eric Midwinter 67, Walter Humphreys 6/96) and, following on,... View full lot details

‘Grand Cricket Match. Yorkshire v. Sussex’ 1886. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Fartown, Huddersfield, 27th- 29th May 1886. In a rain affected match in which no play was possible on the first day, Yorkshire (93 & 173) drew with Sussex (46 & 22/4). Top scorers were W. Bates (63) and L. Hall (50) in Yorkshire’s second innings. Peate (six wickets) and Emmett (four) bowled unchanged to... View full lot details

Sussex v Kent 1888. Early original double sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Hove, 5th- 7th July 1888. Sussex (107 & 146) lost to Kent (146 & 109/5) by five wickets. Top scorers in the match were Walter Quaife (56) in Sussex’s second innings and George Hearne (46) in Kent’s first innings. Printed by Crowhurst of Brighton. 5”x7.5”. Local advertising to verso. Horizontal fold, small loss to top corners, minor... View full lot details

Sussex v Lancashire 1889. Early original double sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Hove, 12th & 13th August 1889. Sussex (64 & 128) lost to Lancashire (225) by an innings and 33 runs. Lancashire’s Alexander Watson (ten wickets in the match) and Johnny Briggs (nine) shared all the wickets to fall to bowlers. Briggs also top scored in the match with 56, Dick Barlow making 55 in their only innings.... View full lot details

‘Hampshire v. Sussex’ 1892. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Southampton 1st & 2nd August 1892. To one side are the complete printed scores and, to the verso, scores at a slightly earlier stage in play. Sussex scored 345 in their first innings (Marlow 78, Bean 73, Hide 61, Steel 5/75), Hampshire replying with 296 (Lacey 97, Bencraft 59). Sussex then made 180 in their second innings (Bean 51, Soar 6/48),... View full lot details

South Africa’s inaugural tour to England 1894. ‘Sussex v. South African Team’. Rare early original double sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the tour match played at the County Ground, Hove, 2nd & 3rd July 1894. Batting first, the Sussex openers George Bean (54) and Francis Marlow (75) put on 99 for the first wicket and ended with 278. South Africa were then dismissed for only 71 struggling against the lobs of Walter Humphreys... View full lot details

‘A Record in County Cricket. Nottinghamshire v. Sussex’ 1895. Early original single sided commemorative scorecard for the match played at Trent Bridge, 16th- 18th May 1895. The card, with decorative ornate maroon borders, shows Nottinghamshire’s then record total of 726, William Gunn scoring 219, Richard Howitt 119 and Robert Bagguley 110. Sussex were then dismissed twice for 170 (Wilkinson 5/56) and 178 (Newham 75no, Attewell 5/36), Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 378 runs. Printer... View full lot details

‘Nottinghamshire v. Sussex’ 1897. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Trent Bridge 10th- 12th May 1897 with complete printed and handwritten scores in pencil. Sussex (255 & 119) lost to Nottinghamshire (448/7 declared) by an innings and 74 runs. Nottinghamshire’s captain, John Dixon, scored 268no in their only innings with Dick Attewell taking 6/40 in Sussex’s second innings. Printed on the ground by Charles Richards of Nottingham. Local advertising to verso.... View full lot details

Sussex v Hampshire 1897. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Hove 22nd- 24th July 1897 with complete printed and (mainly) handwritten scores in pencil. Sussex (438, Ranjitsinhji 149, Brann 77, Newham 61) beat Hampshire (134 & 128) by an innings and 176 runs. Hampshire’s Ledger Hill was their top scorer with 64no their first innings, with Maurice Tate taking 5/21 off 21 overs. Printed by Crowhurst of Brighton. Local advertising to... View full lot details

Sussex ‘away’ scorecards 1897-1900. Three early official double sided scorecards for Sussex County matches, all with complete printed and/ or handwritten scores in pencil. Matches are v Middlesex at Lord’s 12th- 14th August 1897 (Middlesex won by seven wickets), v Surrey, Kennington Oval 11th- 13th August 1898 (Surrey won by 73 runs), and v Essex, Leyton 31st May- 2nd June 1900 (match drawn). Two with horizontal fold, the Middlesex card with tape to verso, the... View full lot details

‘Stoolball Match (Probably the first for 200 years in London)’. Lord’s 1918. Rare official scorecard for a stoolball match played at Lord’s, 31st August 1917 ‘Under the Patronage of:- H.R.H. Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll). The Lord Mayor of London. The Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex, &c., &c., &c.’. The card lists the teams, ‘(Most of whom have not seen or heard of the Game before this month nor played it till to-day)’,... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1891-1894. Four early original double-sided scorecards, three for County for matches played at Hove with incomplete printed and handwritten scores in pencil unless stated. County matches are v Lancashire 24th & 25th August 1891, Lancashire won by an innings and 43 runs (Mold eleven wickets for Lancashire). v Kent 22nd- 24th August 1892, match drawn (le Fleming 134 for Kent, Brann 105 & 101 for Sussex). v Lancashire 13th- 15th August 1894, Lancashire... View full lot details

Surrey C.C.C. 1893-1898. Five early original scorecards for County matches played at Kennington Oval, all with incomplete printed and/ or handwritten scores unless stated. Matches are v Nottinghamshire 7th & 8th August 1893, Surrey won by ten wickets. v Warwickshire 7th- 9th 1894, Warwickshire won by seven wickets, annotation to front ‘First time Warwickshire beat Surrey’, complete printed scores. v Sussex 28th- 30th June 1894, Surrey won by six wickets. v Essex 28th- 30th July... View full lot details

Sussex signed limited edition booklets. Four booklets published by the Sussex Cricket Museum and Education Trust. ‘A.J. Gaston. Facsimile limited editions of three early Benefit Leaflets’, 2011, no. 35/50 signed by Roger Packham and Nicholas Sharp. ‘A Celebration Lunch for Robin Marlar & Jim Parks, 80th Birthdays’, no. 58/150 signed by Marlar & Parks. ‘Tony Greig 1946-2013. A Tribute’ 2013, no. 50/200, signed by five, Barclay, Snow, Buss, Graves etc. ‘Don Smith. The Entertainer’, David... View full lot details

Sussex signed limited edition booklets. Three booklets published by the Sussex Cricket Museum and Education Trust. ‘Ted Dexter. A Celebration’, Roger Packham & Nicholas Sharp 2012, no. 117/150 signed by Dexter. ‘A Celebration Lunch for Rupert Webb’, Roger Packham & Nicholas Sharp 2012, no. 77/90 signed by Webb. ‘Murray Goodwin. A modern-day Sussex great’, Bruce Talbot 2021, no. 44/150, signed by Goodwin. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex booklets. Three booklets (two signed) published by the Sussex Cricket Museum and Education Trust. ‘Sussex Victorious 50th Anniversary of the Gillette Cup- 1963’, Roger Packham & Nicholas Sharp 2013, no. 106/150, signed by Ian Thomson, Ted Dexter, Alan Oakman, Jim Parks, Tony Bunn, John Snow etc. ‘A Treasure Trove at Hove’, David Stoner 2021 signed by Stoner. ‘Prince Philip. Cricket’s Royal Duke’, Robin Marlar, Colin Maynard & Ted Dexter 2021. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. 1929. Original sepia photograph of the four Sussex players who were selected for the 1929/30 M.C.C. tour to New Zealand, signed in black ink to the photograph by all four. The players are W.L. Cornford, K.S. Duleepsinhji, E.H. Bowley and A.H.H. Gilligan who captained the tour. All four depicted in cricket attire and blazers. The photograph, by F. Bolland of Eastbourne was probably taken during the Eastbourne Cricket Week 21st- 27th August 1929.... View full lot details

Albert Edward Relf. Sussex, Auckland & England 1900-1921. Early original cabinet card studio portrait photograph of Relf, head and shoulders wearing formal attire. Signed in black ink ‘A.E. Relf’ to the lower mount border. The photograph by Ralph & Julyan of King’s Lynn. 4.25”x6.5”. Pin hole with some rusting to top edge, small surface mark to centre, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Joseph ‘Joe’ Vine. Sussex & England 1896-1922. Early original sepia cabinet card photograph of Vine standing full length in batting pose at the wicket, wearing Sussex cap. Signed in black ink ‘Yours very truly, J. Vine’ to the lower portion of the image. The photograph by Foster of Brighton. 4.25”x6.5”. Slight fading to the image, foxing and age toning to the mount, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘Sussex County Cricket Club 2003’. Official colour photograph of the County Championship winning team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. The photograph measures approx. 9”x5.5”, set in mount. Signed in pencil to the mount borders by fifteen members of the team. Signatures are Adams (Captain), Kirtley, Mushtaq Ahmed, Taylor, Davis, Cottey, Innes, Martin-Jenkins, Montgomerie, Hutchison, Rashid, Ambrose, Zuiderent, Hopkinson and Goodwin. Framed and glazed, overall 17.5”x13.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details

Maurice William Tate. Sussex & England 1912-1937. Original candid style sepia photograph of Tate standing full length on the beach in swimming attire. Signed in ink to the front with dedication by Tate, with further annotation in ink to verso ‘All of us have been [?] in the sea here’. Presumably taken on tour c.1920s. 3”x5”. Good condition.... View full lot details

Sussex C.C.C. Black file containing a selection of Sussex player images, some action photographs, the majority original press photographs but including some copy photographs. Original photographs of players include F.B.R. Browne, J. Eaton, A.E. Gilligan, H.E. Hammond, R.A. Hollingdale, James Langdridge, A. Wensley, M.W. Tate, S.C. Griffith, R.S.C. Scott, G. Cox, J. Parks, E. Cawston, C.B. Fry, E.T. Killick etc. Also includes a signed photograph of H.T. Bartlett. Various sizes. Twenty eight original photographs. Good... View full lot details

Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji. Cambridge University, Sussex, London County & England 1893-1920. J.H. Dodgson, ‘Yorkshire Evening Post’ cartoonist 1900/1920’s. Original pencil cartoon drawing by Dodgson, using his pseudonym ‘Kester’, and featuring the ‘Yorkshire Tyke’. The caption reads ‘The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar- plain “Ranji” as he is best known, is not likely to be seen in this country for some time. He is busy improving the surroundings of his palace’ and features Ranji wearing an Indian... View full lot details

Allan Peter Wells. Sussex, Kent & England 1981-2000. Sussex sleeveless sweater, by Allez, worn by Wells in the 1992 cricket season. The sweater with Sussex emblem of the six blue martlets and sponsors logo ‘Whitbread’ to front. Odd stain to front otherwise in good+ condition. Previously sold by Knights Auctioneers at the Allan Wells Benefit auction held at Hove in August 1996... View full lot details

Reverend David Stuart Sheppard. Cambridge University, Sussex & England 1950-1964. Sussex navy blue 1st XI cloth cricket cap worn by Sheppard during his playing career. The cap, by W.V. Brown of Eton, embroidered with the six martlet’s emblem of Sussex to front. The cap is a little worn otherwise in good condition. Sold with a note of authentication signed by Sheppard... View full lot details

Reverend David Stuart Sheppard. Cambridge University, Sussex & England 1950-1964. M.C.C./England navy blue touring cap worn by Sheppard during his Test playing career touring with England. The cap, with embroidered England emblem of St. George and the Dragon, to front. Some wear to inside lining, some minor staining to the peak otherwise in good condition. Sold with a note of authentication signed by Sheppard... View full lot details

Edward Ralph Dexter. Sussex & England 1957-1968. M.C.C./England navy blue touring cap, by Simpson of Piccadilly, worn by Dexter during his Test playing career touring with England. The cap, with embroidered England emblem of St. George and the Dragon, to front. ‘E. Dexter’ handwritten to inner lining. Small moth hole to the peak otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Stuart James Storey. Surrey and Sussex 1960-1978. Sussex navy blue 1st XI cloth cricket cap worn by Storey during his playing career. The cap,embroidered with the six martlet’s emblem of Sussex to front. Name handwritten to inner label. Sold with a signed note from Bob Berry regarding the cap... View full lot details

Paul Jarvis. Yorkshire, Sussex, Somerset & England 1981-2000. Sussex navy blue cloth 1st XI cricket cap with wired Sussex emblem. ‘P.J.’ to label. Very good condition. Previously sold by Knights Auctioneers as lot 800 in our sale of July 2019... View full lot details

Reverend David Stuart Sheppard. Cambridge University, Sussex & England 1950-1964. Cambridge University light blue cricket cap and scarf worn by Sheppard during his time at Cambridge, blue 1950, 1951 and 1952 as captain. Both the cap and scarf by ‘Ryder & Amies of Cambridge with labels, both with ‘D.S. Sheppard’ handwritten to label. Some ageing and slight wear otherwise in good condition. Sold with a note of authentication for the two items signed by Sheppard... View full lot details

Dermot Alexander Reeve. Sussex, Warwickshire & England 1983-1996. Sussex navy blue 2nd XI cloth cricket cap worn by Reeve during his career. The cap embroidered with the single martlet emblem of Sussex. Previously sold by Knights as lot 325 in September 1996. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Sussex C.C.C. County Champions 2003’. Navy blue cricket cap, by Albion, produced to commemorate the Championship win, with ‘Sussex C.C.C.’ and Sussex Martlet emblem and ‘Sussex C.C.C. County Champions 2003’ embroidered in gold thread to front. Signed internally by the team of 2003 which won the championship, led by captain Chris Adams. Very good condition... View full lot details

David Mark Smith. Surrey, Sussex, Worcestershire & England 1973-1994. Sussex C.C.C. navy blue blazer worn by Smith during his playing career with the club. The blazer, by Austin Reed, with embroidered emblem of the six martlets to chest pocket in blue and gold. Previously sold at David Smith;’s Benefit auction as lot 185 held by Knights in 1994, signed note of authentication from Smith, dated September 1994 in pocket. Good/very good condition. G... View full lot details

Sussex v Nottinghamshire, Hastings 1897. Cricket ball with silver metal shield with inscription ‘This ball was used in the concluding innings of the match Notts v Sussex played at Hastings July 8th, 9th & 10th 1897. Notts 1st innings 146, 2nd innings 268, Sussex 1st innings 190, 2nd innings 155. Notts won by 69 runs’. A cricket ball used in the golden age of cricket, with Ranjitsinhji, Murdoch, Gunn, Shrewsbury and Jones all playing in... View full lot details

George Benjamin Street, Sussex & England 1909-1923. Cricket ball presented to George Street in 1916. The ball has two silver plaques attached to it with the following inscriptions, ‘Sergeant Street. 2/6th Sussex Regiment. From Captain Plumer. Bangalore 1916’. to verso the inscription reads ‘In recognition of his feat of taking 7 wickets for 38 runs v Kolar on 25-11-16 and for many other fine bowling performances’. Good condition... View full lot details

George Benjamin Street, Sussex & England 1909-1923. A pair of hand-decorated ostrich eggs, one decorated with the M.C.C. emblem of St. George and the dragon and the other with the South African emblem of the Springbok. The eggs were presented to George Street on the M.C.C. tour of South Africa in 1922/23. Both eggs are in very good condition with the colours bright and both mounted on a portable wooden plinth. Each egg measures approximately... View full lot details

George Benjamin Street, Sussex & England 1909-1923. M.C.C. navy blue touring cap with embroidered emblem of St. George and the dragon, by E.C. Devereux of Eton, worn by Street on the M.C.C. tour of South Africa in 1922/23. ‘G. Street’ handwritten in black ink to inside label. Some wear to the inner silk lining, slight minor fading, odd small moth hole otherwise in good condition. Previously sold by Knights Auctioneers in July 1997... View full lot details

John ‘Jack’ Mercer. Sussex, Glamorgan & Northamptonshire 1919-1947. Cricket ball with silver plaque attached with inscription ‘Wales v Scotland, 21,23, 24th July 1923. 9 wickets for 24 runs by J. Mercer’. Good condition... View full lot details

Maurice William Tate. Sussex & England 1912-1937. Cricket ball mounted to wooden stand with silver plaque running around the base of the stand with the inscription ‘Scarborough’s 48th Cricket Festival 1928. President Sir William Middlebrook. J.P. H.D.G. Leveson-Gower’s (England) XI v West Indies. Sept 8.10.11, Ball used in the 2nd innings of West Indies. Presented to Maurice Tate by the Committee for his excellent bowling 21.3 overs, 5 maidens, 28 runs, 5 wickets’. Good... View full lot details

Edward Ralph Dexter. Sussex & England 1957-1968. Brown M.C.C./England ‘Gray Nicolls’ cricket coffin, decorated in M.C.C./England colours and Dexter’s name and tour details to sides, used by Dexter on the M.C.C. tour of South Africa in 1965/66, signed by Dexter. The coffin contains a pair of ‘Gray Nicolls’ batting pads and a pair of batting gloves, all signed by Dexter plus two pairs of cricket trousers, batting protector, jock strap, boot bag etc. These items... View full lot details

Reverend David Stuart Sheppard. Cambridge University, Sussex & England 1950-1964. Brown M.C.C./England ‘Gray Nicolls’ cricket coffin, decorated in M.C.C./England colours and Sheppard’s name, and P&O stickers to sides, probably used by Sheppard on the M.C.C. tour of Australia in 1962/63. The coffin contains a Cambridge cricket scarf (name label to scarf) and two Cambridge related caps, one a Sussex martlets cricket cap. Good condition throughout. The vendor appears to have purchased these items direct... View full lot details

Peter John Parnell Burge. Queensland & Australia 1952-1968. ‘Australian tour of New Zealand 1967’. Australian dark myrtle green wool test blazer worn by Peter Burge during the Australian tour of New Zealand in February and March 1967. The blazer beautifully embroidered with the Australia emblem to breast pocket and below ‘N.Z. Tour 1967’ in gold thread, with gold trimming to blazer pocket and sleeves. The blazer is in wonderfully good condition with the emblem bright.... View full lot details

Derbyshire C.C.C. ‘Dusty’ and Harold Rhodes. Three original mono real photograph plain back postcards, each with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. One of Albert Ennion Groucott ‘Dusty’ Rhodes (Derbyshire 1937-1954), head and shoulders with printed title caption below, ‘A.E. Rhodes. Derbyshire C.C.C. 1946’, date stamped to verso 1st July 1946. The other two postcards are of Dusty’s youthful son, Harold James Rhodes (Derbyshire & England 1953-1975), in different head... View full lot details

Derbyshire C.C.C. Alf and George Pope. Two original mono real photograph plain back postcards by A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich of the Pope brothers. One of George Henry Pope (Derbyshire & England 1933-1948), head and shoulders wearing blazer and England cap. Small handwritten name label applied to lower edge of the card. The other of Alfred Vardy ‘Alf’ Pope (Derbyshire 1930-1939), head and shoulders in cricket attire with press masking, date stamped to verso... View full lot details

Derbyshire C.C.C. George Dawkes and Eric Marsh. Two original mono real photograph plain back postcards by A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. One of George Owen Dawkes (Leicestershire & Derbyshire 1937-1961), date stamped to verso 15th July 1948, the other of Frederick Eric Marsh (Derbyshire 1946-1949), date stamped 6th June 1947. Both depicted head and shoulders in cricket attire. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Derbyshire C.C.C. Laurie Johnson and Bertram Richardson. Two original mono real photograph plain back postcards by A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Players are Hubert Laurence ‘Laurie’ Johnson (Derbyshire 1949-1966), date stamped 15th June 1955, and Bertram Harold Richardson (Derbyshire 1950-1953), date stamped 5th July 1950. Sold with a further, similar Wilkes postcard of ‘I. Brookes’ date stamped 31st May 1951, assumed to be I. Brookes who played one 2nd XI match for Derbyshire in... View full lot details

Arnold Warren. Derbyshire & England 1897-1920. Rare and early sepia real photograph postcard of Warren standing full length at the wicket in bowling pose wearing Derbyshire cap. Printed title ‘Warren’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear to corners and edges, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Samuel William Anthony ‘Sam’ Cadman. Derbyshire 1900-1926. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Cadman standing full length at the wicket in bowling pose. Printed title ‘Cadman’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and light creasing to corners and edges, small blemish to image, otherwise in good/ very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Jack Arthur Bailey. Essex & Oxford University 1953-1958. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Bailey, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Nicely signed in ink ‘To the “J.A.” [John Arlott]’ by Bailey. Typed title to lower border. Official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich, date stamped 22nd June 1954. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Frank Hay Gillingham. Essex 1903-1928. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Gillingham standing full length at the wicket in batting pose. Nicely signed in black ink to lower edge ‘Rev. F.H. Gillingham’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor creasing to corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Claude Percival Buckenham. Essex & England 1899-1914. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Buckenham standing full length at the wicket leaning on his bat. Signed in black ink to lower corner ‘Buckenham’, the signature a little faded. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and creasing to edges and corners, otherwise in good/ very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Essex and Surrey. c.1910. Five early original mono real photograph postcards, three of Essex players, one signed, two of Surrey, all Rival Photograph Series with printed titles. Essex players, all in batting pose, are H.A. Carpenter (Series no. 1404, signed in black ink by Carpenter), C.P. McGahey (no. 1402) and P.A. Perrin (no. 1401. Surrey players are E.G. Hayes in batting pose (no. 1388) and W.S. Lees in bowling pose (no. 1387). Three postally unused.... View full lot details

Essex C.C.C. 1905-1908. Three early mono printed postcards of Essex teams for seasons 1905, 1906 & 1908, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, some in blazers. Players featured include Fane, Gillingham, McGahey, Buckenham, Freeman, Turner, Russell, Carpenter, Douglas, Perrin, Reeves, Faviell etc. The 1905 postcard by Photochrom, London, others unknown. All postally unused. Minor wear to some corners, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Essex C.C.C. 1946-1948. Three original mono real photograph plain back postcards of Essex teams for seasons 1946, 1947 & 1948, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. Players featured include Pearce, Unwin, Paterson, Taylor, Vigar, Dodds, Wade, Crabtree, Appleyard, Cray, Horsfall, Preston etc. All three with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. All postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Essex C.C.C. 1957-1961. Four original mono real photograph plain back postcards of Essex teams for seasons 1957, 1958, 1960 & 1961, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, one in blazers. Players featured include Insole, Dodds, Bailey, Ralph, Preston, Greensmith, Taylor, Phelan, Bear, Clarke, Barker, Knight, Purves etc. All four by A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. All postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Donald John ‘Don’ Ward. Glamorgan 1954-1962. Original mono real photograph plain back postcard of Ward, head and shoulders in cricket attire. Signed in blue biro to the photograph, ‘Best wishes, Don Ward’. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Minor soiling and light wear to corners, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Glamorgan C.C.C. 1946-1948. Three mono real photograph plain back postcards of Glamorgan teams for seasons 1946, 1947 and 1948, the players depicted seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. All three with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. The 1946 with handwritten players’ names to front, the 1947 & 1948 with printed players’ names to lower border. Players include Clay, Wooller, Dyson, E. & H. Davies, Lavis, Muncer, Clift,... View full lot details

Glamorgan C.C.C. 1958-1960. Three mono real photograph postcards of Glamorgan teams for seasons 1958, 1959 and 1960, the players depicted seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. All three by A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Printed title and players’ names to lower border of each. Players include Wooller, Watkins, Parkhouse, Shepherd, Davies, Pressdee, Hedges, Truran, McConnon etc. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Glamorgan C.C.C. 1978. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of the Glamorgan team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire on the pitch at The Oval. Signed in blue biro by nine of the featured players. Signatures include Jones (Captain), Ontong, Richards, Lloyd, Llewellyn, King, Nash, Hopkins etc. Photograph by Bill Smith, Stanmore. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

William Gilbert Anthony Parkhouse. Glamorgan & England 1948-1964. Mono real photograph postcard of Parkhouse, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Nicely signed in blue biro to the photograph ‘Best wishes, Gilbert Parkhouse’. Sporting Handbooks Ltd., London. Postally unused. Minor mount indentations to corners, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Gloucestershire C.C.C. Geoff Mains, Graham Johnson and Sid Russell. Three original mono real photograph plain back postcards, each with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Players are Geoffrey Mains (Gloucestershire 1951-1954), appears to be incorrectly titled ‘E. Mains’ to front and back, date stamped 3rd June 1954. Graham Johnson Lake (Gloucestershire 1956-1958), date stamped 12th July 1956. Both with typed name title to front. Sidney Edward James Russell (Middlesex &... View full lot details

John Frederick ‘Jack’ Crapp. Gloucestershire & England 1936-1956. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Crapp, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire and cap. Nicely signed in blue ink to the photograph by Crapp. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, date stamped 1937. Very good condition.... View full lot details

William Gilbert Grace. Gloucestershire, London County & England 1870-1908. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Grace, full length in batting pose at the crease, wearing hooped cap. Very nicely signed in black ink by Grace to the lower margin. Printed title ‘W.G. Grace’. Rotophot series no. 1683. Postmarked 15th July 1904. Some creasing to corners, adhesive marks to verso where previously laid down, minor silvering to the photograph, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Douglas Charles Robinson. Gloucestershire & Essex 1905-1926. Phillips ‘Pinnace’ premium issue cabinet size sepia real photograph trade card of Robinson, full length in wicket-keeping pose at the wicket. No. 135.C. Title ‘D.C. Robinson. Gloucester’. 4”x6”. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Philip Francis Cunningham Williams. Gloucestershire 1919-1925. Phillips ‘Pinnace’ premium issue cabinet size sepia real photograph trade card of Willliams, full length in batting pose at the wicket. No. 214.C. Title ‘P.F.C. Williams. Gloucestershire’. 4”x6”. Minor creasing to one corner, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Frederick Charles Weaver. Gloucestershire 1897-1909. Two early mono printed postcards of Weaver, both depicted standing full length in cricket attire, one in Gloucestershire blazer leaning on his bat, the other in bowling pose. Both annotated in ink to lower border ‘F. Weaver 1891[sic]’. Publishers unknown. Postally unused. Good condition.... View full lot details

Gilbert Laird Jessop. Gloucestershire, Cambridge University & England 1894-1914. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Jessop standing full length in a doorway wearing tour blazer and straw boater for A.C. MacLaren’s tour to Australia 1901/02. Photographer and series unknown. Postally unused. Very good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

Michael John ‘Mike’ Procter. Gloucestershire, Natal, Western Province, South Africa etc. 1965-1989. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Procter, head and shoulders in profile wearing Gloucestershire blazer and holding a trophy. Nicely signed in black ink ‘Mike Procter’. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Douglas Martin Young. Worcestershire & Gloucestershire 1946-1964. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Young, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Nicely signed in blue ink to the lower margin ‘Martin Young’. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Hampshire C.C.C. 1894 & 1895. Two early original mono real photograph postcards of the Hampshire teams of 1894 and 1895 seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and assorted blazers and caps. Handwritten title and players’ names in ink to lower edge of the 1895 postcard. Players featured include Bencraft (Captain), Ward, Lacey, Studd, Robson, Webb, Baldwin, Hill, Soar, Bacon, Wootton etc. Publishers unknown. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Hampshire C.C.C. 1901-1908. Three early original mono postcards of the Hampshire teams of 1901, 1904 and 1908, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and assorted blazers and caps. The 1901 (plain back, publisher unknown) and 1908 (Davidson Brothers series no. 4105) postcards are real photographs. The 1904 Star series postcard appears to be signed in black ink to verso by A. Bowell and W.T. Langford. Other players featured include Robson, Poore,... View full lot details

Hampshire C.C.C. 1912. Early original mono postcard of the Hampshire team that beat the touring Australians at Southampton, 22nd- 24th July 1912, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, blazers and caps, spectators in the background. Players include Sprot, Fry, Bignell, Barrett, Jephson, Stone, Newman, Brown, Mead, Bowell, Kennedy etc. Publisher unknown. Postally unused. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Hampshire C.C.C. early 1920s. Three original mono real photograph postcards of Hampshire teams of the period. One, dated to verso ‘1921’, with the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire (publisher unknown), the others of the teams lined up in one row. One by Bailey of Bournemouth, undated, the other with printed title ‘Hampshire C.C. 1922’, publisher unknown, also appears to be at Bournemouth. Players include Mead, Brown, Livesey, Boyes, Altham, Bowell, Aird,... View full lot details

Duncan Victor Norbury. Hampshire & Lancashire 1905-1922. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Norbury standing full length in batting pose at the wicket. Very nicely signed in black ink to the photograph ‘Yours sincerely, V. Norbury’. Publisher unknown. Minor wear to edges, otherwise in very good condition. A nice image.... View full lot details

Hampshire C.C.C. 1955. Lionel Hallam Tennyson (Hampshire & England 1913-1955) and Sidney George Pothecary (Hampshire 1912-1920, twelve matches). Two mono real photograph postcards, one of Tennyson standing full length leaning on his bat in front of the pavilion (publisher unknown), the other of Pothecary, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire and county cap, printed title below, by Albert Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Both postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Charles Bennett ‘Buck’ Llewellyn. Natal, Hampshire, London County & South Africa 1894-1912. Four early original sepia/ mono postcards of which three are real photographs. Each depicts Llewellyn wearing cricket attire in different full length poses. Includes two of Llewellyn standing in the nets, one with facsimile signature to front, both apparently by the same unknown publisher. Both postmarked 1908. Another is of Llewellyn in bowling pose at the wicket with printed title ‘Llewellyn. Accrington Pro’,... View full lot details

Hampshire C.C.C. 1990s-2010s. Two black binders comprising a large selection of modern official player and team collectors’ cards. Includes over one hundred and eighty official player postcards of which over sixty are signed by the player. Signatures include Adams, Kabir Ali, Bates, Briggs, Cork, Carberry, Dawson, Ervine, de Wet, S. Jones, Griffiths, Katich, Mascarenhas, Pothas, Rouse, Vince, R. Smith etc. T.C.C.B. ‘International Cricketers’ card no. 75, and Cornhill Insurance Series ‘K’ card, both signed by... View full lot details

‘Hampshire County Cricket Club’ 1991. Thirty cards from ‘A Series of 38’ produced by John Brindley of caricatures of Hampshire players. Seventeen cards are signed to the front by the featured player. Signatures are Cannings, Cottam, Cowley, Gilliat, Gower, Gray, Harrison, Hill, Jesty, Knott, Ingleby-Mackenzie, Marshall, Nicholas, Parks, Richards, Rogers and Sainsbury. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Ernest Richard Remnant. Hampshire & Europeans 1908-1922. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Remnant standing full length wearing cricket attire, leaning on a bat. Very nicely inscribed and signed ‘To John Arlott with Best Wishes from Ernest R. Remnant’. Postally unused. Publisher unknown. Ex John Arlott collection. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Kent. County Champions 1913. Mono oversized ‘Giant Postcard’ of the Kent team. Fourteen players standing and seated in rows wearing Kent caps and blazers. Printed title ‘Kent County, 1913’ and players’ names to lower margin. Players include Dillon (Captain), Blythe, Mason, Woolley, Fairservice, Huish etc. Photo by Mockford of Tonbridge. Minor soiling and slight wear to edges and corners, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Kent C.C.C. c.1910. Three early sepia real photograph postcards of Kent players at the wicket, all Rival Photographic Series. Players are C.H.B. Marsham in batting pose (Series no. 1380), C.J. Burnup in batting pose (no. 1399), and F.E. Woolley bowling in the nets (no. 1400). All postally unused. Minor wear to corners and light creasing, otherwise in good.... View full lot details

Leslie John Todd. Kent 1927-1950. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Todd, three quarter length, wearing pads and gloves ready for batting. Signed and dedicated in black ink by Todd ‘To Martin, wishing you all the best of luck’. B.C. Flemons of Tunbridge. Good condition... View full lot details

Douglas Vivian Parson Wright. Kent & England 1932-1957. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Wright three quarter length in cricket attire and wearing M.C.C. tour blazer for the 1946/47 tour to Australia. Nicely signed in blue ink to the photograph by Wright. Printed title ‘D. Wright, Kent’ to lower left corner. B.C. Flemons of Tonbridge. Minor wear to edges and corners, adhesive mark to verso where previously laid down, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Alexander Frederick Henry Debnam. Kent & Hampshire 1948-1951. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Debnam three quarter length in cricket attire and Kent blazer. Boldly signed in black ink to the photograph by Debnam. Printed title ‘A. Debnam, Kent’ to lower right corner. B.C. Flemons of Tonbridge. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Frank Woolley and George Hunt. Two Phillips ‘Pinnace’ premium issue cabinet size sepia real photograph trade cards, one of Frank Woolley (Kent & England 1906-1938) no. 25.C, the other of George Hunt (Somerset 1921-1931) no. 198.C. 4”x6”. Plain back. Very good condition.... View full lot details

John George Spanswick. Kent 1955-1956. Mono real photograph postcard of Spanswick three quarter length wearing cricket attire. Nicely signed in black ink to the photograph by Spanswick. Printed title ‘J.A. Spanswick, Kent’ to lower right corner. J.D. Hunt of Tonbridge. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Peter Henry Jones. Kent 1953-1967. Mono real photograph postcard of Jones three quarter length wearing cricket attire and an English Schools Association blazer for 1950. Nicely signed in blue ink to the photograph by Jones. Printed title ‘P.H. Jones, Kent’ to lower left corner. J.D. Hunt of Tonbridge. Very good condition.... View full lot details

David Michael Sayer. Kent 1955-1976. Mono real photograph postcard of Sayer half length wearing cricket attire and M.C.C. cap. Nicely signed in ink to the photograph by Sayer. Printed title ‘D. Sayer, Kent’ to lower left corner. J.D. Hunt of Tonbridge. Very good condition.... View full lot details

James Moffat ‘Jimmy’ Allan. Oxford University, Kent & Warwickshire 1953-1968. Mono real photograph postcard of Allan half length wearing cricket attire. Nicely signed in ink to the photograph by Allan. Printed title ‘J.M. Allan, Kent’ to lower left corner. Appears to be by J.D. Hunt of Tonbridge. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sydney O’Linn. Western Province, Kent & Transvaal 1945-1966. Mono real photograph postcard of O’Linn three quarter length wearing cricket attire. Nicely signed in ink to the photograph by O’Linn. Printed title ‘S. O’Linn, Kent’ to lower left corner. ‘Kent Cricket Series’ by J.D. Hunt of Tonbridge. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Edward William Joseph Fillary. Oxford University & Kent 1963-1966. Original mono real photograph plain back postcard of Fillary, head and shoulders in cricket attire. Typed name to lower front margin. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details

George David Fenner. Kent & M.C.C. 1925-1929. Sepia real photograph postcard of Fenner in full length batting pose at the wicket. Printed title ‘G.D. Fenner’. B.C. Flemons of Tonbridge. Postally unused. Light crease to lower corner, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Eric William Mann. Kent & Cambridge University 1902-1905. Rare and early original sepia real photograph postcard of Mann standing full length at the wicket leaning on his bat, wearing Cambridge University cap. Printed title ‘E.W. Mann’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and to edges and corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1903-1921. Four early original mono postcards, of which three are real photographs, of Lancashire teams of the period. Three depict the teams seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and blazers, with printed players’ names and/ or title to lower margin. Teams/ series are 1903, Dainty Series (postmarked 1903), 1908, Davidson Brothers series no. 4109, 1921 Rotary series no. 3834, and another of the team lined up in one row wearing cricket... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1909 & 1921. Two original mono/ sepia postcards of Lancashire teams seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, both with players’ names printed to lower border. The 1909 postcard features MacLaren (Captain), Hornby, J.T. Tyldesley, Poidevin, Kermode, Huddleston, Makepeace etc. Rival Photographic series no. 1601. The 1921 players include E., R. and J. Tyldesley, Cook, Hallows, Blomley, Dean etc. also M.C. Bird (Lancashire, Surrey & England 1907-1921). W.H.S. & S.M. series. Both... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1930s/1940s. Three original mono real photograph plain back postcards of Lancashire teams of the period, all with players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, two with printed players’ names or facsimile signatures to lower margin. Teams are c.1934 very nicely signed in ink to the verso by Ernest Tyldesley (publisher unknown), 1947 with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich, and 1948, publisher unknown. Players featured include... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1930s. Two similar original mono real photograph plain back postcards of Lancashire teams, both probably early 1930s, with players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, the majority in blazers. Both postcards with official stamps to verso for Albert Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Players featured include Eckersley (Captain), E. Tyldesley, Iddon, Booth, Washbrook, Paynter etc. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1946-1951. Four original mono real photograph postcards of Lancashire teams for seasons 1946, 1948, 1951 and 1953, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. The 1946, 1948 and 1953 postcards are plain back, the 1946 and 1953 with official stamps to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich, others unknown. Players include Fallows, Washbrook, Pollard, Cranston, Place, Wharton, Brierley, Ikin, Edrich, Statham, Tattersall, Barlow, Greives, Hilton etc. All postally... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1954-1972. Four original mono real photograph postcards of Lancashire teams for seasons 1954, 1955, 1959 and 1972, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. The 1954, 1955 and 1972 postcards are plain back, the 1955 with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich, others unknown. Players include Washbrook, Edrich, Wharton, Tattersall, Place, Berry, Greenhough, Nutter, Ikin, Hilton, Goodwin, Statham, Barber, Grieves, Dyson, Higgs, Bond, Lloyd, Abrahams,... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. early 1900s. Five sepia real photograph postcards of Lancashire players depicted full length in batting or bowling poses. All five by W. Smith of West Didsbury. Players in batting poses are A.C. MacLaren (Lancashire & England 1890-1914) postmarked 1906, J. Hallows (Lancashire 1898-1907) postally unused, R.H. Spooner (Lancashire & England 1899-1921) postmarked 1909, and two in bowling pose, one of W.R. Cuttell (Lancashire & England 1896-1906) postmarked 1904, the other A. Kermode (New... View full lot details

Lancashire C.C.C. 1900s. Three early mono real photograph postcards of Lancashire players. ‘Jimmy Heap’ full length in batting pose on plain background, Rotary Photo No. 3833, ‘Mr. A.C. McLaren [sic]’ three quarter length in batting pose, Foster of Brighton, and ‘J.T. Tyldesley’ full length in batting pose, Foster of Brighton. All three published by W.H.S. & S. Sold with a further mono printed postcard of Tyldesley in batting pose, publisher unknown. All postally unused. Some... View full lot details

‘Lancs. County Cricketers’ c.1920. A collection of fourteen mono postcards from the same series of Lancashire players in various cricketing action poses. All cards similarly titled with additional caption relating to the player. Players featured are Shelmerdine, Makepeace, E. Tyldesley (two different), F.W. Musson, Hallows, M.N. Kenyon, J. Sharp (all batting), Parkin, J. Tyldesley, R. Tyldesley, Dean, Cook (bowling) and Makepeace and Hallows ‘going out to bat’. Blocks by the Palatine Engraving Co., printed by... View full lot details

Albert Henry Hornby. Cambridge University & Lancashire 1898-1914. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Hornby standing full length at the wicket in batting pose. Printed title ‘A.H. Hornby’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and to edges and corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Lancashire and Leicestershire c.1910. Three early sepia real photograph postcards, two of Lancashire players, one of Leicestershire, all Rival Photograph Series with printed titles. Lancashire players are J.T. Tyldesley in batting pose (Series no. 1406), and R.H. Spooner leaning on his bat (no. 1407). The Leicestershire player is A.E. Knight in batting pose (no. 1409). The Spooner card postmarked 1910 with nick to left edge, others postally unused. Minor wear to corners and edges,... View full lot details

Leicestershire C.C.C. 1929-1935. Three original mono real photograph postcards of Leicestershire teams of the period, the players seated and standing in rows wearing crickets attire, blazers etc. Teams are 1929 with players names annotated in ink to verso, photo by Albert Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Another, probably early 1930s, with official stamp for Wilkes to verso (wear to edges). The other annotated to verso ‘Leicester C.C. at Skegness, June 1935’, publisher unknown. Players include... View full lot details

Leicestershire C.C.C. 1930s-1940s. Three original mono real photograph postcards of Leicestershire teams of the period, the players seated and standing in rows wearing crickets attire, blazers etc. Two undated, appear to be 1930s, the other with printed title ‘Leicestershire C.C.C. 1946’. All three with official stamps to verso for Albert Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Leicestershire C.C.C. 1930s-1960s. Five original mono player portrait postcards of Leicestershire players, each depicted head and shoulders in cricket attire. Players/ series are George Geary (Leicestershire & England 1912-1934), ‘Famous Professionals at Gamage’s’ series. Harold Riley (Leicestershire 1928-1937), stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich, date stamped 1937. Jack Firth (Yorkshire & Leicestershire 1949-1958), Universal Pictorial Press. Rodney Pratt (Leicestershire 1955-1964), publisher unknown. Brian Boshier (Leicestershire 1953-1964), Sporting Handbooks. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Gerald Edward Victor Crutchley. Oxford University & Middlesex 1910-1930. Earlier sepia real photograph postcard of Crutchley standing full length wearing batting attire and striped blazer. Handwritten name in ink to front. Sold with a later mono real photograph plain back postcard of John James Warr (Cambridge University, Middlesex & England 1949-1960), head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Indistinctly signed by Warr to the photograph. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West... View full lot details

Ian Alexander Ross Peebles. Middlesex, Oxford University, Scotland & England 1928-1948. Mono real photograph postcard of Peebles, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire in cameo. Very nicely signed in ink by Peebles. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, date stamped 25th June 1952. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Gregor MacGregor. Cambridge University, Middlesex & England 1888-1907. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of MacGregor standing full length in wicket-keeping pose wearing Middlesex cap. Printed title ‘G. MacGregor’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and to edges and corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Middlesex C.C.C. c.1910. Three early sepia real photograph postcards of Middlesex players at the wicket, all Rival Photographic Series. One features W. Dwyer, A.E. Trott and F.A. Tarrant inspecting the wicket (Series no. 1394). The others are B.J. Bosanquet leaning on his bat (no. 1395) and J.T. Hearne in bowling pose (no. 1396). The Hearne card postmarked 1911, others postally unused. Minor wear to corners and light creasing, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Alfred Lyttelton. Cambridge University, Middlesex & England 1876-1887. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Lyttelton, head and shoulders in formal attire. Very nicely signed in black ink to the photograph ‘Alfred Lyttelton’. Printed title to lower margin ‘Rt. Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, M.P., Colonial Secretary’. J. Beagles & Co., series no. 542F. Annotation to verso in ink ‘E. Haskell Esq.’, otherwise postally unused. Some silvering, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Northants and West Indians. August 1906’. Early and rare original sepia real photograph postcard of the two teams seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire for the match at Northampton 16th- 18th August 1906. West Indians (297 & 99) beat Northamptonshire (85 & 156) by 155 runs. For the West Indians P.A. Goodman top scored with 107 in the first innings, and Sydney Smith took six wickets in each innings, twelve in the match.... View full lot details

Northamptonshire C.C.C.. J.V. Murdin 1913-1927, F.I. Walden 1910-1929 and A.E. Thomas 1919-1933. Mono postcard of the three players in cricket attire wearing Northamptonshire caps, each holding a cricket bat. Nicely signed by all three players in ink. Good condition... View full lot details

Northamptonshire C.C.C. Michael Henry John Allen (Northamptonshire & Derbyshire 1956-1966) and Malcolm Ernest Scott (Northamptonshire 1959-1969). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. The Allen postcard signed in ink to the lower margin. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Very good condition. Qty 2.... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1930-1939. Four original sepia real photograph postcards of Nottinghamshire teams of the 1930s, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and blazers. Seasons are 1930, 1935, 1937, all by C.H. Richards of Nottingham, and 1939 by B. & H. Ltd. Players include Carr, G. Gunn, S.J. Staples, Lilley, Payton, Larwood, A. Staples, G.V. Gunn, Heane etc. Printed titles to lower edge. All postally unused. The 1939 card with heavy wear,... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1938. Original sepia photograph of the Nottinghamshire team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and blazers. Players featured include Heane (Captain), Voce, Larwood, Gunn, Staples, Wheat, Hardstaff, Keeton etc. Printed title ‘Notts. C.C.C. 1938’. C.H. Richards of Nottingham. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1946-1948. Three original mono real photograph plain back postcards of Nottinghamshire teams of the 1940s, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. Seasons are 1946, 1947 and 1948 with printed titles. The 1946 with official stamp to verso for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich with typed players’ name label. The 1947 with official stamp to verso for Van Ralty, Nottingham. The 1948 publisher unknown, signed in ink to verso... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. John Desmond Clay (Nottinghamshire 1948-1961) and John Denis Springall (Nottinghamshire 1955-1963). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, both date stamped 12th June 1959. The Clay postcard incorrectly stamped ‘J.C. Clay’ to verso, the Springall postcard with handwritten name to small label to front. Very good condition. Qty 2.... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. Bryan Douglas ‘Bomber’ Wells (Gloucestershire & Nottinghamshire 1951-1965) and Andrew John Corran (Oxford University & Nottinghamshire 1958-1965. Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Wells date stamped 14th July 1960, the Corran 22nd June 1960. Very good condition. Qty 2.... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. Ian Joseph Davison (Nottinghamshire 1959-1966) and Michael Willliam Haynes (Nottinghamshire 1959-1961, nine matches). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Davison date stamped 12th June 1959 and incorrectly stamped ‘Ian Davidson’, the Haynes dated 14th July 1960. Very good condition. Qty 2.... View full lot details

Arthur Bradley Wheat. Nottinghamshire 1927-1939. Sepia real photograph postcard of Wheat depicted seated wearing Nottinghamshire cap and blazer. Printed title ‘Wheat. C.H.R.’. C.H. Richards, Nottingham. Postally unused. Very good condition. Excellent image.... View full lot details

Thomas George ‘Tom’ Wass. Nottinghamshire 1896-1920. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Wass standing full length at the wicket in bowling pose wearing Nottinghamshire cap. Printed title ‘Wass’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and to edges and corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. player postcards c.1910. Three early sepia real photograph postcards of Nottinghamshire players, each depicted in batting pose at the wicket wearing Nottinghamshire cap. Players are James Iremonger, John Gunn and Wilfred Payton. All three postcards ‘Cobden’ Series, Nottingham, with printed player’s name to lower edge. All postally unused. Minor wear to corners, the Payton photograph a little faded, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. player postcards c.1930. Ten original sepia real photograph postcards of Nottinghamshire players, each depicted seated wearing Nottinghamshire blazer, some also in cap, one signed. Nine postcards are by C.H. Richards of Nottingham. Players are Arthur Staples (nicely signed in ink by Staples), Joe Knowles, George Heane, Bill Voce (two different), George Gunn, Sam Staples, Fred Barratt, and Arthur Wheat. The other is of Harold Butler by R. & H. Ltd. Players’ names printed... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. Professionals 1924. Sepia real photograph postcard of six Nottinghamshire professionals in informal pose, wearing cricket attire, caps and blazers. Players appear to include Barratt, Payton, Staples, Whysall, Walker etc. Photograph taken at Dover. Publisher unknown. Minor silvering, otherwise in very good condition. Rare.... View full lot details

Harold Larwood. Nottinghamshire, Europeans & England 1924-1938. Original sepia real photograph postcard of Larwood seated wearing Nottinghamshire cap and blazer. Signed to the photograph in blue biro ‘Harold Larwood’, possibly in later years. Printed title ‘Larwood’. C.H. Richards of Nottingham. Postally unused. Minor staining, small adhesive mark to verso, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘Notts County Cricket XI. “The Champion County” 1929’. Original mono real photograph postcard depicting the Nottinghamshire players in cameo surrounding an aerial view of the Trent Bridge Ground. Signed in blue biro to the front by Harold Larwood, and to the verso by Larwood and Bill Voce. Photo by C.F. Shaw. The postcard has been partially laid to a small trimmed card. Wear, creasing and soiling, adhesive mark to verso, otherwise in generally fair condition.... View full lot details

Samuel Moses James ‘Sammy’ Woods. Cambridge University, Somerset, England & Australia 1888-1910. Mono postcard of Woods in batting pose at the wicket. Signed in black ink to the image by Woods. Printed title ‘Mr. S.M.J. Woods’. Wrench series no. 1689. Postmarked 1905. Some wear to corners and edges, light postal frank mark to front, adhesive mark to verso, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Gerald George Tordoff. Somerset & Cambridge University 1950-1955. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Tordoff, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Signed in blue biro by Tordoff. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Surrey C.C.C. 1905. Early sepia real photograph postcard of the Surrey team for the match v Sussex at The Saffrons, Eastbourne 24th- 26th July 1905, the players seated and standing in rows wearing caps and blazers. Players are Lord Dalmeny (Captain), Hobbs, Lees, Holland, Nice, Strudwick, Hayes, Raphael, Leveson-Gower, Knox, Davis and Baker. Foster of Brighton. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Surrey C.C.C. 1924. Original mono real photograph postcard of the Surrey team for the match v Sussex at Hove 20th- 22nd August 1924, the players seated and standing wearing cricket attire, some in blazers. Players are Fender (Captain), Fenley, Sadler, Peach, Shepherd, Sandham, Hobbs, Jardine, Knight, Jeacocke and Strudwick. Surrey won by an innings and 57 runs. Sold with three individual player postcards, each nicely signed by the featured player. Players/ signatures are Alan Peach... View full lot details

Robert Abel. Surrey & England 1881-1904. Sepia real photograph postcard of Abel in batting pose at the wicket wearing Surrey cap. Very nicely signed in black ink to the photograph ‘Yours truly R. Abel’. Very faint printed title to lower edge of photograph. Annotation in ink to verso ‘Signed 3/8/1904’. Rotary Photographic Series no. 3802. Postally unused. Slight silvering, otherwise in very good condition.... View full lot details

Thomas Walter ‘Tom’ Hayward. Surrey & England 1893-1914. Early original mono postcard of Hayward standing full length wearing cricket attire and cap in batting pose at the wicket. Very nicely signed in black ink ‘T. Hayward’ to the image. Printed title ‘T. Hayward’. Wrench series no. 1693. Postmarked 10th May 1906. Small creases and wear to corners, some soiling and age toning, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Neville Alexander Knox. Surrey & England 1904-1910. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Knox standing full length at the wicket in cricket attire holding a ball. Printed title ‘N.A. Knox’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and to edges and corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Thomas Walter ‘Tom’ Hayward. Surrey & England 1893-1914. Early original mono real photograph postcard of Hayward walking away from the wicket with his bat, the umpires and other players also present, large crowds in the background. Printed title ‘Tom Hayward at Twickenham Green’. Presumably a charity match, no record of the game can by found. Postmarked 5th October 1909, the correspondent refers to watching Hayward (marked with an ‘x’ to the photograph) in the match... View full lot details

J.B. Hobbs, Surrey & England 1905-1934. ‘I always use Waterman’s’. Jack Hobbs advertising postcard for Waterman’s Pens. Signed in black ink by Hobbs. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 8.75”x11”. Good condition.... View full lot details

Signed cricket postcards 1950s-1980s. A selection of ten mono player postcards, each signed by the featured player. Includes five real photograph postcards of Surrey players, three ‘Pamlin Prints Surrey’ cards of Arthur MacIntyre (series no. C5005), Alan Butcher (no. C5021) and Geoff Arnold (no. C5024), also one of Alec Bedser by Raphael Tuck, and another of Pat Pocock. Four J/V ‘Cricket Series Set 2’ cards of Geoff Boycott, Bob Willis (2 copies), and Dennis Amiss,... View full lot details

Arthur Frederick Augustus ‘Dick’ Lilley. Warwickshire & England 1894-1911. Mono postcard of Lilley, full length in wicket keeping pose, wearing Warwickshire cap. Nicely signed in black ink ‘Yours truly A.A. Lilley’ to image. Wrench series no. 1692. Printed title ‘A.A. Lilley’. Postmarked c.1906. Wear to corners and general soiling, overall in good condition.... View full lot details

Henry ‘Harry’ Howell. Warwickshire & England 1913-1928. Sepia real photograph postcard of Howell, three quarter length in a studio setting, wearing cricket attire and holding a ball. Nicely signed in ink to the photograph ‘Yours truly, Harry Howell’. Printed title and ‘Bowling Performance’ details to lower margin. Published by Adams & Co., photo by Percy Wynne, Birmingham. Postally unused. Scorch mark to lower corner and edge, minor soiling, otherwise in good condition. A nice... View full lot details

Michael John Knight ‘M.J.K.’ Smith. Leicestershire, Oxford University, Warwickshire & England 1951-1975. Original mono real photograph plain back postcard of Smith, head and shoulders in cricket attire and blazer. Signed in blue ink to the photograph ‘Mike Smith’ in part to the darker area of the photograph. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso with printed title ‘M.J.K. Smith- Captain’, and date stamped 16th May 1957. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. James Moffatt Allan (Oxford University, Kent & Warwickshire 1953-1968) and Raymond Thomas Weeks (Warwickshire 1950-1957). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire and signed in blue ink by the featured player. Typed title ‘J.M. Allan, Oxford University’ to front of the Allan card. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Weeks card date stamped 9th May... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. John Johnson Hossell (Warwickshire 1937-1947) and Kenneth Alexander Taylor (Warwickshire 1946-1949). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire, Hossell in blazer. The Hossell card with small handwritten name label to lower edge, the Taylor card with printed title dated 1946. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Hossell card date stamped 1946. Very good condition. Qty... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. Derrick Harold Robins (Warwickshire 1947, two matches) and Ronald Harling Maudsley (Oxford University & Warwickshire 1946-1951). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire, Robins in cap. Both cards with small handwritten name label to lower edge. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso and date stamped 1947. Very good condition. Qty 2.... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. Martin Paterson Donnelly (Wellington, Canterbury, Middlesex, Oxford University, Warwickshire & New Zealand 1936-1950) and Derief David Samuel (Warwickshire 1948-1950). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. The Donnelly card with typed title, the Taylor card with small handwritten name label to lower edge. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Some foxing to verso of the Donnelly... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. Harry Edmund Roberts (Warwickshire 1949-1950, five matches) and Raymond Edward Hitchcock (Canterbury & Warwickshire 1947-1964). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. The Roberts card with small handwritten name label to lower edge. The Hitchcock card signed in ink to the verso ‘Ray Hitchcock’. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Roberts card date stamped 9th... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. Rajavalsi Vankatesiah Vijayasarathy (Warwickshire 2nd XI 1965-1967) and Nigel Aldridge Paul (Warwickshire 1954-1955, four matches). Two scarcer mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders. Vijayasarathy wearing cricket attire with typed title to lower edge, Paul in blazer and tie with small handwritten name label to lower edge. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Vijayasarathy card date stamped 20th May... View full lot details

Warwickshire C.C.C. Shirley Griffiths (Warwickshire 1956-1958) and William James Perver Stewart (Warwickshire & Northamptonshire 1955-1971). Two mono real photograph plain back postcards, each player depicted head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. The Griffiths card with typed title to lower edge, the Stewart card with small handwritten name label to lower edge. Both postcards with official stamps for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso, the Griffiths card date stamped 27th April 1956, the Stewart... View full lot details

James Frederick Byrne. Warwickshire 1897-1912. Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Byrne standing full length at the wicket in batting pose. Printed title ‘J.F. Byrne’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and to edges and corners, otherwise in very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Charles Frederic Corden. Worcestershire 1900-1903 (seventeen matches). Early original sepia real photograph postcard of Cordon standing full length at the wicket in batting pose wearing Worcestershire cap. Printed title ‘Gorden[sic]’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Minor wear and light creasing to edges and corners, otherwise in good/ very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

George Warrington Gaukrodger. Worcestershire 1900-1910. Rare and early original sepia real photograph postcard of Gaukrodger standing full length at the wicket in batting pose wearing Worcestershire cap. Printed title ‘Gaukrodger’. Blind embossed stamp for Foster of Brighton to lower left corner. Postally unused. Some wear to edges and corners, light creasing, otherwise in good/ very good condition. An excellent image.... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1902 to 1905. Selection of eight mono printed postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1902, 1903 (two, different), 1904 (three, all different) and two for 1905, both different. Publishers include Scott (Bradford), Parkinson & Roy (Bradford), Dainty Series, Durhams Ltd, Leeds, Star Series etc. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1908 to 1922. Selection of four mono printed and real photograph postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1908, 1921 and two for 1922 (both different). Publishers include a promotional card for Rowntree’s Toffee (1922) and the other three unknown. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1923 to 1934. Selection of five mono real photograph postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1923, 1925 (two, both different), 1929 and 1934. Publishers include Charles of Leeds and Fielding of Leeds (4). Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1931 to 1938. Selection of four mono real photograph postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1931, 1935 (at Scarborough), 1936 and 1938. Publishers include Charles of Leeds (2), Fielding of Leeds and presumably Walkers of Scarborough. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1939 to 1948. Selection of four mono real photograph and printed postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1948 (two, different, one Walkers photo at Scarborough).Publishers include Charles of Leeds and Chas Price of Leeds (2). Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. teams at Scarborough 1948 to 1960. Selection of six mono real photograph postcards and photographs of the team stood in front of the pavilion at Scarborough. The teams are 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955/56, 1958 and 1960. The 1948 image is a photograph rather than a postcard. Publisher not marked to back but presumably Walkers of Scarborough. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1949 to 1955. Selection of five mono real photograph postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954 and 1955. Publishers include Chas Price of Leeds (2) etc. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 1958 to 1972. Selection of seven mono real photograph and printed postcards of county teams covering the period. The teams are 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964 (2), 1969 and 1972. Publishers unknown, some plain back cards. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Bramall Lane, Sheffield. Original real photograph postcards of celebrations at the ‘Empire Day Pageant 1907’ and ‘Living Letters Coronation Pageant’ 1911, both held at Bramall Lane. Postcards by R. Sneath of Sheffield and J.W.M. Sold with a 1960’s press photograph of Sheffield United players, Birchenall and Hodgkinson training with the cricket pavilion to the background. Plus three colour candid photographs of the last day of cricket played at Bramall Lane on 7th August 1973... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. Selection of 1930’s and more modern postcards of Scarborough and Headingley Cricket grounds including three sepia 1930’s images of Scarborough and more modern images, some cards signed by players, Athey, Leadbeater, Hampshire, Illingworth, Bairstow, Lester, Grayson, Gough, McGrath etc. Sold with further modern Yorkshire postcards including a postcard of the Yorkshire B&H cup winning team signed by most of the players, promotional cards, team photographs, other signatures to items include Bird, Appleyard, Cowan,... View full lot details

Leonard ‘Len’ Hutton. Yorkshire & England 1934-1955. Mono ‘Slazenger’ advertising postcard of Hutton, three quarter length in batting pose with a Gradidge bat. Signed in blue ink to the image by Hutton. Printed biographical details of Hutton’s achievements with Gradidge bats and ink annotation ‘1956’ to verso. Some light staining to the image, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley. Cambridge University, Yorkshire & England 1935-1955. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Yardley, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire and Yorkshire cap. Nicely signed ‘Norman Yardley’ in black ink to the photograph. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Harry Halliday. Yorkshire 1938-1953. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Halliday, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Signed by Halliday in blue biro to the photograph. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details

William Edgar Newman Holdsworth. Yorkshire 1952-1953. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Holdsworth, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire. Very nicely signed in blue ink to the photograph by Holdsworth. Small handwritten name label to lower edge. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Thomas Alec Jacques. Yorkshire 1927-1936. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Jacques, head and shoulders wearing cricket attire and blazer. Nicely signed in blue ink by Jacques. Official stamp for A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Arthur Mitchell. Yorkshire & England 1922-1945. Mono real photograph plain back postcard of Mitchell, full length walking out to bat wearing Yorkshire cap. Very nicely signed in ink by Mitchell. Date annotated to verso 1936. Appears to be by A. Wilkes & Son, West Bromwich. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Tom Enthoven and Eddie Dawson. Scarborough 1929. Original mono real photograph plain back postcard of Enthoven and Dawson standing three quarter length on the outfield at Scarborough, wearing cricket attire and blazers. Signed in ink to the photograph by both players who appeared for M.C.C. in the match v Yorkshire at Scarborough, 11th- 13th September 1929. Official stamp for Walker, Photographer, Scarborough to verso. Ex J.W. Goldman collection. Postally unused. Slight fading to the Enthoven... View full lot details

Leonard Hutton. Yorkshire & England 1934-1955. Mono ‘photocard’ of Len Hutton from the 1938 series of Test matches in England. Published by Ardath Tobacco Co and packed with Kings cigarettes. Signed by Hutton in ink. Good condition... View full lot details

Lord Martin Bladen Hawke, Yorkshire & England 1881-1911. Wills’s Cigarettes ‘Cricketers’. W.D. & H.O. Wills, Bristol & London, 1896. Rare individual card from the series of fifty of Hawke. Good condition... View full lot details

Montague Alfred Noble. New South Wales & Australia. 1893-1919. Tinted colour printed postcard of the Australian Captain, Noble full length in batting pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Noble. Printed details to lower border ‘M.A. Noble, Captain, Australians 1909’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued... View full lot details

Frank Laver. Victoria & Australia 1891-1912. Tinted colour printed postcard of Laver, full length, in bowling pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Laver. Printed details to lower border ‘Frank Laver, South Australia’. The ‘South Australia’ printed title has been crossed through and ‘Victoria’ substituted in black ink. (a printers error). This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen... View full lot details

John Denis Alphonsus O’Connor. New South Wales, South Australia & Australia 1904-1910. Tinted colour printed postcard of O’Connor, full length, in bowling pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by O’Connor. Printed details to lower border ‘J.A. O’Connor, South Australia’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by... View full lot details

Warwick Windridge Armstrong. Victoria & Australia. 1898-1921. Tinted colour printed postcard of Armstrong, full length, in batting pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Armstrong. Printed details to lower border ‘W. Armstrong, Victoria’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by R Empson & Co but these... View full lot details

Sydney Edward Gregory. New South Wales & Australia. 1889-1912. Tinted colour printed postcard of Gregory, full length, in batting pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Gregory. Printed details to lower border ‘S.E. Gregory. New South Wales’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by R Empson... View full lot details

Albert John Young Hopkins. New South Wales & Australia. 1896-1914. Tinted colour printed postcard of Hopkins, full length, in batting pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Hopkins. Printed details to lower border ‘A.J. Hopkins, New South Wales’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by R... View full lot details

Warren Bardsley. New South Wales & Australia 1903-1926. Tinted colour printed postcard of Bardsley, full length, in batting pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Bardsley. Printed details to lower border ‘W. Bardsley, batting, New South Wales’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by R Empson... View full lot details

William James Whitty. New South Wales, South Australia & Australia 1907-1926. Tinted colour printed postcard of Whitty, full length, in bowling pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Whitty. Printed details to lower border ‘W.J. Whitty, South Australia’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by R... View full lot details

Hanson ‘Sammy’ Carter, New South Wales & Australia, 1897-1925. Tinted colour printed postcard of Carter, full length, in wicket-keeping pose wearing Australian cap at Lord’s during the Australian tour of England in 1909. Nicely signed in black ink by Carter. Printed details to lower border ‘H. Carter, New South Wales’. This card is from an anonymous series which comprised all sixteen members of the 1909 Australian tourists. An identical series was issued by R Empson... View full lot details