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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Northampton C.C.C & Glamorgan C.C.C. Two black files containing a selection of Northamptonshire and Glamorgan player images, some action photographs, the majority original press photographs but including some copy photographs. Original photographs of players include V.W.C. Jupp, Bakewell, E. Clark, S. Buller, W.H. Denton, N.V. Riches, M.J. Turnbull etc. Various sizes. Ten original photographs. Good condition... View full lot details

Universities and schools cricket. Black file containing a selection of player images, some action photographs, the majority original press photographs but including the odd copy photographs. Original photographs of players include Oxford and Cambridge University players including J. Brocklebank (Cambridge), D.F. Walker (Oxford), J.P.T. Boscaon (Eton), M. Falcon (Cam), P.H. Stewart-Brown (Harrow), A.N.A. Boyd (Et), P.R. Snow (Ox), P.J. Brett (Cam), P.H. Blagg (Ox), A. Benn (Ox), Frank Boucher Wright (Ox) etc. Also includes a... View full lot details

Rugby School cricket team 1868. Small carte de visite of the Rugby cricket XI or a house XI of 1868. The card blank but appears to have been produced by J. Edmonds of High Street, Rugby. Some fading to print otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Rugby School cricket team 1869. Small carte de visite of the Rugby cricket XI or a house XI of 1868. The card produced by J. Edmonds of High Street, Rugby with printed details to front and rear of the carte de visite. Good condition... View full lot details

‘N.S.W.C.A. [New South Wales Cricket Association] Executive 1911-12’. Original early mono photograph of the six members of the committee, nicely signed to the upper and lower mount border by all six officers. Signatures are W.P. McElhone (Chairman), Percy K. Bowden (Secretary), H.W. Green (Treasurer), Sydney Smith, Colin A. Sinclair and H.G. Newlett. The photograph measures 11.5”x8.5”, laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 15”x13”. Some wear to two of the mount corners with small loss,... View full lot details

‘N.S.W.C.A. [New South Wales Cricket Association] Executive 1913-14’. Original early mono photograph of the six members of the committee, nicely signed to the upper and lower mount border by all six officers. Signatures are W.P. McElhone (Chairman), Percy K. Bowden (Secretary), H.W. Green (Treasurer), Sydney Smith, R.A. Oxlade and W.R. Jones. The photograph measures 11”x8”, laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 15.25”x13.25”. Some age toning to mount otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

West Kent Wanderers C.C. 1929. Large photograph of the players and officials standing and seated in rows, wearing cricket attire and blazers. The photograph, laid down to official photographers mount with printed title ‘West Kent Wanderers Cricket Club (74th season, 1929)’ to the top border and players’ names to lower border. Photograph by Wayland of Blackheath. The photograph measures 11.5”x9.5”, framed and glazed overall 17.5”x15.5”. Minor silvering to image extremities otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Australia tour to West Indies 1954/55. Official mono photograph of the Australian touring party seated and standing in rows wearing tour blazers. The photograph is fully signed in ink by all seventeen featured members of the touring party and one other, eighteen signatures in total. Players’ signatures are Johnson (Captain), McDonald, Maddocks, Harvey, Morris, Miller, Johnston, Lindwall, Hill, Favell, Langley, Watson, Benaud, Archer, Burge and Davidson. Typed caption label to verso describes the Australians’ first... View full lot details

‘South of England v Australia. September 1912’. Triangular Test tour. Rare and early original sepia photograph of the Australian and South of England teams and dignitaries taken together at the tour match played at Hastings, 9th- 11th September 1912. Players noted include Hobbs, Woolley, Chaplin, Relf, Vine, Hitch, Gregory, Bardsley, Mayne, Macartney, McLaren etc. and others including A. Ducros with wife and son seated front centre, W.E.F. Cheeseman, founder of the Hastings Cricket Week. The... View full lot details

Middlesex C.C.C. ‘A World’s Record. Middlesex v Sussex at Lord’s 1920’. Original mono photograph of Warner, Lee, Hearne and Haig, standing in a row in cricket attire holding their bats, for the match played 22nd- 24th May 1920. Printed titles and players’ names to mount borders. The photograph, measures 7”x5.25”, mounted overall 10.75”x9.5”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to West Indies 1934/35. A nice collection of mono candid photographs taken during the tour matches played against British Guiana at Bourda, Georgetown, 5th- 7th and 10th- 12th February 1935. Each photograph depicts a player from the match on the ground in cricket attire and has been nicely signed in ink by the featured player. Ten photographs are size 3.5”x5.5”, sixteen 2.75”x3.25”. Players featured and signatures on larger photographs are W. Hammond, K.... View full lot details

Lord’s early 1960s. Five original mono press photographs of Lord’s. Subjects are large crowds in the stand watching Middlesex v Sussex, June 1963 (Sussex won by one run), demolition of the old Tavern and two artist’s impressions of the new Tavern Stand 1965 & 1966, new pitch drainage being laid 1964. All 10”x8”, the majority Sport & General. Also a smaller mono photograph of a dinner taking place at Lord’s, a folding souvenir 150th Anniversary... View full lot details

Scarborough 1921 & 1922, Middlesex v Essex 1910. Three original mono photographs laid to an album page. To one side is a photograph of the M.C.C. touring team to South Africa 1922 seated and standing in rows in front of the pavilion. Players are Mann (Captain), Woolley, Fender, Jupp, Carr, Macaulay, Kennedy, Mead, Sandham and Dolphin. Below is a photograph of the 1921 Australian tourists being led onto the field by Armstrong (Captain), Ryder, Collins,... View full lot details

England v India, The Oval 1936. Original mono press photograph of the two teams together for the 3rd Test, 15th- 18th August 1936, in front of the pavilion with crowds looking on. The players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and blazers. Players featured include Allen (Captain), Hammond, Leyland, Verity, Voce, Duckworth (England), Vizianagram (Captain), Merchant, Mushtaq Ali, Nayudu, Wazir Ali, Amar Singh, Jahangir Khan, Nissar (India) etc. Central Press Photos, London. 8”x6”.... View full lot details

The History of Lord’s 1787-1980. A large disbound photograph album comprising a collection of over seventy original mono press and other photographs, also cuttings, facsimiles of engravings etc. covering the history of Lord’s cricket grounds. Matches featured include action and crowd scenes from England v Australia 1921, 1938, 1968, v West Indies 1963, 1966, Varsity Matches of 1891, 1897, 1903, 1927, 1930, Eton v Harrow 1891, 1898, 1937 including spectators in their finery etc. Other... View full lot details

M.C.C. Australian Touring Team v C.I. Thornton’s XI, Scarborough 1928. Original mono photograph of Ernest Tyldesley (Lancashire) and Maurice Tate (Sussex) walking out to bat for M.C.C. at Scarborough with crowds in the stands in the background, for the match played 5th- 7th September 1928. Nicely signed in black ink to the photograph by both Tyldesley and Tate. The photograph, assumed to be by H. Walker of Scarborough, measures 6”x8”, laid to brown album page... View full lot details

International cricket 1988-2007. A mixed bag of sixteen mono and colour press photographs including some good images, some signed. Subjects include Curtley Ambrose celebrating taking a wicket for West Indies against England at Old Trafford 1988, signed by Ambrose. An excellent image of shadows cast on the cracked pitch at Sabina Park for the abandoned 1st Test, signed by Mike Atherton. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) celebrating taking a wicket signed by Akhtar. Jimmy Adams walking off... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1928/29. A good selection of eight original candid photographs of members of the touring party enjoying a day at the beach with friends in Queensland while on tour. England players featured include George Geary, Patsy Hendren, Walter Hammond and, in one, Don Bradman. Players’ names annotated to verso. Each measures 4.5”x2.75”. Good images in very good condition.... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1920/21. Official sepia photograph of the M.C.C. touring party seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and blazers. Laid down to photographer’s mount with printed title to upper border, ‘With the compliments of “The Daily Mail”, Brisbane. 6/12/20’. Players featured are Douglas (Captain), Hitch, Howell, Hobbs, Wilson, Rhodes, Hendren (suited), Dolphin, Parkin, Strudwick, Hearne, Russell, Woolley and Waddington. Also featured are the two umpires Carter and Carvosso. The photograph, taken... View full lot details

W.G. Grace early 1900s. Large early original sepia photograph of an athletics presentation ceremony taking place in front of a grandstand, dignitaries standing at a table of trophies with Grace third from the right, young athletes seated in front, and onlookers in the stand in the background. Location unknown. The photograph, by J. Russell & Sons of Baker Street and Southsea, measures 11.5”x7.25”. Laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 18.5”x14”. An excellent image in very... View full lot details

W.G. Grace at the cricket early 1900s. Large early original sepia photograph of a large group of cricketers and friends seated and standing in rows at the front of the Crystal Palace cricket pavilion in the early 1900s. Grace is depicted in the second row wearing a suit and hat. Match unknown. The photograph, by J. Russell & Sons of Baker Street and Southsea, measures 11.5”x7.25”. Laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 18.5”x14”. An excellent... View full lot details

‘Surrey County Team, 1891. Taken at The Oval, Kennington, August 3rd’. Large original sepia photograph of the Surrey team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, Surrey caps and assorted blazers. Printed title and players’ names to lower border. Players featured are Shuter (Captain), Lockwood, Henderson, Abel, Brockwell, Read, Lohmann, Streatfield [sic Streatfeild], Key, Wood and Sharpe, corresponding with the match v Nottinghamshire 3rd- 5th August 1891. The photograph by the London Stereoscopic Co.... View full lot details

‘Notts County Team, 1891. Taken at The Oval, Kennington, August 3rd’. Large original sepia photograph of the Nottinghamshire team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, assorted caps and blazers. Printed title and players’ names to lower border. Players featured are Dixon (Captain), Shacklock, Wright, R. Daft, Attewell, Sherwin, Gunn, Barnes, Flowers, Bagguley, H.B. Daft, also Coxon (scorer), corresponding with the match v Surrey 3rd- 5th August 1891. The photograph by the London Stereoscopic... View full lot details

Team photographs 1920s/1930s. A selection of fifteen large original official mono photographs, mainly of schools, old boys and regimental teams covering cricket, rugby, hockey and athletics. Some untitled and/ or undated. Cricket teams include Horsham C.C. 1929, R.M. Baldwin House Eleven [Harrow] 1933, Royal School Dungannon 1st XI 1938, Dulwich College etc. Other sports teams include Old Northamptonians Rugby Football Club 1930-31, Old Alleynian [Rugby] Football Club 1934/35, St. Johns College Athletes 1934, 2nd Battalion... View full lot details

England Test and County signed photographs 1970s-1990s. A selection of fourteen photographs of England Test and County cricketers, each signed by the featured player. Includes one original press photograph of Chris Old & Bob Willis walking off the field in the Jubilee Test, England v Australia, Lord’s 1977, signed to the photograph by both. The remaining photographs are all mounted and signed to the mount. Players/ signatures are Graeme Hick, Norman Cowans, James Whitaker, Gladstone... View full lot details

India 1990s onwards. Thirty mainly colour press photographs with the odd magazine cutting, promotional card etc. of India players in Test and one-day international action. Six are signed by the featured player, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Venkatesh Prasad, Anil Kumble, Surav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman. Others include Sanjay Manjrekar, Stuart Binny, Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, M.S. Dhoni, Mohammad Azharuddin, Amit Mishra, Gautam Gambhir, Paras Mhambrey etc. Photographers/ agencies include Sportsline, David Munden, Lindsay Vaas etc.... View full lot details

Surrey 1960s onwards. Twenty four original mono and colour press photographs including the odd magazine cutting of Surrey players in match action, player portraits etc. of which eight are signed. Signatures are John Edrich, Alan Butcher, Graham Thorpe, Adam Hollioake, Alec Stewart, David Ward, Rory Hamilton-Brown and Sam Curran. Other players featured include Nick Cosh, Rehan Alikhan, Mark Frost, Nick Peters, Dominic Thornley, Graham Kersey, Graham Brown, Neil Sargeant, Nadeem Shahid, Robin Jackman, James Boiling,... View full lot details

The Ashes. England v Australia 1975-1990s. Thirty original mono and colour press photographs of England and Australia players in match action and net practice of which seven are signed. Signatures are John Snow, Mike Brearley, Graham Gooch, Mike Atherton, David Gower (England), Greg Matthews and Craig McDermott (Australia). Others featured include Pascoe, Dilley, Border, M. Taylor, Yallop, S. & M. Waugh, P. Taylor, Holdsworth, Boon etc. Photographers/ agencies include Associated Sports, David Munden, Sporting Pictures,... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1997. Thirty original colour press photographs of England and Australia players in Test and one day international match action and at practice, of which five are signed. Signatures are Michael Kasprowicz, Jason Gillespie (Australia), Mark Butcher, Graham Thorpe and Alec Stewart (England). Others featured include Healy, Warne, Ponting, Bevan, Taylor, McGrath, Atherton, Gough, Caddick, Crawley, Ramprakash, Headley, Tufnell, Martin etc. Photographers/ agencies include ASP, David Munden, PA News etc. All approx.... View full lot details

England tour to South Africa 1995/96. Black binder comprising one hundred original colour press photographs covering Test, one day international and tour match action, net practice, interviews etc. Seven are signed by the featured player(s). Signatures are Richard Illingworth, Darren Gough, Mark Ilott, Graeme Hick (England), Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes and Gary Kirsten (South Africa). Others feature Atherton, Russell, Thorpe, Ramprakash, Cork, Crawley, Smith, Stewart, Matthews, McMillan, Adams, Cronje etc. The majority by... View full lot details

West Indies 1980s-1990s. Yellow binder containing fifty original press photographs, the majority colour, some mono, of West Indies players in match action, at practice, interviews, player portraits etc. Five are signed by the featured player, Shiv Chanderpaul, Jimmy Adams, Phil Simmons, Carl Hooper and Richie Richardson. Others featured include Brian Lara, Sammy, Campbell, Sarwan, Benjamin, Cuffy, Bishop, Russell, Samuels, Arthurton, Garner, Gomes, Mattis, Ambrose, Rose etc. Photographers/ agencies include Allsport, David Munden, Sportsline, Bob Thomas... View full lot details

M.C.C. 150th Anniversary 1937. Original mono photograph of ‘The glass goblet designed and engraved to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Marylebone Cricket Club, 1937’. The photograph measures approx. 6.5”x5.5”, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 11.5”x12”. Printed title to top mount margin, with caption to lower margin ‘Designed by Barnaby Powell. Made at the Whitefriar Glass Works. Diamond Point Engraving by W. Wilson. Quatrain by E.V. Lucas’. Photographer unknown. Previously sold as lot 445 in... View full lot details

Arthur Brian Sellers. Yorkshire 1932-1948. Original mono photograph of Sellers standing full length wearing cricket attire and Yorkshire blazer with his fiancé, Miss Bessie Walker, seated beside. The couple are situated in front of the President’s tent at the Scarborough Festival. Very nicely signed in ink to the photograph by Sellers and Miss Walker, and dated 3rd September 1932. 6.25”x8.25”. Assumed to be by Walkers’ Studio, Scarborough, the photograph is laid down to grey album... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1924/25. A selection of nine original mono press photographs of match action from the tour. Matches featured include v Victoria at Melbourne, 14th- 19th November 1924. Images depict the players rushing off the field for rain at the close of play, Johnny Douglas diving to field a ball off Stork Hendry, and Hendry hitting the winning run for Victoria ‘with only half a minute to spare’. Others include the first Test... View full lot details

Australia v West Indies ‘Tied Test’ 1960/61. Four original mono press photographs depicting action from the 1st Test at Brisbane, 9th- 14th December 1960. Images show West Indies celebrating the dramatic fall of the last wicket when Australia’s Ian Meckiff, was run out with the scores tied. A ‘wire’ photograph showing Australia’s last man, Lindsay Kline, at the crease, surrounded by ten West Indies close fielders. Surface wear and creasing to the image). One further... View full lot details

West Indies 1950s/1960s. A selection of nine original mono/ sepia press and candid photographs. Images depict the 1950s team lined up at Scarborough. Players being presented to Princess Margaret at the Kensington Oval, Barbados for the match Barbados v British Guiana, February 1955. Alf Valentine and John Goddard, both taken at Taunton 1957. A head and shoulders portrait image of Wesley Hall, probably in Australia 1960/61. Garry Sobers running out Trevor Bailey in the match... View full lot details

England team photographs 1953/54 and 1967. Two official press photographs, including one of the M.C.C. touring party from the 1953/54 tour to West Indies, the players seated and standing in rows wearing tour blazers. Players include Hutton (Captain), Bailey, Cowdrey, Compton, Laker, Trueman, Graveney, Lock, Statham, Watson etc. Photographer unknown. Ex Len Hutton collection. The other is the England team for the 1st Test v India, Headingley 1967. Players are Close (Captain), Murray, Barrington, Graveney,... View full lot details