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Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Edward Mills Grace. Gloucestershire, M.C.C. & England 1870-1896. Early large original sepia studio posed photograph of Grace in full cricket attire and wearing a cap, aged 21. The photograph, taken in 1862, shows Grace standing in front of a wicket holding a cricket ball with studio scene backdrop of a pavilion and spectators. The photograph measures 8.5”x11” and is mounted to original photographers mount, overall 11”x15”. Minor staining and spotting to mount not affecting the... View full lot details

George Frederick Tarrant. Cambridgeshire, North, Players, England etc. 1860-1869. Early large original sepia studio posed photograph of Tarrant in full cricket attire and wearing a hat. The photograph, taken in 1862, shows Tarrant standing in front of a wicket holding a cricket ball with studio scene backdrop of a pavilion and spectators. The photograph measures 8.5”x11” and is mounted to original photographers mount with printed caption to lower mount border ‘G. Tarrant, Cricketer of the... View full lot details

England v South Africa 1924. Large official original mono photograph of the England team who played South Africa in the first Test, played at Edgbaston 14th- 17th June 1924, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and blazers. Players featured include Gilligan (Captain), Hobbs, Woolley, Fender, Sutcliffe, Chapman, Tate, Hendren, Kilner etc. The photograph measures 14”x10.5”, laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 20”x15”. Photograph by ‘H.J. Whitlock & Sons Ltd of Birmingham’.... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1912. Early original sepia photograph of the Australian team who toured England in 1912 for the inaugural Triangular Tournament with England and South Africa. The players, depicted seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, blazers and assorted headgear, include Gregory (Captain), Matthews, McLaren, Bardsley, Jennings, Macartney, Carkeek, Kelleway, Mayne etc. The photograph, by E. Hawkins & Co. of Brighton, measures 11.25”x9”, laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 15”x12”. The original... View full lot details

‘England v Australia. Second Test Match- Sydney’ 1928. Original mono photograph of the Australian team for the 2nd (timeless) Test, Sydney, 14th- 20th December 1928, the players seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and Test blazers. Players featured are Ryder (Captain), Bradman, Oldfield, Kippax, Richardson, Grimmett, Woodfull, Ponsford, Ironmonger, Blackie, Nothling and Hendry. The photograph by Jas. C. Cruden of Pitt Street, Sydney, measures 9.5”x7.5”, laid to official photographer’s mount with printed title... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. Early large original mono photograph of Grace with the England lawn bowling team seated and standing in rows all wearing matching jackets and straw hats in front of a pavilion on a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland c.1910. Grace is seated fourth from the right in the front row. The photograph by Hembry of Belfast measures approx. 13”x11” with official photographer’s mount overlaid, overall 16.5”x19”. An excellent image in very good condition.... View full lot details

Bodyline’. ‘M.C.C. Team- Australian Tour- 1932-33’. Large and impressive official mono photograph of the M.C.C. touring party who toured Australia in 1932/33. The team, standing and seated in rows, wearing M.C.C. touring blazers and cricket attire. The photograph laid down to official photographers mount with title to top border and names of players printed to lower border. Players include Jardine (Captain), Duckworth, Nawab of Pataudi, Leyland, Larwood, Paynter, Ames, Verity, Voce, Bowes, Brown, Tate, Sutcliffe,... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1958/59. Official mono photograph of the M.C.C. touring party seated and standing in rows wearing tour blazers. The photograph by Allan Studios, Collingwood (Melbourne) measures 10”x7.5”, laid to official photographer’s mount with printed title and players’ names to mount borders. Players include May (Captain), Cowdrey, Bailey, Laker, Trueman, Watson, Statham, Lock, Dexter, Graveney etc. Overall 14.5”x11”. Some trimming to mount affecting the M.C.C. logo, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

H.D.G. Leveson-Gower’s XI at Scarborough 1935 & 1936. A pair of large original mono photographs of teams. One for Leveson-Gower’s team v M.C.C. West Indian Touring Party, 11th- 13th September 1935. Players featured are Verity, Townsend, Bowes, Baxter, Sellers, Wellard, Smith, Mitchell, Brown, Sutcliffe and Wood. The other for the team v M.C.C. Australian Touring Party, 5th- 8th September 1936 featuring Smailes, Gover, Nichols, Wellard, Hendren, Sellers, Brown, Smith, Griffith, Mitchell and Sutcliffe. Both photographs... View full lot details

‘Wiltshire County C.C. 1904. Winners of Minor Counties Championship’. Original mono photograph of the Wiltshire team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and assorted blazers and headgear. The photograph by Heath & Bradnee of Exeter measures 12”x9.5”, laid to official photographer’s mount with decorative titles, colour emblems and floral decoration to mount borders. Player’s names handprinted below the photograph. Overall 18”x15”. Players featured include the captain, Audley Miller (England 1 Test 1896/96), Smith... View full lot details

‘Old Reptonians 1891’. Original sepia photograph of the team seated and standing on the stone steps of a memorial, presumably at Repton School. Hand written title and players’ names in ink to lower portion of the image. Notable players featured include C.B. Fry (Sussex & England, 26 Tests), F.G.J. Ford (Middlesex & England, 5 Tests), J.H. Kelsey (Sussex), P.G. Exham, A.H.J. Cochrane, G.B. Barrington (Derbyshire), E.M. Forbes (Essex) etc. and Rev. Arthur Forman seated with... View full lot details

A.C. MacLaren’s M.C.C. tour to Australia and New Zealand 1922/23. Large scrap/ photograph album comprising a good selection of original photographs and book extract scorecards and cuttings relating to the tour. Over thirty photographs are laid down to pages with a further thirty five loosely inserted. Subjects include one of thirteen members of the touring party seated and standing on board ship, several candid and other photographs of various sizes depict matches in progress, charabanc... View full lot details

Sir Julian Cahn’s team and tours 1930s. Two black ring binders, each with leather title label to spine, ‘Sir Julien Cahn 1’ and ‘... 2’, comprising an excellent selection of original photographs and other ephemera relating to Cahn’s team and tours. Volume 1 contains over thirty original mono press and other photographs including Cahn family members, matches in progress at Cahn’s ground at West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, team photographs including the All India touring party to... View full lot details

‘Birmingham Nondescripts Cricket Club’ 1908 & 1910. Two early photographs of the Nondescripts cricket team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. Both photographs by De’Ath & Condon of Ashford, laid down to official photographer’s mounts with printed titles and players names to mount borders. One describes the team for the ‘Sixth Annual Tour in Kent Aug. 1st to 9th, 1908’, the other for the ‘7th [sic] Annual Tour in Kent, May 14th to... View full lot details

Australia tour to England 1926. Derbyshire v Australians. Original mono photograph of the two teams for the drawn tour match played at Chesterfield, 23rd & 24th June 1926. The players and officials seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire, caps and blazers. Players featured include Collins, Bardsley, Woodfull, Grimmett, Ryder, Oldfield, Mailey (Australia), Bowden, Lee, Townsend, Jackson, Storer, Worthington, Jackson (Derbyshire) etc. A nice image in very good condition. The photograph measures 8”x5.25”, laid... View full lot details

George Oswald Browning ‘Gubby’ Allen. Middlesex, Cambridge University & England 1921-1950. Mono (restrike?) press photograph of Allen three quarter length wearing cricket attire, seated on the balcony at Lord’s. Signed in blue ink to the photograph by Allen. 6.25”x8.25”. Central Press Photos. Also an original mono wartime press photograph of ten cricketers who were present, nine of them playing in the Sir P.F. Warners XI v West Indies XI cricket match played at Lord’s on... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1920s/1930s. Mono press photograph of Bill Voce walking out to bat with Hedley Verity at Scarborough in the 1930s. The photograph signed by Bill Voce. 6.25”x8”. Sold with three mono press photographs of Harold Larwood, one demonstrating his bowling grip, another coaching boys in indoor nets, and with his wife and baby daughter in 1928 (horizontal crease). Photo agencies are Central Press, E.E. Haynes and Photopress. Good condition. Qty 4.... View full lot details

Pelham Francis ‘Plum’ Warner. Middlesex, Oxford University & England 1894-1929. Excellent sepia studio portrait photograph of Warner in cameo, head and shoulders wearing army uniform, dated to verso 1917. The photograph with the official stamp and signed by the photographer, Vandyk of London. 6”x8.25”. Sold with a mono real photograph postcard of Warner standing full length in batting attire at the crease. Hartmann series no. 2904. Postally unused. Both in very good condition. Qty 2.... View full lot details

William Lloyd ‘Billy’ Murdoch. New South Wales, Sussex, London County & Australia 1875-1904. Splendid sepia cabinet card photograph of Murdoch, head and shoulders, wearing three piece suit, shirt and cricket tie, topped off with an Australia tour boater. Very nicely signed, ‘Sincerely yours’, in black ink by Murdoch to lower photographer’s border. The cabinet card photograph by J. Chaffin & Sons of Taunton. The card, measuring 4.25”x6.5”, sadly is split across the centre, otherwise in... View full lot details

Edward ‘Eddie’ Gilbert. Queensland 1930-1936. Original sepia candid-style photograph of Gilbert, standing three quarter length wearing cricket attire and Queensland blazer. 3.5”x4.25”. Photographer unknown. Name annotated in ink to lower margin. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Edward Ralph ‘Ted’ Dexter. Cambridge university, Sussex & England 1956-1972. Excellent original mono photograph of Dexter walking out to bat at Scarborough wearing a Cambridge University sweater, c.1958. Very nicely signed in black ink to the photograph by Dexter. The photograph by Walkers Studio of Scarborough measures 6”x8”, laid to official photographer’s mount with handprinted title to lower border. Overall 10”x12”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Doug Wright and Colin Cowdrey. Kent. Two original mono photographs, one of Wright standing three quarter length wearing England blazer. 6”x8”. Flemons of Tonbridge. The other of Cowdrey, half length wearing an unidentified (university?) blazer. Walkers Studio, Scarborough. 6.5”x8.5”. Each photograph laid to photographer’s mount, overall 10”x12”. Light foxing to the Wright mount, the photographs in very good condition.... View full lot details

Cricketers’ photographs late 1950s. Three original mono photographs of cricketers by Walkers Studio of Scarborough. Players featured are D.B. Carr (Derbyshire), A.C.D. Ingleby-Mackenzie (Somerset) and R.V.C. Robins (Middlesex), each depicted half length wearing cricket attire, two in blazers. Each photograph measures 6”x8”, laid to official photographer’s mount, overall 10”x12” with handprinted titles to lower borders. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Bryan Herbert Valentine. Kent, Cambridge University & England 1927-1948. M.C.C. tour of India & Ceylon 1933-34’. ‘Entertainment to M.C.C. at the Parsee Gymkhana, Bombay on 11th December 1933’. Official photograph of members of the M.C.C. team who are wearing garlands around their necks, with dignitaries and guests at the function. The M.C.C. players featured are Bakewell, Valentine, Jardine, Mitchell and Elliott. The photograph laid down to photographers mount with titles above and below the photograph.... View full lot details

Lionel Hallam [Lord] Tennyson. Hampshire & England 1913-1935. A collection of original team and action photographs, all featuring Tennyson in the 1920s and 1930s. Team photographs include The Gentlemen for the match v Players, Lord’s 1920 (some staining to lower edge), two similar but different team photographs of the M.C.C. tour to Jamaica 1925/26, and another from the 1931/32 tour. Four from the 5th Test, England v Australia, Kennington Oval 1921,Tennyson going out to inspect... View full lot details

South Africa tour to England 1935. Thirteen original pre-tour mono press player portrait photographs of members of the South African touring party, the majority depicted head and shoulders. Players are Wade (Captain, in batting pose), Nourse, Mitchell, Rowan, Viljoen, Tomlinson, Dalton, Bell (in bowling pose), Williams, Balaskas, Seidle, Snook (Manager) all by City Press, London, and Langton (Sport and General, London). Each measures 6”x4”. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Australian cricketers 1926-1948. Eight original mono press photographs of Australian cricketers. Players featured in batting pose or match action include, from the 1926 tour to England, Herbie Collins and Charlie Macartney, from the 1934 tour Bill O’Reilly, Alan Kippax and Len Darling, and one of Reginald Bettington (New South Wales) in batting action in 1928, All photographs 8”x6” by Sport & General, London. Also, from the 1948 tour, a mono portrait photograph of Doug Ring... View full lot details

Len Hutton. Yorkshire & England 1934-1955. Four original press photographs featuring Hutton. Images depict Hutton walking out to bat through the crowds for Yorkshire v Lancashire 1939. A wartime photograph of Hutton wearing army uniform, walking bat in hand with his wife, Dorothy. Leaving the field at Kennington Oval to the applause of the Surrey players having completed his 100th century in 1951. Walking out to bat with David Sheppard for the Duke of Norfolk’s... View full lot details

West Indies tours to England 1928-1950. Seven original mono press photographs including one of the 1928 touring party seated and standing in rows wearing tour blazers. 8.5”x6.5”. London News Agency. Also six of individual West Indies players, Snuffy Browne, one batting, one bowling, and George Challenor batting at Lord’s 1928, Oscar Da Costa in batting action 1933, a player portrait of James Neblett on the 1933 tour, and Allan Rae in batting practice at Lord’s... View full lot details

W.G. Grace and Billy Murdoch. Original sepia press photograph c.1904 of Grace (Gloucestershire, London County & England 1865-1908) and Murdoch (New South Wales, Sussex, London County, Australia & England 1875-1904) standing side by side full length wearing cricket attire, Grace wearing a London County cap, Murdoch with a Sussex cap. The photograph by Central News measures 6.5”x8.5”. Small loss and slight wear to corners, otherwise in good condition. Sold with two mono 1970s restrike photographs... View full lot details

The Ashes. England v Australia 1934 and 1938. Six large original sepia press photographs of action and crowd scenes from the 1934 and 1938 Ashes Test series in England. Images include a general view of action from the second day’s play in the 4th Test at Headingley with crowds in the packed stands watching on. The scoreboard shows Australia on 201/3, England having scored 200 in their first innings. Ponsford is on strike on 82... View full lot details

England v South Africa 1935. Large original sepia press photograph of the South African players on the balcony at the Kennington Oval at the close of the 5th Test, 17th- 20th August 1935, celebrating their first Test series victory in England, with large crowds on the pitch in the foreground looking on. 11.5”x14”. Central Press Photos, London. Some loss to corners, wear and tear to edges. A nice image in otherwise good condition.... View full lot details

The Ashes. England v Australia 1953-1980. Eleven large original mono (one colour) press photographs of action, crowd scenes and team photographs from Ashes series of the period. From the 5th Test at The Oval in 1953, Bill Edrich in batting action for England, Graeme Hole of Australia diving to stop a cut shot by Edrich through the slips, and two scenes of packed crowds. Ten members of the England team setting sail from Tilbury for... View full lot details

Test and tour match photographs 1939-1982. A good selection of seventeen original mono press photographs of matches, players, teams etc. Includes a mono photograph of the teams for a charity match played at Filleigh C.C., Devon, in 1952. Notable players featured include Maurice Tremlett, Fred Trueman, Denis Compton, Tom Graveney, Reg Simpson, John Warr, Bob Wyatt, Brian Statham, Jim Swanton etc. (folds with tape repair to verso). Others feature groundsmen rolling the blanket covered wicket... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1924/25. Six original mono candid photographs of Australian players departing from the Australian mainland and on board the ‘Miramar’ to visit Launceston, Tasmania for the tour match in late January 1925. Players featured include Warren Bardsley, Eddie Mayne, Arthur Richardson, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Ponsford etc. Each photograph, measuring approx. 6”x3.5”, is lightly laid down to black disbound album page, or with light adhesive marks where previously laid down, with pencil annotations... View full lot details

M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Scarborough 1928. Original mono photograph depicting the M.C.C. team lined up in front of the pavilion at Scarborough with crowds in the background for the match played 1st- 4th September 1928. The photographs fully signed in black ink by the eleven featured players. Signatures are Enthoven, A.E.R. Gilligan, Hendren, F.W. Gilligan, Jupp, Leveson-Gower, Douglas, Haig, Dawson, Astill and Durston. The photograph by H. Walker of Scarborough. 10.5”x5.25”. Included is a trimmed handwritten... View full lot details

Harrow XI 1884. Early original sepia cabinet card photograph of the Harrow team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and caps. Players’ names neatly annotated in black ink to verso. Players featured who went on to play first-class cricket are E.M. Butler (Captain, Middlesex & Cambridge University 1885-1889), A.K. Watson (Oxford University & Middlesex 1886-1894), C.D. Buxton (Cambridge University 1885-1888), A.R. Cox (Cambridge University 1887), W.A.R. Young (Somerset 1891-1893), and M.J. Dauglish (Middlesex... View full lot details

Edward Mark Sprot. Hampshire 1898-1914. Original sepia cabinet card photograph of Sprot, full length in batting attire and Hampshire cap, stood at the wicket. Name printed to lower edge of photograph. E. Hawkins & Co. of Brighton. Card measures 4.25”x6.25”. Old tape marks to verso, odd faults otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Cricket Grounds and crowds 1930’s to 2000’s. Large collection of press photographs showing scenes of cricket grounds throughout the world. Includes The Oval 1930’s, 1965, 1970, , Canterbury 1947, Karachi 1987, Headingley 1930’s, Scarborough 1965, Hornsey 1959, Melbourne 1924, Grace Road 1972, Old Trafford 1947, 1958 and 1962, Wanderers 1938, Johannesburg 1956, Brisbane 1954, Worcester 1953, 1955, 1956, 1967, Trent Bridge 1966, Adelaide 1954, Melbourne 1956 etc. Some candid photographs included. Good selection of over... View full lot details

Lord’s Cricket Grounds and crowds 1930’s to 2000’s. Large collection of press photographs showing scenes at Lord’s. Includes Gillette Cup final 1965, ‘No play Today’ rain 1967, four page folding panoramic of the ground during the 1948 Test match v Australia, snow covered in 1978, scoreboard v Australia 1953, Lord’s Staff c1949, TV filming 1955, two page folding panoramic of the ground v Australia 1961, drainage system being laid in 1964, Lord’s Tavern being... View full lot details

England tours of Australia 1946/47 and 1950/51. A good selection of over thirty five mono press and other photographs from the tours, includes match action from Test and tour matches, players featured include Bradman, Alley, Hutton, Hassett, Bedser, Voce, Lindwall, Johnston, Washbrook etc. Photographers/ agencies include Sun, Sydney, Daily News Perth, Central Press, Sport & General etc. Various sizes. Good condition.... View full lot details

England v South Africa 1947. A good selection of over seventy five mono press photographs form the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photographs, players featured include Melville, Viljeon, Dawson, Payn, Lindsay, Tuckett, Mann, Ovenstone, Plimsoll, Wright, Evans, Washbrook, Yardley, Compton etc. Several portrait images of the South African players taken pre tour and entitled ‘South African Cricketers to visit England this summer’ to back. Includes a tour brochure and a... View full lot details

England v New Zealand 1949. A good selection of over thirty mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photograph, players featured include Sutcliffe, Mooney, Cresswell, Burtt, Hayes, Cowie, Smith, Reid, Scott, Burke , the teams meeting the Duke of Edinburgh and the King and Queen at Lords etc, includes some pre tour portraits and a mono real photograph postcard of the team. Various sizes. Good... View full lot details

England v West Indies 1950. A good selection of twenty eight mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photographs, players featured include Rae and Stollmeyer walking out to bat at Lords 2nd Test, Walcott, Yardley and Goddard tossing for innings at Lord’s, the King greeting Stollmeyer at Lord’s, Valentine, Christiani, Weekes, Gomez etc. Various sizes. Good condition.... View full lot details

England v South Africa 1951. A good selection of over thirty mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, players featured include Cheetham, McCarthy, Rowan, Mann, Chubb, Van Ryneveld, McGlew, the teams meeting Princess Elizabeth at Lords, Hutton and Ikin walking out to bat etc, includes a mono real photograph postcard of the team. Various sizes. Good condition.... View full lot details

England v India 1952. A good selection of over thirty five mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photograph, players featured include Shindi, Roy, Mantri, Ramchand, Umrigar, Hazare, Gaekwad, Graveney and Evans walking out to bat, Hazare and Hutton tossing for innings at Lords the teams meeting the Queen at Lords etc, includes some pre tour portraits and a mono real photograph postcard of the team. Various... View full lot details

England v Australia 1964. A good selection of forty four pre tour portrait press photographs of the touring Australians, often two of each player, one portrait and one action. Players featured include Simpson (Cpt), Jarman, Connolly, MacKenzie, Corling, Cowper, Hawke, Grout, Lawry, Burge, Veivers, Redpath, Booth, Sellers, O’Neill. All measure 6”x8.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details

England v Australia 1964. A good selection of over eighty five mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photographs of the Australian and England teams, players and events featured include the team arriving off the plane at London Airport, balcony scenes, Trueman taking his 300th Test wicket, Lawry, Redpath, McKenzie, Vievers, Simpson, Hawke, O’Neill etc, teams meeting the Queen at Lords etc and a mono real... View full lot details

England v New Zealand 1965. A good selection of over forty mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photographs, players featured include Sutcliffe, Reid, Morgan, Jarvis, Collinge, Vivian, Pollard, Congdon, Taylor etc, includes some pre tour portraits. Various sizes, odd ‘wire’ photograph. Good condition.... View full lot details

Australia v England 1965/66. A good selection of over ninety mono press photographs from the tour, includes match action from Test and tour matches, team photograph, players featured include Smith, Allen, Parks, Simpson, Boycott, Chappell, Grout, Walters, Lawry, boarding the plane etc. Includes some images from the New Zealand leg of the tour. Various sizes, the majority ‘wire’ photographs. Good condition.... View full lot details

Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricketers 1950s-1990s. A good selection of approx. seventy original press photographs of Pakistan cricketers depicted in match action, player portraits etc., mainly mono, some more modern in colour with the odd copy photo. Players featured include Saadat Ali, Majid Khan, Mushtaq Mohammad, Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Javed Miandad, Sadiq Mohammad, Mudassar Nazar, Ashraf Ali, Ijaz Ahmed, Asif Mujtaba, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Salim Malik, Manzoor Elahi, Younis Ahmed, Shoaib Mohammad, Rameez... View full lot details

South Africa 1940s-1960s. Four large official team photographs, each laid to photographer’s mount with printed titles and players’ names to mount borders. Three are ‘South Africa versus England 1948-49’, ‘South Africa versus Australia 1949/50’, and ‘South Africa vs England 1956-7’, all by Rembrandt Studios of Port Elizabeth. Each measures approx. 14”x11”, mounted overall approx. 20”x16”. The fourth, titled ‘”Sprinboks”- First Test vs. England, Johannesburg, December 1956’, 11.5”x9.75”, mounted overall 18”x15”, photographer unknown. Some faults to... View full lot details

‘Mr. Jenneson Taylor’s XI v. Mr. H.D.G. Leveson Gower’s XI’ 1931. Original mono photograph of the teams seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire and assorted blazers in front of the pavilion with spectators seated behind. The match was played 13th May 1931 to mark the opening of the new pavilion at Ashbrooke, Sunderland. The teams featured notable players including Percy Chapman, Wally Hammond, R.E.S. Wyatt, K.S. Duleepsinhji, A.H.H. Gilligan, Frank Woolley, Les Ames,... View full lot details

‘Kent County XI Folkestone May 1954’. Original mono photograph of the Kent team seated and standing in rows wearing cricket attire. The photograph measures 8.5”x6.5”, laid to mount. Signed in ink to the mount borders by all eleven featured players. Signatures are Wright (Captain), Cowdrey, Dovey, Ridgway, Fagg, Witherden, Pettiford, Phebey, Hearn, Woollett and Marshall. Framed and glazed, overall 13.75”x11.5”. Some foxing to the mount, minor creasing to the photograph, otherwise in good condition. Sold... View full lot details

The Ashes. England v Australia 1977-1997. Over forty original press photographs including from the 1997 tour to England twenty one colour press photographs, of which three are signed by Dean Headley, Mark Butcher and Mark Ealham/ Robert Croft, also twenty three unsigned mono press photographs (one colour) of Ashes series 1977-1991. Players featured include Knott, Dilley, Border, McDermott, Gower, M. Hughes, McGrath, Warne etc. Sold with thirty mainly colour photographs, the majority from the 1996... View full lot details

South Eastern county cricket 1980s-2010s. A selection of over one hundred original colour and mono press photographs, cuttings, player cards etc. covering Essex, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. A good number of items signed including Lever, Pringle, Cook, Gooch, Foster, Hobbs, Childs, Stephenson, Godleman, Bopara, Panesar (Essex), Ridgway, Headley, Igglesden, G. Jones, Amjad Khan, Key, Tredwell, Ellison, Benson, Asif Iqbal (Kent), Radley, Cowans, Strauss, Ramprakash, Finn, Robson, Godleman, Fraser, M. Smith (Middlesex), Wessels, Suttle, Smith, Dexter,... View full lot details

South Western county cricket 1950s-2020s. A selection of over one hundred original colour and mono press photographs, cuttings, player cards etc. covering Hampshire, Somerset, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire. A good number of items signed including R. Smith, Gower, Udal, Crawley, Stephenson, Holland, B. Brown, Terry, Tremlett, Carberry (Hampshire), Garner, Lathwell, Caddick, Botham, Buttler, Mallender, Trescothick, Kieswetter, Rose (Somerset), Parkhouse, Watkins, Morris, Alan Jones, J. Jones, Lewis, G. Thomas, Shepherd, P. Walker, Maynard, Watkin, Harris, Croft, S.... View full lot details

Northern and Midlands county cricket 1950s-2020s. A selection of over one hundred original colour and mono press photographs, cuttings, player cards etc. covering Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire and Yorkshire. A good number of items signed including Buxton, Barnett, Rogers, Khawaja, Bailey, Groenewald, Clarke, Munton, Taylor, Morris, DeFreitas, Cork, Adams, Birt (Derbyshire), Hodge, Plunkett, Chanderpaul, Stokes, Stoneman, Borthwick, Harmison, Benkenstein, Di Venuto, Onions, Maher (Durham), Anderson, Sajid Mahmood, Allott, Crawley, Fairbrother, Cranston, Martin, DeFreitas, Cork, Atherton, Watkinson... View full lot details

Midlands county cricket 1950s-2000s. A selection of over one hundred original colour and mono press photographs, cuttings, player cards etc. covering Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. A good number of items signed including Tolchard, DeFreitas, Whitaker, Gower, Nixon, Dudleston, Watson, Mullally, Bird, Agnew (Leicestershire), Brookes, Malcolm, Capel, Lamb, Mallender, Emburey, Bailey, Panesar, Larkins (Northamptonshire), Knight, Pollock, Trott, Bell, Drakes, Amiss (Warwickshire, also Lara unsigned), Horton, Graveney, Hick, Davies, Batty, Newport, Radford (Worcestershire) etc. Photographers/ agencies... View full lot details

England v Australia 1990s/ 2000s. Green file comprising over forty original colour and mono press photographs and magazine extracts featuring England and Australia Test cricketers, the majority in match action. Includes eleven signed by the featured player including Devon Malcolm, Mark Ramprakash, Phil Defreitas, Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch, Angus Fraser, Alex Tudor, Robert Croft (England), Brett Lee, Greg Blewett, Stuart MacGill (Australia). Others unsigned include Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist etc. Photographers/ agencies include David Munden, Press... View full lot details

England tour to South Africa 1995/96. Green file comprising a large selection of over one hundred original colour press photographs with the odd cutting/ magazine extract, of match action, players etc. from the tour. Twelve of the photographs are signed by the featured player including John Emburey, Richard Illingworth, Mike Atherton, Devon Malcolm, Alec Stewart, Dominic Cork, Mark Ramprakash, Graham Thorpe (England), Paul Adams, Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Daryll Cullinan (South Africa). Other players featured... View full lot details

England v New Zealand 1970s-1990s. Blue file comprising a good selection of over forty original colour (some mono) press photographs of match action, players etc. with the odd cutting/ magazine extract, scorecard etc. Ten of the photographs are signed by the featured player including John Wright, Dion Nash, Glenn Turner, Mark Greatbatch, BJ Watling (New Zealand), Bill Athey, John Emburey, Graham Thorpe, Bruce French (England) etc. Other players featured include Sodhi, Burgess, Morrison, Gooch, Lewis,... View full lot details

England Test cricketers 1980s/ 1990s. Blue file comprising a good selection of over eighty original colour and mono press photographs of match action, players etc. with the odd copy photograph. Eleven are signed by the featured player(s) including Robert Croft & Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe, Marcus Trescothick, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Graham Gooch, Mark Ramprakash, Angus Fraser, Phil DeFreitas, and John Edrich. Other players featured include Jack Russell, Robin Smith, Peter Martin, Darren... View full lot details

Alan Kippax. New South Wales & Australia. 1918-36. Excellent original mono photograph of Kippax, wearing N.S.W. cap, in batting pose in front of the wicket. Very nicely signed in black ink to the image by Kippax. The photograph is similar to one previously sold by Knights, and is assumed to be by ‘The Referee’. 6”x8.5”. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 12”x15”. Very minor surface marks otherwise in very good condition. Good image... View full lot details

William John ‘Bill’ Edrich. Middlesex & England 1937-1958. ‘1938: 1000 Runs By End of May’. Original mono press photograph of Edrich being congratulated by Don Bradman with Australia wicketkeeper Walker and Fleetwood-Smith looking on applauding. Edrich reached 1,000 first class runs for the season before the end of May during the Middlesex v Australians tour match at Lord’s, 28th-31st May 1938. Signed in ink to the photograph by all four featured players. The photograph measures... View full lot details

Don Bradman. ‘Commemorative Release’ comprising mono copy photographs of Bradman in the nets at Perth, 1930, and head and shoulders portrait, window mounted with a printed biography and ink signature of Bradman, signed in later years. Published by the Bradman Museum Trust. Limited edition no. 351/2500. Attractively framed and glazed, overall 21”x22.5”. Very good condition... View full lot details

Yorkshire C.C.C. 2000. Sepia photograph of the Yorkshire team dressed in Edwardian cricket clothes and posing in an Edwardian style. Mounted and signed to border by twelve of the players featured. Signatures include Vaughan, Hoggard, Gough, Byas, Sidebottom etc. Framed and glazed. 22”x14”. Good condition... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1946/47. Official Union-Castle Line R.M.V. ‘Stirling Castle’ photograph of the ship that took the M.C.C. to Australia for the 1946/47 tour. Signed to the verso in ink by all seventeen playing members of the touring party. Signatures are Hammond (Captain), Evans, Yardley, Hutton, Wright, Voce, Washbrook, Pollard, Langridge, Ikin, Gibb, Compton, Smith, Bedser, Hardstaff, Fishlock and Edrich. 7.75”x6”. Horizontal crease, some foxing to verso, otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1946/47. Six original mono and sepia press photographs of England and Australia players. Images depict Laurie Fishlock packing his cricket bag prior to the tour, Alec Bedser and others amongst the audience at a social event, players training in the gym, Cyril Washbrook in batting pose at Perth, Keith Miller and Lindsay Hassett being measured for their blazers, Bill Brown and his wife cutting the cake at their wedding. Australian press... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. c.1981. Colour photograph of the Nottinghamshire team laid to card mount, the mount signed in ink by twenty four members of the Nottinghamshire playing staff. Signatures include Clive Rice, Peter Such, Tim Robinson, Basher Hassan, Eddie Hemmings, Richard Hadlee, Kevin Saxelby, Bruce French, Chris Broad, Ken Taylor, Kevin Cooper etc. Overall 14.5”x11”. Slight fading to the photograph, small stain affecting one signature, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

West Indies Test cricketers. Two mounted photographs, one a mono copy(?) photograph of Learie Constantine, the other a colour photograph of Brian Lara, each with signature in ink of the respective player window mounted below. Also a printed illustration of Joel Garner in bowling action by Gerald Broadhead, signed to the print by Garner. Various sizes, 13.5”x11.5” and smaller. Good/ very good condition. Qty 3.... View full lot details