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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith. Sussex, Transvaal & England 1882-1896. Excellent sepia cabinet card photograph of Smith, head and shoulders in formal attire. Cabinet card by E. Lindner of Kings William’s Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa and measures 4.25”x6.5”. Some wear to card corners, odd minor faults otherwise in good/very good condition... View full lot details

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith. Sussex, Transvaal & England 1882-1896. Two page handwritten letter from Aubrey Smith to Charlie, headed Haymarket and undated but probably from around 1900. Smith speaks of not opening an envelope of books for around thirty days after receipt and not seeing a letter from a Miss Spousley, he apologies to both her by letter and to Charlie in this letter. Beautifully signed by Smith. Good condition... View full lot details

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith. Sussex, Transvaal & England 1882-1896. Excellent original mono press photograph of Aubrey Smith batting for the Hollywood Cricket Club in California 1934. Smith is stood at the wicket awaiting a delivery to be bowled wearing cap with Ewen the wicketkeeper behind the stumps. 10”x8”. Photograph by Ted Hearl. Title and date handwritten to lower border with presentation inscription to Summers Brown & Sons from a San Francisco company ‘G.E. Doug Mortby... View full lot details

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith. Sussex, Transvaal & England 1882-1896. Original theatre programme for a theatre production of ‘Old English’ by John Galsworthy with Aubrey Smith playing the lead role of Sylvanus Heythorp, nicely signed to the front cover by Aubrey Smith. The production was held at The Paper Mill Playhouse, Brookside Drive, Milburn. New Jersey. The programme is undated. Good condition... View full lot details

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith. Sussex, Transvaal & England 1882-1896. ‘Sir Aubrey Smith’ Large and unusual original pen and ink line study of Aubrey Smith by fellow cricketer and actor Clifford Severn. The study using lines and heavier shading shows the head of Smith emphasising his eye brows and moustache. This was a presentation piece dedicated to ‘Billie Griffith and signed ‘With Gratitude Clifford Severn, 658 Paseo La Perla, California, U.S.A. and dated 16.10.72’. Mounted, framed... View full lot details

Charles Aubrey Smith. Cambridge University, Sussex, Transvaal & England 1882-1896. Mono real photograph studio portrait postcard of Smith, head and shoulders, dressed in formal suit smoking a pipe. Nicely signed in ink to darker part of the photograph by Smith. Annotation in ink to verso ‘Received from C. Aubrey Smith (29.8.’35)’. Photograph by Mannell of London. Postally unused. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Sir Aubrey. A Biography of C. Aubrey Smith. England Cricketer, West End Actor and Hollywood Filmstar’. David Rayvern Allen. Two hardback editions, both with very good dustwrappers. The first edition published in 1982, signed to the title page by Rayvern Allen with dedication in ink to facing page. The other is the ‘New augmented edition’ of 2005, limited to 150 numbered copies, this being number 5, signed by Honor Cobb, daughter of C. Aubrey Smith,... View full lot details

‘Sussex v Kent 1882’. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Hove 10th- 12th July 1882 with complete printed scores with odd pencil annotation. The match was drawn, for Sussex C. Aubrey Smith top scored for Sussex with 68, O’Shaughnessy of Kent made 98 and Hearne 90, Bray took ten wickets in the match. Printed by Crowhurst and Bishop of Brighton with advertising for Hawkins, Photographers of Brighton to verso. Some foxing... View full lot details

‘Sussex v Surrey 1887’. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Hove 8th- 10th August 1887 with complete printed scores. Surrey won by one wicket, for Sussex, Quaife top scored with 111, Charles Aubrey Smith took nine wickets for Sussex in the match, for Surrey, Lohmann top scored with 115 and took eight wickets in the match. Printed by Crowhurst of Brighton with advertising to verso. Centre horizontal crease to card, some... View full lot details

‘Sussex v Yorkshire 1887’. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Hove 15th- 17th August 1887 with complete printed scores. the match was drawn, for Sussex Newham top scored with 58, Hall top scored for Yorkshire with 82no in the first innings opening the batting. The Captains were Charles Aubrey Smith and Lord Hawke. Printed by Crowhurst of Brighton with advertising to verso. Odd minor faults otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

‘Sussex v Surrey 1888’. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Hove 26th- 28th July 1888 with complete printed scores. Surrey won by ten wickets, for Sussex, Cotterill top scored with 52 and A.B. Hise took 7-44 in Surrey first innings, for Surrey, J.M. Read top scored with 64 and Lowman took eight wickets in the match. The Captains were Charles Aubrey Smith and John Shuter. Printed by Crowhurst of Brighton with... View full lot details

‘Gloucestershire v. Sussex’ 1888. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Clifton College 6th- 8th August 1888 with complete printed scores. Gloucestershire (328 & 149/3) beat Sussex (130 & 344) by seven wickets. The Gloucestershire team featured W.G. and E.M. Grace, Pullen, Painter, Woof, Roberts etc. Sussex, captained by C. Aubrey Smith, included Quaife, Humphreys, Brann, Hide, Phillips, Tate and Billy Newham who top scored in the match with 118 in Sussex’s... View full lot details

‘Gloucestershire v Sussex 1891’. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Clifton College 6th-8th July 1891 with complete printed and handwritten pencil scores. Sussex won by 55 runs, in a low scoring match Sussex made 91 in their first innings and then Fred Tate and Charles Aubrey Smith proceeded to bowl Gloucestershire out for 37, Tate taking seven and Smith three wickets, Sussex then made 131 with Smith top scoring with 31,... View full lot details