Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Walter Reginald ‘Wally’ Hammond. Gloucestershire & England 1920-1951. Original pen and ink caricature of Hammond, full length tossing a coin, by ‘Victad’. Signed in ink by Hammond and the artist, dated 1939. 4.75”x7.25”. Label for ‘Victad. The Cricket Artist’ (Vincent C. Tipping of Londonderry) to verso. Slight bleeding to the Hammond signature, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Thomas Stanley ‘Stan’ Worthington. Derbyshire & England 1924-1947. Original pen and ink caricature of Worthington standing full length on the outfield, by ‘Victad’ (‘The Cricket Artist’, Vincent C. Tipping of Londonderry). Signed in ink by Worthington and the artist, dated 1939. 4.75”x7.25”. Smudge to the Worthington signature, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. Original pen and ink caricature of Verity standing full length on the outfield, by ‘Victad’ (‘The Cricket Artist’, Vincent C. Tipping of Londonderry). Signed in ink by Verity and the artist, dated 1939. 4.75”x7.25”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Middlesex. J.M. ‘Jim’ Sims (Middlesex & England 1929-1952) and Denis Compton (Middlesex, England 1936-1958). Two nice original pencil caricatures by an artist named ‘Sheffield’, one of Sims in bowling pose, the other of Compton batting. Each artwork is nicely signed in ink by the featured player. Both measure 4”x5.25” and are loosely mounted together on a large album page. Attached are two handwritten letters from Sims to the artist, ‘Mr. Sheffield’. In one, dated 24th... View full lot details

Joe Hardstaff Jr. (Nottinghamshire & England 1930-1955) and Stan Worthington (Derbyshire & England 1924-1947). Two nice original pencil caricatures by an artist named ‘Sheffield’ in 1936, one of Hardstaff, the other Worthington, both in batting poses. Each image very nicely signed in ink by the featured player. Both measure 4”x5.25” and are loosely mounted together on a large album page. Light horizontal folds to both, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Gloucestershire. C.J. ‘Charlie’ Barnett (Gloucestershire & England 1927-1948) and R.A. ‘Reg’ Sinfield (Gloucestershire & England 1924-1939). Two nice original pencil caricatures by an artist named ‘Sheffield’ in 1936, one of Barnett in fielding pose, the other of Sinfield holding a ball. Each artwork is nicely signed in ink by the featured player. Both measure 4”x5.25” and are loosely mounted together on a large album page. Light horizontal folds to both, otherwise in good/ very good... View full lot details

Kent. W.H. ‘Bill’ Ashdown (Kent 1920-1937) and Arthur E. Fagg (Kent & England 1932-1957). Two nice original pencil caricatures by an artist named ‘Sheffield’ in 1936, one of Ashdown, the other Fagg, both depicted in batting pose. Each artwork is nicely signed in ink by the featured player. Both measure 4”x5.25”. Light horizontal folds to both, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Surrey. L.B. ‘Laurie’ Fishlock (Surrey & England 1931-1952) and A.R. ‘Alf’ Gover (Surrey & England 1928-1947). Two nice original pencil caricatures by an artist named ‘Sheffield’ in 1936, one of Fishlock in batting pose, the other of Gover sprinting in the field. Each artwork is nicely signed in ink by the featured player. Both measure 4”x5.25” and are loosely mounted together on a large album page. Light horizontal folds to both, otherwise in good/ very... View full lot details

Yorkshire. W.E. ‘Bill’ Bowes (Yorkshire & England 1929-1947), Frank Smailes (Yorkshire & England 1932-1948) and Brian Sellers (Yorkshire 1932-1948). Three nice original pencil caricatures by an artist named ‘Sheffield’ in 1936, one of Sellers in batting pose, 6”x7”, the others of Bowes and Smailes in bowling poses, both 4”x5.25”. All three signed to the artwork by the featured player. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Albert Nielson Hornby, Lancashire & England 1867-1899. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Hornby. ‘Monkey’. August 15th 1891 by STUFF. Nicely signed by Hornby in black ink to lower right border. Some foxing to border otherwise in good condition. 10.5”x15.5”. Rarely seen in this signed form... View full lot details

Andrew Ernest Stoddart. Middlesex & England 1885-1900. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Stoddart. ‘A Big Hitter’. July 9th 1892 by STUFF. Nicely signed by Stoddart in black ink to lower right border and dated by him 30/07/[19]03. Some foxing to border and to a lesser extent the image, nick to right hand side page edge, slight browning to the signature caused through age otherwise in good condition. 10.5”x15.5”. Rarely seen in this signed form... View full lot details

Lord Hawke, Cambridge University, Yorkshire & England 1882-1912. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Hawke. ‘Yorkshire Cricket’. 24th September 1892 by SPY. Nicely signed by Hawke in black ink to lower right border. Some foxing to border and to a lesser extent the image, nick to left hand side page edge with small loss to edge otherwise in good condition. 10.5”x15.5”. Rarely seen in this signed form... View full lot details

Gilbert Laird Jessop, Gloucestershire & England 1894-1914. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Jessop. ‘The Croucher’. July 25th 1901 by SPY. Nicely signed by Jessop in black ink to lower right border. Laid down to mount board, some fading to the signature otherwise in good condition. 10.5”x15.5”. Rarely seen in this signed form... View full lot details

Walter William Read. Surrey & England 1873-1897. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Read. ‘W.W.’. 28th July 1888 by LIB. Nicely signed by Read in black ink to lower right border. Odd foxing spots to image and border, minor repair to two corners, slight browning to the signature caused through age otherwise in good condition. 10.5”x15.5”. Rarely seen in this signed form... View full lot details

‘St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, Kent, 1996’. Large colour limited edition print of the St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, by Hugh Cushing. A large crowd in attendance with the famous tree prominent. Limited edition no. 13/850. Signed to the lower border in pencil by the artist and eighteen Kent players, including Taylor, Ward, Igglesden, Llong, Patel, Benson, Marsh, Fleming, G. Cowdrey etc. Mounted framed and glazed, overall 29”x23”. Chip to frame, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘The First Competitive Day/Night Match. AXA Life League- Warwickshire v Somerset’ 1997. Large limited edition colour print from the original by the artist C.B. Flinders of the first official day/ night match to be played in England, depicting the match in progress at Edgbaston 23rd July 1997. Limited edition no. 36/250, signed in pencil to the lower border by the artist and eleven members of the Warwickshire team including Giles, Brown, Moles, Penney, Munton, Welch,... View full lot details

England ‘Cricket Characters. The Cricketer Caricatures of John Ireland’ 1987 & 2000. Thirteen bookplate prints of caricatures of England Test cricketers by John Ireland, each print individually mounted with signature of the featured player laid down. Prints/ signatures are Phil Edmonds, Geoff Boycott, Jack Russell, Angus Fraser, Nasser Hussain, David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd, Darren Gough, Dermot Reeve, Phil Tufnell, Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch, Graeme Hick and Mike Atherton. Each measures overall 11”x14”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

New Zealand ‘Cricket Characters. The Cricketer Caricatures of John Ireland’ 1987 & 2000. Seven bookplate prints of caricatures of New Zealand Test cricketers by John Ireland, each print individually mounted with signature of the featured player laid down or window mounted below the print. Prints/ signatures are Chris Cairns, Daniel Vettori, Martin Crowe, Jeremy Coney, Richard Hadlee, and Lance Cairns (window mounted below). Various sizes, the majority overall 11”x14”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘England Test Cricketers 1950s’. Denise Dean. Nine individual colour prints by artist Denise Dean from the series of 1950s ‘England Test Cricketers’. Each signed by the artist and limited to 100 prints produced, various limitation numbers. Six of the prints are signed by the feature player, David Sheppard, M.J.K. Smith, Ted Dexter, Tom Graveney, Roy Tattersall, and Peter Loader. Others are Willie Watson, Colin Cowdrey and Tony Lock. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘England Test Cricketers 1970s’. Denise Dean. Twelve individual colour prints by artist Denise Dean from the series of 1970s ‘England Test Cricketers’. Each signed by the artist and limited to 100 prints produced, various limitation numbers. Seven of the prints are signed by the feature player, Derek Randall, Peter Willey, Peter Lever, John Lever, Chris Old, Bob Taylor, and David Gower. Others are Phil Edmonds, Graham Roope, Geoff Miller, Brian Luckhurst, and Graham Dilley. Very... View full lot details

‘England Test Cricketers 1980s’. Denise Dean. Thirteen individual colour prints by artist Denise Dean from the series of 1980s ‘England Test Cricketers’. Each signed by the artist and limited to 100 prints produced, various limitation numbers. Nine of the prints are signed by the feature player, Neil Foster, Chris Tavare, Paul Allott, Bill Athey, Nick Cook, Wayne Larkins, Graeme Fowler, Martyn Moxon, and David Capel. Others are Robin Smith, Eddie Hemmings, Chris Broad, and Gladstone... View full lot details

West Indies Test Cricketers. Denise Dean. Seventeen individual colour prints by artist Denise Dean of West Indies Test Cricketers, each signed by the artist. Includes fifteen prints from the series ‘Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year’, each limited to 150 copies produced. Five are signed by the featured player, Richie Richardson, Alvin Kallicharran (two copies), John Shepherd, and Sonny Ramadhin. Others are Frank Worrell, Viv Richards, Andy Roberts, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, Joel Garner, Larry... View full lot details

New Zealand Test Cricketers. Denise Dean. Eight individual colour prints by artist Denise Dean of New Zealand Test Cricketers, each signed by the artist. Includes four prints from the series ‘Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year’, each limited to 150 copies produced. One is signed by the featured player, Richard Hadlee, others are Bev Congdon, Martin Crowe, and Jeremy Coney. Also a further four prints from series limited to 100 copies each, two signed by... View full lot details

‘Bodyline- The Ashes 1932-33’. Denise Dean. Eight individual colour prints by artist Denise Dean of players who took part in the Bodyline series, each signed by the artist and limited to 100 copies produced. Players are Harold Larwood, Hedley Verity, Herbert Sutcliffe of England, and Australians Bert Oldfield, Clarrie Grimmett, Phil Lee, Len Darling and Bill Ponsford. Very good condition.... View full lot details

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