Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
6th, 7th, 8th & 9th August 2026
Category: Cricket Bats, Balls & Equipment
The following ten lots comprise an excellent collection of fully autographed miniature replica cricket bats made by an apprentice working for the bat maker, G. Warsop & Sons of Marylebone. The bats were made by the Warsop batmakers’ apprentices on the completion of their five-year apprenticeships. Two of each bats were taken to Lord’s, sometimes elsewhere, where they were signed at matches by participating team members and officials, Lord’s retaining an example of each bat. The firm of B. Warsop & Sons made bats for some 150 years at Park Road, St. John’s Wood until its closure in 1973, and this set of bats was the property of Warsop’s last apprentice. The bats were originally displayed in two large display cases and have been removed for sale in this auction.
Lot 1076:
Estimate: £60/90
Middlesex v Yorkshire 1937. ‘Extra Special E. Patsy Hendren’ miniature replica bat by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, with maker’s name to shoulders and trademark cannon emblem stamp to face below the splice. Maker’s name to bat rubber and top of handle. The cane handle with two rubber spring inserts. Very nicely signed in ink to the verso by all eleven members of each of the Middlesex and Yorkshire teams with handwritten title for the... View full lot details
Lot 1077:
Estimate: £140/180
South Africa tours to England 1947-1965. Five miniature replica bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering the Test matches played, mainly at Lord’s. The 1947 bat stamped ‘E. Patsy Hendren’ with trademark cannon emblem stamp to face below the splice, all others ‘Extra Special’. All bats with maker’s names to shoulders, all bar one with ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two or three rubber inserts. All bats... View full lot details
Lot 1078:
Estimate: £250/350
Australia tours to England 1948-1965. Five miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering the Test matches played, mainly at Lords (one exception). The 1948 bat with trademark cannon emblem stamp to face below the splice. All bats with maker’s names to shoulders, and ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two rubber inserts. The bats are fully signed in ink to the face by members... View full lot details
Lot 1079:
Estimate: £100/150
New Zealand tours to England 1949 and 1958. Three miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering Test and tour matches played, mainly at Lords. All bats with maker’s names to shoulders, and ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two rubber inserts. Two bats are fully signed in ink to the face by members of the England and New Zealand teams, one by the New... View full lot details
Lot 1080:
Estimate: £80/120
West Indies tours to England 1950 and 1957. Two miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering Test matches played at Lords. Both bats with maker’s names to shoulders, and ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two or three rubber inserts. The bats are signed in ink to the face by members of the England and West Indies teams. The bats are for seasons 1950... View full lot details
Lot 1081:
Estimate: £100/150
India tours to England 1952 and 1959. Two miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering Test matches played at Lords. Both bats with maker’s names to shoulders, and ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two rubber inserts. The bats are fully signed in ink to the face by members of the England and India teams. The bats are for seasons 1952 (30 signatures including... View full lot details
Lot 1082:
Estimate: £120/160
Pakistan tours to England 1954, 1962 and 1967. Three miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering Test matches played at Lords. All three bats with maker’s names to shoulders, two with ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two rubber inserts. The bats are fully signed in ink to the face by members of the England and Pakistan teams for seasons 1954 (22 signatures including... View full lot details
Lot 1083:
Estimate: £100/150
Gentlemen v Players 1949, 1956 and 1957. Three miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, covering matches played at Lords. All three bats with maker’s names to shoulders, ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two rubber inserts. The bats are fully signed in ink to the face by members of the Gentlemen and Players teams for seasons 1949 (22 signatures including Mann, Brown, Doggart, Yardley,... View full lot details
Lot 1084:
Estimate: £80/120
Gentlemen v Players 1960 and 1961. Three miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone, two covering Gentlemen v Players matches played at Lords, and one for ‘Old England 1962’. All three bats with maker’s names to shoulders, two with ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two rubber inserts. Two bats are fully signed in ink to the face by members of the Gentlemen and Players... View full lot details
Lot 1085:
Estimate: £100/150
South Africa and New Zealand tours to England 1951-1958. Five miniature replica ‘Extra Special’ bats by G. Warsop & Sons, Marylebone. Three cover South Africa tours to England 1951 and 1955, and two from the New Zealand tour of 1958. All five bats with maker’s names to shoulders and ‘Warsop’ stamped to the top of the handle, each of which has two or three rubber inserts. Bats are for England v South Africa 1951 (28... View full lot details
Lot 1086:
Estimate: £100/150
Dermot Alexander Reeve. Sussex, Warwickshire & England 1983-1996. Warwickshire. National Westminster Bank Trophy ‘Winners’ 1993. A Gunn & Moore ‘Autograph’ cricket bat used by Reeve when batting for Warwickshire in the Final against Sussex on the 4th September 1993. The bat, with metal plate attached stating ‘Dermot Reeve. Warwickshire v Sussex. Nat West Final. Lord’s 1993. 81 not out’, with a little wear otherwise in good condition. He made 81no and won the Trophy for... View full lot details
Lot 1087:
Estimate: £80/120
England tour to Australia 2010/11. Official England ‘Adidas’ cricket bat with England emblem of the three lions and crown emblem to top of the bat and ‘Australia v England. Ashes Series 2010/11. England’ below, fully signed in ink to the front by the sixteen playing members of the England touring party with printed names of each player to side. Signatures are Strauss(Captain), Cook, Anderson, Bell, Bresnan, Broad, Collingwood, Davies, Finn, Morgan, Panesar, Pietersen, Prior, Swann,... View full lot details
Lot 1088:
Estimate: £40/60
England 1982. Gray Nicolls ‘Cavalier. Phil Edmonds autograph’ cricket bat signed in ink to the front by twelve members of the England team. Signatures are Willis (Captain), Gower, Edmonds, Taylor, Allott, Pringle, Tavare, Cook, Lamb, Randall, Botham and Miller. Signed to verso by thirteen members of the Middlesex team of 1983 including Gatting, Slack, Edmonds, Radley, Butcher, Downton etc. Some light fading to the England signatures, the signatures of Lamb and Miller in particular otherwise... View full lot details
Lot 1089:
Estimate: £400/600
‘Australian Test Captains 1936 to 1992’. Full size cricket bat with printed heading to top and players printed names running down the back of the bat from Don Bradman down to Allan Border. The bat signed by Bradman, Hassett, Morris, Johnson, Lindwall, Craig, Benaud, Harvey, Simpson, Booth, Brown, Lawry, Jarman, I. Chappell, G. Chappell, Yallop, K. Hughes, Border, M. Taylor and S. Waugh. The back of the back has been signed by an additional six... View full lot details
Lot 1090:
Estimate: £50/80
‘Australian & England Test players’. Miniature cricket bat signed by twelve players, signatures are Bradman, Morris, McDonald, Archer, Davidson, G. Chappell, E&A Bedser, Keith Miller and Harvey. All of the signatures are legible but ‘light’ faded and have browned. The bat is framed in a wood and glass frame with a label stating ‘March 1997’. Good condition... View full lot details
Lot 1091:
Estimate: £40/60
Miniature tour bats and ties. A Sykes of Norbury ‘Don Bradman’ miniature bat with facsimile signatures of the West Indies touring party to India 1948/49. 17.25”. Perishing to bat handle, otherwise in good condition. Also six miniature bats with facsimile signatures of touring teams to England for West Indies 1950 & 1963, India 1952, Australia 1953, 1972 & 1977, each 11.75”. Sold with twenty cricket ties of which ten relate to Middlesex C.C.C. including two... View full lot details
Lot 1092:
Estimate: £50/80
Australia tours to England 1938-1961. Seven miniature cricket bats with printed signatures of Australian touring parties. Bats include three Gunn & Moore ‘William Gunn Autograph’ bats for the 1938, 1948 & 1953 tours, three Gray Nicholls ‘Keith Miller Autograph bats for the 1948, 1953 and 1956 tours, and a Gray Nicholls ‘Richie Benaud Autograph’ for the 1961 tour. Each measures approx. 11.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1093:
Estimate: £70/100
England v Australia and West Indies 1953-1968. Nine miniature Gray Nicholls ‘Crusader’ cricket bats with printed signatures of England and M.C.C. touring teams. Includes four for Ashes series against Australia, 1953 1st Test, and the tours to Australia of 1954/55, 1958/59 & 1962/63. Four for home Test series v West Indies in 1957, 1963 (Qty 2), and 1966, also the 1967/68 tour to West Indies. Each measures approx. 11.5”. Some wear, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1094:
Estimate: £50/80
West Indies tours to England 1950-1966. Eight miniature Gray Nicholls cricket bats with printed signatures of West Indies touring teams. Includes two ‘Crusader’ bats, one for the 1950 tour, the other 1966. Also six ‘Frank Worrell Autograph’ bats for the tours of 1957 (Qty 2) and 1963 (Qty 4). Each measures approx. 11.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1095:
Estimate: £40/60
New Zealand tours to England 1949-1965. Five miniature cricket bats with printed signatures of New Zealand touring teams to England. Includes three Gray Nicholls bats, two ‘Crusader’ for 1949 and 1958 tours, and a ‘John Reid Autograph’ for the 1965 tour. Also two Gunn & Moore ‘Autograph’ bats for the 1958 and 1965 tours. Each measures approx. 11.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1096:
Estimate: £30/50
South Africa tours to England 1947-1955. Three miniature cricket bats with printed signatures of South African touring teams to England. Includes a Gunn & Moore ‘Autograph’ bat for the 1947 tour, and two Gray Nicholls ‘Crusader’ bats for the 1951 and 1955 tours. Each measures approx. 11.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1097:
Estimate: £30/50
India tours to England 1946 and 1959. Two Gunn & Moore ‘William Gunn Autograph’ miniature cricket bats with printed signatures of India touring teams for the 1946 and 1959 tours. Each measures approx. 11.5”. Tape repair to the handle of the 1959 bat, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1098:
Estimate: £40/60
Pakistan tours to England 1954-1967. Four miniature cricket bats with printed signatures of Pakistan touring teams to England. Includes three Gray Nicholls ‘Crusader’ bats for the 1954, 1962 and 1967 tours, and a Gunn & Moore ‘Autograph’ bat for the 1954 tour. Each measures approx. 11.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details
Lot 1099:
Estimate: £400/600
England v Rest of the World 1970. A pair of Gunn & Moore cricket wicket-keeping pads, one signed in ink to the front by the England team, the other by fourteen members of the Rest of the World team for the 2nd ‘Test’ played at Trent Bridge, 2nd- 7th July 1970. Both pads also signed by the umpires, Arthur Fagg and Charlie Elliott, fourteen signatures on each pad. England players’ signatures are Alan Ward, Brian... View full lot details