Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
29th, 30th November & 1st December 2024
Lot 318
Estimate: £80/120
‘Bodyline’. Seven original cigarette cards of players who took part in the 1932/33 Ashes series, each signed by the featured player. Series/ players are Gallaher Ltd. ‘Famous Cricketers’ 1926, no. 84 Clarrie Grimmett and no. 95 William Woodfull. Ogden’s Ltd. ‘Australian Test Cricketers 1928-29’ Alan Kippax. Wills’s ‘Cricketers 1928’ no. 25, Douglas Jardine. Barratt & Co. ‘Famous Cricketers’ 1937, Les Ames, Maurice Leyland and Hedley Verity. Fading to the signatures of the four English players’ cards, adhesive marks to verso, the Kippax trimmed to top edge. Other odd faults, overall in generally good condition.