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‘”Heck” & “Walnut” Cricket Comicalities. Souvenir of the English Cricketers Australian Tour 1928-1929’. Interesting and rare 30pp pre-tour souvenir booklet comprising fixtures, comical illustrations by ‘Heck’, limericks by ‘Walnut’, of the M.C.C. touring party and Australians, such as ‘Now, Freeman’s the lad who can turn ‘em/ His wrong ‘uns want care to discern them/ When they come with a spin/ Stay at home and keep in/ Where you’ll read ‘em, digest ‘em and learn’ em’. Blank scoresheet pages to rear. Published by The National Press, Melbourne 1928. Original decorative paper wrappers. Padwick Vol. II, no. 2584. Rusting to staples, very minor soiling to wrappers, otherwise in very good condition.