Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

In the second Test, Australia batted first and made 266 all out, Noble making 61 and Trumper 49, Barnes bowled 17 overs for thirty runs but failed to take a wicket, in reply England made 382 all out, Hutchings making 126 and Hobbs 83. Australia in their second innings were bowled out for 397, Barnes taking 5 wickets for 72 runs off 27.4 overs. In a tense finish and with England nine wickets down, the ninth wicket falling at 243, Barnes and Fielder put on 39 runs together for the 10th wicket to win the test for England by one wicket, Barnes making 38no and Fielder 18no. Quite a finish to the Test! This medal and all items in this ‘Barnes’ section of the catalogue were from the collection of Syd Barnes and were subsequently bought by Roland and Betty Cole, cricket dealers in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s from his son Mr F.L. Barnes and then bought by John F.D. Savill of London and subsequently bought by the vendor from Savill in October 1975.. The letters containing this provenance accompany the sale of this medalBarnes can be seen to be wearing the medal on a chain in a photograph printed on the opposite page to page 32 of Leslie Duckworth’s biography of Barnes ‘;S.F. Barnes-Master Bowler’ printed in 1967.Mr. G. H. Wannenmacher was a well known, popular and enterprising hairdresser, with a salon considered one of the sights of the city, and tobacconist of the Grand Hotel Buildings. He opened his business during the great exhibition year of 1888. He distinguished himself as the pioneer of illustrated postcards in Australia after visiting many European cities.15 carat gold is a type of gold alloy that’s 62.5% pure gold. The rest is a mix of other metals like silver, copper, or zinc, which makes it durable enough to create stunning jewellery that lasts a lifetime. But, it was officially discontinued in the Australia and the UK back in 1932, which makes it rare and sought after by collectors today.