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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Australia tours to England 1912-1980. A good selection of twenty scorecards for Test, tour and wartime matches, some with complete printed scores, others printed and/ or handwritten. England v Australia Test match scorecards are Triangular Test Tournament, Kennington Oval 19th- 22nd August 1912. 5th Test, The Oval 14th- 18th August 1926, commemorative silk scorecard (taped to edges). 2nd Test, Lord’s 27th June- 1st July 1930. 5th Test, The Oval 16th- 22nd August 1930. 5th Test, The Oval 20th- 24th August 1938, England won by an innings and 579 runs (England record score 903/7 dec., Hutton’s record 264), complete printed scores. 2nd Test, Lord’s 24th- 29th June 1948. 5th Test, The Oval 15th- 19th August 1953. 2nd Test, Lord’s 22nd- 26th June 1961. 2nd Test, Lord’s 20th- 25th June 1968 (200th Match). Three wartime scorecards, Middlesex v Australian Imperial Forces, Lords 26th- 28th May 1919. England v Australian Services, Lord’s 14th- 17th July 1945 and 6th- 8th August 1945. Tour matches are Australians v Surrey, Kennington Oval 18th- 20th June 1930. v M.C.C., Lord’s 14th- 17th May 1938. v Warwickshire, Edgbaston 5th- 7th August 1953. v Middlesex, Lord’s 21st- 24th July 1956. v Surrey, The Oval 13th- 16th May 1961. Sold with two silk-style facsimile scorecards produced for the 1880/1980 Centenary, one from each match, and an official scorecard/ booklet for England Past v Australia Past, one day match at The Oval, 27th August 1980. Some faults to earlier cards, otherwise in good condition.