Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
6th, 7th, 8th & 9th August 2026
Lot 269
Estimate: £200/300
Australian tour of England 1938. Impressive official mono team photograph of the Australian touring party, seated and standing in rows, wearing cricket attire and wearing tour blazers. The photograph, by Sport & General, nicely signed in black ink by seventeen players and management featured to lower border of image. Signatures are D.G. Bradman (Captain), S.J. McCabe, S.G. Barnes, W.J. O’Reilly, A.L. Hassett, J.H. Fingleton, E.L. McCormick, A.G. Chipperfield, B.A. Barnett, L.O.Fleetwood-Smith, W.A. Brown, M.G. Waite, C.W. Walker, C.L. Badcock, F.A. Ward, W.H. Jeanes and W. Ferguson. The photograph measures 11.75”x10”. Loosely laid down in modern mount with window overmount, title to top border and players names to lower border. Some fading to five signatures to a lesser or greater degree otherwise in good/very good condition. This was Bradman’s first tour of England as Captain
The Australian side won twenty games, drew thirteen and lost only two game with one game abandoned. The Test ended one game each. The outstanding performance of Don Bradman was again the highlight of the tour. From 26 innings he scored 2429 runs with a highest score of 278 and an average of 115.66 with 13 hundreds and 8 fifties. Remarkable!