Knight's Sporting Auctions Auction of Cricket, Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, Football and Sporting Memorabilia - 3 Day Auction (#13) 22/03/2024 10:30 AM GMT Closed Starts Ending 22/03/2024 10:30 AM GMT Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 51-60 of 1477. Previous|1...456789...148|Next Lot #51 Commentators and journalists correspondence 1949-1967. Four letters to and from Leslie Deakins, Secretary of Warwickshire C.C.C. One is a single page typed letter from John Arlott, dated 23rd September 1967, which appears to relate to an (unknown) issue reported in ‘the leading dailies’. Arlott apologises ‘for my error’ but describes ‘indignant members going to your office to press for an official complaint’. Arlott closes with the regret that he was not able to made a withdrawal ‘on the basis o View details Estimates£40 - £60Winning Bid£90StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #52 Cricketers’ Association 1967-1994. A collection of ten typed letters from the Cricketers’ Association relating to Committee meetings at Edgbaston, use of the grounds, proposed introduction of careers guidance for retiring players, termination of players’ contracts, lease of office space etc. Five earlier letters are signed by Fred Rumsey (Worcestershire, Somerset, Derbyshire & England 1960-1970). One letter, dated 9th February 1985, relates to the need for the improvement in design of batting he View details Estimates£40 - £60Winning Bid£22StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #53 Warwickshire C.C.C. miscellaneous correspondence 1950s-1990s. A selection of approx,. twenty letters to and from Warwickshire Secretaries Leslie Deakins, Alan Smith and David Heath. Letters include J. Paul Getty Jr. offering to make a contribution towards the building of the R.E.S. Wyatt stand at Edgbaston, 1992. Typed copy letter from Deakins to Frank Chester on his retirement as a first-class umpire in 1955 with attached press cutting, and two handwritten replies from Chester. Dickie Bird send View details Estimates£50 - £80Winning Bid£65StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #54 A.F. Wiren letter to Plum Warner 1940. Lengthy two page handwritten letter with good cricket content from Wiren at his home in Wellington, New Zealand, to Warner, editor of ‘The Cricketer’. Dated 14th October 1940, Wiren congratulates Warner on his article on ‘[Charles] Turner “The Terror”’ and makes numerous additional comments on Turner regarding him as a superior bowler to Giffen, referring to the ‘Red Lillywhite’ (John Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual) and Davis’s three books on Australian cr View details Estimates£50 - £80StatusUnsold Lot #55 William Gilbert Grace. Gloucestershire & England. 1865-1908. One page handwritten letter on ‘Gloucestershire C.C.C.’ ‘Thrissell House, Bristol’ headed paper from Grace to a Mr Green agreeing to propose him to be a member of the Sports & Athletic Club. Nicely signed by Grace and dated 16th February 1893. Mounted, framed and glazed. Good condition View details Estimates£140 - £180Winning Bid£240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #56 George Edward Tribe. Victoria, Northamptonshire & Australia 1945-1959. Single page handwritten letter on Northamptonshire C.C.C. letterhead, dated 16th August 1956. Writing to the collector, Joe Goldman, Tribe is sending a copy of his testimonial brochure ‘with compliments’. Nicely signed by George Tribe. Sold with a National Westminster Bank cheque dated 9th May 1956, issued to Tribe, signed by Goldman, and countersigned to verso by Tribe. Qty 2. Adhesive mark to verso of the letter, otherwise View details Estimates£20 - £30Winning Bid£30StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #57 George Edward Tribe. Victoria, Northamptonshire & Australia 1945-1959. Single page handwritten letter in ink on Northamptonshire C.C.C. letterhead, dated 4th June [1956]. Writing to the collector, Joe Goldman, Tribe sends his thanks for a gift and apologies for ‘the delay in sending you the autographs of our team’. Nicely signed by Tribe. Sold with the accompanying Northamptonshire autograph sheet signed in ink by seventeen members of the team including Brookes (Captain), Broderick, Clarke, Livi View details Estimates£30 - £40Winning Bid£40StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #58 Neil Radford and Basil D’Oliveira. Worcestershire C.C.C. Four letters relating to Worcestershire cricketers, including two invitations to Neil Radford, one to attend the Esso/ Mail on Sunday Cricketers of the Season award 1986, the other to play for M.C.C. v Middlesex at Lords 1986. Also a two page typed letter from Donald Carr, Secretary of the T.C.C.B., outlining the terms and conditions for those selected for the England tour to Australia 1986/87, and proposed itinerary (Radford was not selec View details Estimates£40 - £60Winning Bid£45StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #59 Cricket and sports writers signatures c.1930s onwards. A good selection of approx. forty signatures of writers, broadcasters, commentators, collectors, dealers etc. collected by Irving Rosenwater. Signatures on pieces, cards and the odd page include Alfred J. Gaston, Jim Coldham, Jim Swanton, K. Krishnaswamy, A. Baer, ‘Learie [Constantine]’, C.L.R. James, G.D. Martineau, Irving Rosenwater, ‘Neville [Cardus]’, John Arlott, Peter Walker, Desmond Eagar, Reg Hayter, Brian Johnston, David Frith, Gord View details Estimates£50 - £70Winning Bid£80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot #60 International Test and County signatures 1930s onwards. A good selection of over sixty signatures, the majority signed to white cards with the odd signed cutting image, piece, receipt, label etc. collected by Irving Rosenwater 1960s-1990s, including some earlier Test cricketers. Signatures include Tiger Smith, Patsy Hendren, Godfrey Evans, ‘Gubby [Allen]’, Leslie Todd, Roger Prideaux, ‘APFC [Percy Chapman]’, Denis Compton, Jack Birkenshaw, Plum Warner, David Sheppard, George Mann, John Langridge View details Estimates£60 - £90Winning Bid£80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|1...456789...148|Next123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148 Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148 Next Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148 Next
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