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Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire, Europeans, Patiala & England 1898-1930. ‘King Wilfred Dies’. Original Daily Mirror advertising poster with the handwritten inscription, announcing Wilfred Rhodes death, retrieved from the main entrance at Headingley Cricket Grou

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Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire, Europeans, Patiala & England 1898-1930. ‘King Wilfred Dies’. Original Daily Mirror advertising poster with the handwritten inscription, announcing Wilfred Rhodes death, retrieved from the main entrance at Headingley Cricket Ground on Monday 9th July 1973. The poster measures 19”x30”. Fold marks, odd nicks, tears and small loss to edges otherwise in good condition

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Australia tour to England 1926. Seven original complete copies of the ‘Daily Graphic’ newspaper reporting on the opening of the Australian’s tour, set in the backdrop of the General Strike. Issues are 29th April 1926 ‘How the Australians were defeated by

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Australia tour to England 1926. Seven original complete copies of the ‘Daily Graphic’ newspaper reporting on the opening of the Australian’s tour, set in the backdrop of the General Strike. Issues are 29th April 1926 ‘How the Australians were defeated by the weather’, front page photographs reporting on the washed out first day’s play of the opening match of the tour v Minor Counties at H.M. Martineau’s Ground, Holyport. 30th April ‘Minor Counties on top of the Australians’, front and rear page

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Don Bradman. ‘Bradman Writes For Us’. Original newspaper poster for The News (Adelaide), dated 7th December 1984, printed by Nationwide News, Adelaide. 16”x24”. Horizontal fold, some age toning, otherwise in good condition.

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Don Bradman. ‘Bradman Writes For Us’. Original newspaper poster for The News (Adelaide), dated 7th December 1984, printed by Nationwide News, Adelaide. 16”x24”. Horizontal fold, some age toning, otherwise in good condition.

Estimates£25 - £35

Starting£20

Hampshire C.C.C. ‘The Farmer’s Journal and Manfacturer’s and Trader’s Register 1807’. Early, original and interesting eight page newspaper for Saturday May 30th 1807. With five line paragraph on page 46. ‘Cricket. The Grand Match in Lord’s Ground, on Mond

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Hampshire C.C.C. ‘The Farmer’s Journal and Manfacturer’s and Trader’s Register 1807’. Early, original and interesting eight page newspaper for Saturday May 30th 1807. With five line paragraph on page 46. ‘Cricket. The Grand Match in Lord’s Ground, on Monday last, between nine of Hampshire, with Lambert and Hampton against eleven of All England, for one thousand Guineas a side, was decided on Wednesday, in favour of England, by 47 runs’. The paper previously bound, some folds, wear to edges, slig

Estimates£50 - £70

Starting£30

England v Australia 1921. Official complete admission ticket for the fourth day of the first Test match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on May 31st 1921. Good condition. A rare early ticket, seldom seen

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England v Australia 1921. Official complete admission ticket for the fourth day of the first Test match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on May 31st 1921. Good condition. A rare early ticket, seldom seen

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Australia v West Indies 1931. Official Grandstand admission ticket for the 2nd Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground January 1st to 6th 1931. N.S.W. Cricket Association. Very good condition. Rare

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Australia v West Indies 1931. Official Grandstand admission ticket for the 2nd Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground January 1st to 6th 1931. N.S.W. Cricket Association. Very good condition. Rare

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

South Australia 1934-35 to 1951-52 seasons. Thirteen South Australia Junior members tickets for the Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground. The seasons being 1934-35, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51

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South Australia 1934-35 to 1951-52 seasons. Thirteen South Australia Junior members tickets for the Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground. The seasons being 1934-35, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51 and 1951-52. Good condition

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

South Australia 1948-49 to 1975-76 seasons. Eleven South Australia Lady members tickets for the Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground. The seasons being 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1975-76. Good cond

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South Australia 1948-49 to 1975-76 seasons. Eleven South Australia Lady members tickets for the Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground. The seasons being 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1975-76. Good condition

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1914-1996. A selection of twenty original membership tickets and rule booklets for the period. Includes ‘Rules and List of Members’ 1914, Lady Member tickets for seasons 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962, Juvenile/ Junior Member t

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Nottinghamshire C.C.C. 1914-1996. A selection of twenty original membership tickets and rule booklets for the period. Includes ‘Rules and List of Members’ 1914, Lady Member tickets for seasons 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962, Juvenile/ Junior Member tickets for seasons 1965-1972, Gentlemen Member tickets for 1974 & 1996, Country ‘B’ membership tickets for 1975 & 1965, and a ‘Rules’ booklet for 1946. Also four small original undated admission tickets including one for Ilkeston Cricket Ground.

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Frederick Sewards ‘Fred’ Trueman. Yorkshire & England 1949-1969. Eight original Lord’s ‘Honorary Life Member’ folding membership card booklets issued to Trueman for seasons 1970 and 1994-2000. The cards for 1995 and 2000 both signed by Trueman. Sold with

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Frederick Sewards ‘Fred’ Trueman. Yorkshire & England 1949-1969. Eight original Lord’s ‘Honorary Life Member’ folding membership card booklets issued to Trueman for seasons 1970 and 1994-2000. The cards for 1995 and 2000 both signed by Trueman. Sold with an official M.C.C. gold metal press badge stamped ‘F.S. Trueman’ to verso. 1” diameter with red cord tie. Qty 9. Very good condition.

Estimates£60 - £90

Starting£40

K.A. Auty Annual Christmas Card Series, 1947-1958. Photograph album comprising a complete collection of original Christmas Cards and/ or inserts from Auty in Chicago. The 1947 is annotated by Auty in pencil ‘Reprint of Contents of my 1947 card, K.A.A.’. T

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K.A. Auty Annual Christmas Card Series, 1947-1958. Photograph album comprising a complete collection of original Christmas Cards and/ or inserts from Auty in Chicago. The 1947 is annotated by Auty in pencil ‘Reprint of Contents of my 1947 card, K.A.A.’. The 1948 comprises similar reprints of Parts 1 & 2, with Auty’s annotation. 1949-1959 are original cards, each annotated by Auty. Also included are original letters to G. Neville Weston from Auty, one a lengthy four page typed letter dated 9th No

Estimates£250 - £350

Starting£150

Victorian Christmas cards. Two delightful late Victorian circular colour lithograph Christmas cards, each in the form of a cricket ball with a cricket scene in a country setting to the centre. One depicts a batsman preparing to play a stroke, with title i

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Victorian Christmas cards. Two delightful late Victorian circular colour lithograph Christmas cards, each in the form of a cricket ball with a cricket scene in a country setting to the centre. One depicts a batsman preparing to play a stroke, with title in gold lettering to lower edge, ‘Every Christmas Joy be Thine’ and handwritten dedication in ink to verso dated 1889. The other depicts a bowler in his action, similarly titled ‘With Best Wishes for Christmas’. Each measures approx. 3” diameter.

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

‘The Taverners Song’. Original manuscript music score with libretto by Percy S. Robinson, sold with a typewritten sheet with the words to the music from Percy S. Robinson, Balham, London. Sold with ‘Down Went The Wicket!’. Humourous Cricket Song. Written

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‘The Taverners Song’. Original manuscript music score with libretto by Percy S. Robinson, sold with a typewritten sheet with the words to the music from Percy S. Robinson, Balham, London. Sold with ‘Down Went The Wicket!’. Humourous Cricket Song. Written by Rowland Colborn and composed by A.G. Colborn. Dedicated by permission to Dr. W.G. Grace’. c1890/1900. Original six page printed sheet music with cover featuring W.G. Grace, full length, at the wicket wearing M.C.C. cap. Plus a three page copy

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘The Batsman’s Bride’. Percy Heywood and Donald Hughes. Original manuscript music score bound in cloth covers of an operetta in one act in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan written in the late 1940s and first performed at Rydal School Colwyn Bay in 1948.

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‘The Batsman’s Bride’. Percy Heywood and Donald Hughes. Original manuscript music score bound in cloth covers of an operetta in one act in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan written in the late 1940s and first performed at Rydal School Colwyn Bay in 1948. A batsman and his bride are illustrated to the front cover. Sold with a printed music score ‘Six Concert Songs, with words by Edward Oxenford. Number one is entitle ‘Our Cricket Club (Action song for Boys), music by C.H. Lewis. Copyright 1894. A

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

‘The Hobbs Cricketers Calendar 1928’. W. Curran-Reedy. London 1927. With a foreword by J.B. Hobbs. Original pictorial wrappers featuring Hobbs in batting pose. Anecdotes and humorous sketches for each week of the year. Printed by Delgado Ltd. An unusual i

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‘The Hobbs Cricketers Calendar 1928’. W. Curran-Reedy. London 1927. With a foreword by J.B. Hobbs. Original pictorial wrappers featuring Hobbs in batting pose. Anecdotes and humorous sketches for each week of the year. Printed by Delgado Ltd. An unusual item in very good condition in original box. Sold with an original Gunn & Moore cricket calender showing a view of ‘A Cricket Match at Brading ‘ Lacking the calender beneath, so date unknown, maybe circa 1950’s. Gunn & Moore advertising to lower

Estimates£50 - £70

Starting£30

Sussex C.C.C. 1935-1939. A selection of ephemera relating to Sussex cricket including an original business card for Alfred J. Gaston, “Leather Hunter” of the Sussex Daily News, ‘Publicity Agent Sussex County Cricket’. Two original official scorecards for

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Sussex C.C.C. 1935-1939. A selection of ephemera relating to Sussex cricket including an original business card for Alfred J. Gaston, “Leather Hunter” of the Sussex Daily News, ‘Publicity Agent Sussex County Cricket’. Two original official scorecards for matches played at Hove, both with complete printed scores, one for the County match Sussex v Lancashire 28th- 30th July 1937, Eddie Paynter scoring 322 for Lancashire in their victory by an innings and five runs, the other for the drawn tour mat

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

M.C.C. Tour of Australia 1911/12. Early and impressive official menu for the dinner to the victorious M.C.C. team who returned home with the ‘Ashes’ having won the series by four Tests to one. The dinner was held at the Hotel Cecil, London on 1st May 1912

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M.C.C. Tour of Australia 1911/12. Early and impressive official menu for the dinner to the victorious M.C.C. team who returned home with the ‘Ashes’ having won the series by four Tests to one. The dinner was held at the Hotel Cecil, London on 1st May 1912. The large menu with elaborate cover design by G. Hillyard Swinstead depicts Warner and his team wearing tour blazers and caps and carrying cricket bags in ‘The Court of King Cricket’, Warner is holding aloft a notice staked to a stump declarin

Estimates£180 - £250

Starting£110

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1911/12. ‘The M.C.C. Dinner’. Small and beautifully ornate folding menu for the Dinner given for the M.C.C. touring party to Australia held on the 27th February 1912 at the Hotel Wentworth, Sydney. The menu, on cream card with pin

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M.C.C. tour of Australia 1911/12. ‘The M.C.C. Dinner’. Small and beautifully ornate folding menu for the Dinner given for the M.C.C. touring party to Australia held on the 27th February 1912 at the Hotel Wentworth, Sydney. The menu, on cream card with pink blush colour, has raised stylish art nouveau floral decoration with title to centre. The inside has a poem from Shakespeare and Menu ‘On a good wicket’ to left and right hand sides. All the courses are named after English players, ‘Hearne Bay

Estimates£140 - £180

Starting£80

Surrey C.C.C. 1938. Official menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner to Mr E.R.T. Holmes and the Surrey Cricket Team 1938’. Minor foxing, small adhesive mark to rear page, otherwise in very good condition.

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Surrey C.C.C. 1938. Official menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner to Mr E.R.T. Holmes and the Surrey Cricket Team 1938’. Minor foxing, small adhesive mark to rear page, otherwise in very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

‘Bodyline’. Surrey C.C.C. 1932. Official folding menu for the dinner given to D.R. Jardine and F.R. Brown, being the two Surrey players about to depart for the 1932/3 ‘Bodyline’ Ashes series in Australia. Held at The Oval, 13th September 1932. Some age to

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‘Bodyline’. Surrey C.C.C. 1932. Official folding menu for the dinner given to D.R. Jardine and F.R. Brown, being the two Surrey players about to depart for the 1932/3 ‘Bodyline’ Ashes series in Australia. Held at The Oval, 13th September 1932. Some age toning/ fading, otherwise in good condition.

Estimates£60 - £90

Starting£40

‘Frank Worrell of Barbados 1924-1967’. Order of Thanksgiving for Worrell held at Westminster Abbey on 7th April 1967 with official ticket for admission to the Choir for the service. Also an Order of Service for the memorial service held for Worrell, ‘Some

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‘Frank Worrell of Barbados 1924-1967’. Order of Thanksgiving for Worrell held at Westminster Abbey on 7th April 1967 with official ticket for admission to the Choir for the service. Also an Order of Service for the memorial service held for Worrell, ‘Sometime professional Radcliffe Cricket Club’, at Radcliffe Parish Church, 9th April 1967. Good condition. Qty 2.

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Cricket ephemera. Selection of cricket ephemera to include original menu to Dinner to welcome the M.C.C. Australasian team 1954/55, Dorchester Hotel June 19555, order of service for Denis Compton, Westminster Abbey 1997, souvenir programme Lord’s Taverner

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Cricket ephemera. Selection of cricket ephemera to include original menu to Dinner to welcome the M.C.C. Australasian team 1954/55, Dorchester Hotel June 19555, order of service for Denis Compton, Westminster Abbey 1997, souvenir programme Lord’s Taverners Centenary Test Dinner 1980, West Indies tour brochure 1963 (Irving Rosenwater), copy of the Laws of Cricket M.C.C. 1932, M.C.C. list of matches 1951 and 1955, Middlesex Fixture list 1955, ‘Alex Thompson and Harry Sharp (Middlesex) folding Bene

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

South African cricket statistical surveys 1960s/1970s. A collection of eight facsimile copies of handwritten statistical surveys compiled by Denys Heesom covering cricket in South Africa for seasons 1969/70-1975/76 and 1977/78. Also a similar survey, ‘Sou

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South African cricket statistical surveys 1960s/1970s. A collection of eight facsimile copies of handwritten statistical surveys compiled by Denys Heesom covering cricket in South Africa for seasons 1969/70-1975/76 and 1977/78. Also a similar survey, ‘South African First-Class Matches’, dated October 1971. The majority stored in plain buff folders and in original envelopes sent to Irving Rosenwater with correspondence between Heesom and Rosenwater. G.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Robert ‘Bobby’ Abel. Surrey & England 1881-1904. Original typed letter on ‘Tit-Bits’ magazine letterhead, hand dated 8th September 1890. The letter addressed to ‘Mr R. Abel’ reads, ‘On making up the batting average for the month of August, we find that yo

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Robert ‘Bobby’ Abel. Surrey & England 1881-1904. Original typed letter on ‘Tit-Bits’ magazine letterhead, hand dated 8th September 1890. The letter addressed to ‘Mr R. Abel’ reads, ‘On making up the batting average for the month of August, we find that you have the honour of being the best Batsman in the country, with an average for 10 innings of 49.1. We have therefore great pleasure, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Tit’Bits cricketing competition, in sending you a cheque for

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Australian tour to England 1948. Official souvenir brochure for the Australian tour of England. Edited by A.W. Simpson. Pictorial covers. Sold with an official brochure for the ‘20th Australian XI Tour in Great Britain 1948’ issued by the Australian Board

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Australian tour to England 1948. Official souvenir brochure for the Australian tour of England. Edited by A.W. Simpson. Pictorial covers. Sold with an official brochure for the ‘20th Australian XI Tour in Great Britain 1948’ issued by the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches, ex Anthony Woodhouse collection. Good condition. Qty 2.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Durham C.C.C. 1915-1919. Two official Annual Report booklets, one covering the seasons 1915-1918 (34th- 37th years of issue), the other for 1919 (38th year). Both in original paper wrappers. Rusting to staples, otherwise in good/ very good condition.

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Durham C.C.C. 1915-1919. Two official Annual Report booklets, one covering the seasons 1915-1918 (34th- 37th years of issue), the other for 1919 (38th year). Both in original paper wrappers. Rusting to staples, otherwise in good/ very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

‘Scarborough Cricket Club Annual Report’. Five official four page printed reports for Annual General Meetings held in 1903, 1909, 1913, 1915 and 1918. Odd folds and nicks to edges, otherwise in good/very good condition.

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‘Scarborough Cricket Club Annual Report’. Five official four page printed reports for Annual General Meetings held in 1903, 1909, 1913, 1915 and 1918. Odd folds and nicks to edges, otherwise in good/very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Cricket games and puzzles, early/ mid 20th century. Box comprising a selection of ten cricket board and table games. Games include ‘Stumpz’ Thos. de La Rue & Co. Ltd circa 1930’s, ‘Run-it-out or Card Cricket’ Kum-Bak Sports, Toys & Games, ‘Test Match’, ‘P

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Cricket games and puzzles, early/ mid 20th century. Box comprising a selection of ten cricket board and table games. Games include ‘Stumpz’ Thos. de La Rue & Co. Ltd circa 1930’s, ‘Run-it-out or Card Cricket’ Kum-Bak Sports, Toys & Games, ‘Test Match’, ‘Pocket Cricket’, ‘Test Match’, ‘Cricket Wizard’, ‘Knockout Cricket’, ‘Gillette Cup’, Balyna Cricket Game’ etc. Uncertain whether all games are complete. Boxes in mixed condition

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Marylebone Cricket Club. Selection of pennants presented to or acquired by M.C.C. over the years. Includes beautifully embroidered ‘B.C.C.I. Indian Schools 1967’ , Newcastle & Regions (Australia) Cricket Tour 1983, 1984 & 1985’, Javea (Las Palmas) Cricket

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Marylebone Cricket Club. Selection of pennants presented to or acquired by M.C.C. over the years. Includes beautifully embroidered ‘B.C.C.I. Indian Schools 1967’ , Newcastle & Regions (Australia) Cricket Tour 1983, 1984 & 1985’, Javea (Las Palmas) Cricket Club 1995’, ‘B.B.S. England Cricket World Cup India 1998’, Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur’, ‘France Cricket’ and Singapore Cricket Association. Various sizes. Sold with various banners given to Lord’s by groups, advertising etc. ‘Bangladesh

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

W.G. Grace. Champion Cricketer of the World’. Large cotton handkerchief commemorating a Century of Centuries by Grace. The handkerchief has a central portrait of Grace three quarter length in cricket attire holding a cricket bat, with biography and record

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W.G. Grace. Champion Cricketer of the World’. Large cotton handkerchief commemorating a Century of Centuries by Grace. The handkerchief has a central portrait of Grace three quarter length in cricket attire holding a cricket bat, with biography and record of each individual score and opponents to outer border. Decorated with cricket bats and balls in a floral outer border. Produced in 1895 the handkerchief is printed in black print. Framed and glazed, overall 23”x22.5”. Minor soiling to folds, o

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Cricket handkerchiefs. Two handkerchiefs, the first for the ‘South African Touring Cricket Team 1951’ with printed tour title to top and Springbok emblem to centre in dark green surrounded by the printed signatures of the touring party. The second for the

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Cricket handkerchiefs. Two handkerchiefs, the first for the ‘South African Touring Cricket Team 1951’ with printed tour title to top and Springbok emblem to centre in dark green surrounded by the printed signatures of the touring party. The second for the New Zealand tour of England 1958, with printed tour title, images and printed signatures of the Captains John Reid and Peter May with Test emblems. Both around 17”x17”. Sold with a modern M.C.C./ Lord’s headscarf and four cricket tea towels. Go

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

‘England’s Champion Batsman. J.B. Hobbs. Surrey & England XI’ 1922. Large linen handkerchief with printed headings and five images of Hobbs in various batting poses plus total runs and average in first class cricket up to 1922. Listed to outer border are

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‘England’s Champion Batsman. J.B. Hobbs. Surrey & England XI’ 1922. Large linen handkerchief with printed headings and five images of Hobbs in various batting poses plus total runs and average in first class cricket up to 1922. Listed to outer border are details of centuries scored by Hobbs. 17”x17”. Framed and glazed. Overall 19”x19”. Some staining/ foxing, otherwise in good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

‘The Deanery Cricket Club, Southampton’. ‘A Deanery Diary. An Account of the Eastbourne Cricket Tour 1927 of The Deanery Tourists (A Band of jovial Fellows)’. Tour diary with details of matches, players biographies etc. Good condition. Sold with ‘Deanery

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‘The Deanery Cricket Club, Southampton’. ‘A Deanery Diary. An Account of the Eastbourne Cricket Tour 1927 of The Deanery Tourists (A Band of jovial Fellows)’. Tour diary with details of matches, players biographies etc. Good condition. Sold with ‘Deanery C.C. Diamond Jubilee 1931’. A two page paper from the Committee announcing dates of matches, Dinners etc, and asking for subscriptions to be paid, to celebrate the Jubilee. Some folds, wear and a tear to edge. Qty 2

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Charterhouse School 1898. Official folding scorecard/ programme for ‘Old v Present Carthusians’ 7th July 1898. Thirteen players per side are listed, notable names who played first-class cricket include F.L. Fane (Essex, Oxford University & England 1895-19

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Charterhouse School 1898. Official folding scorecard/ programme for ‘Old v Present Carthusians’ 7th July 1898. Thirteen players per side are listed, notable names who played first-class cricket include F.L. Fane (Essex, Oxford University & England 1895-1922), E.O. Powell (Cambridge University, Hampshire & Surrey 1883-1885), C. Wreford-Brown (Gloucestershire & Oxford University 1886-1898), O.E. Wreford-Brown (Gloucestershire 1900), C.C.T. Doll (Cambridge University 1901), and G. Crosdale (Middles

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

‘Talking Cricket’. Six long playing 12” vinyl records, each side comprising a narration by the cricket commentator, Martin Young, on the subject of international Test grounds. Produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, date unknown, probably

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‘Talking Cricket’. Six long playing 12” vinyl records, each side comprising a narration by the cricket commentator, Martin Young, on the subject of international Test grounds. Produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation, date unknown, probably late 1960s/ early 1970s. Each record in original decorative sleeve. Titles are No. 1 Lord’s, London, No. 2 Gabba, Brisbane, No. 3 Old Trafford, Manchester, No. 4 Old Lords and Kingsmead, Durban, No. 5 Sydney, No. 6 Kennington Oval, London, No. 7

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

‘R. Peels Reminiscences’ and ‘M.W. Tate’s Reminiscences’. A large newspaper cutting book with cutting on the two players. To the back of the book are J.A.H. Catton (Tityrus) J.A.H. Catton (Tityrus) on various players. Sold with a similar cuttings book ent

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‘R. Peels Reminiscences’ and ‘M.W. Tate’s Reminiscences’. A large newspaper cutting book with cutting on the two players. To the back of the book are J.A.H. Catton (Tityrus) J.A.H. Catton (Tityrus) on various players. Sold with a similar cuttings book entitled ‘ Lord Hawke’s Reminiscences’. These books were sold as lot 318 in the M.C.C. Bicentenary Auction of 1987. Sold in addition with two other cuttings books compiled by George Neville Weston, the first on Hon Francis Stanley Jackson and the o

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘The Scarborough Cricket Festival. Being an account, year by year of the matches played on the Marine Ground’. Written by W.S. Conder of Kew Gardens, Surrey. Original 92 page typescript on the festival concluding with the 1959 T.N. Pearce’s XI match again

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‘The Scarborough Cricket Festival. Being an account, year by year of the matches played on the Marine Ground’. Written by W.S. Conder of Kew Gardens, Surrey. Original 92 page typescript on the festival concluding with the 1959 T.N. Pearce’s XI match against the touring Indian team of 1959 the conclusion of the seventy third annual festival. Pages loose in card folder. It is not known if this typescript was ever published. Good condition

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘Yorkshire County Cricket Club 1919-1939’. Written by W.S. Conder of Kew Gardens, Surrey. Original 160 page typescript on this inter war period of the club’s history, details of each season and statistics etc. Pages loose in card folder. It is not known i

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‘Yorkshire County Cricket Club 1919-1939’. Written by W.S. Conder of Kew Gardens, Surrey. Original 160 page typescript on this inter war period of the club’s history, details of each season and statistics etc. Pages loose in card folder. It is not known if this typescript was ever published. Good condition

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘Herbert Sutcliffe. His Cricket and Cricketing Times’. Written by James Savage of Bradford. Original 296 page typescript covering Sutcliffe’s early cricket, county and Test match progression to its send in 1939. Pages bound in card folder. It is not known

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‘Herbert Sutcliffe. His Cricket and Cricketing Times’. Written by James Savage of Bradford. Original 296 page typescript covering Sutcliffe’s early cricket, county and Test match progression to its send in 1939. Pages bound in card folder. It is not known if this typescript was ever published. Good condition

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

Pelham Francis ‘Plum’ Warner. Middlesex, Oxford University & England 1894-1920. M.C.C. tour to Australia 1903/1904. File comprising a fascinating collection of ten original handwritten letters with envelopes from Warner to his betrothed, Miss Agnes Blythe

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Pelham Francis ‘Plum’ Warner. Middlesex, Oxford University & England 1894-1920. M.C.C. tour to Australia 1903/1904. File comprising a fascinating collection of ten original handwritten letters with envelopes from Warner to his betrothed, Miss Agnes Blythe, relating to their blossoming relationship, which coincided with Warner’s somewhat controversial appointment as Captain of the M.C.C. touring party to Australia. The letters, covering arrangements for meeting family members and friends, dinners

Estimates£800 - £1,200

Starting£480

Maurice John Dauglish. Middlesex & Oxford University 1886-1890. ‘Eton v Harrow 1886’. Nicely presented file comprising a collection of six original and other facsimile copies of letters written to Dauglish by notable cricketing Old Harrovians. Dauglish wa

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Maurice John Dauglish. Middlesex & Oxford University 1886-1890. ‘Eton v Harrow 1886’. Nicely presented file comprising a collection of six original and other facsimile copies of letters written to Dauglish by notable cricketing Old Harrovians. Dauglish was appointed Captain of the Harrow team for the 1886 season, and the letters date from 1882 when he was a 14 year old Colt, up to and immediately following the annual fixture at Lord’s against Eton in 1886, in which Harrow were surprisingly defea

Estimates£800 - £1,200

Starting£480

R. Walker. Cricketer with no hands. An unusual single page letter, neatly handwritten in ink. ‘Written by Rd [Richard] Walker who lost both his hands at Burneside Paper Mill [Kendal] Aug 9th 1843. Signed ‘Rd. Walker, Sine Manibus [without hands]’. He cont

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R. Walker. Cricketer with no hands. An unusual single page letter, neatly handwritten in ink. ‘Written by Rd [Richard] Walker who lost both his hands at Burneside Paper Mill [Kendal] Aug 9th 1843. Signed ‘Rd. Walker, Sine Manibus [without hands]’. He continues ‘R.W. can play at cricket, is a very good batsman and can bowl very well, has occasionally partly shaved himself and has often mowed a swaith [sic] in rank with other mowers- and can do any thing almost than any one else can- And has taugh

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

W. Methven Brownlee. Biographer of W.G. Grace. Original three page letter handwritten in ink to ‘My Dear Green’, dated 15th August 1892 on ‘The Century Club, Bristol’ letterhead. Brownlee writes to say he cannot accept an invitation to meet and describes

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W. Methven Brownlee. Biographer of W.G. Grace. Original three page letter handwritten in ink to ‘My Dear Green’, dated 15th August 1892 on ‘The Century Club, Bristol’ letterhead. Brownlee writes to say he cannot accept an invitation to meet and describes his plans to spend ‘a whole day Thursday travelling with W.G.’, but hopes to meet Green and ‘Padwick’ with Grace, and looks forward to ‘have a long chat with you both’. He refers to ‘a stroke of luck losing the toss today, assumed to be the matc

Estimates£80 - £120

Starting£50

E.W. Hornung. Two page handwritten letter in ink dated 4th March 1898. Writing from Rome to an unknown correspondent, Hornung is replying to a request to reproduce his work and states ‘It is my intention to republish “Kenyon’s Innings”... in a selection o

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E.W. Hornung. Two page handwritten letter in ink dated 4th March 1898. Writing from Rome to an unknown correspondent, Hornung is replying to a request to reproduce his work and states ‘It is my intention to republish “Kenyon’s Innings”... in a selection of my own short stories, that I fear it is impossible for me to consent to its reappearance elsewhere’. He continues with recommendations for ‘collecting the right kind of material for the projected volume’, suggesting a ‘sketch of mine called “O

Estimates£60 - £90

Starting£40

Henry (Harry) Luff. Two page original handwritten letter in ink from Luff to Charles Pratt Green, dated 29th January 1907. Written on official ‘John Wisden & Co.’ letterhead with attractive green circular emblem, Luff is pleased Green likes ‘the book [pre

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Henry (Harry) Luff. Two page original handwritten letter in ink from Luff to Charles Pratt Green, dated 29th January 1907. Written on official ‘John Wisden & Co.’ letterhead with attractive green circular emblem, Luff is pleased Green likes ‘the book [presumably the Wisden Almanack] as usual, they were all sold in 10 days & a lot of orders could not be executed’. He continues, ‘about 6 months ago I got a [18]75 from an old collector. I paid him £5 for it but it completes a set as I was short o

Estimates£80 - £120

Starting£50

Arthur E.R. Gilligan. Surrey, Sussex & England 1920-1932. Two page handwritten letter in ink from Gilligan to Jack Sokell with excellent cricket content. He talks of meeting up with Arthur Mailey ‘it will make the evening doubly glorious and memorable’. A

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Arthur E.R. Gilligan. Surrey, Sussex & England 1920-1932. Two page handwritten letter in ink from Gilligan to Jack Sokell with excellent cricket content. He talks of meeting up with Arthur Mailey ‘it will make the evening doubly glorious and memorable’. Also talks of watching the Australians at Hove ‘I honestly think England (unless our batting breaks down) should retain the Ashes’, and broadcasting with Alan McGilvary and Freddie Brown for the Australian Commercial Station for all five Tests. T

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Pelham Francis Warner. Middlesex, Oxford University & England 1894-1920. Two page handwritten letter from Warner, dated 10th April 1907, regarding his ability to sing or recite. ‘I have never sung a song in my life or recite, also I have five or six men s

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Pelham Francis Warner. Middlesex, Oxford University & England 1894-1920. Two page handwritten letter from Warner, dated 10th April 1907, regarding his ability to sing or recite. ‘I have never sung a song in my life or recite, also I have five or six men staying in the house for the match next week I shall have to look after.’ Nicely signed in full ‘Pelham F. Warner’. Very good condition.

Estimates£100 - £150

Starting£60

Douglas Robert Jardine. Surrey & England 1921-1933. Typed circular letter on ‘The Association of Cricket Umpires’ headed paper appealing to local newspapers to publicise the Association’s aim to improve the standard of umpiring and raise funds to do so. T

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Douglas Robert Jardine. Surrey & England 1921-1933. Typed circular letter on ‘The Association of Cricket Umpires’ headed paper appealing to local newspapers to publicise the Association’s aim to improve the standard of umpiring and raise funds to do so. This copy addressed to the Sports Editor of the Liverpool Echo, dated 9th May 1955 and is signed by Jardine, President of the Association. Horizontal folds otherwise good condition.

Estimates£100 - £150

Starting£60

Younis Ahmed Mohammad, Surrey, Worcestershire & Pakistan, 1961-1987. Single page handwritten letter to Jack Sokell, replying to messages of congratulations on his recent marriage. Signed in a rare earlier name ‘Mohd Younis’ and dated 1st May 1966. G/VG. U

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Younis Ahmed Mohammad, Surrey, Worcestershire & Pakistan, 1961-1987. Single page handwritten letter to Jack Sokell, replying to messages of congratulations on his recent marriage. Signed in a rare earlier name ‘Mohd Younis’ and dated 1st May 1966. G/VG. Unusual.

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Edward Mills Grace. Gloucestershire & England 1870-1896. Handwritten two page letter on Park House, Thornbury letterhead from Grace to his son Edgar Mervyn, dated 16th February 1910. Grace is informing Edward that he has contacted M.C.C. with regards to E

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Edward Mills Grace. Gloucestershire & England 1870-1896. Handwritten two page letter on Park House, Thornbury letterhead from Grace to his son Edgar Mervyn, dated 16th February 1910. Grace is informing Edward that he has contacted M.C.C. with regards to Edgar’s membership and mentions the physicality of playing later on. ‘I have written to Lacey Secretary of the M.C.C. to ask him about when you would likely to be elected a member of the M.C.C, I saw sometime since that they were very near closin

Estimates£180 - £250

Starting£110

Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone. President of Surrey C.C.C. One page handwritten letter to ‘Mr Humphreys’, dated 25th March 1899. Alverstone is replying to an invitation from the Saddlers’ Company, which he has to decline due to his commitments a

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Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone. President of Surrey C.C.C. One page handwritten letter to ‘Mr Humphreys’, dated 25th March 1899. Alverstone is replying to an invitation from the Saddlers’ Company, which he has to decline due to his commitments at the House of Commons. Nicely signed ‘Richard Webster’. Light folds otherwise in very good condition.

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

John Bayley. Hampshire, Middlesex, Surrey, M.C.C. and England. One page handwritten letter from Bayley turning down a request for him to stand as a member of the District Committee of George Lyall Esq. Nicely signed by Bayley and dated 9th February 1833.

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John Bayley. Hampshire, Middlesex, Surrey, M.C.C. and England. One page handwritten letter from Bayley turning down a request for him to stand as a member of the District Committee of George Lyall Esq. Nicely signed by Bayley and dated 9th February 1833. Bayley was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1850. He was mainly associated with Surrey and was a member of the county team when Surrey County Cricket Club was founded in 1845. Bayley was employed by M

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

Charles William Alcock, Secretary Surrey C.C.C. 1872-1907. Nice single page lettercard handwritten in ink and addressed to Mr. C.P. (Charles Pratt) Green, Beresford House, Great Malvern, dated 16th April 1892. Writing from Richmond in Surrey, Alcock comme

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Charles William Alcock, Secretary Surrey C.C.C. 1872-1907. Nice single page lettercard handwritten in ink and addressed to Mr. C.P. (Charles Pratt) Green, Beresford House, Great Malvern, dated 16th April 1892. Writing from Richmond in Surrey, Alcock comments that ‘Daft’s reminiscences have made their first appearance’, possibly referring to the recent publication of the ‘opening instalment... Monday last’ of Richard Daft’s ‘Kings of Cricket’. He wonders who might be circulating them, ‘but suppos

Estimates£80 - £120

Starting£50

Andrew Sandham, Surrey & England 1911-1937. Two page letter handwritten in ink from Sandham. Written on ‘Sandham, Strudwick & Brooke’ official letterhead, dated 3rd July 1934, Sandham is replying to a request for autographs, ‘I don’t make a habit of doing

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Andrew Sandham, Surrey & England 1911-1937. Two page letter handwritten in ink from Sandham. Written on ‘Sandham, Strudwick & Brooke’ official letterhead, dated 3rd July 1934, Sandham is replying to a request for autographs, ‘I don’t make a habit of doing this, but I’ve a very soft corner in my heart for Cape Town’. He thanks the correspondent for the suggestion that he should play against the Australians ‘but my Test days are finished’, but goes on to say ‘Curiously enough I have just played an

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Brian Johnston. Broadcaster and cricket commentator. Three handwritten letters from Johnston in the early 1990s, two to Mick Pope, the other to Jack Sokell, both of the Wombwell Cricket Lovers’ Society. The letters relate to requests for tributes, one to

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Brian Johnston. Broadcaster and cricket commentator. Three handwritten letters from Johnston in the early 1990s, two to Mick Pope, the other to Jack Sokell, both of the Wombwell Cricket Lovers’ Society. The letters relate to requests for tributes, one to Johnston’s former broadcasting colleague, Trevor Bailey, another to ‘Godders’ (Godfrey Evans), and the third regarding Joe Lister (Yorkshire & Worcestershire 1954-1959). All signed by Johnston. Good condition.

Estimates£30 - £40

Starting£20

Walter Reginald ‘Wally’ Hammond. Gloucestershire & England 1920-1951. Three page handwritten letter dated ‘Sunday’ and envelope postmarked 21st September 1925 from Hammond to his girlfriend ‘Kitty’ (Miss C.E. Hall) in Folkestone, written from his mothers

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Walter Reginald ‘Wally’ Hammond. Gloucestershire & England 1920-1951. Three page handwritten letter dated ‘Sunday’ and envelope postmarked 21st September 1925 from Hammond to his girlfriend ‘Kitty’ (Miss C.E. Hall) in Folkestone, written from his mothers house in Portsmouth. In a somewhat risque personal letter, Hammond is ‘very sorry and disappointed’ at not being able to visit her in Folkestone and expresses his jealousy of her attending ‘shows, dinners and dances’, and suggests a visit the fo

Estimates£80 - £120

Starting£50

Verdun John Scott. Auckland & New Zealand 1937-1952. New Zealand tour to England 1949. Single page handwritten letter dated ‘Aug 25 [1949]’ with original envelope from Scott to a Miss Freda Williams in Liverpool. Writing on The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool he

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Verdun John Scott. Auckland & New Zealand 1937-1952. New Zealand tour to England 1949. Single page handwritten letter dated ‘Aug 25 [1949]’ with original envelope from Scott to a Miss Freda Williams in Liverpool. Writing on The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool headed notepaper, Scott is replying to an admirer, following a ‘good game at Aigburth’ and credit’s his teams fine fielding to ‘the outfield, which was like a billiard table’. He gives his height ‘6 ft 1 1/2 inches & Harry Cave is taller than Geof

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Test and County cricketers signed letters 1980s/1990s. Seven letters each signed by the correspondent replying to requests for signed photographs. Signatures are Doug Insole (9 Tests 1950-1975), Ian Thomson (England 5 Tests 1964 & 1965), Geoff Cope (3 Tes

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Test and County cricketers signed letters 1980s/1990s. Seven letters each signed by the correspondent replying to requests for signed photographs. Signatures are Doug Insole (9 Tests 1950-1975), Ian Thomson (England 5 Tests 1964 & 1965), Geoff Cope (3 Tests 1977/78), Richard Blakey (2 Tests 1992/93), Colin Metson (Middlesex & Glamorgan 1981-1997), Brian Downing (cricket administrator), and David Munden (sports photographer). Good/ very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £40

Starting£20

Earl of Dalkeith, 7th Duke of Buccleuch. Single page handwritten letter to ‘[Teddy?] Wynyard, dated ‘8 June 31[?]’. Dalkeith writes to say that due to his workload and parliamentary duties he ‘cannot play in either of your matches. I rang up Lucas and he

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Earl of Dalkeith, 7th Duke of Buccleuch. Single page handwritten letter to ‘[Teddy?] Wynyard, dated ‘8 June 31[?]’. Dalkeith writes to say that due to his workload and parliamentary duties he ‘cannot play in either of your matches. I rang up Lucas and he is very glad to play’. Nicely signed ‘Dalkeith’. Good/ very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Australia v England 1988. ‘Benson & Hedges Bicentennial Test and One Day International’. Official souvenir programme published by ‘Playbill Sport’. Signed to the front cover by fifteen members of the England touring party. Players’ signatures include Gatt

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Australia v England 1988. ‘Benson & Hedges Bicentennial Test and One Day International’. Official souvenir programme published by ‘Playbill Sport’. Signed to the front cover by fifteen members of the England touring party. Players’ signatures include Gatting (Captain), Broad, French, DeFreitas, Athey, Emburey, Richards, Fairbrother, Robinson, Moxon etc. Very good condition.

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

‘The Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the West Indian Cricket Team 1928’. Scarce official menu for the Dinner held at Kennington Oval on the 12th May 1928. The Chairman- G.H. Longman, President of the Surrey County Cricket Club. The menu with titles

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‘The Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the West Indian Cricket Team 1928’. Scarce official menu for the Dinner held at Kennington Oval on the 12th May 1928. The Chairman- G.H. Longman, President of the Surrey County Cricket Club. The menu with titles to front, with raised gold Surrey emblem, menu and toast list to centre pages and scene of play at Kennington Oval to rear cover. The rear cover of the menu has been nicely signed in ink by fifteen members and officials of the Surrey and West In

Estimates£180 - £250

Starting£110

‘The Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the Australian Cricket Team 1930’. Scarce official menu for the Dinner held at Skinners’ Hall on the 26th May 1930. The Chairman H.D.G. Leveson-Gower. The menu with titles to front and raised gold Surrey emblem,

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‘The Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the Australian Cricket Team 1930’. Scarce official menu for the Dinner held at Skinners’ Hall on the 26th May 1930. The Chairman H.D.G. Leveson-Gower. The menu with titles to front and raised gold Surrey emblem, menu and toast list to centre pages and scene of play at Kennington Oval to rear cover. The menu front cover has a small original pencil drawing/ image of a lady from the 1920/30s, cleverly drawn by Arthur Mailey using the ribbon tie as a hair b

Estimates£150 - £250

Starting£90

Australia tour to England 1934. Official menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner to the Australian Team’ held on 14th May 1934 at Lord’s Hotel during the M.C.C. v Australians tour match. The decorative front cover with borders in M.C.C. colours and printed ill

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Australia tour to England 1934. Official menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner to the Australian Team’ held on 14th May 1934 at Lord’s Hotel during the M.C.C. v Australians tour match. The decorative front cover with borders in M.C.C. colours and printed illustrations of the M.C.C. emblem and Ashes urn surrounded by cherubs, printed title to centre. Below it two hands shaking are depicted above a ship, and an angel. Menu and toast list to centre pages. Signed in pencil to the front cover by eightee

Estimates£120 - £160

Starting£70

Australian tour of England 1938. Rare official menu for the Luncheon given to the Australian cricketers on arriving back home in Australia from England. The Luncheon held at the Adelaide Oval on the 29th October 1938. Attractive covers with touring party

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Australian tour of England 1938. Rare official menu for the Luncheon given to the Australian cricketers on arriving back home in Australia from England. The Luncheon held at the Adelaide Oval on the 29th October 1938. Attractive covers with touring party and menu to inside pages. Loosely inserted into the menu is an official autograph sheet for the Australian touring party to England 1938, fully signed by all seventeen members of the team. Signatures are Bradman, Hassett, McCabe, Barnett, Barnes

Estimates£200 - £300

Starting£120

Australia 1948. Large official 8pp menu with decorative card wrappers for the ‘Dinner in honour of the Australian Cricket Team “The 1948 Invincibles”’ held at the Hotel Sofitel, Melbourne, 28th December 1998. The menu signed to centre pages by eight of th

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Australia 1948. Large official 8pp menu with decorative card wrappers for the ‘Dinner in honour of the Australian Cricket Team “The 1948 Invincibles”’ held at the Hotel Sofitel, Melbourne, 28th December 1998. The menu signed to centre pages by eight of the 1948 Australian team. Signatures are Bill Brown, Ron Hamence, Sam Loxton, Neil Harvey, Doug Ring, Bill Johnston, Arthur Morris and Ernie Toshack. Slipped in is an original admission ticket for the event. Very good condition.

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australia tour to England 1948. Original folding Luncheon menu to The Australian Cricket Team given by the British Sportsman’s Club, held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 20th April 1948. Illustrated cover by Tom Webster with Kangaroo and M.C.C. cricketer. T

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Australia tour to England 1948. Original folding Luncheon menu to The Australian Cricket Team given by the British Sportsman’s Club, held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 20th April 1948. Illustrated cover by Tom Webster with Kangaroo and M.C.C. cricketer. The menu signed to rear cover in ink by six of the Australian team, Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Colin McCool, Doug Ring and Bill Brown. Ten other signatures including Morris Tate, Ian Peebles etc. Fold marks, both horizontal and ver

Estimates£200 - £300

Starting£120

Don Bradman. Official menu for ‘A Luncheon and Presentation to Don Bradman’. Savoy Hotel, London. September 20th 1948. Folding menu for the Luncheon given by ‘The People’ newspaper. The menu with gold tassel, title to front cover and colour ‘Australia 194

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Don Bradman. Official menu for ‘A Luncheon and Presentation to Don Bradman’. Savoy Hotel, London. September 20th 1948. Folding menu for the Luncheon given by ‘The People’ newspaper. The menu with gold tassel, title to front cover and colour ‘Australia 1948’ emblem above. The inside front cover with menu, list of speakers and details of the presentation of an antique silver replica of the Warwick Vase to Bradman. Very nicely signed in ink by eight attendees, Bill Johnston, Lyndsay Hassett, Arthur

Estimates£250 - £350

Starting£150

‘The War of the Roses 1849-1949. A Dinner to mark the Centenary of Yorkshire- Lancashire County Cricket Matches’. Eight page brochure produced to accompany the menu for the dinner held at the Grand Hotel, Sheffield, 7th October 1949. The front cover with

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‘The War of the Roses 1849-1949. A Dinner to mark the Centenary of Yorkshire- Lancashire County Cricket Matches’. Eight page brochure produced to accompany the menu for the dinner held at the Grand Hotel, Sheffield, 7th October 1949. The front cover with printed titles and central emblem of a cricket bat with entwined red and white roses to front, white ribbon tie. Internal pages with printed pencil sketches of notable players and historical notes. Very nicely signed in ink to the front cover by

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Surrey v New Zealand 1949. Official folding menu for the ‘Dinner to the New Zealand Cricket Team’ given by Surrey C.C.C. at Armourers’ Hall, 11th May 1949. The front cover with raised silver Surrey emblem and printed titles, menu and toast list to inside.

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Surrey v New Zealand 1949. Official folding menu for the ‘Dinner to the New Zealand Cricket Team’ given by Surrey C.C.C. at Armourers’ Hall, 11th May 1949. The front cover with raised silver Surrey emblem and printed titles, menu and toast list to inside. Signed to the front by eight attendees, including six in ink of Barton, Squire, Holmes of Surrey, Hadlee and Sutcliffe of New Zealand, and the Earl of Rosebery, also Wallace and Leveson Gower in pencil. Also signed in ink to the inside by Alec

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Yorkshire C.C.C. A selection of ephemera including a handwritten and signed letter from Len Hutton dated 1951, official menu and invitation card for the ‘Tribute Dinner to Geoffrey Boycott’, Leeds 23rd October 1977, on his reaching one hundred centuries,

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Yorkshire C.C.C. A selection of ephemera including a handwritten and signed letter from Len Hutton dated 1951, official menu and invitation card for the ‘Tribute Dinner to Geoffrey Boycott’, Leeds 23rd October 1977, on his reaching one hundred centuries, the invitation signed in ink to the verso by Boycott and Michael Parkinson. Boycott tribute dinner menu at Sheffield 15th October 1974, and a Testimonial Fund dinner at Hemsworth 17th February 1974, both unsigned. Sold with a selection of cricke

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Australia tour to England 1953. Two official menus for luncheons for the Australian touring team. One, given by the Institute of Journalists London District held at the Dorchester Hotel, London 21st April 1953, is signed in ink to the rear cover by ten at

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Australia tour to England 1953. Two official menus for luncheons for the Australian touring team. One, given by the Institute of Journalists London District held at the Dorchester Hotel, London 21st April 1953, is signed in ink to the rear cover by ten attendees, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Lyndsay Hassett, Jack Hill, Bill Johnson, Richie Benaud, Ian Craig, Alan Davidson, Gil Langley of Australia and Denis Compton of England. File holes not affecting the signatures. The other is a 12pp alphabet

Estimates£60 - £90

Starting£40

‘Surrey County Cricket Club Championship Dinner’ 1955. Official menu for the Dinner held at The Grosvenor House, Park Lane on the 1st December 1955. The menu with raised silver Club emblem of the Prince of Wales feathers and titles to front cover, inside

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‘Surrey County Cricket Club Championship Dinner’ 1955. Official menu for the Dinner held at The Grosvenor House, Park Lane on the 1st December 1955. The menu with raised silver Club emblem of the Prince of Wales feathers and titles to front cover, inside pages with Toast List and Menu and photographs of the first and second XI teams. Page with Surrey emblem signed in ink by twelve members of the Surrey team loosely mounted to inside back cover. Signatures are Surridge, May, McIntyre, A. Bedser,

Estimates£60 - £80

Starting£40

Australia tour to South Africa 1957/58. Official folding card issued on board the Shaw Savill Line Q.S.M.V. ‘Dominion Monarch’ at Cape Town. The front cover with colour illustration of a vase of flowers. The inside front cover with printed title, ‘Austral

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Australia tour to South Africa 1957/58. Official folding card issued on board the Shaw Savill Line Q.S.M.V. ‘Dominion Monarch’ at Cape Town. The front cover with colour illustration of a vase of flowers. The inside front cover with printed title, ‘Australian Cricket Team South African Tour 1957-58 Autographs’ with the printed names of the Australian touring party, fully signed in ink by all sixteen listed players. Signatures are Craig (Captain), Harvey, Benaud, Burge, Burke, Davidson, Drennan, F

Estimates£130 - £160

Starting£80

South African tour of Australia 1964. Official Australian Board of Control invitation and dinner menu in honour of the South African cricket team held on 1st January 1964 at The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, during the second Test match. The menu signed to th

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South African tour of Australia 1964. Official Australian Board of Control invitation and dinner menu in honour of the South African cricket team held on 1st January 1964 at The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, during the second Test match. The menu signed to the rear autograph page by nineteen guests including South Africans P. Pollock, Partridge, D. Pithey, Farrer, and Australians Connolly, Martin, Redpath, Veivers, McKenzie etc. The invitation issued to ‘Mr. A. Connolly’ and signed by Connolly. Prev

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the Indian Team 1967. Official menu for the Dinner held at The Surrey Tavern on the 1st June 1967. The menu with raised silver club emblem of the Prince of Wales feathers and titles to front cover, inside pages with T

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Surrey County Cricket Club. Dinner to the Indian Team 1967. Official menu for the Dinner held at The Surrey Tavern on the 1st June 1967. The menu with raised silver club emblem of the Prince of Wales feathers and titles to front cover, inside pages with Toast List and Menu, speakers included Mickey Stewart, The Nawab of Pataudi etc. Signed to rear cover by Mickey Stewart. VG

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Frank Edward Woolley. Kent & England 1906-1938. Large rare official folding menu for the dinner ‘in honour of Frank Woolley held at the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney’, by the Sydney Morning Herald and The Kent Sportsmen’s Tour, 12th February 1971. The menu with

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Frank Edward Woolley. Kent & England 1906-1938. Large rare official folding menu for the dinner ‘in honour of Frank Woolley held at the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney’, by the Sydney Morning Herald and The Kent Sportsmen’s Tour, 12th February 1971. The menu with cartoons to the front and inside front cover by Tony Rafty. Signed to rear page by fourteen attendees. Signatures include Frank Woolley, Neil Harvey, Bill O’Reilly, Colin Cowdrey, Jack Fingleton, Derek Underwood, Harold Larwood, Denis Compton,

Estimates£80 - £120

Starting£50

‘Victorian Cricket Association Dinner and Inaugural Presentation of the Jack Ryder Medal’. Official menu for the Dinner held in the M.C.C. Dining Room, Melbourne, on the 14th March 1973. The menu signed to front cover by nineteen Test players including O’

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‘Victorian Cricket Association Dinner and Inaugural Presentation of the Jack Ryder Medal’. Official menu for the Dinner held in the M.C.C. Dining Room, Melbourne, on the 14th March 1973. The menu signed to front cover by nineteen Test players including O’Reilly, Johnson, O’Brien, G. Chappell, Tyson, Freeman, Ring, Hawke, Tyson, Darling, Redpath, Mallett, Inverarity, Harvey, Mallett, Favell etc. Very good condition.

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Autographed selection. Centenary Test 1977. Sheet of paper signed by over thirty England players including Compton, Larwood, Wardle, Paynter, Ikin, Parfitt, Watson, Barnett, Voce, Cowdrey, Loader, Hardstaff, Yardley, F.R. Brown, Insole, Tyson etc. Slight

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Autographed selection. Centenary Test 1977. Sheet of paper signed by over thirty England players including Compton, Larwood, Wardle, Paynter, Ikin, Parfitt, Watson, Barnett, Voce, Cowdrey, Loader, Hardstaff, Yardley, F.R. Brown, Insole, Tyson etc. Slight fading to odd signature. Plus an official menu for the ‘Celebration Dinner’ held at the City Hall, Leeds, 14th November 1977, to celebrated Geoff Boycott achieving the landmark of scoring 100 first class centuries. Signed to the front cover by B

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Geoff Boycott. England & Yorkshire. Official menu for the dinner to celebrate Boycott attaining one hundred centuries in first class cricket, held at City Hall, Leeds, 14th November 1977. The menu with decorative covers, very nicely signed in ink by Boyco

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Geoff Boycott. England & Yorkshire. Official menu for the dinner to celebrate Boycott attaining one hundred centuries in first class cricket, held at City Hall, Leeds, 14th November 1977. The menu with decorative covers, very nicely signed in ink by Boycott to front cover. The centre pages with diagrammatic representation of Boycott’s centuries. Ex Boycott collection. Very good condition. Sold with two original newspapers, one, The Yorkshire Evening published prior to the century with full page

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australia v England ‘Centenary Test’ 1977. Official menu for the Dinner given by the Australian Cricket Board to celebrate the Centenary of Test Cricket between Australia and England. The Dinner was held at The Melbourne Hilton Hotel on 14th March 1977. S

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Australia v England ‘Centenary Test’ 1977. Official menu for the Dinner given by the Australian Cricket Board to celebrate the Centenary of Test Cricket between Australia and England. The Dinner was held at The Melbourne Hilton Hotel on 14th March 1977. Signed to the inside front cover by ten England Test cricketers. Signatures include Mike Smith, Ted Dexter, Mike Brearley, Alec Bedser, Raman Subba Row, John Murray, Graham Gooch, Doug Insole, Peter Richardson etc. Very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Australia v England ‘Centenary Test’ 1977. Official menu for the Dinner given by the Australian Cricket Board to celebrate the Centenary of Test Cricket between Australia and England. The Dinner was held at The Melbourne Hilton Hotel on March 14th 1977. S

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Australia v England ‘Centenary Test’ 1977. Official menu for the Dinner given by the Australian Cricket Board to celebrate the Centenary of Test Cricket between Australia and England. The Dinner was held at The Melbourne Hilton Hotel on March 14th 1977. Signed to the two rear inside pages by thirty seven former cricketers and guests. Signatures include Don Bradman, Harold Larwood, Keith Miller, Gubby Allen, Bob Wyatt, Jack Ryder, Eddie Paynter, Jack Badcock, Bill Voce, Arthur Chipperfield, Bill

Estimates£150 - £250

Starting£90

England tour of Australia 1978/79. Official menu for the Dinner in honour of the England touring team held on 25th January 1979 at the Kooyonga Golf Club, Lockleys, South Australia. Signed to inside pages by England and Australian test players plus guests

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England tour of Australia 1978/79. Official menu for the Dinner in honour of the England touring team held on 25th January 1979 at the Kooyonga Golf Club, Lockleys, South Australia. Signed to inside pages by England and Australian test players plus guests. Twenty two signatures in ink include Don Bradman, Alan Davidson (signed twice), Carlson, Yallop, Yardley, Darling, Border, Botham, Barrington, Brearley, Willis, Lever, Boycott, Old, Gower etc. Very good condition.

Estimates£50 - £80

Starting£30

Don Bradman. South Australian Cricket Umpires’ Association. ‘District Cricketer of the Year Dinner and presentation of The Bradman Medal and Coca-Cola Team Awards for Season 1979-80’. Official folding programme/ menu for the Dinner held at The Sportsmans

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Don Bradman. South Australian Cricket Umpires’ Association. ‘District Cricketer of the Year Dinner and presentation of The Bradman Medal and Coca-Cola Team Awards for Season 1979-80’. Official folding programme/ menu for the Dinner held at The Sportsmans Association on the 19th March 1980. Past winners, going back to 1958/59, printed to lower border of inside pages. Signed in ink to front cover by Don Bradman. Crease to lower border of menu, file holes to lower border otherwise in good condition

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Don Bradman. ‘Kensington [Adelaide] Cricket Club Premiership Dinner’. Official folding menu for the dinner held 13th May 1983. Signed in ink to the centre Toast List page by Bradman and three other attendees. Very good condition.

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Don Bradman. ‘Kensington [Adelaide] Cricket Club Premiership Dinner’. Official folding menu for the dinner held 13th May 1983. Signed in ink to the centre Toast List page by Bradman and three other attendees. Very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £40

Starting£20

Australia. Signed menus 1982 and 1985. Official folding menu for the ‘Dinner in honour of Members of the England Cricket Team’ held at the Melbourne Hilton Hotel, 4th December 1982. Signed in ink to the front by Ian Johnson and Dav Whatmore, and to the in

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Australia. Signed menus 1982 and 1985. Official folding menu for the ‘Dinner in honour of Members of the England Cricket Team’ held at the Melbourne Hilton Hotel, 4th December 1982. Signed in ink to the front by Ian Johnson and Dav Whatmore, and to the inside front cover by seven further members of the Victoria team for the tour match v. England. Signatures are Ray Bright, Dean Jones, Rod McCurdy, Geoff Richardson, Mick Taylor, Graham Yallop and Julian Wiener. File hole to one corner not affecti

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Don Bradman. Australian Cricket Society Adelaide Branch menus 1985-1987. Three official menus for annual dinners held on 11th October 1985 (8th Annual Dinner), 17th October 1986 (9th) and 20th November 1987 (10th). All three menus signed by Bradman, the 1

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Don Bradman. Australian Cricket Society Adelaide Branch menus 1985-1987. Three official menus for annual dinners held on 11th October 1985 (8th Annual Dinner), 17th October 1986 (9th) and 20th November 1987 (10th). All three menus signed by Bradman, the 1985 and 1986 to back page, the 1987 to front. The 1985 additionally signed to back by Fred Bennett (Australian Cricket Board chairman). Very good condition.

Estimates£50 - £70

Starting£30

Don Bradman. ‘Australian Cricket Society South Australia Eleventh Annual Dinner’ 1988. Official menu for the Dinner held at the Sturt Football Club, Unley on the 14th October 1988. Signed to front cover by Bradman and to inside page by President, Chris Ha

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Don Bradman. ‘Australian Cricket Society South Australia Eleventh Annual Dinner’ 1988. Official menu for the Dinner held at the Sturt Football Club, Unley on the 14th October 1988. Signed to front cover by Bradman and to inside page by President, Chris Harte. Sold with an official menu for the South Australian Cricket Umpires’ Association Dinner held at the Adelaide Oval, 15th March 1989, signed to the front by Bradman, and a selection of Bradman ephemera including a modern ‘Frame by Frame’ flic

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Australia. ‘Friends of Cricket Luncheon’. Official folding menu for the luncheon held at Parliament House, Sydney, 13th January 1987. The inside fully signed in ink by all twenty two listed Test cricketers and other celebrities in attendance. Cricketers’

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Australia. ‘Friends of Cricket Luncheon’. Official folding menu for the luncheon held at Parliament House, Sydney, 13th January 1987. The inside fully signed in ink by all twenty two listed Test cricketers and other celebrities in attendance. Cricketers’ signatures include Ken Archer, Alec Bedser, Neil Harvey, Doug Insole, Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Bill O’Reilly, John Warr etc. Others include Brian Johnston, Robin Marlar, Alan McGilvray, Michael Parkinson etc. Also signed to the

Estimates£50 - £70

Starting£30

Australia. ‘The Hoover Bicentennial Test Ball’ 1988. Two official programme/ menus for the Ball held at the North Sydney Oval on the 27th January 1988. One, issued to the cricket collector Ronald Waters with his name hand printed to the front cover, is si

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Australia. ‘The Hoover Bicentennial Test Ball’ 1988. Two official programme/ menus for the Ball held at the North Sydney Oval on the 27th January 1988. One, issued to the cricket collector Ronald Waters with his name hand printed to the front cover, is signed to the ‘Autographs’ page by twenty one attendees including a handwritten dedication to Waters signed by Norm O’Neill. Other signatures include Brian Booth, R. Marsh, R. Simpson, Cowdrey, Willis, Merv Hughes, Boon, Border, Sleep, G. Marsh, S

Estimates£50 - £70

Starting£30

Kenneth Shuttleworth. Lancashire, Leicestershire & England 1964-1980. ‘Centenary of South African Test Cricket 1889-1989’. Official menu for ‘The Centenary Banquet held on the 13th March 1989. Signed to inside pages by the ‘International Wanderers’ and So

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Kenneth Shuttleworth. Lancashire, Leicestershire & England 1964-1980. ‘Centenary of South African Test Cricket 1889-1989’. Official menu for ‘The Centenary Banquet held on the 13th March 1989. Signed to inside pages by the ‘International Wanderers’ and South African teams who played three matches in South Africa in March of that year. Twenty five signatures including Procter, McKenzie, G. Pollock, Hylton Ackerman, Denys Hobson, Pithey, van der Bijl, Mallett, Cosier, Liard, Fletcher, Woolmer, McK

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australia. ‘Benson & Hedges Bicentennial Test Match Dinner 1988’. Official programme/ menu for the Dinner held at The Roundhouse, University of N.S.W., Sydney on the 2nd February 1988. The programme/dinner menu signed to the ‘Autographs’ page by twenty th

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Australia. ‘Benson & Hedges Bicentennial Test Match Dinner 1988’. Official programme/ menu for the Dinner held at The Roundhouse, University of N.S.W., Sydney on the 2nd February 1988. The programme/dinner menu signed to the ‘Autographs’ page by twenty three current and former players including Don Bradman, May, Insole, Warr, Fairbrother, Dexter, Dilley, Edrich, M.J.K. Smith, DeFreitas, Moxon, Lush etc. Also two signatures to the Australian ‘Living Legends’ pen pictures of Rod Marsh and Greg Cha

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

Neil Hawke, Australia. Official menu for the ‘Neil Hawke Testimonial Dinner’ held at the Adelaide Hilton, 31st August 1990, signed to the inside Menu page by fifteen Australian Test cricketers. Signatures are Hawke, Don Bradman, Bob Simpson, Graeme Wood,

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Neil Hawke, Australia. Official menu for the ‘Neil Hawke Testimonial Dinner’ held at the Adelaide Hilton, 31st August 1990, signed to the inside Menu page by fifteen Australian Test cricketers. Signatures are Hawke, Don Bradman, Bob Simpson, Graeme Wood, Eric Freeman, Doug Walters, Dennis Lillee, Greg Chappell, Murray Bennett, Brian Booth, Rod Marsh, Richie Benaud, Terry Jenner, Kerry O’Keefe and Ray Bright. Sold with an official menu for the ‘Australian Cricket Society South Australia Twelfth A

Estimates£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australia. ‘Cricket Friends and Legends of Cricket’. Official menu for the Luncheon held at Parliament House, Sydney on the 3rd January 1991. Signed to the rear ‘Autographs’ page by twenty three guests and Test players. Signatures include Martin Donnelly,

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Australia. ‘Cricket Friends and Legends of Cricket’. Official menu for the Luncheon held at Parliament House, Sydney on the 3rd January 1991. Signed to the rear ‘Autographs’ page by twenty three guests and Test players. Signatures include Martin Donnelly, Godfrey Evans, Neil Harvey, Ray Lindwall, Bill O’Reilly, Rod Marsh, Sam Loxton, Alec Bedser, Norm O’Neill, Peter O’Reilly, Mike Gatting, Doug Insole, Alan Davidson, Brian Booth etc. Sold with an official invitation for the Luncheon issued to Go

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

England tour to Australia 1990/91. Official programme for the one-day tour match, Prime Minister’s XI v England, played at Manuka Oval, Melbourne, 4th December 1990. Signed to the rear ‘Autographs’ cover by fifteen Australians, the majority of whom played

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England tour to Australia 1990/91. Official programme for the one-day tour match, Prime Minister’s XI v England, played at Manuka Oval, Melbourne, 4th December 1990. Signed to the rear ‘Autographs’ cover by fifteen Australians, the majority of whom played for the Prime Minister’s XI. Signatures are Border, Robertson, Bayliss, Veletta, Lindwall, McPhee, Tucker, McDermott, McNamee, Scuderi, Reiffel and Bevan. Good/ very good condition.

Estimates£30 - £50

Starting£20

Australian tour of England 1930. Rare official folding tour itinerary for the Australian tour of England 1930. The front cover with decoration in gold and green with Australian emblem and partial ribbon tie. ‘Australian Board of Control for International

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Australian tour of England 1930. Rare official folding tour itinerary for the Australian tour of England 1930. The front cover with decoration in gold and green with Australian emblem and partial ribbon tie. ‘Australian Board of Control for International Cricket’ and ‘17th Australian XI. English Tour 1930’ below emblem. To inside pages details of the Australian team and list of matches to be played on the tour. Nicely and fully signed to back cover in ink by all seventeen members of the touring

Estimates£200 - £300

Starting£120

Australia 1934. Official ‘Australia’s 18th Cricket Tour of England 1934’ souvenir brochure for the tour. Compiled and edited by A.W. Simpson. The brochure lists the members of the touring party, list of fixtures and biographies with pen picture of each o

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Australia 1934. Official ‘Australia’s 18th Cricket Tour of England 1934’ souvenir brochure for the tour. Compiled and edited by A.W. Simpson. The brochure lists the members of the touring party, list of fixtures and biographies with pen picture of each of the members of the touring Australian team. The pen pictures have been individually and very nicely signed in black ink by the player featured. Fully signed by all sixteen playing members of the party. Signatures are Woodfull (Captain), Bradma

Estimates£200 - £300

Starting£120

Australia tour of England 1938. Official ‘Australian XI English Tour 1938 Orient Line R.M.S. “Orontes”’ brochure. The front cover features an Ashes urn emblem, printed title and Australian green and gold colours. The brochure lists the members of the tour

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Australia tour of England 1938. Official ‘Australian XI English Tour 1938 Orient Line R.M.S. “Orontes”’ brochure. The front cover features an Ashes urn emblem, printed title and Australian green and gold colours. The brochure lists the members of the touring party, list of fixtures and biographies with pen picture of each of the members of the touring Australian team. The pen pictures have been individually signed in ink by the player featured. Fully signed with seventeen signatures of Bradman (

Estimates£180 - £250

Starting£110

Australia 1938. Official ‘Australian Cricket Tour 1938. 19th Visit to England’ souvenir brochure for the tour. Edited by A.W. Simpson. The brochure lists the members of the touring party, list of fixtures and biographies with pen picture of each of the m

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Australia 1938. Official ‘Australian Cricket Tour 1938. 19th Visit to England’ souvenir brochure for the tour. Edited by A.W. Simpson. The brochure lists the members of the touring party, list of fixtures and biographies with pen picture of each of the members of the touring Australian team. The pen pictures have been individually signed in ink by the player featured. Fully signed by all sixteen playing members of the party. Signatures are Bradman (Captain), McCabe, Badcock, Barnes, Barnett, Br

Estimates£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘Australian XI Coronation Tour 1953’. Official Australian Board of Control folding programme and itinerary for the tour to England. Decorative cover with green and gold colours and Australian emblem. To inside pages is the programme of matches to be playe

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‘Australian XI Coronation Tour 1953’. Official Australian Board of Control folding programme and itinerary for the tour to England. Decorative cover with green and gold colours and Australian emblem. To inside pages is the programme of matches to be played on the tour and the back cover is an autograph card with names of the touring Australians listed. Nicely signed by sixteen members of the touring party in ink. Signatures are Hassett (Captain), Morris, Archer, Benaud, Craig, Davidson, de Courc

Estimates£100 - £150

Starting£60

Australian tour to England 1953. ‘Caricatures of the Australian XI. English Tour 1953’. Arthur Mailey. Sydney 1953. Original decorative wrappers. Twelve page tour souvenir with eleven pages of caricatures of all eighteen members of the Australian touring

100

Australian tour to England 1953. ‘Caricatures of the Australian XI. English Tour 1953’. Arthur Mailey. Sydney 1953. Original decorative wrappers. Twelve page tour souvenir with eleven pages of caricatures of all eighteen members of the Australian touring party to England 1953. Fully signed in ink to the pages (one laid down) by all touring party members. Signatures are Hassett (Captain), Miller, Morris, Tallon, McDonald, Harvey, Ring, Hole, Craig, Langley, Johnston, Benaud, Hill, Archer, Davidso

Estimates£100 - £150

Starting£60

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