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Cricket Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:657
Sale Title:Cricket MemorabiliaLots with images:346
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:504
Date:26-Jun-2008
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1923', rebound in black cloth, without wrappers. Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1924', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condit
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Clarrie Grimmett: Photograph of the Presentation to Grimmett after his Test Debut in Sydney, with caption on mount 'President of S.A.C.A. (Mr.H.Fisher) making the presentation to C.V.Grimmett on the Adelaide Oval in recognition of his Fifth Test match performances', framed & glazed, overall 47 x 40 cm. [Clarrie Grimmett played 37 Tests 1924-36. In the 5th Test of the 1924-25 Ashes series, Grimmett on his debut took 5/45 & 6/37, stunning the English and delighting the crowd. The Adelaide newspaper 'The…
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1925', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condition (front wrapper poor)
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1926 Australian Team, photograph of Orient Line's R.M.S.'Otranto', signed on the photograph by almost the entire tour group, 17 signatures - Herbert Collins (Captain), Warren Bardsley (twice), Bert Oldfield, Johnny Taylor, John Ellis, Clarrie Grimmett, bill Ponsford, Jack Ryder, Arthur Mailey, Sydney Smith (manager), 'Stork' Hendry, Arthur Richardson, Tommy Andrews, bill Woodfull, Charles Macartney & Sam Everett (lacking only Jack Gregory), overall 28 x 18 cm. Fine condition
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'The Fight for the Ashes in 1926' by P.F.Warner [London, 1926]; plus 'The Cricketer' magazine, edited by P.F.Warner [London, 1932], Volume x III, Nos.1-20, May 1932 - September 1932, complete, original wrappers, bound in one hard-backed green volume. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1926', rebound in tan cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1927', rebound in blue cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good cond
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Don Bradman, aged 2, at home, 52 Shepherd St Bowral'
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Don Bradman, When Playing For Bowral Cricket Club, 1926'.
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Bowral & Mittagong Cricket Clubs, Bradman Oval, 1926'
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Don Bradman, nice signature on Bradman Museum poster 'Don Bradman, Bowral Cricket Club c1926', overall 34 x 50 cm
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Cricket on Bradman Oval, 1927'
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum poster 'Don Bradman, New South Wales c1927', overall 34 x 50 cm
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Don Bradman, display comprising superb contemporary signature on picture of Don Bradman c1928, window mounted with sepia picture of Don Bradman with his brother Vic, framed & glazed, overall 35 x 63 cm.
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Cricket group: 1928-29 England team photograph with title and players names printed on mount, overall 38 x 30 cm; plus cricket prints including 'The Walks' lithograph by Joseph Murray Ince (London, 1838); 'Famous English Cricketers - 1880' colour lithograph (London, 1880); 'Some Heroes of the Great Cricket Matches Between England and Australia' (London, 1898); 'Great All-Rounders - Sir Garfield Sobers' (signed by Sobers), ; original pen & ink cartoon, 'He Can't Bowl For Toffee.' by Harry Hargreaves…
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Team Photographs & Doug Wright: Team photos/pictures (10) including 'M.C.C. Team, Australian Tour 1928- 29'; official England colour team photographs (2) - 'England Tour of India and Sri Lanka 1992-3' & 'England Tour Australa 1994-5' (each about 42 x 30 cm); plus Doug Wright group with lovely signed picture; photographs of Doug Wright (4); photograph of 1950-51 England team; 1938-39 England team sheet with facsimile autographs; c1971 Old England v The Lord's Taverners programme with 8 signatures on front…
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1929', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condit
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Bradman After Having Scored His Record 452 Not Out Against Queensland, 1929-30'.
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Poster printed during the 3rd Test, Leeds, 1930, when Bradman made 334'
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'The Australian Test Team, England, 1930'.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1930', rebound in maroon cloth, without wrappers. Fair/Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1930', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original front wrapper. Fair/Good condition
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Don Bradman, very rare 'Don' glass bowl, with attractive scene of Don Bradman batting impressed into base, c1930. Fine condition. Extremely rare souvenir - only the third example we have offered
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Don Bradman, superb signature on page showing wagon-wheel and two photos of Bradman's record 334 in 3rd Test match 1930.
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Balance of Cricket Collection, noted 'The Magnet Album of Test Match Cricketers 1930 Tour' almost complete [24/28]; 'Centenary of Australia & England Test Cricket 1877-1977 limited edition print folio'; folder of Cricket Memorabilia Society magazines
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1930 Australian Team, photograph of RMS 'Orford', signed on the mount by 16 players and two officials, including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Archie Jackson, Bill Ponsford & Victor Richardson, overall 25 x 20 cm.
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'Australian XI, English Tour, 1930', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and with each biography nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Archie Jackson, Bill Ponsford and at front Arthur Mailey self-caricature (covers with some soiling, staples rusty and some sellotape repairs, otherwise good condition).
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Australian Team 1930, ashtray 'Australian Team Regains The Ashes', showing The Ashes urn surrounded by portraits of the 15 Australian cricketers including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull and Archie Jackson
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C1930s Umpire's eight ball cricket counter, with 'Omnia' to face. Full working order and good condition
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Cricket Literature, noted books (40) including 'With the 1930 Australians' by Tebbutt [London, 1930]; 'How to Play Cricket' by Don Bradman [3 editions - 1945, 1946 & 1965]; 'The Rattle of the Stumps' by Bert Oldfield [London, 1954]; 'Chappelli - Ian Chappell's Life Story' (signed) [Melb., 1976]; 'The Athletic News Cricket Annual' for 1930; 'McEwans Sports Catalogue' for Summer 1927-28; also magazines with 'Australian Cricket' 93 issues 1968-87; 'Cricketer' 103 issues. (c247 items)
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'Cricket: Don Bradman, Flicker No.1 - on Drive and Off Drive', published by Flicker Productions (London, c1930). Rusty staple, otherwise good condition. Very scarce and popular with Collectors, flicker books contain a series of photographs which, when flicked through, create the illusion of movement.
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'Cricket: Don Bradman, Flicker No.2 - Square Cut and Late Cut', published by Flicker Productions (London, c1930). Rusty staple, otherwise good condition.
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'Cricket: Don Bradman, Flicker No.3 - Leg Glance and Pull', published by Flicker Productions (London, c1930). Rusty staple, otherwise good condition.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1931', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condit
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Bill Brown's, New South Wales Cricket Cap, blue wool, embroidered 'NSWca' logo on front, made by Farmers Sydney, signed inside 'Bill Brown'. A couple of minor holes, otherwise in fine condition. (Bill Brown played 22 Tests 1934-48, including one as Australian captain; he represented NSW 1932- 35, and Queensland 1936-50).
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 'The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1932-3' by Baillie [Melbourne, 1932], fair condition (missing back cover), rare 'body-line' tour guide
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 'The Tests 1932-3', scarce pre-tour brochure published by Keating-Wood [Melbourne, 1932]. Poor/Fair condition
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 'The 1932-3 Victorious English Cricket Team', supplement to 'The News' March 11, 1933, size 39 x 28 cm. Fine condition
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 'Australians Who Played in 1932-3 Test Series', supplement to 'The News' April 8, 1933, size 44 x 28 cm. Fine condition
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: full page supplements to 'The News' - Don Bradman, Victor Richardson, bill Woodfull, Bert Oldfield, Tim wall, Stan McCabe, bill O'Reilly, Len Darling, Clarrie Grimmett & Ern Bromley, each 28 x 45 cm. Fine condition (the Bradman supplement with original protective cover). (10 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1933', rebound in black cloth, without wrappers. Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1934', original paper wrappers. Fair/good condition, some tape on spine.
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Clarrie Grimmett: silver-plated fruit bowl with 6 fruit knives, the bowl engraved 'Kcc/ Presented to C.V.Grimmett, on the Occasion of His Selection For, the Australian Eleven 1934, by Members of Kensington Cricket Club', overall. Width 32 cm and 14 cm tall. (Clarrie Grimmett played 37 Tests 1924-36).
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Tour Guides, noted Orient Line brochure 'Australian x I, English Tour 1934'; 'The Ashes - The Australians are here! Souvenir of 1938 Tour'; 'Australian Cricket Tour 1938'; 'Cricket 1948 - The Australian Tour'; also 'The Australian Cricketer' magazine (2 issues 1931-32); postcard 'Australian Cricket Team 1956'. (7 items)
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1934 Australian Team, lovely team photograph (a modern re-issue) with 10 signatures laid down on mount including Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Brown, Bill O'Reilly & Bert Oldfield, overall 41 x 30 cm.
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Don Bradman, superb signature on 'Sykes' advertising postcard; plus two newspaper pictures of Bradman visiting Mr & Mrs Sykes in 1934. Rare group
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Don Bradman Toby jug, made by Marutomo Ware, 1934, 15 cm high, small chip in rim, otherwise fine condition.
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Don Bradman Small Toby Jug, made by Marutomo Ware, 1934, 10 cm high, fine condition.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1934-35 made by Bentley No.5325; & 1963-64 made by Bertram Bros No.7539. (2 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1935', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condit
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum poster 'Don Bradman, South Australia c1935', overall 34 x 50 cm
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'1936-1937 The Ashes - The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records' [Sydney, 1936], book in fine condition, includes the rare score sheet with printed results for the five Tests
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1936 real Photogravure portrait postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', complete set comprising Bradman, brown, Chipperfield, Darling, Fingleton, Fleetwood-Smith, Grimmett, McCabe, Oldfield, O'Reilly, Allen, Duckworth, Fagg, Fishlock, Hammond, Hardstaff, Leyland, Robins, Verity & Worthington. Fair/good condition. Extremely rare as a complete set. (A set in fine condition realised $800 in our June 2006 Sale). (20 items)
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1936 Real Photogravure portrait postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', complete set of Australians (10) comprising Bradman, brown, Chipperfield, Darling, Fingleton, Fleetwood-Smith, Grimmett, McCabe, Oldfield, O'Reilly. Good condition. Scarce. (10 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1936', rebound in brown cloth, preserving original wrappers. Fair/Good condit
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Don Bradman, display comprising signed card, window mounted with action photograph, and postcard of Bradman walking out to bat with bill Ponsford, framed & glazed, overall 38 x 31 cm.
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Don Bradman, cartoon 'Don Bradman, Wonder Batsman, Captain of Australia 1936-37' published by David Syme & Co. Melbourne, framed and glazed, overall 34 x 38 cm. Some toning at top, though scarce and attractive
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1936-37 rare tour guide 'Official Souvenir Programme, MCC Cricket Team Australian Tour 1936-1937', issued by the NSW cricket Association (Sydney, 1936). Fair/good condition.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1937', original hardback. Fair/good condition.
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'Souvenir 5th Test-26th Febuary, 1937, the Ashes? 'Cricketures' of the Australian and English Teams' by Frank Lee (Melb., 1937), signed on front cover & inside by both Don Bradman & Gubby Allen. Fair/good condition.
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'Souvenir 5th Test-26th Febuary, 1937. The Ashes? 'Cricketures' of the Australian and English Teams' by Frank Lee [Melboune, 1937]. (Not signed). Fair/Good condition
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture of Bradman in action, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 41 cm
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Don Bradman, lovely signed photograph of Bradman playing a straight drive, window mounted, overall 20 x 25 cm.
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Don Bradman, lovely signed photograph of Bradman in his suit, window mounted, overall 20 x 25 cm.
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Don Bradman, lovely signed photograph of Bradman in his South Australian blazer, window mounted, overall 20 x 25 cm.
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Don Bradman, lovely signed photograph of Bradman in his Australian blazer, window mounted, overall 20 x 25 cm.
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Don Bradman, large signed photograph of the Don in his South Australian blazer, 31 x 41 cm.
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Don Bradman, large signed photograph of Bradman playing a straight drive, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 51 x 61 cm.
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'Australian XI, English Tour 1938', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes (scarce) & Bill brown. Cover faults, though signatures in very good condition.
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1938 Australian Tour to England, original photograph (24 x 29 cm) of the 1938 Australian & England teams posing together & mounted on original backing card from 'The Sport & General Press Agency Ltd, Fleet Street', overall 51 x 39 cm. Superb.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1938', limp yellow cloth (tape on spine). Fair/Good condition
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Cricket Literature: Tour Guides (5) including 'Souvenir, England v Australia, Test Cricket Series, 1938' published by Wittner's [Melbourne, 1938]; Abc Cricket Book for 1947-48; plus books (7) including 'Brown and Company - The Tour in Australia' by Jack Fingleton [London, 1951]. Condition varies. (12 items)
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'The Age and The Leader, Test Cricket Souvenir 1938', scarce pre-tour brochure pubplished by David Syme & Co. [Melbourne, 1938]. Fair/Good condition
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Jack Hobbs: c1938 LP record 'How to Improve Your Cricket' by Jack Hobbs (the Famous Cricketer), made in Australia by Broadcast, 21 cm diameter. Scarce.
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Jack Hobbs: c1930s LP Record 'My Cricket Record' by Jack Hobbs, made in London by Columbia, 25 cm diameter. Scarce
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Australian Test Captains: 'Australia Test Player' signed autograph cards (22), including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, ray Lindwall, Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell, mark Taylor, Adam Gilchrist & Ricky Ponting. Fine condition. (22 items)
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1945 rare scorecard 'England versus Australia, At Bramall Lane, Sheffield'; also scorecards 1949 New Zealand v Warwickshire; and 1956 Warwickshire v Australia. Good condition
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Don Bradman, large signed photograph of the Don walking out to bat c1946, 41 x 51 cm.
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Don Bradman, lovely signature on poster of the Don walking out to bat c1946, 30 x 42 cm
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Tour Guides: 1946-92 tour guides (49) including '1946-7 Sporting Globe Cricket Book' & 'Cricket Book, Official Souvenir Programme, Mcc Tour of Australia 1970-71', issued by the NSW Cricket Association [Sydney, 1970]; also Abc Cricket Books (19) from 1946-47 to 1978-79. Fair/Good condition. (Total 68 items)
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1947 South African Team, team photograph 32 x 27 cm (some toning on mount); programmes for 1977 & 1980 Centenary Tests; books (6), tour guides (3), magazines (3); also dinner menu signed on reverse by Molly Meldrum. (16 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1947 & 1949. The 1947 issue with limp yellow covers, the 1949 issue hardback. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, signature on lower margin of print 'From the Hill - Don Bradman Hits the Single That Gives Him 100 First Class Centuries, November 15, 1947' by Wesley Walters, limited edition 280/1250, overall 112 x 71 cm.
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Cricket Group: Signed photograph of a painting of Neil Harvey in action, overall 30 x 40 cm; plus 1947-48 India Tour to Australia - printed Wells cartoon 'Trunk Line Call - To Jolly Good Fellows - India x I', window mounted, overall 25 x 20 cm. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, display 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C. - 'The Don', comprising signed colour picture, window mounted with print 'Don Bradman' by Vincent Fantauzzo (numbered 403/1200), framed & glazed, overall 103 x 99 cm.
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1948 Australian tour to England: Tour Guides - 'Souvenir of Australia's 1948 Test Team' by Robertson-Glasgow [Manchester, 1948]; 'The Ashes' by Cardus [London, 1948]; 'The Story of Test Cricket, England v Australia' published by Day [Berks, 1948]; 'Australia' Vol.4 No.6 published by Australian News & Information Bureau [London, April 1948]. (4 items)
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Don Bradman, display comprising nice signed action picture, window mounted with two Don Bradman posters & postcard, framed & glazed, overall 105 x 70 cm.
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1948 Australian Tour to England: '1948 Tests, Australian x I's, English Tour', P&O brochure with penpicture of each member of the touring party, and with each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 18 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes (scarce) & Ray Lindwall. covers slightly soiled, however contents are in excellent condition.
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1948 Australian tour to England: Tour Guides - 'Cricket Stars, Past - Present - Future No.1' [London, 1948]; 'Cricket 1948 - The Australian Tour' by A.W.Simpson [Brighton, 1948]. First fine, other fair (tape on spine). (2 items)
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Keith Miller: Signed action photograph from the 1948 Invincibles tour. Fine condition
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Don Bradman, signature on large reprinted team photograph of the 1948 Invincibles, overall 51 x 41 cm.
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Don Bradman, nice signature on Bradman Museum poster 'Don Bradman, Australia c1948', overall 34 x 50 cm
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'The Greats of '48' booklet published by the Primary club for 1979 'Invincibles' Reunion dinner, with 16 signatures inside including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Ray Lindwall. (Sid Barnes died in 1973). Also dinner menu, table plan & entree card (ticket). (4 items)
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'the Invincibles' Bar Runner, signed by Neil Harvey & Sam Loxton, size 89 x 24 cm. With CoA
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Don Bradman: 1948 programme 'Don Bradman Testimonial Sports Parade, Melbourne Town Hall, Friday 3rd December 1948', with three signatures on front cover including Lindsay Hassett & Don Tallon. Scarce.
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Cricket Autographs: collection beautifully presented on pages, comprising c247 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures, newspaper articles, cricket cards, etc. Noted Australian captains from Bill brown to Ricky Ponting; Australian fast bowlers, spinners & batsmen; England with Sir Alec Bedser, Frank Tyson & Colin Cowdrey; international stars with Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Brian Lara, Wes hall, Richard Hadlee, Barry Richards. Wonderful starter collection
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'Players Scoring 100 Hundreds', A4 autograph card with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, John Edrich, Geoff Boycott, Len Hutton, Glenn turner, Denis Compton, Colin Cowdrey, Zaheer Abbas & Vivian Richards. Fine condit.
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D 1949 New Zealand Tour of England: Letters to NZ manager J.H.Phillips from the Duke of Beaufort, Lord Cornwallis & Air Marshall Sir Aubrey Ellwood. (3 items)
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Keith Miller: New South Wales official team photographs (5), for 1949, 1951, 1953 (2 different) & 1954, each with title and players names printed on mount, most about 43 x 35 cm. Fair/Good condition. Ex Keith Miller collection. (5 items)
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