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Sport & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:806
Sale Title:Sport & General MemorabiliaLots with images:356
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:499
Date:29-Mar-2007
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Fabulous Commonwealth Games group 1974-98, noted programmes from 1974 Christchurch (19), 1978 Edmonton (19), 1982 Brisbane (19), 1986 Scotland (4) & 1990 Auckland (5); plus range of books, official guides, tickets (61), ephemera; and souvenirs including towel, caps, tea-towel, T-shirts, bags, seat cushion & kite. (c150 items)
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Welsh Opening Ceremony Uniform, from 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, comprising Jacket, Shirt, Pants & Tie. Superb quality.
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Keith Miller's 'Australian Cricket Hall Of Fame' Award, a wall display, comprising etched glass with Miller's portrait and 'K.R.Miller' below, mounted on wooden board with plaque affixed 'Presented to the family of Keith Miller, on the occasion of his induction into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1996', overall 35 x 36 cm Exceptionally rare - one of the 10 original inductees to the Hall of Fame in 1996, and the first such award to be offered for public sale.…
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Postcards: 'Australian Cricket Hall of Fame - Ten Inaugural Inductees', complete set of postcards. Vg. (10)
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Keith Miller's M.B.E. Certificate, dated 2nd January 1956, with original envelope from central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood in London, addressed to 'Keith R. Miller Esq., M.B.E., C/O, the Australian cricket Team, Kensington Palace Hotel, London. Certificate with some toning. Together with press photograph of Keith Miller & Ian Johnson with Their MBEs, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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Keith Miller photographs: Wonderful collection of photographs (108) & pictures (5) of Keith Miller, mainly action shots & portraits, one signed. Fair/VG condition (126 items)
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Cricket photographs: Keith Miller's collection of photographs, from a youthful Miller batting for South Melbourne pre-World War II, to the 1980 Centenary test. Mainly action photographs from test matches. (43 items)
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Keith Miller photographs: collection of photographs (225), with many from Australian Tours, including Australian cricketers playing golf (14); Miller socialising with other cricketers; two watching cricket with Robert Menzies; reunions; plus postcards (6) and trade card. (232 items)
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Walter Lindrum: four photographs, one with Lindrum and Miller advertising Raiolcast Lawnmowers - 'Cuts Smoother Lawns like a billiard table'; another showing Walter Lindrum with Don Bradman. (4)
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Keith Miller Ephemera: Range with letters/brochures re Australia Cricket Hall of Fame, Fica International Cricket Hall of Fame, Woodfull-Miller Oval & Scg Walk of Honour; 1965 Passport; 1956 Beaverbrook Newspapers contract re 1958-59 & 1961 Ashes tours; magazines featuring Keith Miller (8); programmes (2) including scarce 1955 Wa v Nsw; newspaper banners/posters featuring Keith Miller stories (5); various menus (11), invitations (4), ephemera & cards; 'Service of Thanksgiving' booklets for Robert Menzies,…
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Team photographs: group of team photographs (10), includes 1948 Australia 'Invincibles'; 1956 Australia at WACA (faults) ; c1954-55 England; also real photo postcard 'First Australian cricket Team Touring West Indies & British Guiana March - June 1955'; also team pictures of 1946 Australia (4) & 1946 New Zealand (2). Fair/VG condition. (17 items)
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1942-46 Telegrams, includes one from Keith Miller 12 Dec.1942 at RAAF Po Parkes to Nswca stating he is available for Nsw v Australian Services match; others to Keith including death of his father and wedding congratulations. (14 items)
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World War II and Australian Services Team: Keith Miller's unique collection of photographs, noted lovely Squadron photograph; Miller with his Mosquito aircraft; the wreck of his Mosquito when he crash-landed in 1944 (causing the back injury that plagued his bowling career); wonderful array of photos of the Australian Services team's tour of Britain and India, (126 items)
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Australian Services Teams: Team photos showing the RAAF team (2 original & 1 reprinted); and the Australian Services team (4 different showing the team prior to matches, two showing Lindsay Hassett leading the team onto the field, and a fabulous shot of the team taking tea), the best collection of Australian Services team photographs we have seen. (10 items)
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1945 Australian Team, lovely photograph of Lindsay Hassett leading the Australian Services team on to the field in the match v England at Bramall Lane, Sheffield in June 1945, signed by the entire team, with 11 signatures - Graham Williams, Stan Sismey, Richard Whitington, Keith Carmody, Charles Price, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, James Workman, Reg Ellis, Cec pepper & Albert Cheetham; window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 53 x 45 cm a rare group of signatures on a pleasing photograph, with Keith…
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21-26 May 1945 Telegrams (3) to F/O Keith Miller congratulating him on his 105, which assisted the Australian Services team defeat England in the 1st 'Victory Test' at Lords. (3 items)
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Keith Miller & Cec pepper, lovely photograph of the pair walking aut to bat during the 'Victory test' series in England, signed by both
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19 Nov.1946 Telegrams to Keith Miller congratulating him on his score of 188 for Victoria v South Australia at Adelaide, to help defeat Don Bradman's team by 9 wickets. (3 items)
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20-29 Nov.1946 Telegrams to Keith Miller congratulating on his selection for the 1st Test v England at Brisbane. (36 items)
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30 Nov.- 6 Dec.1946 Telegrams to Keith Miller congratulating on his success in the 1st Test v England at Brisbane, includes two from St Kilda Football Club, and another that admonishes Miller to 'Cut out the Bodyline'. [Miller scored 79 and took 7/60 & 2/17, as Australia amassed a 1st innings of 645 (with Don Bradman 187 & Lindsay Hassett 128), to win the match by an innings and 332 runs]. (22 items)
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4-6 Feb.1947 Telegrams to Keith Miller congratulating him on his maiden Test century, 141 not out, in the 4th Test v England at Adelaide. (12 items)
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Feb.1947 Telegram to Keith Miller advising him that G'kwar Baroda is forming a team similar to Julien Cahn's XI, and offering Miller a minimum retainer of À600 plus all expenses. (Upon India attaining its independence in 1947, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda acceded to India. Baroda was eventually merged with Bombay state). Unusual item of cricket history
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England: Keith Miller's collection of photographs, noted press photographs (4) with captions on reverse, and a series of photographs (12) showing Bradman's Australian team at Balmoral Castle with the Royal Family. (16 items)
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour Of England: Group ex Keith Miller, including 23 Feb.1948 letter from Australian manager Keith Johnson regarding the tour; Menu for British Sportsman's Club luncheon to The Australian Cricket Team, with cover artwork by Tom Webster & signed by Lord Aberdare; Table Plan for the luncheon; plus scorecard for 2nd Test at Lords. (4 items)
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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)
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1949 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield shield Team, v Queensland at Briabane, 1949', and players names printed on mount, overall 33 x 23 cm Fair/good condition. (Miller with 80 & 6 wickets led NSW to victory by 15 runs), with Keith Miller collection certificate
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1949-50 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australian Touring cricket Team, South Africa 1949-1950', and players names printed on mount, overall 42 x 38 cm mount with tone spots & peripheral faults, Fair/good condition, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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1949-50 Australian Tour of South Africa: Wicket, split in half & hinged, signed by both teams, with 37 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris, Keith Miller, ray Lindwall, Dudley Nourse, Eric Rowan & Hugh Tayfield, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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1951 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield shield Team, v Queensland at Brisbane, 1951', and players names printed on mount, overall 38 x 30 cm good condition. (Ken Archer scored 104 & Arthur Morris 253. Match drawn), with Keith Miller collection certificate
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Letters To Keith Miller, c1951-99, most cricket related, includes British Prime Minister John Major, Mark Taylor, Bill Johnston, Len Newberry of Gray-Nicolls, Jim Swanton, Brian Johnston, J.Paul Getty, Leonard Cheshire Vc, Alan McGilvray, Fazal Mahmood. (52 items).
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1953 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Coronation Tour Australian Cricket Team 1953' printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, 18 signatures (a few faded), noted Alan Davidson, Jack Hill, Jim de Courcy, G.Davies (manager), Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Colin McDonald, Graeme Hole, Keith Miller & Don Tallon; window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 43 cm With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1953 Australian Tour of England: press photographs, with captions on reverse. Fair/VG condition. Ex Keith Miller collection. (16 items)
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1953 Australian Tour Of England: Table Cloth, signed at centre by Australia & England teams, and around edges by Leicester, Yorkshire, Mcc, Somerset, Hampshire, Glamorgan & Derbyshire; with 121 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, Don Tallon, Len Hutton, Alec Bedser, Denis Compton & Peter May. Table cloth with some age spotting, though a unique souvenir. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1953 Australian Tour of England: drinks tray, made by Holoplast Ltd, with 'Australian Visiting Team to England, Coronation year, 1953', and facsimile autographs of team; plus pewter half-pint beer mug decorated with badge 'Elizabeth/Coronation/1953' and engraved 'Bramall Lane, June, 1953'. Ex Keith Miller collection. (2 items)
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1953 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Cricket Team, v Queensland Sheffield Shield Team at Brisbane, November, 1953', and players names printed on mount, overall 43 x 30 cm Fair/Good condition. [Ken Archer scored 118 & Peter Burge 103; in Nsw's reply Arthur Morris scored 171 & Richie Benaud 153. Match drawn]. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1953 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'Nsw Cricket Association, Sheffield Shield Team v South Australia, Adelaide Nov.27-Dec.1, 1953', and players names printed on mount, overall 43 x 35 cm Fair/Good condition. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1954 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'Nsw Cricket Association, New South Wales v Queensland, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1st-5th January, 1954/ New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney Cricket Ground, 29th January-2nd February, 1954', and players names printed on mount, overall 35 x 28 cm Fair/Good condition. [Match v Qld drawn with Benaud 144n.o. Victoria won 2nd match - Miller 143 & Raymond Harvey 106n.o.]. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1954 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'Nsw Cricket Association, New South Wales v Western Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground, 5th-9th February, 1954', and players names printed on mount, overall 36 x 28 cm Fair/Good condition. [Nsw won - Benaud making 112 & taking 7 wickets]. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1954 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'Nsw Cricket Association, New South Wales v South Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground, 19th-23rd February, 1954', and players names printed on mount, overall 36 x 28 cm Fair/Good condition. [Nsw won - Briggs making 136 & Benaud taking 9 wickets]. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1955 First Australian Tour Of West Indies: Keith Miller's collection of photographs, noted two team photographs (one formal, other informal); two real photo postcards showing the team with players names; press photographs (4) with captions on reverse. G/Vg condition. Photographs from this tour are scarce. (8 items)
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South Australia Record Low Score: Press photograph of Keith Miller taking his 7th wicket, as Nsw skittled South Australia for a record low of 27 (Miller 7/12) at Scg in Nov.1955; plus 1955-56 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title and players names printed on mount, overall 30 x 27 cm Fair/Good condition. With Keith Miller collection certificate. (2 items)
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1956 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australia Team on Tour 1956, United Kingdom, India & Pakistan', and players names printed on mount, overall 51 x 39 cm good condition, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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1956 Australian Tour of England: Keith Miller's collection of photographs, noted press photos (12) with captions on reverse, and a series of photographs (7) showing the Australian team being introduced to Queen Elizabeth. Fair/VG condition. (19 items)
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1956 Australian Tour of England: pint beer glass, decorated with ' (kangaroo) / Australian cricket Tour/great Britain/1956', and facsimile signatures of Australian team, made by Decoramics Ltd. Worthing, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1963, 1967-78, 1996, 1998-99, the 1963 edition with limp yellow covers, others hardback. Fair condition. With Keith Miller collection certificate. (16 items)
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Keith Miller's Library, includes 11 books signed & endorsed to Keith by the authors, noted 'Simpson's Safari' by Whitington [Melb., 1967]; '100 Best Cricketers' by Merchant [Karachi, 1961]; 'Denis Compton - Cricketing Genius' by West [Lond., 1989]; also noted 3 of Keith Miller's own titles - 'Bumper' [Lond., 1953], 'Cricket Crossfire' [Lond., 1956] & 'Cricket from the Grandstand' [Lond., 1960]. Condition varies, Poor/G, hough inspection will reward. (35 items).
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1977 Centenary test: dinner menu, with c114 signatures including Don Bradman, Peter May, Colin Cowdrey, Jim Laker, Harold Larwood, Alec Bedser, Godfrey Evans, Lindsay Hassett, ray Lindwall; also Keith Miller's signed 'Centenary test match/ special Visitor's Ticket'. (2 items)
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Keith Miller's Souvenirs, noted two small glass mugs with initials 'K.M.'; 1977 Centenary Test ashtray & Beer Mug; two pairs of Mcc cuff-links; blazer pocket embroidered 'Abc Sport'; South African Cricket Union linen napkin. With Keith Miller collection certificate. (8 items)
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Keith Miller's SCG life Member's badge, with on front 'Sydney cricket & sports ground Trust/ life Member', and engraved on reverse 'Keith Miller MBE', in original presentation case, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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1980 Australian Tour of Pakistan, metal plate, 26 cm diameter, with Cricketer at centre with Pakistan & Australian Coats-of-arms, and text 'Australia in Pakistan 1980/ board of control for cricket, Pakistan', in original presentation box, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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Bill Ponsford, book 'W.H.Ponsford - His Record Innings-by-Innings' by George (signed by author) [Notts, 1986], plus 1982 signed letter fom Bill Ponsford to Keith Miller.
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Keith Miller's 1988 Bicentennial test plate, metal plate, 25 cm diameter, with Bicentennial test logo at centre, and engraved around edge 'K.R.Miller MBE, Benson and Hedges Bicentennial test Australia v England Sydney 29th January - 2nd February 1988', in original box, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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Autographs: Signed cricket ephemera - menus (5), newspaper picture, cover, P.O.Pack & scorecard. The highlight a 1988 Bicentennial Test menu with 5 signatures including Don Bradman, Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey & Michael Parkinson. Ex Keith Miller collection. (9 items).
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Autographs: Christmas Cards (5) from British Prime Minister John Major with facsimile autographs; plus signed photograph of jockey Lester Piggot. (6 items).
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'The blues Living Legends Team' New South WalesCricket cap, blue wool, embroidered 'NSWca' logo on front, in perspex display case, superb condition; plus 'The blues Living Legends' team sheet with 12 signatures - Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Allan Border, Alan Davidson, Bob Simpson, Steve Waugh, Brian Taber, Glenn McGrath, Neil Harvey, Richie Benaud & Norman O'Neill. (12 caps were presented to the members of the NSW legends team, and 12 caps were made available to the general public). (2 items)
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1852 'Sketches at Lords' lithographs (7) by John Corbet Anderson, comprising No.5 Alfred Mynn Esqr, No.6 Wisden, No.7 Fuller Pilch, No.8 Samson, No.9 Box, No.10 George Parr & No.12 Clarke (some damage, and each trimmed to about 12 x 20 cm, but could be restored and framed to great effect); 1881 match report Nsw & Victoria v Australian x I, at Scg, in 'The Midland Athlete' for May 4th 1881; plus Cricket prints (9) in mixed condition, noted c1900 prints of 'Sketches at Lord's Ground', comprising Nos.1-6,…
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1853-1906 cricket engravings: Mainly full pages from 'The illustrated London News' & 'The illustrated Sporting and dramatic News' with cricket engravings - noted double-page portrait of W.G. Grace (1888); 1880 'Cricket - England v Australia - at Kennington oval'; 1882 'Banquet to the Australian Cricketers at the Criterion'; 1884 'England v Australia at Lord's'; 1886 'The Australian Cricketers at Skegness'; 1857 'The new cricket ground Manchester' (opening year of old Trafford). Generally very good…
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'Lillywhite's Cricket Scores and Biographies of Celebrated Cricketers from 1849 to 1854. Vol.IV' by Haygarth [c1999 facsimile edition], grey cloth. [The original Vol.IV, published in 1863, is very rare].
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Cricket group, noted 1873 Nottingham v Sussex scorecard in poor condition; 2004 West Indies newspaper reporting Brian Lara's Test record 400 not out; autograph pages signed by Len Hutton & Norman Armstrong. (13 items)
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1874-75 East Melbourne Cricket Club: Member's Season Ticket, with red leather cover gold embossed 'E.M.C.C./ 1874-75'. Extremely rare and attractive
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1876-77 East Melbourne Cricket Club: Member's Season Ticket, with blue leather cover gold embossed 'E.M.C.C./ 1876-77', and attractive vignette of cricketer inside. Extremely rare and attractive
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1877-78 East Melbourne Cricket Club: Member's Season Ticket, with sepia leather cover gold embossed 'E.M.C.C./ 1877-78', and attractive vignette of cricketer and number '75' inside. Extremely rare and attractive
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'Marylebone Club, Cricket Scores and Biographies from 1855 to 1875, Being a Continuation of Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket Scores and Biographies from 1772 to 1854' by Marylebone Cricket Club (Arthur Haygarth) [London, 1877]- four volumes - Vol.VII 1861-1862; Vol.VIII 1863-1864; Vol.IX 1865-1866 & Vol.X 1867-1868, all ex library copies, beautifully rebound in red cloth. (4 items)
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1878 Australian Tour of England: engraving 'The Australian eleven', a supplement presented with 'The Australian Town & country Journal', 30th Nov.1878, with portraits of the Australian players, linen backed, some repaired faults, overall 54 x 66 cm rare and attractive
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1878 Australian tour of England scorecard from the 'Bramall Lane ground, Sheffield, grand cricket match, Yorkshire v Australia'
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1882 Cricket Engraving, 'New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney - The Ovation to Murdoch', engraving from 'The Illustrated Sydney News', window mounted, overall 51 x 40 cm [William Murdoch scored 321 - the first triple century in intercolonial cricket, 6 months prior to leading Australia to victory in the 1882 Ashes Test].
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1882-83 Melbourne Cricket Club: Member's Season Ticket, with sepia leather cover gold embossed 'M.C.C./ 1882-3', and signed inside by Ben Wardill (manager of the 1886, 1899 & 1902 Australian teams to England). Extremely rare and attractive
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1883 Cricket Engraving, 'A Funk Established: The Next Man In. Cricketing Sketch', engraving from 'The Australasian Sketcher', window mounted, overall 40 x 51 cm
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1884 & 1889 Engravings, 'The Philadelphia Cricket Team' & 'The Philadelphia Champion Team of 1889', hand-coloured engravings from 'Harpers Weekly', both window mounted, each overall 40 x 51 cm (2 items)
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1884 Australian Tour of England: rare fixture list 'Fourth Australian Team. Fixtures, 1884'. VG condition
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c1886-89 Engravings, 'The Newhalls, The Great American Cricketers', 'Cricket Match Lately Played at Harlem, N.Y.' & 'International Cricket Match on the Ground of the Germantown Club at Nicetown, Pennsylvania', two are hand-coloured, all window mounted. Two overall 41 x 51 cm, other 47 x 38 cm (3 items)
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Phil May: c1880s original cricket drawing by Phil May (English caricaturist, 1864-1903, recruited by the Sydney 'Bulletin' from 1886-88), signed by the artist lower right, window mounted, overall 41 x 51 cm
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1893 Australian Team to England: original Carte-de-visite photograph of the team with the title, 'Eigth Australian Cricketing Team, 1893' and players' names printed on mount (10.2 x 6.3 cm), produced by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co.Ltd. Very scarce
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Alec Bannerman, rare pencil drawing of Alec Bannerman, drawn during the 1893 Australian Tour of England, signed by the artist T.Taylor and dated 17/9/93. (Alec Bannerman played 28 Tests 1878-93, Australian test player No. 16)
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'Dr.W.G.Grace, Champion Cricketer of the World', c1895 cotton handkerchief, printed with portrait of W.G.Grace, biography, and record of his 100 centuries, minor soiling though very rare, overall 59 x 57 cm
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'Our Cricketers Past and Present', published by A.D.Jones in 7 parts [1896], bound together in one volume (without wrappers). Parts I-VI contain 144 photographs of English county cricketers; Part VII Special Australian number with 24 photographs including Australian teams of 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1893 & 1896; plus 1934 Players 'Cricketers 1934', complete set [50] in cigarette card album. G/Vg
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'The Jubilee Book of Cricket' by Ranjitsinhji [London, 1897]. Fair/Good condition.
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Sir Pelham Warner: Nice signature 'Plum' inside Christmas Card. [Plum Warner played 15 Tests for England 1898-1912, and was manager of the infamous 1932-33 Bodyline team].
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1899 Australian Team, original team photograph with players wearing their Australian caps and blazers, window mounted with title '10th Australian Touring Team, England 1899', players names and text 'Photograph Taken on the Occasion of Australians v Sussex, Hove 27,28,29 July 1899. Victor Trumper Scored 300 Not out. J. Worrall 128, match drawn', on mount, framed and glazed, overall 49 x 44 cm
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'Bat-v-Ball, Individual Cricket Records from 1864 to 1900' compiled by J.H.Lester [Nottingham, 1900], original paper wrappers (spine with some faults). Scarce.
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Sydney Cricket Ground, lovely group of membership badges, with 1903-04 (very rare), 1949-50, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57 & 1958-59. (6 items)
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Group, noted East Hampstead Cricket Club season membership tickets/fixture cards for 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909 & 1912, plus annual report for 1914; c1890s team photograph (unidentified, though possibly Binfield); two negatives showing Jim Laker; Players 'Cricketers 1938' [50] in album; scorecards (6); 1968 Hampshire autograph page with 11 signatures. (c18 items)
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Kent: Real photo postcard of 1904 Kent team; plus two photographs of Doug Wright, one showing him tossing coin with Australian captain Ian Johnson during 1956 tour. G/Vg. (3 items)
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1905 Australian Team, display comprising postcard 'Australian Cricket Team 1905', with 15 signatures - Reg Duff, Joe Darling (captain), Monty Noble, Bill Howell, Bert Hopkins, Syd Gregory, Algy Gehrs, Albert Cotter, Clem Hill, Victor Trumper, Philip Newland, Charlie McLeod, Warwick Armstrong & James Kelly, window mounted with superb photograph of Victor Trumper, framed & glazed, overall 33 x 66 cm
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1905 Australian Team, superb group of postcards published by T.Bolland, comprising Sid Gregory, M.A.Noble, P.M.Newland, W.P.Howell, C.E.McLeod, Clem Hill, Frank Laver, Victor Trumper, A.J.Hopkins & J.J.Kelly. Fine condition. (10 items)
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Postcards: Australian Eleven 1905' & 'The 12th Australian Team, 1905'. G/Vg. (2 items)
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Victor Trumper, signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic photograph of Victor Trumper in full flight, also signed by the photographer George W.Beldam, published by the swan electric engraving Company, London, 1st August, 1905; image size 38 x 30 cm, overall 76 x 57 cm upper right with minor holes and soiling in margins, though would look sensational framed. Rare and attractive
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Victor Trumper, match-used 'County Sports - The Victor Driver/ Specially made for Trumper & Carter, Sydney' Cricket Bat, with initials 'V T' etched on reverse in the ownership shoulder position; used by Victor Trumper to make 50 runs in 51/4 minutes off 10 balls whilst playing for Paddington in 1907. Good condition for a match used bat. A rare and important survivor from Trumper's career. [Victor Trumper played 48 Tests for Australia 1899-1912].
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Postcards: 'M.C.C. Australian 1907-8 Team'; 'The Australian Cricket Team, 1921'; plus 'Vale The Don 1908-2001' postcards (3) one each signed by Neil Harvey, Ron Hamence & Bill Brown. Vg. (5 items)
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Frank Laver's Australian Hat-Band, from the 1909 tour of England, green/gold hat band with wire embroidered '(Australian Coat-of-Arms)/Advance Australia/1909', displayed on a modern straw boater to stunning effect. Superb condition. Wonderful fore-runner for a collection of Australian 'Baggy Green' cricket caps. [Frank Laver played 15 Tests 1899-1909].
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1909 Australian Team, team photograph, titled 'The Australian Eleven, 1909', process lithograph, published supplement to the 'Referee', window mounted, overall 51 x 41 cm Central crease, otherwise good condition
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1909 Australian Tour of England: six original photographs taken by Charles Macartney, including one showing W.G.Grace. (6 items)
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Warren Bardsley, signature on piece, window mounted with superb original panel photograph (18 x 29 cm) by Bolland, from the 1909 Australian Tour to England, framed and glazed, overall 34 x 56 cm (Played 41 Tests 1909-26, including two as Captain)
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Jack O'Connor, superb original panel photograph (18 x 29 cm) by Bolland, from the 1909 Australian Tour to England, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 34 x 56 cm (Played 4 Tests 1907-09)
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Charles Kelleway & Jack Massie, signatures on pieces affixed to 'Australia Test Player' cards. [Kelleway played 26 Tests 1910-29; Massie played 16 matches for Nsw 1910-14]. (2 items)
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Cricket Literature: 'The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1928-29' by Baillie [Melb., 1928] (some cover soiling); '1929 Bussey Cricketers Diary' [Lond., 1929]; 'Don Bradman's Pictorial Test Record, S.Africa - Australia Cricket' by Davis [Sydney, 1931] (minor faults); 'Quest of the Ashes 1956' with scarce scoring sheet, published by Wrigleys [Sydney, 1956] & 'Cricketers from Australia' by Ross [Lond., 1956]; Annual Reports - Paddington District Club (3) for 1911-12, 1926-27 & 1927-28; Gordon District Cricket…
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1912 Australian Team, rare team photograph (22 x 16 cm), endorsed on the mount 'The Australian Team 1912', with 11 cricketers wearing their Australian caps, amd three others wearing their state caps, overall 51 x 41 cm
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1912 Australian Tour Of England: Rare fixture list 'XIV. Australian Team 1912 - In Pursuit of the Ashes' (laminated); plus scarce scorecard 'Lord's Ground, Australia v South Africa, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, July 15, 16, 17, 1912'. G/Vg. (2 items)
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1912 triangular Tournament - England/Australia/South Africa: full size cricket bat, ex Kent wicket-keeper Fred Huish, signed by England, Australia, South Africa, Essex, Northamptonshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Kent, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire, and a few legends from earlier times:- c166 signatures including C.B.Fry (England Captain), P.F.Warner, J.B.Hobbs, W.Rhodes, G.L.Jessop, Frank Mitchell (South Africa Captain), S.J…
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New South Wales: Original team photograph (20 x 15 cm) endorsed on front 'N.S.Wales Colts, East Melbourne Ground January 1913', window mounted, overall 40 x 50 cm
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