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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:908
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:685
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:595
Date:11-Feb-2009
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1948 Australian Tour to England: menu 'British Sportsman's club, luncheon to the Australian cricket Team 1948', with a total of 26 signatures throughout - front cover signed by Bradman & Tom Webster (cartoonist who drew the cover artwork); back cover signed by 9 of the 'Invincibles' - Bradman, Miller, O'Reilly, McCool, Tallon, Hamence, Loxton, brown & ring; other signatures including Maurice tete, H.D.G. Leveson-Gower & Leonard Cheshire VC. Central fold hardly detracts
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1948 'Invincibles', full size Cricket Bat signed by Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Sam Loxton & Bill Brown. Fine condition
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Don Bradman: 1948 programme 'Don Bradman Testimonial sports Parade, Melbourne Town Hall, Friday 3rd December 1948'. Scarce
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing Australian cap with Scg in background), signed by Don Bradman & the artist, limited edition 716/850, overall 46 x 56 cm. Together with horse racing print 'The Finish V.R.C. Spring Steeplechase, Flemington, 1868', by Thomas Lyttelton (1826-1876), Australian Racing Print 1981, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 102 x 80 cm. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, nice signature on poster 'A Salute to the 'Don' - Sir Donald Bradman', published by The Bradman Collection, Adelaide, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 65 cm
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Don Bradman, signature on front cover of programme 'The grand Bradman dinner, in Honour of Sir Donald Bradman's 90th Birthday, 27th August 1998'
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John Reid's New Zealand test cap, black wool, with embroidered silver fern on front, signed inside by John Reid. Very good match-worn condition. (John Reid played 58 Tests 1949-65, including 34 as New Zealand Captain, and was Wisden Cricketer of the year in 1959)
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Keith Miller: New South Walesofficial 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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New South Wales, official team photographs, for 1949, 1951 & 1953, each with title and players names printed on mount. Poor/Good condition. (3 items)
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Playfair Tour Guides, noted 'Cricketers from Australia' for 1953, 1956 & 1961; 'Cricketers from the West Indies' for 1950 & 1957; 'Cricketers from South Africa' for 1951, 1955 & 1960; 'Cricketers from Pakistan' for 1954; 'Cricketers from New Zealand ' for 1958. Good condition. (10 items)
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Cricket Books, noted 'Ashes to Hassett - A review of the Mcc tour of Australia 1950-51' by Kay [Altrincham, 1951]; 'Keith Miller - The Golden Nugget' by Whitington [Adelaide, 1981]; 'On Top Down Under - Australia's Cricket Captains' by Robinson [Sydney, 1975]; 'A Pictorial History of Australian Cricket' by Pollard [Melbourne, 1983]. (41 items)
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Percy Mansell's South Africa 1951 test cap, green wool, embroidered springbok and wire embroidered 'S.A.1951' on front, made by Foster of London, name-tag inside 'Mansell'. Very good condition. (Percy Mansell played 13 Tests 1951-55, and was South African cricket Annual 'Cricketer of the year' in 1955)
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1951-52 West Indies Tour To Australia: 'Playtime Midget' miniature Cricket Bat (48 cm long) signed on front by West Indies & on reverse by Australia, with a total of 29 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Ray Lindwall, John Goddard, Clyde Walcott & Alfred Valentine. Signatures good, miniature bat with some soiling
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Cricket books, noted 'The Playfair book of test cricket' in two volumes by Webber (London, 1952-53); 'The book of cricket Records' by Webber (London, 1961); 'The complete History of Australian cricket 1803-1995' in 5 volumes by pollard (Sydney, 1995). (36 items)
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1953 Australia Tour To England, full size 'Gradidge - Len Hutton' Cricket Bat, signed on front by Australia (mostly faded) & Leicester; and on reverse by Yorkshire, Worcester, An England XI, Mcc, Lancashire & The Rest. Bat varnished and looks attractive, though signatures on front faded and on reverse light though legible
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Prime Minister's XI: 1954-55 Prime Ministers XIV England, team photo showing both teams & Prime Minister, signed to mount by Sir Robert Menzies, overall 32 x 29 cm. Good condition, with Keith Miller collection certificate
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1956 Australian Team: lovely original team photograph (25 x 20 cm), noted Ian Johnson (Captain), Richie Benaud & Neil Harvey
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Don Bradman, signature on front cover of tour Guide 'Cricketers from Australia, The 1956 Tour Official Souvenir', also signed on reverse by Fred Trueman
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Menu for the 'British Sportsman's club luncheon to the New Zealand Cricketers, April 18th 1958, Savoy Hotel, London', with a guest list
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Len Maddocks' Australian 'Baggy Green' cap, from the 1960 tour to New Zealand, green wool, embroidered logo with bats, ball and stumps, 'Australia' & '1960' on front, 'Farmer's, Sydney' label inside endorsed 'L.Maddocks'. A very rare 'Baggy Green' used for teams representing Australia, but not playing in Tests. Len Maddocks played 7 Tests 1954-57, and 112 1st-Class matches 1946-68
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Len Maddocks' Australian blazer, from the 1960 tour to New Zealand, green wool, pocket with embroidered logo with bats, ball & stumps, 'Australia' & '1960', 'Farmer's, Sydney' label inside endorsed 'L.Maddocks'. Good condition. (Len Maddocks played 7 Tests 1954-57, and 112 1st-Class matches 1946-68)
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Peter Carlstein's South Africa 1960 test cap, black wool, embroidered springbok & 'S.A.1960' on front, made by L.F.Palmer of Johannesburg, signed inside 'P.Carlstein'. Very good condition. Carlstein played 8 Tests 1957-64, and was South African cricket Annual 'Cricketer of the year' in 1963
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1961 Australian Tour to England, full size 'Gradidge' cricket bat, signed by Australia & England teams on front, and Yorkshire, Lancashire & Worcestershire on reverse; 76 signatures including Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Bob Simpson, bill Lawry, Peter May, Brian statham, Fred Trueman & Ken Barrington. A few signatures faded, though most still legible
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Tom Veivers' 1963-64 Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of- Arms & '1963-64' on front, 'Farmer's' label inside endorsed 'T.Veivers'. Fine condition. [Tom Veivers played 21 Tests 1963-67]. (2 items)
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1964 Australian Tour to England: 'William Gunn' full size cricket bat signed on the reverse by the Australian & England teams, with a total of 29 signatures including Bob Simpson, Graham McKenzie, bill Lawry, Ted Dexter, Fred Titmus & Geoff Boycott; two England signatures faded, though bat varnished and other signatures in superb condition
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1968 Australian Team, large team photograph, with title 'Australian Cricket Team on Tour, 1968' with 25 faded signatures in upper & lower margins of the photograph, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 58 cm
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1975 Australian Team, team photograph, with title 'The 27th Australian Touring Team to the United Kingdom and Canada 1975', and players names included on photograph, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 26 cm. Good condition
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c1975 Cricket Bat: Full size 'Hawk - Alan Davidson Autograph' Cricket Bat, signed on front & reverse by c40 Australian cricketers, noted Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Ian Redpath, Garth McKenzie, Doug Walters, Ray Bright, Kerry O'Keefe, Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh & Graham Yallop. Some signatures fading
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1977 Centenary Test/Centennial Tour Souvenir: Album 'Australian Centennial Tour - 1977' containing P.O.Pack, First Day Covers & commemorative covers with special postmarks. Limited edition 35/750
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1977 Australian Tour To England, full size 'Slazenger' Cricket Bat, endorsed at top 'Jubilee Test 1977' and signed by Australia & England teams, with 24 signatures including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Doug Walters, Mike Brearley, John Lever & Bob Willis. England signatures faded, Fair condition
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Kim Hughes' Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, green wool, embroidered coat-of-arms on front, nicely signed 'Kim Hughes' under brim and on 'Albion' label. Together with signed photograph of Kim Hughes. (Kim Hughes played 70 Tests 1977-85, including 28 as Australian Captain)
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Kim Hughes' Western Australia cricket cap, black with embroidered 'WACA' monogram on front, signed inside by Kim Hughes. Kim Hughes played 70 Tests 1977-85, including 28 as Australian Captain; and for WA 1975-89
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Kim Hughes, superb signed colour photograph, size 31 x 43 cm. Limited edition 407/500. With CoA. Together with two black and white press photographs, each 25 x 17 cm, showing Kim Hughes introducing Queen Elizabeth to the Australian team. (3 items)
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Framed cricket Displays: Noted Don Bradman; Sir Richard Hadlee; 'The Final campaign, a Testimonial to Steve Waugh'; 'Australia's Finest, Australian cricket Team'; Benson & Hedges advertising posters for 1977-78 & 1990-91; facsimile team sheets for 1948 Australian Team & 1979-80 West Indies Team. (8 items)
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Paul Hibbert's Sheffield shield Winners medal, engraved on reverse 'Sheffield shield, 1978-79, Winners, Victoria, P.A.Hibbert', in original Angus & Coote presentation case. Paul Hibbert played 1 test 1977-78, and 78 matches for Victoria 1974-87
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Paul Hibbert: player's medal, with text 'Sir Robert Menzies Memorial cricket match/ Prime Minister's XIVersus England', and engraved at centre 'P.A.Hibbert, 1982', in original presentation case. Paul Hibbert played 1 test 1977-78, and 78 matches for Victoria 1974-87
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Aluminium cricket bat, 'Dennis Lillee - Combats' cricket bat, the controversial aluminium bat. Very good condition, with attractive display case, overall 28 x 104 cm. (one of the most infamous incidents in Lillee's career occurred at the WACA cricket ground in December of 1979. Australia were playing England, and were in trouble at the end of the first day, at a score of 8/232 with Lillee not out. When the second day of play began, Lillee emerged onto the field carrying not the traditional willow bat, but…
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Cricket Art: 'The End of the Season' & 'The Pub Team' by Buffey, watercolours, both signed lower right and titled in lower left margin, framed & glazed, each overall 69 x 53 cm; plus Murray Gill (Australian, 1944- ): Lithographs 'Mad Dogs in Malaya - 'Keep 'Em Up'' & 'That One Nipped in from Leg', both signed 'Gill '82' and numbered 18/20 in lower margin, window mounted, framed & glazed, each overall 55 x 66 cm. (4 items)
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David Boon's Tasmania cricket cap, Baggy Green with embroidered 'Tasmanian Tigers' logo on front (cricket ball & stumps over Tasmanian tiger), signed inside by David Boon. Good condition. David Boon played 107 Tests 1984-96, and for Tasmania 1978-99
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Mike Gatting's England Training cap, with embroidered St.George & dragon on front, signed to brim 'Mike Gatting, India 1984-5'. Fine condition. (Mike Gatting played 79 Tests 1977-95)
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Tim Zoehrer's Australian 'Baggy yellow' one day international cap, yellow wool, embroidered Australian coat-of-arms on front, Albion label inside signed 'Tim Zoehrer'. Fine condition. Tim Zoehrer played 10 Tests & 22 ODIs 1985-94
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Geoff Marsh's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, green wool, embroidered coat-of-arms on front, Albion label inside named to Geoff Marsh and signed. Geoff Marsh played 50 Tests 1985-92
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Geoff Marsh's Australian Blazer From 1998 Commonwealth Games, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'XVI Commonwealth Games/ Kuala Lumpur 1998' on pocket. Superb condition. Plus his 1998 Commonwealth Games backpack. Marsh succeeded Bob Simpson as Australian coach in 1996. 1998 was the first (and, to date, only) time that cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. South Africa won gold, Australia won silver & Nz won bronze. (2 items)
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Geoff Marsh's 'Swampy, old WA' cricket cap, from Geoff Marsh's Testimonial match, yellow with black visor. Fine condition, signed by Geoff Marsh on front
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1986-87 Australian Team, 'County' cricket bat, signed on front by Australian team, with 10 signatures including Steve Waugh, Dean Jones & Bruce Reid. Good condition
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c1986-87 Australia/West Indies/Pakistan: 'Buffalo Sports' Cricket Bat, signed on front by Australia & West Indies teams, and on reverse by Pakistan, with 43 signatures including Allan Border, Rodney Hogg, Simon O'Donnell, Kim Hughes, Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Javed Miandad & Zaheer Abbas. Good condition
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1988 England Team, official team photograph, with title 'England Tour of New Zealand and bi-Centenary of Australia 1988' and players names printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, 19 signatures - Mike Gatting (Captain), Phil de Freitas, David Capel, Jack Richards, Eddie Hemmings, Neil Fairbrother, John Emburey, Bruce French, Peter Austin (scorer), Peter Lush (manager), Micky Stewart (team manager), Chris broad, Martyn Moxon, Tim Robinson, Paul Jarvis, Neal Radford, bill Athey, Graham Dilley &…
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1988 Bicentennial test, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, signed on reverse by Australia & England teams, with 29 signatures including Allan Border, David Boon (184 not out), Dean Jones, Mike Gatting & Chris broad (139). Bat with plastic cover, so signatures in superb condition
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C Pakistan: Group with 1989-2004 signed cricket envelopes (8) -signatures include Imran Khan, Hanif Mohammed & Zaheer Abbas; match tickets (18 - including 2 signed); unsigned cricket envelopes (10); also 1957-79 Pakistan First Day Covers (74); 'The Classic John Wayne Collection' magazines (15). (125 items)
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Greg Chappell: cricket prints 'Prestige in Willow', 'Prestige in History' & 'Prestige in leather', published by the Greg Chappell cricket centre, printed by Prestige litho, Brisbane, each signed by Greg Chappell and numbered 190/200, each framed and glazed, overall 50 x 69 cm. (3 items)
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Allan Border, print 'Captain Courageous' by d'Arcy Doyle, limited edition 1152/2500, signed by Allan Border & the artist, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 72 x 91 cm. With CoA
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Australian & English test Cricketers: signed 8 x 10' photos of Australian (7) & English (7) cricketers, noted Bob Simpson, Doug Walters, Justin Langer, Ian Chappell, Alec Bedser, Ian Botham, David Gower & Graham Gooch. (14 items)
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India & Sri Lanka test Cricketers: signed 8 x 10' photos of India (10) & Sri Lanka (10) cricketers, noted Sachin Tendulkar, Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Ganguly, Ranatunga, Jayasuriya, Vaas & Muttiah Muralitharan. (20 items)
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Test Cricketers: signed 8 x 10' photos of South Africa (10), West Indies (4), New Zealand (8) & Zimbabwe (2) cricketers, noted Kirsten, Klusner, Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Barry Richards, Clive Lloyd, Brian Lara, Martin Crowe, Richard Hadlee. (24 items)
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English test Cricketers: signed 10 x 8' photos of English Cricketers, specially prepared with background of English flag, noted Ian Botham, Mike Brearley, Graham Gooch, Derek Randall, Geoff Boycott, Graeme Hick, Darren Gough, Andrew Flintoff, Michael Vaughan, David Gower & Kevin Peterson. (24 items)
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Pakistan test Cricketers: signed 10 x 8' photos of Pakistan cricketers, noted Shahid Afridi, Salman butt, Shoaib Malik, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammed Yousef, Younis Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad & Imran Khan. (28 items)
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Pakistan Test Cricketers: Signed 10 x 8' photos of Pakistan cricketers, with background of Pakistan flag, noted Imran Khan, Hanif Mohammad, Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas, Saeed Ahmed, Asif Iqbal, Intikhab Azam, Sadiq Mohammed, Wasim Bari, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Yousuf, Sarfraz Narwaz, Mushtaq Ahmed & Shoaib Akhtar. (43 items)
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Pakistan test Cricketers: signed 4 x 6 inch photos of Pakistan cricketers, noted Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Waqar Younis, Saleem Malik, Sarfraz Narwaz, Wasim Bari, Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Hanif Mohhamed, Majid Khan, Imtiaz Ahmed, Fazal Mahmood, Waqar Hasan, Alimuddin, Intikhab Azam, S'ed Ahmed, Javed Burki & Javed Akhter. (100 items)
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Test Cricketers: signed 4 x 6' photos of caricatures of Australia (10), South Africa (4), New Zealand (8), India (5), Sri Lanka (3) & Zimbabwe (1) cricketers, noted Adam Gilchrist, Richie Benaud, Bob Simpson, Graham McKenzie, Dennis Lillee, mark Taylor, Shaun Pollock, Glenn turner, Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, Mohammed Azharuddin & Jayasuriya. (31)
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English test Cricketers: signed 4 x 6' photos of caricatures of England cricketers, noted Alec Bedser, Ted Dexter, Bob Willis, Mike Brearley, Graham Gooch, Bob Taylor, Derek Randall, Mike Gatting & Dickie bird. (26 items)
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1990-91 Sheffield shield Winners medal, player's medal in original Angus & Coote presentation case, not engraved. Medal superb, case with some internal soiling. (Victoria defeated NSW to win 1990-91 Sheffield shield)
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Graham Gooch: Medal 'City of London', 44 mm diameter, in red presentation case inscribed inside lid 'City sports, 1992, To, Graham Gooch, Captain of England, In Appreciation'. Graham Gooch played 118 Tests 1975-95, including 34 as captain
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Justin Langer's Western Australia one day cricket cap from the 2000-01 season, with an embroidered 'Western Warriors' logo on the front and signed by Justin Langer on the brim
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Justin Langer's ACB Chairman's XI cap, from the 3rd lilac Hill match - ACB Chairman's XIV West Indies (the 1st match of the 1992-93 West Indies Tour of Australia), lilac with green bands, with embroidered lilac Hill logo on front, signed inside by Justin Langer. Superb condition. (the lilac Hill matches, first played in 1990-91, have generally been the first tour match of visiting teams. Caps are extremely rare - only 15 are awarded each year: 12 to players, one to cricket Australia, one to Midland cricket…
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Cricket Bats: Full size 'Pure Sport Cricket Bat, with five signed 1995 Futera 'A Collection of Great Australian Cricketers' cards affixed - Keith Slater, Graeme Thomas, John Gleeson, Tom Veivers & Neil Hawke; plus 'Pure Sport' Cricket Bat, endorsed on front 'Sheffield Shield, Victoria 77/78, Openers', and signed by Julien Wiener & Paul Hibbert. (2 items)
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Signed cricket bat, 'County' cricket bat, with 9 signatures on front, noted Dennis Lillee, Doug Walters & Justin Langer. Good condition
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Paul Harvey: Original caricature watercolour paintings - 'Batsman', 'Fast Bowler', 'Spinner', 'Keeper', 'Fielder' & 'Umpire', each signed by the artist 'Harv', each overall 29 x 42 cm. (6 items)
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Adam Gilchrist's batting gloves, both signed, one endorsed 'To Keith, Thanks for Your Help, Adam Gilchrist, 189no, 95/96 sterling silver Final'. (Gilchrist's heroic 189n.o. Unfortunately did not bring WA victory, the match was drawn & South Australia won the Sheffield shield on better record in qualifying)
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Paul Wilson's Australia A One-Day Cap, yellow & green with embroidered 'Acb' logo on front, and 'Australia/ A' on reverse. Fine condition. With Paul Wilson collection certificate. Paul Wilson played 1 Test & 11 ODIs 1997-98
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Ricky Ponting's Australian Test Shirt (short sleeves), from c1997-98 Season, with embroidered Australian Coatof- Arms & Ansett sponsor's badge, signed above Coat-of-Arms. Fine condition
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