| Auction House: | Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd. | Number of lots recorded: | 574 | | Sale Title: | Sporting & General Memorabilia | Lots with images: | 468 | | Auction Location: | Melbourne | Prices available: | 348 | | Date: | 30/09/2009 | | |
| Lot | Description | Price | Image | | *** | Jack Crawford, nice signature on card. [Jack Crawford played 12 Tests 1905-08. England Test Player No.146. He also played for South Australia 1909-14, and was a member of the Australians tour to North America in 1913 & Nz in 1914]. From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection. | *** |  | | *** | Ernie Hayes, nice signature on card. [Ernie Hayes played 5 Tests 1905-12. England Test Player No.148]. From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection. | *** |  | | *** | Victor Trumper, signature on lower right margin of superb half-tone offset lithographic print 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, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 63 x 58 cm. Rare and attractive. | *** |  | | *** | 1906 Kinsella postcards, set of 6 humorous postcards depicting boy cricketers, published by Langsdorff & Co, London. Fair/G. | *** |  | | *** | Charles Macartney, superb signed photograph of Macartney in his Australian cap and blazer, 14 x 20 cm. [Charles Macartney played 35 Tests 1907-26, Australian Test Player No.90]. | *** |  | | *** | J.B.Hobbs, collection of correspondence between Brian Bassano & Jack Hobbs - two signed hand-written letters (1949 & 1951); signed card & note re his 70th Birthday; signed card re his Knighthood; 3 envelopes addressed in Hobbs' handwriting & aerogramme with Hobbs' name and address as sender. [Hobbs played 61 Tests 1907-30. England Test Player No.157]. (9 items) | *** |  | | *** | J.B.Hobbs, signature on real photo postcard; also Herbert Sutcliffe postcard with facsimile autograph. [Hobbs played 61 Tests 1908-30; Herbert Sutcliffe played in 54 Tests 1924-35]. (2 items) | *** |  | | *** | c1908 J.J.Miller (Melbourne) '1907-08 England Team', 14 different postcards. Fair/Vg. (14 items) | *** |  | | *** | Cricket Photographs: Collection including Australian War Memorial photograph of WW1 Cricket in Gallipoli; c1975-82 photographs of Australian Test Players (62); reprinted photographs (28) re Ray Lindwall. Intereting collection, inspection will reward. (c147 items) | *** |  | | *** | Cricket Flask, English pewter, made by Troika, c1920s, in shape of half cricket ball. | *** | N/A | | *** | 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1922', rebound in brown cloth, preserving front wrapper (without back wrapper). Fair/Good condition. | *** |  | | *** | Albert Hartkopf's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from the 1924-25 Ashes series, green wool, with wire embroidered Coat-of-Arms on front, Hardings Mercery label endorsed 'Hartkopf'. Two small holes (one repaired) otherwise good match-used condition. [Albert Hartkopf played 1 Test in 1924-25 Ashes series contributing 80 to Australia's then record Test score of 600]. Extremely rare - only 5 'Baggy Green' caps from before 1930 have been sold in the past 20 years. | *** |  | | *** | Ernest Tyldesley's Cricket Bat From 1926, full size 'Windett & Smith - Ernest Tyldesley' Cricket Bat, signed by Tyldesley in the ownership position, and endorsed '1926, Average 123.08, 12 Successive Innings - 144, 69, 144*, 226, 51, 131, 131, 126, 106, (Eng) 81, 44, 139, 85'. It was later signed by the 1932 England Body-Line Team - 16 signatures including Douglas Jardine, Wally Hammond & Harold Larwood. The bat has been re-inforced with twine at base, and shows results of its heavy usage.… | *** |  | | *** | Cricket Group: 1926 Players 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip', complete set [50]; 1937 Godfrey Phillips 'Sportsmen - Spot the Winner', complete set [50]; c1948 post-card size promotional trade card for 'Discbat Cricket' game; 1956 Ashes tour group with 'England v Australia Souvenir Score card and Fixture List' published by Meltonian (white cleaner); postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, 1956'; team photo with facsimile autographs on reverse; 1956 scorecard Mcc v Australians with 5 signatures - Graveney, Harriso… | *** |  | | *** | Cricket Books, noted 'The Test Match Surprise' by Jack Hobbs [London, 1926]; 'W.G.Grace' by Darwin [London, 1948]; 'The Complete History of Australian Cricket 1803-1989' in 5 volumes by Pollard [Sydney, 1987-90]; 'Cricket in Australia' Volumes 1-6 [Melbourne, 1981-86]; 'The Bradman Albums' in 2 volumes [Sydney, 1987]. (26 items) | *** |  | | *** | Cricket Ashtray, silver-plated, decorated with Kangaroo batting, made by Stewart Dawson, 7 cm tall. | *** |  | | *** | 1926 Australian Tour Of England: Silk Scorecard for Final Test Match at Kennington Oval, 17 x 30 cm. | *** |  | | *** | Elsternwick M.U. Cricket Club, group including Minute Book covering the years 1929-49; Cricket Scoring Books (8) from 1939- 52; letters, receipts, rule books. Condition varies though very interesting. | *** |  | | *** | Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald Bradman: First Test Century' by Dave Thomas, size 63 x 53 cm. | *** | N/A | | *** | Don Bradman, modern print 'The World's Champion Batsman. Don Bradman, Aged 21 Years', limited edition 119/350, size 32 x 45 cm. | *** | N/A | |
