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Sporting Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:447
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:151
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:284
Date:16-Dec-2009
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1930 Australian Tour to England: Australian Team photograph, with title 'Lancashire Cricket Ground 1930' and players names on mount, overall 30 x 27 cm. The photograph shows most of the players wearing their Baggy Green caps, and the team includes Bill Woodfull, Archie Jackson & Don Bradman (in his record breaking year). VG condition.
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Ted A'Beckett's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from the 1930 Ashes series, green wool, with wire embroidered coat-of-arms & '1930' on front, Scholium label endorsed 'E.L.A'beckett'. One small hole, otherwise very good match-used condition. (Ted A'Beckett played 4 Tests 1928-32). Extremely rare
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Ted A'Beckett's Australian test blazer, from 1930 Ashes Tour, green wool with yellow silk trim, Australian coat-of-arms & '1930' on pocket in gold and silver wire and coloured silk. (Ted A'Beckett played 4 Tests 1928-32. Australian test player No. 128). Very rare and attractive
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Ted A'Beckett's St Kilda Cricket Club Cap, black, with embroidered 'StK.C.C.' badge on front. Good match-worn condition
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Ted A'Beckett's Melbourne University Cricket Club Cap, black, with embroidered 'Mucc' logo on front; plus his Melbourne Grammar school/cricket cap. Good match-worn condition. (2 items)
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New South WalesCricket cap, baggy blue with embroidered 'NSWca' badge on front, c1930, owner unknown, from the Ted A'Beckett collection. Few small holes, otherwise good match-worn condition.
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1930s Cricket Bat: 'Gunn & Moore' Cricket Bat, with over 90 cricket signatures including 7 teams - 1931 South Africa (11 sigs); 1933 New Zealand (13 sigs); 1932-33 England Bodyline! (14 sigs); 1934 England (9 sigs); 1934 Australia (15 sigs); 1935-36 England (14 sigs); 1937 New Zealand (16 sigs). The cricket signatures include Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, E.R.T.Holmes, Douglas Jardine (the English Body-line captain), Curly Page, Jock Cameron. Some signatures faded, though bat in generally good…
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1931-32 South African Team to Australia, official team photograph, with title 'South African Cricket Team, Touring Australia, 1931-32', and players names printed on mount, noted H.B.Cameron (captain), D.P.B.Morkel, Ken Viljoen & Sandy Bell, window mounted, overall 46 x 37 cm. Good condition (some faults to mount).
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'Googlies' by Hordern [Sydney, 1932]; plus 'Googlyman - The Story of Hv 'Ranji' Hordern' by Smith (signed by author & numbered 156/300) [Tasmania, 2005]. (2 items)
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D Harold Larwood, signed letter & two signed newspaper pictures; plus envelope in which they were sent to Ceylon. [Larwood, the fast bowler at the centre of Body-line, played 21 Tests 1926-33. England Test Player No.225]. From the Percy Samara-Wickrama cricket autographs collection
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Bill Bowes, signed photograph, signed newspaper picture & signed page; plus envelope in which they were sent to Ceylon. [Bowes, one of the Body-line fast bowlers, played 15 Tests 1932-46. England Test Player No.264]. From the Percy Samara-Wickrama cricket autographs collection
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D Douglas Jardine, group with signed hand-written letter and two signed newspaper pictures; together with envelope in which they were sent to Ceylon. (Jardine played 22 Tests 1928-34, famous body-line Captain. England test player No. 235). From the Percy Samara-Wickrama cricket autographs collection
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Tour Guides: 'Australia's 18th Cricket Tour of England 1934 Souvenir' by A.W.Simpson [Nottingham, 1934]; 'The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1936-37'; 'Australian XI English Tour 1938' Orient Line brochure; '1946-7 Sporting Globe Cricket Book' (with scoring sheet intact). (4 items)
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'In Quest of the Ashes 1934 - The Don Bradman Souvenir Booklet and Scoring Records' published by Wrigleys, with two of the scarce scoring sheets; plus '1936-1937 The Ashes - The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records' [Sydney, 1936], with scoring sheet. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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'The Globe Cricket Hints' by Bradman, Oldfield, Mailey & Moyes [Sydney, 1934]; 'The Jim Russell Cricket Book of the 1938 Australian XI' [Sydney, 1938]; 'Bradman 1927-1941' by Roberts [Birmingham, 1944]. Fair/Good condition. (3 items)
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Team Photographs: 1935 Nsw team; 1986-87 England team; plus reprinted team photographs 1954-55 Australia (signed Keith Miller); 1958-59 Australia (signed Richie Benaud & Norm O'Neill); 1959-69 Australia (signed Neil Harvey, Norm O'Neill, Colin McDonald & Sam Loxton); 1964 India v Australia (3 signatures including Brian Booth). (11 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1935', original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1936', original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition.
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Pc 1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', part set [10/20] comprising Fingleton, Grimmett, Oldfield, O'Reilly, Allen, Fagg, Hardstaff & Verity. Good condition. Scarce. (8 items)
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1936-37 England Tour Of Australia, 'Test Cricket. A Souvenir of the Test Matches between England and Australia in 1936-37' published by The Mercury [Hobart, 1936], with four stapled cards & 5 printed scorecards with neat hand-written details throughout. Fair/Good condition. Scarce
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