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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:950
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:703
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:592
Date:17-Aug-2010
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Group with 1906 rare programme 'South African Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting, 1906'; medallion for 1st Fifa World Cup '1e Campeonato Mundial de Football Montevideo 1930' (worn); attractive badge 'Fifa 1904-1954'; football medallion with on reverse 'Malakoff 1956'; attractive 'Mecico 1970' badge; 'Fifa Fair Play' medal. Also Harry Kewell & Mark Viduka, signatures on full-page magazine pictures. (7 items)
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Circa 1920 French sports advertising poster, with caricature by has of a sportsman holding various items of sporting equipment including rugby ball, football, boxing gloves, running spikes, golf club, tennis racket, etc, and a space for advertising local sports events, published by 'Affiches Kossuth, Paris'. Linen backed, overall 49 x 58 cm
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1935 Pattreiouex 'Sporting Events and Stars' [37/96 + 2 spares]; plus range of other 1930s sports cards (14). 1947-48 New Zealand Kiwis autograph page with 16 signatures including Len Jordan, Maurie Robertson, Rex Cunningham & Charlie McBride; also 1973 Great Britain v Australia programme (first time R/L Test v Australia played at Wembley). 1969 'Souvenir Football Budget' Grand Final Sturt v Glenelg; plus scarce soccer programme Socceroos v Nigeria at Fulham (27 Nov.2007). (Total 57)
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'Champions' print by Bryan Membrey, signed by the artist & numbered 43/500, noted Don Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Lionel rose, Haydn Bunton & Evonne Goolagong, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 111 x 90 cm (with CoA). Also Keith Miller signature & endorsement on magazine cover picture, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 41 x 45 cm. (2 items)
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Sport Displays: Poster 'Shane Warne - King of Spin'; plus framed photographs of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath & Mark Skaife. All framed & glazed, various sizes. (4 items)
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Group, noted Tony Ronaldson's signed South East Melbourne Magic basketball singlet; Tony Ronaldson's Titans basketball singlets (2 - one signed by Ronaldson, other with 5 signatures); plus 'Slam Dunk' Basketball with 5 signatures from South East Melbourne Magic's 1996 Championship team. (4 items)
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Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier, signatures on action photograph from their 1975 'Thrilla in Manila', limited edition 75/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 59 x 49 cm.
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Muhammad Ali: Display 'I Am The Greatest', with nine action photographs, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 118 x 69 cm.
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'Hall of Fame', Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame print by Bryan Membrey, signed by the Inaugural Inductees - Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon & Barry Michaels, also signed by the artist and numbered 254/300, framed & glazed, overall 74 x 67 cm.
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1994 Commonwealth Games Australian Blazer, navy blue, double-breasted, with gold Australian Coat-of-Arms & '1994 Commonwealth Games Teams, Victoria BC Canada' embroidered on pocket, made by Sportscraft. Ex Keith Connor, Australian athletics coach, winner of gold medals at the Commonwealth Games 1978 & 1982, European 1982; & bronze in triple jump at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. (Also see Olympics lots).
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1998 Commonwealth Games Australian Blazer, deep green, with Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'XVI Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur 1998' embroidered on pocket, made by Fletcher Jones. Ex Keith Connor, Australian athletics coach.
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'first Victorian eleven. First Intercolonial match. Played at Sydney, 1859. Won by Victoria by 2 Wickets.' lithograph, 1859, with illustration of the team with players names (nicely repaired tear at base, otherwise good condition), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 43 x 35 cm.
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The Mcc Portfolio of Cricketing Prints, limited edition of fine oleographs, from six of the most outstanding oil paintings in the collection at Lord's, set no.28/500, comprising:- 'Mr Hope of Amsterdam' by Jean Francois Sablet, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 73 cm; 'Cricket at Christchurch 1850', framed & glazed, overall 84 x 61 cm; 'W.G.Grace' by Archibald Stuart Wortley, painted in 1890, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 71 cm; 'On the Playing Fields at Eton', framed & glazed, overall 64 x 57 cm;…
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1873 cricket belt buckle, with 'Cricket' in shield surrounded by bats, ball, stumps & wreath. Hallmark on reverse dates manufacture of buckle to Nov.1873. Good condition
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1885 & 1886, rebound in one volume, (preserving front wrapper of 1886, lacking other wrappers). Fair/good condition (some tone spots). Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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'vanity Fair' cricket print: 'Yorkshire cricket' (Lord Hawke) by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), colour lithograph, published Sept 24 1892, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 33 x 47 cm. Ex Craig McDermott.
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1893 south of England Team: original team photograph of the south of England team that played the north of England at Hastings on 11th-13th September 1893, noted W.G.Grace (Captain), Billy Murdoch (former Australian Captain), A.E.Stoddart, J.J.Ferris, W.W.Read & J.T.Hearne, overall 41 x 33 cm. Superb condition.
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1893 north of England Team: original team photograph of the north of England team that played the south of England at Hastings on 11th-13th September 1893, noted Ernest Smith (Captain), Charles de Trafford, Bobby Peel, W.Attewell & John Briggs, overall 41 x 33 cm. VG condition.
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'vanity Fair' cricket print: 'Ranji' (K.S.Ranjitsinhji) by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), colour lithograph, published Aug.26th 1897, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 47 cm. Ex Craig McDermott collection
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Bill Ponsford, lovely signature on picture of Ponsford's batting stance, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 31 x 41 cm. [Bill Ponsford played 29 Tests 1924-34]
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Circa 1924 cricket bat, full size 'Gradidge Imperial driver' cricket bat, signed on front & reverse by 14 teams - Kent, Middlesex, Sussex, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Surrey, Notts, Lancashire, Worcestershire, Essex, Leicester, Gloucestershire, South Africans & Warwickshire, with c162 signatures including J.B. Hobbs, Douglas Jardine, H.W. Taylor, Frank Woolley, Frank Mann, Arthur Gilligan & Lord Tennyson. Bat varnished (aged to a dark colour) and few minor faults, though an excellent collection of cricket…
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1924-25 England Team, full size 'T.H.Prosser & Sons' Cricket Bat, match-used, signed on reverse by England team, 18 signatures including Arthur Gilligan (captain), J.W.H.T.Douglas, A.P.F.Chapman, J.B.Hobbs & Frank Woolley. The signatures have been improved for display purposes.
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1926 Victoria's world record Score: silk scorecard 'World's Record Score in First Class Match, Victoria V New South Wales, Played at Melbourne on 24th, 27th, 28th and 29th of December, 1926', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 41 cm. Ex umpire J.Richards, together with pocket watch engraved on reverse 'Presented to J.Richards, By the V.C.Umpires Assocn, As a Token of Esteem, 1932'; and few press clippings. (Victoria's score of 1107 includes bill Ponsford 352, Jack Ryder 295, bill Woodfull 133 &…
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1926 Victorian Team, official team photograph by Melba Studios in Sydney, noted Jack Ryder (Captain), young bill Woodfull & Stork Hendry, overall 37 x 30 cm. Good condition.
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Carlton cricket club, lovely group of membership badges (9), with 1927-28, 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1939-40, 1940-41 & 1946-47; plus Members Season Ticket for 1953-54, lady's Tickets for 1953-54 (2) & football Season 1954 (2). Also Sydney Cricket Ground 1980-81 badge & Bicc badge. Scarce group. (16 items)
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1930 England v Australia 2nd test at Lords, (Bradman scored 254, Duleepsinhji 173, Woodfull 155 & Chapman 121), full size 'B. Warsop' cricket bat signed on front by England & Australia, and on reverse by Sussex, Essex, Glocestershire, Middlesex & Yorkshire, with a total of 81 signatures including A.P.F. Chapman, J.B. Hobbs, Walter Hammond, bill Woodfull, Victor Richardson, Don Bradman & Archie Jackson. Bat in Fair/good condition.
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Test Cricketers: Signed autograph cards (112), nice collection c1931-2009, with cricketers from England (19), West Indies (15), South Africa (12), India (21), New Zealand (23), Sri Lanka (12) & Pakistan (10); noted Sir Alec Bedser, Keith Fletcher, Graham Gooch, Mike Gatting, Fred Titmus, Alec Stewart,Ron Headley, Lance Gibbs, Wavell Hinds, Peter Pollock, Alan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, V.V.S.Laxman, K.Srikkanth, Harbhajan Singh, Sir Richard Hadlee, Walter Hadlee, Chris Cairns, Muttiah Muralitharan, Younis Khan.…
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Framed cricket Displays: signed action photographs/pictures (5) c1931-71 - Alec Bedser & Denis Compton; Rohan Kanhai, Jim Parks & Philip Sharpe; Tony Greig, Mike Proctor & Eddie Barlow; Colin Cowdrey, Alan Knott & Asif Iqbal; Leslie Ames. All window mounted with captions, framed & glazed, various sizes. (5 items)
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Framed cricket Displays: signed action photographs/pictures (5) - Leslie Ames; Cyril Washbrook; Tom Graveney; Len Hutton, Godfrey Evans & Dudley Nourse; Godfrey Evans & Dudley Nourse. All window mounted, framed & glazed (one, no glass), various sizes. (5 items)
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'Anti Body-line' by Alan Kippax & Barbour [English edition, London, 1933], original printed wrappers. Fair condition. An Australian view of the body-line controversy
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'The Sporting English? from front line to body line - a Commentary by a man in the Street' (Sydney, 1933), minor tones, though a very good copy of this scarce body line book.
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on action picture, window mounted with Brian Clinton's colour bookplate 'Record Partnership' from his book 'The Art of Bradman', commemorating the record 2nd wicket partnership of 451 by Bradman & Ponsford in the Fifth test 1934, framed and glazed, overall 33 x 45 cm.
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1934 Australian Team, full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman' cricket bat, signed on front by the Australian Team, with 20 signatures - bill Woodfull (Captain), bill O'Reilly, Len Darling, Tim wall, Ben Barnett, Alan Kippax, bill brown, Bert Oldfield, W.bull (treasurer), Harold Bushby (manager), Ern Bromley, W.Ferguson (scorer), bill Ponsford, Hans Ebeling, Fleetwood-Smith, Stan McCabe, Don Bradman, Dr.Rowley Pope (1 test 1884-85), A.E.James (masseur) and Clarrie Grimmett. Bat varnished, so signatures in VG…
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1934 England v Australia, full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman' cricket bat, signed on reverse by Don Bradman in ownership position, and below by English and Australian teams, with 29 signatures including Bob Wyatt, Herbert Sutcliffe, Walter Hammond, Leslie Ames, Ken Farnes, bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, bill Ponsford and Bert Oldfield. Fair/good condition.
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Don Bradman, signed photograph of the Don wearing his NSW cap, c1934, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 60 cm.
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Don Bradman, signed photograph of Bradman playing a straight drive, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 70 cm.
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1940s-50s cricket books, noted 'The game's, the Thing!' by Rodney (London, 1946); 'History of the Tests' by Sydney Smith (Sydney, 1946); 'Cricket in the blood' by Dudley Nourse (London, 1949); 'Cricket Heritage' by Edrich (London, 1948); 'Mr cricket, the Autobiography of W.H.Ferguson' (London, 1957); 'Just My story' by Len Hutton (London, 1956); 'Behind the Stumps' by Godfrey Evans (London, 1951); 'Cricket My world' by Walter Hammond (London, 1950). (28 items)
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1948 Australian Team, original photograph (16 x 20 cm) showing 8 members of the team boarding a TAA aircraft, with 8 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and Ron Hamence.
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Cricket Prints: 'The Invincibles - 20th Australian Team tour - Great Britain, 1948' (framed, 90 x 80 cm); plus 'The Greatest Batsman of All Time - Sir Donald Bradman 1908-2001' (framed, 58 x 48 cm). (2 items)
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Alec Bedser, display comprising signature on colour picture, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 35 x 43 cm. [Played 51 Tests 1946-55, selected as an all rounder in Bradman's best team]
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Australian test Cricketers: collection of autographs beautifully presented on pages, comprising 40 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures & information, noted Ian Craig, John Gleeson, Des Hoare, Trevor Hohns, John Dyson, Brad Hodge, Jeff Hammond, Murray Bennett, Wally Edwards, Tony Mann & Lindsay Kline
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Imperial Tobacco Co. Advertising Artwork: Original artwork showing batsman in action, oil on board, for Imperial Tobacco Co. (of Great Britain & Ireland) Limited, with label on reverse dated 1.Jan.1953, overall 61 x 91 cm
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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. Ex Keith Miller collection.
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1957 Stan McCabe - bill O'Reilly Testimonial match, display comprising official team photo, window mounted with 2-page letter from NSWCA to Len Maddocks, advising him of his selection, teams, etc; framed & glazed, overall 91 x 51 cm
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Walter Walmsley's Cricket Bat, match-used 'Gradidge - Len Hutton' crickat bat, endorsed 'W.Walmsley' in ownership position, and signed below. Bat varnished to a dark shade. (Wally Walmsley played 37 first class matches for NSW, Tasmania, Queensland & Northern Districts (NZ) 1945-60; and coached in Tasmania & Queensland)
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1964-65 Australian Team: page headed 'Australia v Pakistan, Allowances', showing pay & signatures of Australian players & umpires, including Bob Simpson, bill Lawry & Ian Chappell. VG condition
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1971 Australian Team, full size 'Stuart Surridge - Ian Redpath' Cricket Bat, signed to front by the Australian team, 11 signatures including Ian Chappell, Ian Redpath, Dennis Lillee & Tony Dell. Handle rubber perished, otherwise Fair/Good condition.
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1974 Australia v England, size 3 'Princeton driver' cricket bat, with 1974 England on front (13 signatures), and on reverse 1974 Australia (12 sigs) & former test Players (19 sigs), includes Dennis Lillee, bill O'Reilly, Ian Chappell, John Edrich, Colin Cowdrey, Dennis Amiss & Leslie Ames. Good condition.
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Cricket Books, including 'Cricket's Biggest Mystery: The Ashes' by Willis [Adelaide, 1982]; 'The Century Makers - The Men Behind the Ashes 1877-1977' by Tyson [Melbourne, 1980]; 'The Doug Walters Story' by Laws [Adelaide, 1981]; 'Australians Abroad - Australia's Overseas Tours' by Whitington [Melbourne, 1983]. (35 items)
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1977 Centenary test: Centenary test folio 1977 limited edition print 'Melbourne cricket ground (Henry Burn 1862)', with 10 signatures below - Don Bradman, bill O'Reilly, Lindsay Hassett, Leo O'Brien, Sam Loxton, bill Ponsford, George Tribe, ray Lindwall, Ern McCormick & bill Johnston, overall 32 x 30 cm. Lindwall & Johnston signatures faded
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Greg Chappell, original hand-painted caricature by Applegate, signed by the artist at lower left, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 51 x 61 cm; plus pair of aboriginal art prints by Malla (Dale Oliver), both signed and numbered by the artist, and endorsed to Greg Chappell (each window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 50 x 63 cm). (3 items)
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1977-78 world series cricket, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, signed on front by world series cricket Australia, West Indies & world teams, with 46 signatures including Ian Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards, Tony Greig & Imran Khan. Good condition.
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Charles Moodie (1947-, Australian): 'The Last Four of the Day' original cricket painting, showing batsman in action, oil on board, signed by the artist lower left, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 66 cm.
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Cricket Books, noted 'A History of West Indies Cricket' by Manley [London, 1988]; 'Geelong's Blazing Century - Runs & Wickets Since 1862' by O'Dowd [Geelong, 1989]; 'Hundreds and Hat-Tricks - The History of Pomborneit Cricket Club' by O'Neill [Camperdown, 1986]; 'The History of the Richmond Cricket Club' by Tyson [Melbourne, 1987]. (37 items)
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Cricket Autographs: Displays, envelopes & cards (12 items) with a total of 67 signatures, noted displays of Dennis Lillee & Jeff Thomson, envelopes signed by 1982 England & 1994-95 England; also books 'The Courage Book of Australian Test Cricket 1877-1974', 'The Courage Book of VFL Finals' & 'Maroon & Blue - Recollections and Tales of the Fitzroy Football Club'. (15 items)
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Signed Books (6), noted 'The Larwood Story' by Harold Larwood & Perkins (signed by both) [Sydney, 1982]; 'Tiger Among the Lions' by Ian Chappell (with 8 signatures) [Adelaide, 1972]; 'Abc Cricket Book - Mcc Tour of Australia 1965-66' signed by Graham McKenzie; also Rod Marsh signed print; mini-bat with 1956 Australian team facsimile autographs; 'Brightly Fades the Don' with faked Bradman signature. (9 items)
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Felix Topolski (1907-89): 'Eton v Harrow, Cricket at Lords, 1983', screenprint, signed by the artist lower right, numbered 81/300 lower left, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 100 x 62 cm.
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Signed cricket bat, full size cricket bat, with c43 signatures on front, noted bill Lawry, Keith Stackpole, Bob Hawke (Prime Minister), Leo O'Brien, bill O'Reilly & Tony Greig. Handle-rubber deteriorating, otherwise good condition.
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Signed cricket bat: full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, signed on front by Pakistan c1983-84, with 13 signatures including Javed Miandad; and on reverse a further 10 signatures including Brian Lara, Joel Garner, Desmond Haynes & Ian Healy
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Queensland Team of the Century, display comprising photograph of the living members wearing their Queensland Team of the Century Caps, surrounded by 8 signatures & 4 facsimile signatures, limited edition 22/25, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 79 x 68 cm. Ex Craig McDermott collection.
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Craig McDermott: Display with action photograph window mounted with career statistics, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 48 cm; Australian Masters One-Day Shirt, with 'Australia', '82' & 'McDermott' on reverse, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 98 x 107 cm; plus reprinted 'Vanity Fair' Cricket Prints- 'English Cricket' (Hon.Alfred Lyttelton) & 'A Tested Centurion' (J.B.Hobbs), both framed & glazed, each overall 39 x 54 cm. Ex Craig McDermott collection. (4 items)
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Australia's 1993-94 World Series Cricket Victory, display comprising photograph signed by Allan Border, Shane Warne & Craig McDermott, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 31 x 40 cm. Also Allan Border Tribute display with colour photograph of both teams, signed & endorsed 'Billy, Thanks for all your support, Allan Border', window mounted with 1986 team photograph R.J.Hadlee's XI v Central Districts, framed & glazed, overall 79 x 42 cm Ex Craig McDermott collection. (2 items)
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England Test Jumpers, one with long sleeves, other sleeveless, both with embroidered Crown over 3 Lions on front, the sleeveless jumper endorsed on label 'Ern'. Ex Craig McDermott collection. (2 items)
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1985 world Championship of cricket, full size cricket bat signed by all 7 teams - Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka - with 98 signatures including David Gower, Allan Border, Clive Lloyd, Richard Hadlee & Sunil Gavaskar. Superb condition.
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1985 New Zealand v Pakistan, full size 'Gunn & Moore' cricket bat, endorsed '1st Ever Test Win Over Pakistan in NZ', and signed by both teams, with 24 signatures on front including Geoff Howarth, Richard Hadlee, John Reid, Javed Miandad & Zaheer Abbas. in attractive display case, overall 20 x 96 cm.
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1986 Australian Team, 'Sanspareils-Greenlands' cricket bat, signed by the Australian team, 15 signatures including Allan Border, David Boon & David Gilbert. Fine condition
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing NSW cap with SCG in background), signed by Don Bradman and the artist, limited edition 452/850, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 57 cm.
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1987-88 England Tour to New Zealand, full size 'Hadlee' cricket bat, signed to front by both teams, 27 signatures including Jeff Crowe, Richard Hadlee, Mike Gatting & Tim Robinson. Good condition, in attractive display case, 20 x 96 cm.
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