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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:761
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:602
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:528
Date:26-Oct-2010
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Rare scorecard 'Interstate cricket match, Victoria v South Australia, February 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th 1923. Official souvenir Scoring card, the Proceeds of the Sale of These cards to be Handed to the George Giffen Testimonial Fund'; plus 'Cricket coaching manual' by Arthur Richardson (Adelaide, 1947). (2 items)
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c1926 Cricket Bat, full size ‘M.C.C.Company’ Cricket Bat, signed on reverse with c45 signatures, many faded, though noted J.W.Hearne, M.Leyland, W.Rhodes, Bill Woodfull, Jack Ryder, Bert Oldfield, Tommy Andrews, Arthur Mailey & Clarrie Grimmett. Bat varnished (aged to a dark colour) and few minor faults
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Bill Woodfull: 1926 programme ‘Carlton Cricket Club, Smoke Night, Carlton Hall, Princes St., Carlton, Monday 22nd February 1926, in honor of Mr.W.M.Woodfull, Being chosen as a Member of the Australian Cricket Team visiting England’ (some soiling); also 1995 Bradman Foundation dinner menu signed Michael Slater & Alan Davidson; range of Don Bradman P.O.Packs (2), FDCs (3) & postcards (6). (13 items)
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1926 Victorian Team, official team photograph by Melba Studios in Sydney, noted Jack Ryder (Captain), young bill Woodfull and Stork Hendry, overall 37 x 30 cm. Good condition
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Maurice Tete: 'Tete Sails', original black & white drawing by Samuel Wells (1885-1964, 'Age' Sporting Cartoonist), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 43 cm. (Maurice Tete, a favourite of cartoonists due to his large feet, played in 39 Tests 1924-35)
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1931-32 South African Tour to Australia, full size 'Gradidge' cricket bat, signed by South African team, 16 signatures including Jock Cameron (Captain), Alex bell and Jim Christy. Bat in fair condition, though signatures quite clear
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1931-32 South African Tour to Australia, Christmas card 'Xmas Greetings, South African cricket Team 1931- 1932' from Horace (Jock Cameron) to his parents. (Jock Cameron played 26 Tests 1927-35, and died tragically of typhoid fever in 1935)
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1932-33 ‘Body-Line’ Tour: ‘The 1932-3 Victorious English Cricket Team’, supplement to 'The News' March 11, 1933, size 39 x 25 cm. Fine condition
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1932-33 ‘Body-Line’ Tour: ‘Australians Who Played in 1932-3 Test Series’, supplement to 'The News' April 8, 1933, size 44 x 25 cm. Fine condition
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1932-33 'Body-line' Tour: full page supplements to 'The News' - Victor Richardson, bill Woodfull, Bert Oldfield, Tim wall, Stan McCabe, Len Darling (2), Leo O'Brien & Ern Bromley (2); plus 1933-34 Supplements - Alan Kippax, Ben Barnett & Arthur Chipperfield, each 28 x 45 cm. All window mounted. Fine condition. (13 items)
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1934 Australian Tour to England: 'Australia's 18th cricket Tour of England 1934 souvenir' tour brochure by A.W.Simpson (Nottingham, 1934); scorecards for 2nd test at Lords and Surrey v Australia; plus postcard 'Australian cricket Team, England, 1934'. (4 items)
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C1934 Kent cricket cap, blue wool, embroidered Prancing horse logo on front, ex W.H.V.Levett. Poor/Fair condition. (Hopper Levett played 1 test 1933-34, and for Kent 1930-47)
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1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcards ‘Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37’, part set [14/20] (2 creased); 1932 Godfrey Phillips ‘Test Cricketers 1932-1933’ [25/38] + 10 spares; also 1956 Olympics programme for athletics, tickets (2) & autograph book with c42 signatures. (8 items)
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1936-37 England Tour to Australia, full size 'Slazenger' cricket bat, signed on reverse by England team, 18 signatures including Gubby Allen, R.E.S. Wyatt, Maurice Leyland, Walter Hammond, bill Voce and Hedley Verity. Signatures in very good condition
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1937 rare programme 'Fourth test match, England v Australia, Adelaide, Jan.29th.1937, official cricket souvenir' (Adelaide, 1937) (some tape on covers) ; also 'The Sporting Globe cricket book 1936-7'; 'The Ashes 1936-1937' with scarce scoring sheet (tone spots) ; folder 'Stars of the test Matches'. (4 items)
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Cyril Washbrook's England Touring test cap, navy blue wool, embroidered St. George and dragon on front, Simpson label inside endorsed 'C. Washbrook'. Good condition. (Cyril Washbrook played 37 Tests 1937-56)
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Don Bradman, print ‘Don Bradman, Mcg 3rd Test Versus England 1937’ by Michael Parker, signed by the artist and numbered 1376/1500, size 70 x 95 cm. With CoA
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1938 Australian Tour to England: 'Australian XI, English Tour 1938', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes (scarce) and bill brown
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1938 Australian Tour to England: 'Australian XI English Tour 1938' Orient line brochure; 'Australian cricket Tour 1938'; 'Australia V, the Counties (1878-1938' by Pogson (Birmingham, c1948); plus letter from manager W.H.Jeanes on 'Australian XI, English Tour, 1938' letterhead. (4 items)
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Cricket Scrapbooks (4), c1938-55, includes rare scorecard for 1924-25 1st Test in Sydney; books ‘The Ashes 1936- 1937’, ‘Australian Cricket Tour 1938’ & ‘Australia v The Counties (1878-1938)’; 1947 Calendar ‘England's Test Team, Season 1946-47’; also 1948 London Olympics athletics programme & 1958 Barbarians v Australia programme
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 'Souvenir and Programme of the Melbourne Cricket Club Centenary Celebrations, Melbourne, Saturday, December 10, 1938'; plus c1978-91 badges (14), passes (3), lady's tickets (12)
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‘Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1940’ (poor condition); plus ‘Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 2002’ & cricket books (5) including ‘Allahakbarries C.C. 1899’ by J.M.Barrie [London, 1950]; ‘Cricket Walkabout - The Australian Aboriginal Cricketers on Tour 1867-8’ by Mulvaney [Melbourne, 1967]. (7 items)
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Keith Miller, signature on ‘Miller - Cavalier’ print, limited edition 220/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 55 cm. With CoA. [Keith Miller played 55 Tests 1945-57]
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Ron Hamence, signature on full size ‘City Rubber Stores - Adelaide’ Cricket Bat, match used. [Ron Hamence played 3 Tests 1946-48 - one of the Invincibles]
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Don Bradman, signature on card affixed to full size ‘Sykes - Don Bradman’ Cricket Bat, match used, in attractive display case, overall 41 x 115 cm
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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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1948 Australia Tour to England: Tour Guides (2) - 'The Listener in test cricket book' (Melbourne, 1948) and 'Cricket 1948, the Australian Tour'; scorecards (3) - 2nd test at Lords, 3rd test at old Trafford and Middlesex v Australians; plus card signed by Arthur Morris. Good condition. (6 items)
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Don Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing Australian cap with SCG in background), signed by Don Bradman and the artist, limited edition 811/850, framed and glazed, overall 47 x 57 cm
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Don Bradman: 1991 (Mar.1st) type-written letter to Ashley Mallett, on Sir Donald Bradman letterhead, comparing Clarrie Grimmett with Arthur Mailey and Fleetwood-Smith, signed 'Don'
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Bill O'Reilly: 1949 (Feb.17) hand-written letter to a fan in Rhodesia, O'Reilly noting that he toured Rhodesia with the Australian Cricket Team in 1935-36, signed ‘W.J.O'Reilly’
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Signed Displays, noted Len Hutton, Arthur Morris (2), Ian Chappell (2), Alec Bedser, Rod Marsh, Ian Botham (2), Geoff Boycott (2), Ian Healy & Glenn McGrath. All window mounted, various sizes. (13 items)
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Samuel Wells (1885-1964, 'Age' Sporting Cartoonist), original black & white drawing re. 1950-51 England tour to Australia, featuring Lindsay Hassett, Don Bradman & Jack Ryder, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 65 cm
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Bill Johnston's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from the 1953 Coronation Tour to England, green wool, embroidered coat-of-arms and '1953' on front, Farmers/Sydney label inside endorsed 'W.Johnston', the cap is in fragile condition with some damage to right hand side and peak, and small moth holes all over cap. (bill Johnston played 40 Tests 1947-55 and was one of the Invincibles)
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1956 Australia Tour to England: wooden shield with Australian coat-of-arms and 17 signatures; autograph page with 8 signatures including Keith Miller, Neil Harvey and Ian Craig; 'Pando souvenir Tour Programme, 1956 Tests, Australia v England'; Christmas card from Neil Harvey; plus scorecards (5) including 2nd test at Lords and 5th test at Kennington oval. Good condition. (9 items)
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Miniature Bats: collection of miniature bats, signed by teams (20) including 1960 South Africa, 1961 England, 1962-63 Australia v England, 1977 Australia, 1980 West Indies; signed by individual cricketers (38) including Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, mark waugh, Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Michael Vaughan, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar and Alec Stewart
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Peter Carlstein's South Africa 1963-64 test cap, from the tour to Australia, green wool, embroidered springbok and 'S.A.1963-64' on front, made by L.J.Palmer of Johannesburg, endorsed inside 'Peter Carlstein', and signed. Very good condition. (Peter Carlstein played 8 Tests 1957-64, and was South African cricket Annual 'Cricketer of the year' in 1963)
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1964 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title ‘Australia v South Africa, Second Test, January 1st-6th, 1964, Melbourne Cricket Ground’ and players names printed on mount, noted Bob Simpson (captain), Bill Lawry & Tom Veivers, overall 37 x 35 cm. Good condition
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1965-66 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title ‘Australian Test Cricket Team, 1965-66, Fourth Test Match - Adelaide Oval, January 28-February 2, 1966, Australia 516 defeated England 241 and 266’ and players names printed on mount, noted Bob Simpson (captain), Bill Lawry & Doug Walters, overall 33 x 35 cm. Good condition
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Sir Garfield Sobers, signature on ‘Sobers - Brilliance All Round’ print, limited edition 116/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 55 cm. With CoA. [Gary Sobers played 93 Tests 1953-74, captaining the West Indies from 1964-65 to 1970-71]
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1966 West Indies Tour to England, full size 'Slazenger' cricket bat, signed by West Indies on front; plus Middlesex, Warwickshire, MCC and Lancashire on reverse, a total of 49 signatures including Gary Sobers, Conrad Hunte, Rohan Kanhai, Charlie Griffith and Wes hall. Good condition
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Tom Veivers' 1966-67 Australian ‘Baggy Green’ Test Cap & Blazer, both green wool, with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & ‘1966-67’ on front. Fine condition. [Tom Veivers played 21 Tests 1963-67]. (2 items)
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1967 England XI v Rest of the World XI, full size ‘Stuart Surridge’ Cricket Bat, signed by World XI & England XI on front; plus Lancashire, Glamorgan, Pakistanis & Somerset on reverse, a total of 73 signatures including Gary Sobers, Graham McKenzie, Graeme Pollock, Fred Titmus & Basil D'Oliveira. Good condition
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John Scholes' Carlton Cricket Cap, navy blue with embroidered ‘Ccc’ logo on front, signed inside by John Scholes. Good match-used condition. [John Scholes played 62 First Class matches 1968-82]
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1969 West Indies Tour to England, full size ‘Gunn & Moore’ Cricket Bat, signed by West Indies on front; plus Yorkshire, Somerset, Derbyshire & Surrey on reverse, a total of 65 signatures including Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Clyde Walcott, Fred Trueman & Ken Barrington. Good condition
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1969 West Indies Tour to England, full size 'Slazenger - Tom Graveney' cricket bat, signed by West Indies on front; plus Worcester and Surrey on reverse, a total of 44 signatures including Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs, John shepherd, Tom Graveney and Micky Stewart. Good condition
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1969 Australian Tour to Ceylon, rare tour guide ‘Official Souvenir, Board of Control for Cricket in Ceylon, Australian Tour 1969, October 16th-28th’
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1973 West Indies Tour to England, full size ‘Gunn & Moore’ Cricket Bat, signed by West Indies & Nottinghamshire on front; plus Gloucestershire, Sussex, Surrey & Leicestershire on reverse, a total of 74 signatures including Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks, Clive Lloyd, Tony Brown & Tony Buss. West Indies signatures faded
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1976 West Indies Tour to England, full size 'Lords international' cricket bat, signed by West Indies on reverse, 17 signatures including Clive Lloyd, Roy Fredericks, Michael holding and Andy Roberts
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Cricket Autographs: Team sheets (3) - 1983 NZ, 1990 Mcc & 1995 Auckland; plus range of programmes (3), menus (5), scorecards (7), photographs (3), 1982-83 England Xmas Card, cover & postcard - with c68 signatures. Noted Glenn McGrath, Graeme Hick, Tom Moody, Alec Bedser, Alec Stewart, Geoff Lawson, Andrew Flintoff & Dennis Lillee. (24 items)
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Graeme Wood's University Cricket Cap, deep blue with embroidered U.C.C. (of WA) logo on front, signed inside by Graeme Wood. Fine condition. [Graeme Wood played 59 Tests & 83 ODIs 1978-89]
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Benson & Hedges Advertising Poster: ‘Cricket 1979-80’, with results, and pictures of the Australian players, and England & West Indies teams, framed, overall 92 x 65 cm. Plus ‘Greg Chappell Wall Cricket’ game (73 x 85 cm)
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Dennis Lillee, full size 'County' cricket bat, signed by Dennis Lillee, mounted in display case with plaque giving details of Lillee's record, overall 18 x 98 cm. Limited edition 68/100
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Cricket prints: 1981 Lord's cricket print 'England v Australia, Lord's cricket ground 1886' (framed, 109 x 74 cm) ; plus 1980 Australian cricket print 'The first cricket match, New South Walesv Victoria, Sydney Domain 1857' (framed, 68 x 51 cm). (2 items)
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Len Pascoe's Australian Test Shirt (long sleeves), with embroidered ‘Acb’ logo on front, signed below ‘Len Pascoe 82’. [Len Pascoe played 14 Tests 1977-82]
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Mike Gatting's England Touring Test Cap, from 1984-85 tour to India, navy blue wool, embroidered St.George & Dragon on front, endorsed inside ‘Mg’. Good match-worn condition. Ex Bruce French's Benefit Auction, 1991. [Mike Gatting played 79 Tests 1978-95, including 23 as England captain]
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1984-85 England (Womens) tour to Australia, miniature cricket bat (37 cm long), signed by England team, with 16 signatures including Jan Southgate
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Geoff Marsh Testimonial: ‘Swampy’ team shirt, from Geoff Marsh's Testimonial match, with 11 signatures including Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Geoff Marsh, Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood, Mike Valetta & Guy McKenna
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1985-86 Australia v India, full size ‘County’ Cricket Bat, signed by Australia on front & India on reverse, with 24 signatures including Allan Border, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh & Kapil Dev. Good condition (couple of signatures with slight fading)
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1985-86 Australia v India, full size ‘Crocket’ Cricket Bat, signed by both teams, with 27 signatures including Allan Border, David Hookes, Steve Waugh & Sunil Gavaskar. Good condition (couple of signatures with slight fading)
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1986 New Zealand Tour to England, full size ‘Duncan Fearnley’ Cricket Bat, signed by both teams, with 28 signatures including Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Graham Dilley, Jeremy Coney, Richard Hadlee & Martin Crowe. Fine condition
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Bruce Reid's Australian Cardigan, navy blue, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on left breast, made by Pierre Balmain, with initials ‘Br’ on label. With CoA. [Bruce Reid played 27 Tests 1985-93]
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Bruce French's 1988 Bicentennial test cap, white wool, embroidered Australian Bicentennial logo and 'Bicentennial test/ Sydney 1988' on front, Albion C&D label signed 'Bruce French', plus small signed note. Extremely rare, identical caps were awarded to the England and Australian players who participated in the Bicentennial test, which was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the Australia day weekend, 1988, the only other examples we know to have come onto the market are Geoff Marsh's and Tim Robinson's…
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David Freedman's Bankstown Canterbury Cricket Cap, blue with embroidered ‘Bankstown Canterbury District Cricket Club’ logo on front, signed inside by David Freedman. Fine condition. [David Freedman played 56 matches for NSW 1991-99]
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Allan Border, print 'Captain Courageous' by d'Arcy Doyle, limited edition 1291/2500, signed by Allan Border and the artist, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 71 x 91 cm
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1990-91 England Tour to Australia, full size ‘Duncan Fearnley’ Cricket Bat, signed by England team, with 16 signatures including Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb, Mike Atherton & David Gower. Good condition
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1991 England v West Indies, 2nd Test programme signed by both teams, c32 signatures including Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb, Jack Russell, Viv Richards & Brian Lara; plus signed photographs of Richie Richardson & Courtney Walsh. Fine condition
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Paul Reiffel's Richmond Cricket Cap, yellow & black with embroidered ‘Rcc’ monogram on front, signed inside by Paul Reiffel. Good match-used condition. [Paul Reiffel played 35 Test & 92 ODIs 1992-99]
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Allan Border, signature on print 'Allan Border, Australian Captain' by Paul Fitzgerald, limited edition of 500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 77 cm
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Craig McDermott'S Australian One-Day Warm-Up Top, believed to be from 1994 South African tour, signed by Craig McDermott. Also 1938 Players ‘Cricketers 1938’, complete set [50], with the Bill Brown card signed. G/Vg
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Anthony Stuart's Waverley Cricket Cap, yellow with embroidered dolphins logo on front, signed inside by Anthony Stuart. Fine condition. [David Freedman played 26 matches for NSW 1994-99]
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Mark Waugh's Australian Tracksuit, from 1994 tour to South Africa, jacket & pants, the jacket signed on front by Mark Waugh and endorsed to his personal physiotherapist Lindsay. With CoA
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Ian Healy, print ‘The Boy from Biloela - Ian Healy’ by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by Ian Healy and the artist, limited edition 1260/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 95 cm. With CoA
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Shane Warne, print 'Around the Wicket - Shane Warne' by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by Shane Warne and the artist, limited edition 1443/1500, framed and glazed, overall 71 x 106 cm
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1995 West Indies Tour to England, full size ‘Duncan Fearnley’ Cricket Bat, with 20 signatures including Richie Richardson, Brian Lara, Junior Murray & Courtney Walsh. Fine condition
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England: signed photographs, noted Alec Stewart, Darren Gough, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Alan Mullaly, Phil Tufnell, Mike Watkinson, Gladstone Small, Neil Mallender & Alan Wells. (20 items)
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Don Bradman, display comprising set of 1995 ‘The Bradman Collection’ cards [16], with three cards signed by Don Bradman, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 75 cm
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Don Bradman, display comprising signed photograph of Bradman playing a cover drive, window mounted with two other photographs, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 65 cm
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