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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:429
Sale Title:Sporting & General Memorabilia Session 1Lots with images:221
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:289
Date:5-Nov-2008
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Canadian Cricket trophy: cricket ball with silver plaque attached, engraved 'D.C.L., a Record of 107 Wickets, T.G.Reed, Average 5.7 1928', mounted in silver/Bakelite stand with glass lid. (Note: on 1932 Australian Tour of North America, T.Reed played for the Mainland all-stars v Australians, Don Bradman retired on 110).
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Cricket Group, noted range newspaper articles from 1932-33 Bodyline series to Don Bradman tributes; newspaper banners re Bradman's death; newspaper 'The Cricketer' Vol.1 No.3 [Brisbane, 1962]; 'Test Match Pictorial' [Plymouth, 1976]; colour picture from 1960 Tied Test; c1950s team photograph - players with Smcc on caps; Australia Post - two Don Bradman window decals. (c60 items)
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P-33 'Body-Line' Tour: group of Herald Feature service real photo postcards 'England v Australia, 2nd Test, Played at Melbourne, 1932-3, (Won by Australia by 111 Runs)', with printed captions on reverse, noted 'Bradman's Duck', 'Hammond's Brilliant Catch', 'Larwood's First Wicket in Second Test', 'Hammond Bowled', 'Jardine Out!', 'Mccabe's Duck', 'Woodfull's Triumph'. Extremely rare and attractive. (14 items)
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: Lovely lithographed picture of 'S.S.Orontes 1933', with facsimile signatures of the whole England team, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 35 cm. Superb condition.
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: display 'Bodyline, England in Australia 1932-33', comprising signatures of Don Bradman & Douglas Jardine on pieces, plus signed picture of Harold Larwood, window mounted with 5 other pictures, framed & glazed, overall 91 x 73 cm
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Don Bradman, signature on reprinted 1932 Australian National travel Association poster 'Go Out to Australia For the Test Matches, Sept.1932 - Mar.1933' (original artwork by Percy Trompf), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 89 cm. Very attractive.
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Bradman & Ponsford Walking Out To Bat, 'Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford, At The Oval, London, 1934' print by Walters, signed by the artist and numbered 233/1000, produced by Melbourne Cricket Club (1998), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 79 cm
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Hans Ebeling: Carlton Ware Loving Cup 'Bath & West & Southern Counties Society', made by W&R, Stoke on Trent. Small internal crack, otherwise fine. Obtained on 1934 Australian tour to England. [Hans Ebeling only played one Test in 1934, though he led Victoria to Sheffield Shield wins in 1934-35 & 1936-37, and was a Mcc committee man for 45 years]. Also see cricket autograph pages section
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1935-36 Australian Tour to India & Ceylon: lovely photograph (29 x 22 cm) showing both the Australian & Indian teams, that played at Lahore 10th-13th January 1936. Minor insect damage, though extremely rare.
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1936 Amalgamated Press postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', almost complete set of Australians (9/10) comprising Bradman, brown, Chipperfield, Darling, Fingleton, Fleetwood-Smith, Grimmett, McCabe & Oldfield. Good condition. Scarce. (9 items)
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Joe Hardstaff's England Touring test cap, blue wool, embroidered St.George & dragon on front, E.C.Devereux maker's label inside endorsed 'J.Hardstaff'. Cap in poor condition with moth holes. (Joe Hardstaff played 23 Tests 1935-48, touring Australia in 1936-37 & 1946-47).
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Don Bradman, large colour photograph of Angelika Erbsland's portrait of Bradman walking out to bat, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 75 cm. (Angelika Erbsland won the 1993 Archibald prize - Packing room prize for her portrait of horse trainer, Colin Hayes).
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1937 New Zealand Team: 'Coronation Year' menu, from S.S.'Orion', 16th May 1937 (during Glamorgan v New Zealand ers match at Cardiff arms Park), nicely signed in ink by New Zealand, with 15 signatures including Curly page, Giff Vivian, Jack Dunning & Sonny Moloney. Good condition Few grease spots. Very rare.
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1938 Kangaroo Ashtray, very attractive metal ashtray decorated with bat wielding kangaroo, 19 cm tall, engraved around edge 'For The Ashes 1938', and 'B.G.E.' (British General Electric), also marked on base 'Gec of England' & 'Bgec 1938'.
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Framed and glazed official team photograph of the '1938 Australian Cricket Team in Great Britain' with the playerss names printed on the mount, endorsed on the photograph 'To Tom My Pal, Ern McCormick 1939', and signed on the mount by the entire Australian team, seventeen signatures including Don Bradman, Sidney Barnes, Bill Brown and Lindsay Hassett
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Don Bradman, signature on reprinted 1938 'Elasta-Strap' poster (original artwork by Walter Jardine), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 74 x 93 cm. Very attractive.
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1940-41, 1941-42, 1947-48, 1948-49 & 1949-50, all made by K.G.Luke. (5 items)
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Keith Miller, print 'Sporting Legends - Keith Miller, Australian Cricketer' by Brian Clinton, signed by Keith Miller and the artist, numbered 0/500, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 76 x 104 cm.
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Test Cricketers: Signed autograph cards (70), nice collection with cricketers from India (35), South Africa (11), Pakistan (11), Sri Lanka (11) & West Indies (2), noted Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, V.V.S.Laxman, B.S.Chandrasekhar, Peter Pollock, Jonty Rhodes, Keppler Wessels, Shoaib Akhtar, Muttiah Muralitharan & Sanath Jayasuria. Plus Sachin Tendulkar signed miniature bat. (71 items)
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1947 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team, v Queensland at Brisbane, October 1947', and players names printed on mount, overall 33 x 23 cm. Good condition. (Rex Rogers' 124 helped Queensland to a hard-fought 2 wicket win), with Keith Miller collection certificate.
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Don Bradman & Lindsay Hassett, display comprising small picture of 1947 Australian Team, with superb contemporary signatures of Bradman & Hassett, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 35 cm.
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Sam Loxton's Australian 'Baggy Green' 1948 'Invincibles' Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Coat-of-Arms and '1948' on front, endorsed on Farmers label 'S.J. Loxton'. Very Good condition. (Sam Loxton played 12 Tests between 1947-51).
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1948 Australian Tour to England: photograph of RMS 'Orontes', with 49 signatures on mount, including Don and Jessie Bradman, the 1948 Australian Cricket team - Lindsay Hassett, Bill Brown, Arthur Morris and Ray Lindwall (only Sid Barnes missing - he hated signing!); also Arthur Mailey self-caricature on photograph; several members of Australia's 1948 Olympic team, noted Billy Boyd (boxing), Peter Gardner (athletics), Len Fenton (yachting) and Ray Weinberg (athletics); Archbishop Robert of Perth, superb…
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1948 Australian tour to England, original press photographs (most with captions on reverse), including one titled 'The Don Is Here', and another showing Don Bradman & Colin McCool at catching practice. (6 items)
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Australian Autographs: Signed photographs (12), cards (2) & Centenary of the Ashes PSEs (2), noted Bill Brown, Neil Harvey, Graham McKenzie, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, David Boon, Ian Healy, Michael Slater, Mark Waugh, Dean Jones, Paul Reiffel & Merv Hughes. (16 items)
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1948-49 England Women In Australia: Team photographs, the England Team with 16 signatures on reverse including Molly Hide (captain), Betty Snowball & Eileen Whelan; the Australian Team with 12 signatures on reverse including Mollie Dive (captain), Lorna Larter & Joan Schmidt. Fine condition. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald Bradman' by John Christie, signed by the artist, limited edition 1078/1500, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 107 cm.
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Don Bradman, Bendigo Pottery 'Sir Don Bradman' caricature jug, very attractive with brown glaze, 15 cm high, limited edition 1012/3000; plus Centenary Test Character Jug, made by Bendigo Pottery, with heads of Greg Chappell and Tony Greig, 17 cm tall.
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Don Bradman, nice signature on poster 'Bradman Museum/ Bowral Nsw Australia', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 109 x 75 cm.
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Don Bradman, signature on 'Don Bradman' print by Brian Clinton, also signed by Clinton & numbered '0/1000 Artist Proof', published by the Bradman Museum, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 104 cm.
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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, print 'Sir Donald and His Trusty Blade' by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, numbered 123/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 70 x 89 cm. Published by Queensland Cricketers' club to commemorate the Centenary of Sheffield cricket 1992
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Don Bradman, nice signature on souvenir programme 'Celebrating 100 Years Of Sheffield Shield Cricket, South Australia vs New South Wales, 18-21 December 1992, Adelaide Oval'
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Don Bradman, original painting by Vincent Fantauzzo (whose portrait of Heath Ledger was a finalist in this year's Archibald Prize), oil on paper, signed by Don Bradman at centre left, and signed by the artist lower right, framed, overall 60 x 73 cm.
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Don Bradman, original painting by Vincent Fantauzzo, oil on board, signed by Don Bradman at centre left, (unsigned by artist), overall 40 x 51 cm.
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Don Bradman, original painting by Claude Fantauzzo, oil on paper, signed by Don Bradman at centre left, and signed by the artist lower right, framed, overall 47 x 59 cm.
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'452 Bradman Express': Train Set created to honour the life and legend of Don Bradman, through the acclaimed artistry of Brian Clinton, with O scale train designed to run on Ho guage track; Sets 1-8 including Locomotive & tender, coaches (7), track, power pack & controller. Very attractive and unusual item of Bradmania.
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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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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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Cricket Collectables: 1953 Australian Tour of England, group with scarce tour guide '1953 Australian Cricket Tour' published by T.Ross [London, 1953]; scorecards (4); scarce ticket 'Australians versus Combined Services'; plus 1993-2005 Ashes Sreies: Programmes (9); Scorecards (11) & Tickets (3). (29 items)
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Richie Benaud's Australian 'Baggy Green' 1957-58 Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Coat-of-Arms and '1957-58' on front, endorsed on Farmers label 'R. Benaud'. Vg condition, usual wear spot on brim where cap has been rubbed while being taken off. (Richie Benaud played 63 Tests 1951-64, including 28 as Australian captain. Benaud's slow maturing bore rich fruit in South Africa in 1957-58, when he took 30 Test wickets and made 327 in seven innings (once not out) for an average of 54.5. in all matches on that…
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1958-59 England Team, official team photograph, signed by entire team, 21 signatures - the 6 at top of photo in white ink are clear - Roy Swetman, Fred Trueman, Peter Loader, Willie Watson, J.Mortimer & Peter Richardson, others are faded, overall 31 x 26 cm; plus mounted photograph of Godfrey Evans signing autographs. (2 items)
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Cricket Literature: 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1960 & 1961 (rebound with original covers); books (4) including 'Unders and Overs' by Greg Chappell (signed by Greg Chappell, Bruce Yardley & Dennis Lillee) [Sydney, 1981]; 'Merv Wallace - A Cricket Master' by Romanos (6 signatures including author, Merv Wallace & Bert Sutcliffe) [Wellington, 2000]; 'Ranji - A Centenary Album' by Raiji [Bombay, 1972]; Tour Guides & Programmes: c1965-92 range of tour guides & programmes (10). (16 items)
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Cricket Autographs: Signed photographs (8) & postcards (2), noted Geoff Boycott, Richard Hadlee, John Edrich, Brian Statham & Allan Lamb; plus 1994 Somerset team sheet. (11 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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1966-67 Australian Team, original photograph, with title 'Australian Tour of South Africa 1966/7' and players names printed on mount, with 16 signatures on mount (5 faded) including Bob Simpson (captain), Tom Veivers, Graham McKenzie & Keith Stackpole, framed & glazed, overall 40 x 32 cm
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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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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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1974-75 England Tour to Australia, full size 'Slazenger' cricket bat, signed by both teams on reverse, with 29 signatures including Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Mike Denness & Tony Greig. Good condition.
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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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1977 Australian Tour to England: Royal Stafford urn, 'Australia - 1977 Touring Cricket Team', with Australian coat-of-arms and 21 facsimile signatures of the Australian team. Rare
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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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Aluminium Cricket Bat, 'Dennis Lillee - Combats' Cricket Bat, one of the controversial aluminium bats. 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…
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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 24/100.
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1980 Australian Team, official team photograph with the players wearing their Australian blazers in front of Lords Pavilion, with title 'Australian Team, Centenary Test Tour of England 1980' and players names printed on mount, noted Greg Chappell (captain), Dennis Lillee & Allan Border, overall 38 x 30 cm. Fair/Good condition.
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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.
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Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006) 'Backyard Cricket' print, signed 'Pro Hart' to the lower right, numbered 346/500 to the lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed
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Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006): 'Beach Cricket', print, signed 'Pro Hart' lower right, numbered 449/500 lower left, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 82 x 77 cm.
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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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Cricket Books, noted 'Adelaide Oval Test Cricket 1884-1984' by Whimpress & Hart [Adelaide, 1984]; 'Homes of Cricket' by Plumptre [London, 1988]; 'Art of Cricket' by Simon & Smart [London, 1983]; 'The Cricketers of Vanity Fair' by March [London, 1990]. (45 items)
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Framed and glazed official team photograph titled 'Australian Cricket Team, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, 1981', with the players names on the mount and twenty signatures including Kim Hughes (Captain), Dennis Lillee, Allan Border and Graeme Wood
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Paul Hibbert: Player's medal, with text 'Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Cricket Match/ Prime Minister's XI versus 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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1982 Australian Team, official team photograph with the players wearing their Australian blazers, with title 'Australian Cricket Team, Tour of Pakistan 1982' and players names printed on mount, noted Kim Hughes (captain), Allan Border & Graeme Wood, overall 43 x 32 cm. Fine condition.
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1984-85 Australia/West Indies/Sri Lanka, 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, signed on front by Australia, and reverse by West Indies & Sri Lanka, with a total of 46 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Clive Lloyd & Duleep Mendis. Superb condition.
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