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Sporting & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:574
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:468
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:348
Date:30-Sep-2009
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'Football Field and Sports Telegram', 11 issues from the first volume [Bolton, 1884-85], comprising Vol.1 Nos.14 & 17-26, with reports on football (soccer), rugby & cricket with Shaw's Eleven touring Australia. (11 items)
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1907 programme 'The South London Harriers, Programme of the Spring Athletic & Cycling Meeting, held at Kennington Oval'; 1932 rare programme 'Track and Field Championships of New South Wales' (competitors include Olympians - Jack Metcalfe, George Golding & Eileen Wearne); 1948 Manly Annual Night Carnival featuring Herb McKenley & John Winter - group with programme, advertising flyer, two photographs & press clippings. (7 items)
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Sports books, noted '200 Years of Australian Sport' by heads & Lester (Sydney, 1988); 'The Encyclop'dia of sports & games - Vol.1 'Cricket' by Earl of Suffolk (Lond., 1911); 'The Sporting Collector' by Stanley (Lond., 1984); 'The Makers of Australia's Sporting Traditions' by McKernan (Melb., 1993); 'Man at Play - nine centuries of Pleasure Making' by Armitage (London, 1977); 'Seventy Years of BBC Sport' by Gearing & McNeill (London, 1999). (74 items)
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Croquet Mallett, stated to have belonged to Bessie Terry, world champion at croquet.
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Sports: 1937 boxing poster 'Ben Valentine, Fiji Isles, Age 24. Open to Meet Any middle-weight in the world. From shark Fighter to prize Fighter' published in London, overall 25 x 38 cm; 'The 1947/8 Wallaby Tour - the one that Nearly Got Away' by Spark (Yorkshire, 1989); Rl Tour Guide 'The Australians Tour 1948' (cover faults); plus scarce Rl programmes (2).
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British Athletic programmes 1946-64, includes 1948 British Championships & 'British Empire v Usa' with Australian Olympians including Shirley Strickland; 1953 Gb v France; 1954 Championships; 1955 British games. (17 items)
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1956 Melbourne Olympics biscuit tin by M.A.Craven & Son Ltd (UK) ; rugby collectables with 'All Blacks souvenir - New Zealand 's Rugby Players' by J.C.Rich (London, 1935); programmes (5 with a few signatures) ; 1950s Tour Guides (2) ; 1978 Boxing-dinner evening menu in honour of the 1978 Australian Rugby League Touring Team; autograph page signed by French boxer ray Famechon; photograph of Johnny Famechon; 1923 programme Victoria Coursing club Waterloo cup meeting in Geelong; plus Waterloo cup 1836-2005…
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Lawn Bowls Badges, attractive display with 348 Lawn Bowls badges, mainly from the 1960s, plus another (rather tatty) display with a further 247 badges. (Total 595)
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Sports Books, noted 'The Sporting Image - A Pictorial History of Queenslanders at Play' by Howell & Brown [Brisbane, 1989]; 'The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing' by Headon [Melbourne, 2001]; 'Running with the Ball' by Mancini & Hibbins [Melbourne, 1987]; 'Pageantry of Sport' by Arlott & Daley [New York, 1968]. (35 items)
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Sports Books, noted cricket (44 books & 2 videos), Olympics (3 books & 1988 'Australian Olympians' Lp record), Commonwealth Games (2), football (3), tennis (5), golf (2). (68 items)
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Sport: Cricket books (8) incl. 'Australian Cricket - The Game and the Players' by Pollard [Syd., 1982]; & 'Trumper - The Illustrated Biography' by Mallett [Melb., 1985]; set of 8 cassette tapes 'Bradman - The Don Declares'; Rugby League books (9) incl. 'The Story of Australian Rugby League' by Lester [Sydney, 1988] & 'The Kangaroos - The saga of Rugby League's Great Tours' by Heads [Sydney, 1990]; also Rl video & Melbourne Football Club mirror.
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Basketball 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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Prints by Gary Winter, 'Melbourne Grand Prix 1-2-3', signed by the artist and numbered 402/500, overall 75 x 65 cm; & 'Kiwi Magic' (America's Cup Yachting), signed by the artist and numbered 202/500, overall 75 x 65 cm. (2 items)
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Framed Displays/Prints (7) - Joe Montana signed display; Australia Cricket World Champions 1999 display; famous people print by J.Eathorne; basketball print by Brent Hayes; Vince Lombardi prints (2); Usa Women's Soccer Team display comprising 'Olympic Football Usa/Sydney 2000' T-shirt with 9 signatures; plus 'Ross Faulkner' Football with c20 Collingwood signatures. (8 items)
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Postcards & Newspapers: Postcards of Jack Johnson (1) & Fitzsimmons v Lang (3 diff. - Rounds 4, 8 & 9); plus 1911-67 part newspapers (10) incl. 1912 Sydney 'The Sun' showing Jack Johnson v Jim Flynn. Poor/Good condition. (14 items)
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Boxing Books: 'Australian Boxing Records 1927' by Jack Read [Sydney, 1927] (2 copies, one missing front cover); 'Jack Read's Australian Boxing Annual 1934' [Sydney, 1934]; 'Mick Simmons Australian Boxing Annual 1938' by Read [Sydney, 1938]; 'Read's Australian Boxing Records' [Sydney, 1947]. Poor/Good condition. (5 items)
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Autograph book, with c46 signatures, mainly Boxers and Wrestlers, noted Al Kimber, Terry O'Reilly, Chris Crispin, Fighting Carlos, Harry Fields, Dave Lefton, young Gildo, Leo Jansen, Al brown, Henry Burdett, Johnny Hutchinson, Archie Moore, Tod Morgan, Billy Hansen, Frank Lindsay, Bob King, Jimmy McIntyre, Pat Kelly, La Verne Baxter, Mickey Miller, Chief Thunderbird, Paul Boesch, Rolland Kinkmeyer and King Kong Cox.
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Dave Sands (1926-52, Australian Aboriginal boxer, middleweight, but held the Australian light-Heavyweight and Heavyweight Championship titles at the same time and was also a Commonwealth Middleweight champion): Dave Sands' Boxing boots, career used, ex Tom Maguire (Dave Sand's trainer and manager). Together with a reprinted photograph of Dave Sands in boxing pose 1946, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 46 x 58 cm. (Dave Sands and Les Darcy are considered the two outstanding Australian boxers of…
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Dave Sands, folio of photographs, most original press photographs c1947-53, showing Dave Sands (52 photographs and postcard), Alfie Sands (9), Clem Sands (2), Russell Sands, (13), Richie Sands, (1), Sands Brothers, (1), Dave Sands memorial ceremony (3), Dave Sands (Son) and daughters, (1); also pictures/magazine covers, (10). Wonderful collection, many with annotations on reverse.
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Tom Maguire's Sands Brothers Scrapbook: large foolscap scrapbook, bound six inches thick, containing several hundred pages of press clippings, invitations and ephemera,-52, featuring Maguire's boxers in action, mostly the Sands Brothers, sequenced and many dated; but also Newcastle district boxing, including Les Darcy; as used in Tom Maguire's Newcastle gym 1920-69
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Dave Sands, original photograph showing the scene at Petone Nz when Dave Sands outpointed Jackie Marr on 6th Mar.1948, mount (with faults) endorsed 'To Pals, Roy & Bill Brien, Masonic Hotel, Cuba St, Wellington Nz. Thanks for the marvellous time you gave us, Tom Maguire, Dave Sands', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 63 x 60 cm.
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Dave Sands, three rare programmes - 1949 Dick Turpin v Dave Sands; 1949 Dave Sands v Pete Mead (USA); 1951 ray Robinson v Randolph Turpin (undercard Dave Sands v Mel brown).
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Dave Sands, boxer, a 12 inch 78rpm record 'Interview with Dave Sands', produced by the Broadcasting Exchange of Australia (Melbourne), containing two sides of a unique interview with Dave Sands (about 8 minutes). Hear Dave Sands!
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Muhammad Ali, display 'Cassius Marcellus Clay. A.K.A., Muhammad Ali', comprising signed photograph, window mounted with another photograph & replica ticket, framed & glazed, overall 108 x 74 cm.
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Lionel Rose, nice signature on large photograph of Lionel Rose with Elvis Presley, size 51 x 40 cm.
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'Boxing Outlook' Vol.1 Issue 1 - Vol.2 Issue 14. [Herts, Uk, 1991]. Two issues bound in red calf with gold stamping. New magazine, perhaps the only two runs. Rare and in Fine+ condition. (2 volumes)
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Boxing: 16oz Bbe Full Pro Boxing Glove (not replica), that was a spare for the Mike Tyson v Julius Francis fight, and signed by six world champions - Jose Torres, Jeff Fenech, Lloyd Honeyghan, Herbie Hide, Carl Thompson & Colin McMillan; also signed by fight referee Joe Cortez & famous ring announcer Michael Buffer. Also Jack Dempsey (World Heavyweight Champion 1919- 26), superb signed picture, 22 x 28 cm; 'Fight Night' Nz's only boxing publication, issues 1-6 & 8-9 (and spares of issues 1 & 2); plus…
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1934 2nd British Empire Games In London: Bronze Winner's Medal 'British Empire Games/England/1934', ex Sam Weaver of Wales, for the Lawn Bowls pairs, in original presentation case. Together with his Welsh blazer; programme 'British Empire Games Federation, Bowling Section'; Welsh tie; blazer pocket; farewell booklet; menu/programme 'British Empire Games, English Bowling Association, Banquet and Distributuion of Prizes'. Very attractive and scarce. (7 items)
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1934 2nd British Empire Games In London, Official Badge for Competitor, with bar on top labelled 'Competitor', red, white & blue ribbon, and medal below 'British Empire Games 1934', made by F.Phillips, Aldershot. Some wear to ribbon. Also enamel badge 'Canadian Lawn Bowling Council/ 1934'. Scarce. Ex Sam Weaver of Wales, bronze medallist in Lawn Bowls. (2 items)
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1938 3rd British Empire Games in Sydney, official badge for competitor, with 'British Empire Games 1938' on front, numbered '260' on reverse, missing ribbon. (ex Jean Gilbert from Jersey, who competed for England in the 10m platform diving. She came 7th in this event at the 1936 Berlin Olympics).
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British Empire & Commonwealth Games Group: 'The New Zealand Sportsman, Empire Games 1950, Souvenir Issue' (cover faults); 1954 travel brochure 'British Empire Games at Vancouver Canada, July 30 to Aug.7, 1954'; 1958 Cardiff programmes (8); 1970 Edinburgh programmes (10); 1986 Edinburgh programmes (8); Commonwealth Games Ties (5); plus 1981 European Cup tie. (34 items)
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British boxer, John Lyon: 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, silver winner's medal '1982/XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Australia' engraved on reverse 'Boxing, light Fly-weight, John Lyon'; also Participation medal; (British) Amateur Boxing Association medal; plus two English boxer's Vests. 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Participation medal in presentation case; plus English boxer's Vest, team jacket, team pullover, team wet weather gear (jacket and pants), all with embroidered '(English rose)/…
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County Team photographs: 1877 Gloucestershire team & 1881 Lancashire team, original photographs (9 x 6 cm), each with players' names printed on page, and both window mounted, each overall 29 x 29 cm. Fine condition. (2 items)
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'James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual for 1877', with original photo 'W.G.Grace, Esq'. Fair/Good condition.
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History Of Australian Test Cricket 1877-1900: Set of six prints by Dave Thomas - 'Jack Blackham', 'Dave Gregory', 'Frederick Spofforth', 'George Giffen', 'Charlie Turner' & 'Hugh Trumble', each overall 45 x 32 cm. (6 items)
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1878-1909 Australian Team Displays: 1878 engraving 'The Australian Cricketers'; 1893 printed team photo 'The Australian Cricket-Players in England'; 1893 printed team photo 'The Australian Cricketers in England - A Portrait Group'; 1902 printed team photo 'The Australians, 1902'; 1909 printed photo-montage 'The All-Australia Cricketers Now in England'; all nicely window mounted in ivory coloured boards, various sizes. (5 items)
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1878 Scorebook: Original scorebook of the Hastings & St.Leonards Cricket Club for 1878 & 1879, which includes the original scorer's records for Hastings & District v Australians at Hastings on 26th-28th August 1878. A remarkable match - Australia's Tom Garrett completed a hat-trick in the Hastings and District first innings (victims: Cunliffe, Leslie, Howis); and Frederick Spofforth completed a hat-trick in the Hastings and District second innings (victims: Cunliffe, J Phillips, Wilson). An unique original…
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1880-81 Scorebook: Original scorebook of the Hastings & St.Leonards Cricket Club for 1880 & 1881, which includes the original scorer's records for Hastings & District v Australians at Hastings on 30th August-1st September 1880 (5 days before the only Test match). Australia's team included Billy Murdoch (captain), Jack Blackham, George Bonnor & Harry Boyle. An unique original record of Australia's second tour of England.
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1887-97 Scorebook: Original scorebook of the Hastings & St.Leonards Cricket Club for 1887-1897, which includes the original scorer's records for matches at Hastings for four Australian tours: South of England v Australians on 17th-19th September 1888. (Captains W.G.Grace & Percy McDonnell). South of England v Australians on 15th-17th September 1890. (Captains W.G.Grace & Billy Murdoch). South of England v Australians on 7th-9th September 1893. (Captains W.G.Grace & Jack Blackham). South of England v…
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1898-1903 Scorebook: Original scorebook of the Hastings & St.Leonards Cricket Club for 1898-1903, which includes the original scorer's records for matches at Hastings for two Australian tours: South of England v Australians on 4th-6th September 1899. (Captains W.G.Grace & Joe Darling). South of England v Australians on 8th-10th September 1902. (Victor Trumper 120, Tom Hayward 106). Other matches include Mr.Stoddarts Australian XI v Rest of England; Yorkshire v Rest of England; Gentlemen v Players; and…
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1878-79 England Tour to Australia: original photograph Southern Tasmania cricket Association v Lord Harris' XI, at Hobart 9th-11th January 1879, joint team photograph of both teams, including Lord Harris (top row, second left), George Ulyett (middle row, fifth left), William Walker, and some earlier Tasmania cricketers William Collins (middle row, left) & Thomas Whitesides (middle row, fourth left), photo by Alfred Winter, Hobart Town, size 32 x 26 cm. Good condition. A rare colonial photograph of the…
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Tasmanian Colonial cricket cap, red with white piping, with button-down peak, c1879, unidentified signature under brim. Two minor holes, generally good condition. One of the earliest known Australian cricket caps.
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Stanmore cricket club: 1879 (2nd Jan) NSW 1d Postal card printed on reverse 'Stanmore cricket club, Petersham, Dear Sir, the selection Committee of the above club Have Chosen You as one of the Players in a match Against the (Pacific) C.club..', fine used locally in Sydney. Early Sydney cricket memorabilia.
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1879 England Team: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'Richard Daft's English Cricketers, 1879', and players' names printed on page. Scarce. Fine condition.
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1882 newspaper engraving titled 'The Australian Cricketing Team', window mounted, overall 31 x 41 cm; plus 'The Ashes Team, 1903-04', printed team photograph, showing English players in their caps & blazers, framed & glazed, overall 72 x 55 cm. (2 items)
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1884-85 England Tour to Australia: Newspaper 'The Scrutineer and West Camden Advocate, Published at moss Vale', for Thursday January 29 1885, with long report on 'The English eleven v twenty-two of Berrima District'. Fair/good condition.
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1886 England Team: Original team photograph by E.Hawkins & Compy, with title 'England v Australians, 1886. Played at Lord's, July 19th, 20th, 21st', and players names printed on mount, framed & glazed, overall 43 x 37 cm. Vg condition.
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Cricket books: 'W.G. - Cricketing Reminiscences and Personal Recollections' by W.G.Grace (London, 1899); 'Kings of cricket' by Daft (Bristol, 1893); 'The Jubilee book of cricket' by Ranjitsinhji (Edinburgh, 1897). Fair/good condition. (3 items)
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1893 south of England Team: original team photograph of the south of England team that played the Australians at Hastings on 7th-9th September 1893, noted W.G.Grace (Captain), A.E.Stoddart, J.J.Ferris, W.W.Read & J.T.Hearne, overall 40 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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K.S.Ranjitsinhji: 'Vanity Fair' cricket print 'Ranji' by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), colour lithograph, published Aug.26th 1897, overall 27 x 40 cm.
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Cricket books: 'The Jubilee book of cricket' by Ranjitsinhji (London, 1897); plus 'Cricket, the Australian Way' by Jack pollard (UK, 1968) signed to inside front covers by 16 Australians & 9 English players, including Ian Chappell, Keith Stackpole & Doug Walters. Fair/good condition. (2 items)
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Wilfred Rhodes, signed action picture, window mounted with caption, framed & glazed, overall 31 x 44 cm. (England, 58 Tests 1899-1929).
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Victor Trumper, display comprising nice pencil signature on piece, window mounted with two pictures, framed & glazed, overall 45 x 35 cm. (Victor Trumper played 48 Tests 1899-1912. Australian test player No. 79)
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'The Cricketer' Clay Pipe, decorated with cricket bat, ball & stumps, marked on one side 'The Cricketer', and on the other side '144211'.
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John Gunn, nice signature on card. [John Gunn played 6 Tests 1901-05. England Test Player No.132]. From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection.
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Warwick Armstrong, nice signature on piece. [Warwick Armstrong played 50 Tests 1901-21 including 10 as Australian captain. His team has since been regarded as one of the strongest in history. Australian Test Player No.80].
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Cricket Books, noted 'Australian Cricketers 1926 - Portraits Drawn from Life and Signed by each Player' by Laurence East [London, 1926]; 'Cricket of To-day and Yesterday', volume II only, by Percy Cross Standing [London, 1902]; 1953-97 Tour Guides (9); booklet 'The Founding of Australia' by D.Hope Johnston [London, c1938], signed by the author and endorsed to Keith Miller; original pen & ink cartoon 'The Return of Cricket', signed 'Aem' and dated 'May 4, 1907', window mounted, overall 36 x 34 cm; 'Peter…
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Cricket books: 'Cricket of to-day and Yesterday', two volume set, by Percy cross standing (London, 1902), with extensive photos and 13 colour plates; plus 'Playing the Greater game, the Melbourne Cricket Club and Its ground in World War I' by Batchelder (Melbourne, 1998), signed by the author and numbered 152/200. Fair/VG condition.
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Cricket Prints by Dugald Wynne, (based on the humorous series by E.P.Kinsella, c1902), comprising 'Now or Never' (signed by artist, 57 x 45 cm); and six smaller prints (each 32 x 45 cm) - 'The Boss', 'The Catch of the Season', 'Good Enough for His County', 'The Hope of His Side', 'How's That' & 'Out First Ball'. (7 items)
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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 & New Zealand in 1914). From the Brian Bassano cricket autographs collection.
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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.
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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 and glazed, overall 63 x 58 cm. Rare and attractive.
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1906 Kinsella postcards, set of 6 humorous postcards depicting boy cricketers, published by Langsdorff & Co, London. Fair/G.
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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)
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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; three envelopes addressed in Hobbs' handwriting & 'rogramme with Hobbs' name and address as sender. (Hobbs played 61 Tests 1907-30. England test player No. 157). (9 items)
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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)
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C1908 J.J.Miller (Melbourne) '1907-08 England Team', 14 different postcards. Fair/VG. (14 items)
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Cricket photographs: collection including Australian War Memorial photograph of World War I cricket in Gallipoli; c1975-82 photographs of Australian test Players (62) ; reprinted photographs (28) re Ray Lindwall. Interesting collection, inspection will reward. (c147 items)
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Cricket Flask, English pewter, made by Troika, c1920s, in shape of half cricket ball.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1922', rebound in brown cloth, preserving front wrapper (without back wrapper). Fair/good condition.
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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 one test in 1924-25 Ashes series contributing 80 to Australia's then record test score of 600).
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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. The signatures…
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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,…
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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)
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Cricket ashtray, silver-plated, decorated with kangaroo batting, made by Stewart Dawson, 7 cm tall.
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1926 Australian Tour Of England: Silk Scorecard for Final Test Match at Kennington Oval, 17 x 30 cm.
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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.
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald Bradman: First Test Century' by Dave Thomas, size 63 x 53 cm.
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Don Bradman, modern print 'The World's Champion Batsman. Don Bradman, Aged 21 Years', limited edition 119/350, size 32 x 45 cm.
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Cricket Group: J.B.Hobbs signature on half-postcard; team postcards 1930 Australia & 1938 Australia (2, one spotty); small autographs range including 1950s Northants with George Tribe; together with c1980s action cricket photographs (46) including Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Allan Border & Mike Brearley. (c56 items)
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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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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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1932-33 England 'Body-line' Tour of Australia, rare song sheet 'Keep Your tail up kangaroo - the official Australian cricket Chorus song', composed by Neil McBeath, published by VCA & 3AW (Melbourne, 1932). Good condition
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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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Bill Brown, signature on front of 1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcard. Fine condition.
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Bill O'Reilly, signature on front of 1936 Real Photogravure Portrait postcard. Fair/Good condition.
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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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Chuck Fleetwood-Smith's Cricket Bat, from the 1938 Australian tour of England, with Fleetwood-Smith's signature in the ownership position, and faded signatures of the English team including Walter Hammond & Denis Compton. Bat has been varnished, so although the England signatures are difficult to read, a rare souvenir of this tour. [Chuck Fleetwood-Smith played 10 Tests 1935-38]. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith gave the bat to Keith Payne (included is a team photograph of 1939-40 Bay View Cricket Club including…
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges (21), noted 1939-40, 1953-54 & 1955-56; other badges (14) ; cricket literature with ABC cricket books (13), tour guides (6), magazines & annuals; Carlton football. (c96 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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Cricket Group, 1943-56, noted scorecards (4) including Keith Miller in 1943 Edmonton XI v British Empire XI; tour guides (5); 1956 Ashes Test ticket; book 'The Test Matches of 1953' by Swanton; David Leatherdale's Worcestershire Shirts - one signed shirt with embroidered player No.'374', other a 20/20 shirt; plus 'Lugsy 2003' benefit tie. (14 items)
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Cec pepper's cricket bat from Victory Tests, Australian Services Team v England, India & Ceylon 1945-46: full size 'Gradidge' cricket bat, match-used, with signatures of 9 members of the Australian Services team on reverse - Christofani, Keith Miller, Williams, Ellis, Workman, Stanford, Sismey, Carmody & Cec pepper. A gift from Cec pepper to Ben Barnett, the Australian wicket-keeper in 1946, who in turn gave it to Ned Keleher, then by descent to our vendor. Fair/good condition. (Cec pepper, in the first…
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Cricket group: books 'England v Australia 1877-1939' by Roberts (Birmingham, 1946); 'England Keeps the Ashes, the record of the England and MCC Tour of Australia, 1954-55' (2) by white & Webber (London, 1955); photograph from David Bairstow's Testimonial with 10 signatures including David Bairstow, Dickie bird & Sebastian Coe; Frank Tyson group with signed letter, signed page, 1950s Northants picture with 13 signatures, & Northants rosette. (9 items)
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Cricket group: Don Bradman signature on modern postcard 'Go out to Australia for the test Matches, Sept.1932- Mar.1933'; autograph cards signed by Richie & John Benaud; books (4) including 'Sporting Globe cricket book' for 1946-47 & 1950-51; 'England Versus Australia, complete test match Records' by Rivers (London, 1949); plus 'Boundary, the Journal of the friends and Supporters of the Bradman Museum' (35 issues). (total 42 items)
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1946-47 Australian Team, 'Gripu Trousers' advert with team photograph with players names and facsimile autographs on mount, showing Don Bradman (captain), Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller, overall 43 x 30 cm.
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Lindsay Hassett's Australian test blazer, from 1948 Invincibles Tour, green wool, embroidered Australian coat-of-arms & '1948' on pocket, Farmers label with name 'A.L. Hassett'. Minor moth holes, otherwise very good condition. (Hassett played 43 Tests 1938-53, including 24 as Captain, Australian test player No. 161).
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1948 Australian Tour of England: Royal Albert & Newfield bone china plaque, 'Visit of the 20th Australian Test Team, to Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd, Royal Albert and Newfield Potteries. July 1948', with facsimile signatures of the Australian team in gold. Issued in small runs, these plates were presented to each member of the touring team on their visit to Tunstall in Staffordshire. Rare and in superb condition, the first such plaque we have offered from the Invincibles tour
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1948 Australian Team, print 'Celebrated Australian Cricket Teams Series - Australia in England 1948' by Dave Thomas, size 60 x 54 cm.
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