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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:567
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:312
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:366
Date:21-Mar-2012
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'The Invincibles, the Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians' by Peter Allen (Sydney, 1998) - Deluxe edition - 'Player's Copy No.11 of 11, Presented to Ron Hamence', signed by the author and the 11 surviving members of the 1948 Australian team - Don Bradman, Arthur Morris, Keith Miller, Ron Hamence, bill Johnston, Sam Loxton, Ian Johnson, Doug ring, bill brown, Neil Harvey & Ernie Toshack. in original presentation case with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms & '1948' on front. a magnificent production.
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1948 Australian Team: signed prints by Bil - Ron Hamence, Arthur Morris, bill Johnston, Sam Loxton, Neil Harvey, Ernie Toshack & bill brown, each signed by the artist & numbered 7/10, each 24 x 36 cm. Ex Ron Hamence collection. (7 items)
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Don Bradman, display comprisng signed action photograph, window mounted with 'Bradman -, the Greatest Legend' card with faded signature, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 47 cm
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Don Bradman, print 'Boundary Bound - Sir Donald Bradman' by d’Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, and numbered 1237/1500, size 72 x 68 cm.
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Don Bradman, print 'Boundary Bound - Sir Donald Bradman' by d’Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, and endorsed 'Artist Proof', size 72 x 68 cm.
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'A Tribute to the Don 1908-2001', very large colour print by Brian Clinton, depicting Bradman playing his classic cover drive on the way to his record breaking innings of 334 at Headingley in 1930, the print is mounted with career details and is signed to lower border by Bradman in silver ink, limited edition 7/99, framed & glazed, overall 157 x 117 cm, with CoA (framed, 25 x 32 cm).
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Don Bradman, prints (10) 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C. 1908-2001, World Test Record Score 334 Australia VS England, Leeds 1930' by Weg (each signed by the artist), published by the Bradman Museum, size 39 x 51 cm. (10 items)
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1950-51 Commonwealth XI Tour to India and Ceylon: brass serving tray, engraved 'H.E.U.P.Governor's XI VS Commonwealth XI, Lucknow 28, 29 and 30th October 1950', also engraved with peacocks, Lucknow attractions and the names of the participating cricketers, including Hazare, Mohammad, Fishlock, Ikin, Dooland and Laker.
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NSWCA Tour Guides: 'Official Souvenir Programme, MCC Team, Australian Tour 1950-51' [NSWCA, 1950]; 'Official Souvenir Programme, West Indies Team, Australian Tour 1951-1952' [NSWCA, 1951]; 'Official Souvenir Programme, Australian Tour of the MCC Team, 1954-55' [NSWCA, 1954]. Fair/good condition. (3 items)
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1953 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australian Cricket Team 1953. Coronation Tour' printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, 18 signatures - ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson, Doug ring, Jack Hill, Gil Langly, Ian Craig, Jim de Courcy, Lindsay Hassett (Captain), G.Davies (manager), Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Colin McDonald, Graeme hole, Ron Archer, bill Johnston, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud and Don Tallon, framed and glazed, overall 43 x 35 cm. Good condition.
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1953 Royal Worcester plate: 'The Ashes.1953', with facsimile signatures of both the Australian and England teams in gold. Issued in small runs, these plates were presented to each member of the touring team on their visit to Worcester. Rare and in superb condition. (the third plate we have offered signed by both teams).
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1958-59 England Team, official team photograph, with title 'M.C.C. Australasia 1958-59' and players names printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, 20 signatures including Peter May (Captain), Colin Cowdrey, Jim Laker & Godfrey Evans, framed & glazed, overall 39 x 32 cm. Good condition.
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1958-59 England Tour to Australia, scarce programme 'Official Souvenir Programme, M.C.C. V Combined XI, Ntca Ground, Launceston, Dec. 18, 19 & 20, 1958'. Fair/good condition
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World record test Wicket-Taker: 1959 (16-17 Feb) Telegrams (6) to ray Lindwall, congratulating him on his world record 216 test wickets, includes three with 'Cricket Ground/ Melbourne' arrival datestamp. (6 items)
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1959-60 Australian Tour of India: Scarce programme for 3rd test, 'Australia XI Versus India XI, Cricket Souvenir, January 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, Brabourne Stadium' (Bombay, 1959). VG condition
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Cricket books, noted 'A History of Cricket' volumes 1 and 2 by Altham (London, 1962); 'Warwick Armstrong's Australians' by Mason (London, 1971); 'The Quiet Australian, the Lindsay Hassett Story' by Whitington (London, 1969); 'Double Century -, the Story of MCC and Cricket' by Lewis (London, 1987); 'Wisden Anthology 1900-1940', 'Wisden Anthology 1940-1963' and 'Wisden Anthology 1963-1982' edited by green (London, 1980-83). Fair/good condition. (53 items)
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'Cricket - Stories and Sketches By Arthur Mailey' (Sydney, c1960), signed on front cover by Mailey. Good cond
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Unfinished cricket bat Project - 1960 first Tied test, Brisbane: full size cricket Bats (100) each with 15 original signatures - Australians Richie Benaud, Colin McDonald, Ian Meckiff, Alan Davidson, Norm O’Neill, Bob Simpson, Lindsay Kline & Neil Harvey; plus West Indians Gary Sobers, Rohan Kanhai, Cammie Smith, Peter Lashley, Joe Solomon, Gerry Alexander & Wes hall. a wonderful opportunity for an entrepeneur to complete this memorabilia project, begun by the late Julian Oakley; the bats are in superb…
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1962-63 England Team, official team photograph, with title 'M.C.C. Australasian Tour 1962-1963' and players names printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, 18 signatures including Ted Dexter (Captain), Colin Cowdrey, Ken Barrington & Fred Trueman, framed, overall 40 x 35 cm. Good condition.
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Signed cricket Bats: full size 'Dunlop-Crockett' cricket bat, with 92 signatures including a number of teams including 1969- 70 Tasmania, 1969-70 New Zealand, 1972-73 Pakistan, 1972-73 Tasmania and 1973-74 New Zealand. Fair/VG condition (couple of signatures on front faded). Also 'Crockett' cricket bat signed by 1982-83 NSW (Poor/Fair condition). (2 items)
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Doug Walters, prints (10) 'The Doug Walters Six' by Iain McKellar, each signed by Walters and the artist, size 56 x 52 cm. (10 items)
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Miniature Bats & books: miniature Bats (10), all but one signed, noted 1974 Australia, 1975 England & 1980 West Indies; books (6) including 'Anglo-Australian Cricket 1862-1926' by Percy cross standing [London, 1926] & 'Australian Cricket - a History' by Moyes [Sydney, 1959]. (16 items)
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Signed cricket bat, full size cricket bat, with 105 signatures including a number of teams including 1974-75 tasmania, 1974-75 England, 1975-76 West indies, 1976-77 NSW and 1977-78 South Australia. G/VG condition
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1974-75 England Tour to Australia, full size 'Stuart Surridge' cricket bat, with 17 signatures on front, including Mike Denness, Colin Cowdrey, Bob Willis, John Edrich, Alan Knott and Tony Greig. Bat varnished, so signatures in VG condition (handle rubber perishing).
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1974-75 England Tour to Australia, full size 'Gunn and Moore' cricket bat, with 16 signatures on front, including Mike Denness, Colin Cowdrey, Bob Willis, John Edrich, Alan Knott and Tony Greig. Bat varnished, so signatures in VG condition.
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C1974-75 Wicket-Keeper's gloves, pair of gloves, made by Msd/Grasshopper/Frank Bryan, with 4 signatures - rod Marsh, Bob Taylor, Alan Knott & Bert Oldfield (faded).
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Chappell Brothers: prints (10) 'The Chappell Brothers' by Dave Thomas, signed by Ian & Trevor Chappell, size 72 x 51 cm. (10 items)
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1975-76 West Indies Tour to Australia, full size 'Stuart Surridge' cricket bat, with 19 signatures on front, including Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards, Deryck Murray & Michael holding. Good condition
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'Cricket Books - Great Collectors of the Past' by Irving Rosenwater [Privately printed, Inverness, 1976], signed by the author, numbered 20/200
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1976-77 Australia, full size 'Australian Bat Co. - Rapier' cricket bat, with 12 signatures on front, including Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, Gary Cosier & Dennis Lillee; also 29 faded Australia & Pakistan signatures on reverse. Good condition
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1977 Australian Team, official team photograph with title 'Australian Cricket Team, New Zealand Tour, 1977', with 16 signatures on mount - Greg Chappell (Captain), ray bright, Alan turner, Alan Hurst, Rick McCosker, Max Walker, Doug Walters, Kerry O'Keefe, rod Marsh, Syd McR' (masseur), Dennis Lillee, Kim Hughes, Gary Gilmour, Gary Cosier, Ian Davis and R.C.A.Wotton (manager), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 54 x 45 cm. Good condition.
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1977-78 world series cricket: Tour Guides/Programmes from the first WSC season - 'World Series Cricket Super Tests, the Cricket Revolution, Official Programme'; 'World Series Cricket, Souvenir Program, WSC International Country Cup Matches'; 'First World Series Super Tests, Historic Magazine Souvenir'. Good condition. (3 items)
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WSC Australian helmet, yellow with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill. Made in Australia by Coonan & Denlay. Match-worn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types.
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WSC World XI helmet, pale blue with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill. Match-worn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types.
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WSC West Indies helmet, red with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill. Matchworn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types.
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Limited edition cricket books, all signed by authors, noted 'Cricket’s Imperial Crisis of 1932-1933' by Stoddart (178/200) [Canberra, c1979]; 'It Started with An Autograph' by Cardwell (36/150) [Sydney, 2006]; 'Parsee Cricket Centenary' by Meher-Homji [Sydney, 1986]; 'Cricket with Laughter' by Wolstenholme (45/100) [UK, 2006]. (4 items)
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1980 Centenary test, England v Australia at Lord's, folder containing two commemorative score cards, signed on front cover by Australian team, 11 signatures including Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Kim Hughes
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Limited edition cricket books, all signed by authors, noted 'Cricket’s Greatest Comeback' by Jenkinson (134/200) [Surrey, 1998]; 'The Art of Nicholas Felix' by Brodribb (93/220) [UK, 1985]; 'The Various Editions of A.J.Gaston’s Sussex County Cricket 1728-1923' by Sharp (49/75) [UK, 2006]; 'Samuel Britcher -, the Hidden Scorer' by Allen (94/100) [UK, 1982]. (4 items)
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1985 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, full size cricket bat, with 25 signatures on front including Clive rice, Richard Hadlee, Phil Neale & Dipak Patel. in attractive display case, overall 20 x 96 cm
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1986 Madras Tied test, prints (10) 'The Madras Tied Test' by Iain McKellar, signed by Greg Matthews and the artist, size 56 x 52 cm. (10 items)
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1987-88 Australia v New Zealand, 'Symonds' cricket bat, signed on front by members of both teams, with a total of 20 signatures including Allan Border, Merv Hughes, Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield. Good condition
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'The M.C.C. Tour to Australia 1903-1904' by Cardwell [Privately printed, Sydney, 1988], limited edition 92/287, signed by the author & bill O’Reilly
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Press photographs, from c1989-98, mainly colour action photos of Australian players, with captions on reverse, most about 18 x 24 cm; also black and white photographs of Allan Border (20). (76 items)
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Cricket Bats: 1989-90 Australia/Pakistan/Sri Lanka, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, with 43 signatures on front and reverse, including Allan Border, Steve Waugh, David Boon, Imran Khan and Arjuna Ranatunga. Plus c1998-99 Victoria, full size cricket bat, with 24 signatures including John Scholes, Shane Warne and Brad Hodge. Superb condition. (2 items)
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Cricket books, noted 'Cricket Brawl -, the 1912 Dispute' by Rick Smith (signed, 119/225) [Tasmania, 1995]; 'Towering Success' by Wolstenholme (signed, 31/120) [UK, 2007]; 'Mary Ann’s Australians -, the Australian Tour of England 1909' by Mahony [London, c1990]. (6 items)
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Test Cricketers: signed autograph cards (40), noted Wayne Larkins, Allan Lamb, Dean Jones & Dave Hussey. (40 items)
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'A Tale of Two Captains - England V West Indies 1991' by Frindall [Cheshire, 1992], limited edition 114/350, quarter bound leather, signed by Frindall, Graham Gooch, Viv Richards & Ted Dexter. G/VG condition
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Donald and His Trusty Blade' by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by the artist, and endorsed 'Artist Proof', size 45 x 65 cm. Published by Queensland Cricketers' club to commemorate Centenary of Sheffield cricket 1992.
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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 907/1500, size 55 x 81 cm
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Limited edition cricket books, by Alfred James, noted 'The 2nd Australian XI’s Tour of Australia, Britain and New Zealand in 1880/81' [Sydney, 1994]; 'Oldfield’s Australian Cricket XI in Malaya and Singapore in 1927' (signed, 55/75) [Sydney, 1998]; 'Australia VS Ceylon at the Wicket 1884 to 1981' (signed) [Sydney, 1997]; 'XVI Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, September 1998 - Scorecards of the 28 Cricket Matches' (signed, 23/25) [Sydney, 2004]; 'Ratu Kadavu’s Fijian Cricket XI in Australia 1907/08' (signed…
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Cricket Ephemera, noted albums of ephemera; cricket cards (265) including 1935 Gallaher 'Champions, 2nd Series' [48] & 1995 Topp 'A Centenary of New Zealand Cricket' [90]; Geoff Boycott handkerchief; ABC cricket books (9); tour guides (2); books (7); magazines (12); sticker albums
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'The Fitzroy Urchin' by Cardwell [Privately printed, Sydney, 1999], limited edition 77/112, signed by Neil Harvey & the author
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Sydney Cricket Ground: prints (10) 'Sydney Cricket Ground' by thera, showing a Odi match Australia v West Indies under lights, size 72 x 36 cm. (10 items)
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Don Bradman: print 'Don Bradman - Celebrating, the Legend' signed by Ian Craig, limited edition 64/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 59 cm; plus Newspaper banner/posters (2) announcing death of Sir Donald Bradman, both window mounted, each overall 56 x 76 cm. (3 items)
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Sri Lanka: prints (10) 'Three Champions' by Dave Thomas, each signed by Muttiah Muralitharan, Arjuna Ranatunga & Aravinda de Silva and the artist, size 44 x 43 cm.
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1965 Scanlens 'Cricketers', almost complete set (38/40), noted Ian Chappell, bill Lawry and Garfield Sobers. Fair/G. Very scarce set.
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1934 Australian Team, autograph page with 13 signatures including bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett, Arthur Chipperfield, Bert Oldfield, bill brown and Alan Kippax (missing Don Bradman). Fine condition.
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1938 Australian Team, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes (scarce) and Lindsay Hassett. Very good condition. Good example of Australia's first official team sheet.
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1948 Australian Team, autograph page with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller and ray Lindwall. VG condition. Also 1948 scorecard Lancashire v Australians. (2 items)
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1951 Australia Womens Team to England, autograph page with 15 signatures, including Mollie Dive (Captain), Joan Scmidt, Mary Allitt & Betty Wilson. Plus 1937 scorecard England Women v Australia Women 3rd test at the oval. (2 items)
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1954 New Zealand Womens Team to England, autograph page with 14 signatures, including Rona McKenzie (Captain), Joan Hatcher, Joan Francis & Joyce Clothier
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1954 England Women v New Zealand Women, 3rd test at the oval, autograph page with 12 England signatures on one side including Molly Hide (Captain), Joan Westbrook & Mary Duggan; 15 New Zealand signatures on other side including Rona McKenzie (Captain), Joan Hatcher, Joan Francis & Joyce Clothier
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1966-67 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Bob Simpson, bill Lawry, Ian Chappell & Tom Veivers. Good condition
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Noel Bergin's Tasmanian Touring cricket XI: rare books - 'Noel Bergin’s Touring Cricket XI - Initial Tour' (with 20 signatures) [Tasmania, 1968]; 'Noel Bergin’s Touring Cricket XI - second Tour' (with 88 signatures) [Tasmania, 1968]; 'Noel Bergin’s Touring Cricket XI - Third Tour, Initial Overseas Tour' (with 27 signatures) [Tasmania, 1970], the first book is Padwick 3580-3, other two not listed. (3 items)
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1968 Australian Team, official team sheet with 16 signatures including bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Doug Walters & Alan Connolly. Superb condition.
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Team Sheets: 1974-75 England Team to Australia & NZ, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Mike Denness (Captain), John Edrich & Tony Greig. Plus 1972-73 Pakistan Team to Australia, New Zealand & Ceylon, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Intikhab Alam, Asif Iqbal & Zaheer Abbas. Fine condition. (2 items)
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1977-78 Tasmanian Team (first Sheffield Shield Season): Scarce programme/tour guide 'Jack’s Giant Killers, Sheffield Shield Souvenir', with 14 signatures inside. Superb condition
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1980 Australian Team to Pakistan, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, David Hookes and Dennis Lillee; and endorsed at top by manager Fred Bennett. Good condition
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