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Sporting Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:442
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:246
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:321
Date:13-Feb-2008
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'The Men from Australia - A Souvenir in pen & picture' by Collins, Gregory & cartoons by Arthur Mailey [London, 1926], 20 pages. Good condition. Scarce
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'Australian Cricketers 1926 - Portraits Drawn from Life and Signed by each Player' by Laurence East [London, 1926], 32pp, printed card covers. Rare - we have had the 1930 book several times, but not this earlier one. Good condition.
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Don Bradman, signature on Bradman Museum postcard 'Don Bradman, When Playing For Bowral Cricket Club, 1926'
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Arthur Mailey: Range of books - 'Cricket Sketches 1928-29' [Sydney, 1929] (poor condition); 'Cricket Humour - Stories and Sketches by Arthur Mailey' [Sydney, 1956]; 'Cricket - Stories and Sketches by Arthur Mailey' [Sydney, 1958]; 'Patsy Hendren by Arthur Mailey' [Privately printed]; plus 'Silly Point - Cricket Cartoons from The Mailey Exhibition' Bradman Museum exhibition catalogue. (5 items)
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1928-29 England Tour to Australia: Action photographs on thick card, 'Sutcliffe cuts one from Grimmett past Blackie for 3'; 'Tate bowling to Hendry, 2nd Test 1928-29' & 'Hobbs steps out and drives Grimmett', each about 37 x 24 cm. (3 items)
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'The Magnet Album of Test Match Cricketers, 1930 Tour' with the 28 pictures pasted in including Don Bradman. Quite scarce complete. Fair condition. [Padwick 5052-1]
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Don Bradman, signature on page with scores of 1930 4th Test
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'17th Australian-English Tour, 1930', 4-page tour itinerary, with 17 signatures on back cover including Don Bradman, Archie Jackson, Bill Woodfull & Clarrie Grimmett
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1930 Players 'Cricketers 1930', complete set, noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Bill Ponsford. G/Vg. (50)
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'Autographed Sketches of the 1930 Australian Cricketers, Drawn from Life by Laurence East, with Biographical Notes by G.C.Dixon' [London, 1930], 40pp, printed paper covers. Scarce. Fair/Good condition (plastic on cover)
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'Autographed Sketches of the 1930 Australian Cricketers, Drawn from Life by Laurence East, with Biographical Notes by G.C.Dixon' [London, 1930], 40pp, with signature & self-drawn caricature of Laurence East on first page. Scarce. Fair/Good condition (tape on spine)
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1930-48 Tour Guides, noted 'Souvenir of Australian Cricket Tour 1930' published by Barton Pictorial Co. [London, 1930]; 'Australia's 18th Cricket Tour of England 1934 Souvenir' published by All Counties Publicity Co. [Nottingham, 1934]. (5 items)
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Carlton Cricket Club, lovely group of membership badges, with 1930-31, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1937 - 38, 1938-39 & 1939-40. Scarce group. (8 items)
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'Don Bradman's Pictorial Test Record: S.Africa-Australia Cricket' edited by Davis [Sydney, 1931], 96pp, signed by editor on front cover. Fair/Good condition, covers covered in plastic. Padwick 5197.
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'John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1932' [London, 1932], original paper wrappers (tape on spine & covered in plastic). Fair/Good condition
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: Lovely lithographed picture of 'S.S.Orontes 1933', signed below by the whole England team, 19 signatures - Douglas Jardine (captain), Eddie Paynter, Tommy Mitchell, Maurice Leyland, Harold Larwood, Freddie Brown, Gubby Allen, Hedley Verity, Walter Hammond, R.E.S.Wyatt, Bill Bowes, Bill Voce, Herbert Sutcliffe, George Duckworth, Plum Warner (manager), Nawab of Pataudi (scarce), Leslie Ames, Maurice Tate & R.C.N. Palairet, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 35 cm. Superb condition
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: superb original pen-and-ink cartoon by Wells, 'No Rest For the Wicket!' depicting plum Warner, Douglas Jardine, Walter Hammond & Don Bradman, and stating 'The Selector's Problem Is Who's Going to Get Bradman Out?', and with superb Don Bradman signature, framed and glazed, overall 30 x 37 cm. Wonderful unique body-line memorabilia
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: rare song sheet 'Keep Your Tail Up Kangaroo - the Big Australian Cricket Chorus Song', composed by Neil McBeath, published by Haold Neal (Melbourne, 1932). Fair/good condition
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 'The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1932-3' by Baillie [Melbourne, 1932], fair condition (missing back cover), rare 'body-line' tour guide. (Padwick 3376. Also listed by Ramsbottom).
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1932-33 'Body Line' Tour: 'Who's Who in Australian Cricket, 1932-33' by H.Drysdale Bett (Melbourne, 1932), rare supplement to 'The Australian Cricketer'. Fair/good condition. (Padwick 3331 & 7174-1. Also listed by Ramsbottom, who notes 'It Was Intended to Be a Regular Supplement to 'The Australian Cricketer' but this, in fact, was the only one issued)
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: Scarce Orient Line tour brochure 'M.C.C. Australasian Tour 1932-3' 16pp; also '1932, Australia v England, 1st Test Teams' sheet with facsimile autographs (poor condition, folded and laid down on card, upper left 1/8 missing) - latter does not appear in Ramsbottom handbook. (2 items)
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1932-33 'Body Line' Tour: 'Oh! Those Ashes' by A.H.Barratt, with cartoons by Tom Fisher (privately printed, Nottingham, 1933), presentation copy signed by Lord Mayor of Nottingham, H.Seely Whitby, to J.Brill. Good condition (Padwick 4469-1 & 6409. Also listed by Ramsbottom)
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1932-33 'Body-Line' Tour: 'The Bodyline Tour, Australia v England 1932-1933', produced by Timeframed under licence from the Mcc [Oxford, 2000], limited edition portfolio 55/500, in slip-case. Fine condition.
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Cricket group: 1932-33 England 'Body Line' Team, large reprinted team photograph (35 x 28 cm) ; 1981 'Australian Sporting Personalities' first day cover with 6 cricket signatures; Victor Trumper maxi-card with special 'Ashes Obituary Centenary' postmark; 1989 luncheon menu 'To Welcome, the Australian Ashes Touring Team 1989' with colour team photo inside; plus 'The Keeper', panoramic photograph (101 x 25 cm) together with score card signed by Ian Healy. (5 items)
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Bill Woodfull, display comprising signature on school first Term report, window mounted with pictures of Woodfull as a cricketer and as a teacher, framed & glazed, overall 55 x 45 cm. (bill Woodfull played 35 Tests 1926-34, including 25 as Australian Captain. He was a mathematics teacher at Melbourne high school, later becoming principal)
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1934 Australian Tour to England: 'Australian x I, English Tour 1934', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and with each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford and Bert Oldfield. covers slightly soiled and staples rusty, however contents are in excellent condition
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'In Quest of the Ashes 1934 - The Don Bradman Souvenir Booklet and Scoring Records' published by Wrigleys, with two of the scarce scoring sheets - one with results to Aug.1-3 match, other with results to Sep.8-11 match.
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1934 Australian Tour of England: Scarce ticket, for the 2nd Test, England v Australia at Lord's, on June 23rd (2nd day); plus postcard of Yorkshire team c1946
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1934-35 & 1963-64; also 1940s letters (2) signed by E.J.Holloway (Minister for Labour & National Service) & French Chef de Bataillon de Buttet; plus 1967-68 US movie posters for 'Sergeant Ryker' & 'The Young Warriors' (each 36 x 56 cm). (7 items)
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1936 Real Photogravure portrait postcards 'Australian & English Cricketers 1936-37', complete set of Australians (10) comprising Bradman, brown, Chipperfield, Darling, Fingleton, Fleetwood-Smith, Grimmett, McCabe, Oldfield, O'Reilly. Good condition. Scarce. (10 items)
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1936-37 England Tour to Australia: 'Mcc, Australasian Tour 1936-7', Orient line brochure with pen-picture of each member of the touring party, and with each nicely signed in ink by the player featured, a total of 18 signatures including Gubby Allen, Leslie Ames, Walter Hammond & bill Voce. Staples rusty, otherwise good condition. Rare
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1936-37 England Tour to Australia: 'Coronation Year' menu, from S.S.'Orion', 31st January 1937 (during 4th test in Adelaide), nicely signed in ink by Australian team and two umpires, with 16 signatures including Don Bradman. Jack Fingleton, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield & Ross Gregory. Very rare
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1936-37 England Tour to Australia, rare programme 'Souvenir, M.C.C. Visit, Canberra, February, 1937' published by Fctca (Canberra, 1937). Good condition. (Padwick 4492).
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1937 New Zealand Tour to England: 'Coronation Year' menu, from S.S.'Orion', 16th May 1937 (during Glamorgan v New Zealanders 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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'The Ashes' 'Cricketures' of the Australian and English Teams' by Frank Lee [Melboune, 1937]. Fair/Good condit
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1938', limp yellow cloth (tape on spine). Fair/Good condition
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'The Australians in England 1938', published by 'The Manchester Guardian' [Manchester, 1938], small format tour brochure. Scarce
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Cricket Group, noted Players 'Cricketers 1938' [50] in album; 1993 Stars Inc 'South Africa v Australia' [36] in album; photographs (5) from 1953 Australia v Kent; 1938-39 England team sheet with facsimile autographs; miniature bat signed by Lords Taverners; 1977 programme Somerset v Australia; scorecards (13); tour guides (3). (32 items)
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Benefit/Testimonial Brochures: fabulous collection, 1939-94, including 25 signed, noted Arthur wood, Intikhab Alam, Dennis Amiss, Alec Bedser, Ian Botham (signed), Geoff Boycott (signed), Mike Brearley, Brian Close (signed), Mike Denness (signed), John Edrich, Joel Garner, David Gower (signed), Richard Hadlee (signed), Len Hutton, Ray Illingworth, Rohan Kanhai (signed), Collis King, Clive Lloyd, Mushtaq Mohammed, Mike Proctor, Derek Randall, Clive rice (signed), Barry Richards (signed), David shepherd…
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Rare 1939 programme, 'Official Souvenir Programme of Cricket Match Between, the Original A.I.F. Team (Captained by H.L. Collins) and Contemporary International XI (Captained by Clem Hill), Melbourne Cricket Ground, April 15, 1939'.
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'Australian Services x I Tour-1945, Official Souvenir' compiled by H.N.Contractor [Bombay, 1945], rare pre-tour guide, with scorecard 'Australian Services x I v All-India x I' & press clippings tipped in. Together with 'R.A.F.Station Redhills Lake, Souvenir Christmas Programme, India, 1945'. Very scarce. Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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1945 rare scorecard 'Australian Services x I versus An India x I, Played at Bombay, Brabourne Stadium'; plus book 'Shadows over the Wicket - Six Seasons of Wartime Cricket 1940-1945' by Hoskin [Gloucester, 1946]. Good condition
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'A History of Queensland Cricket' by Hutcheon [Brisbane, 1946], including rare Errata supplement. Fair/Good condition
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Fred Freer's 1946-47 Australian test blazer, green wool, embroidered Australian coat-of-arms & '1946 - 47' on pocket, Farmer's label inside endorsed 'F. Freer'. Offered together with Australian tie - green with yellow kangaroo (some moth holes); tour guide 'Official Souvenir of Visit to India Of, the Commonwealth Cricket Team 1949-50' (Bombay, 1949); itinerary booklet; photographs (3); dinner menu; Christmas card; also 1948 letter inviting Freer to play in Cyril Washbrook's benefit; 1949 contract to play…
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'1946-7 Test Cricketers in Caricature' by Lionel Coventry [Adelaide, 1946]
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1947 South African Team, team photograph 32 x 27 cm (some toning on mount); programmes for 1977 & 1980 Centenary Tests; books (6), tour guides (3), magazines (3); also dinner menu signed on reverse by Molly Meldrum. (16 items)
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Abc Cricket Books, collection from 1947-48 to 2005-06, not complete, but an extensive group including 1947-48, 1948, 1950 - 51, 1951-52 & 1952-53. Condition varies, though an impressive run. (63 items)
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Tour guide, 'Official Magazine, Australia v All-India, Tests 1947-48' [Brisbane, 1947], signed on front cover by 11 cricket journalists including Alan McGilvray, Arthur Mailey, Bill O'Reilly, Victor Richardson & K.S.Duleepsinhji. Cover tatty along spine though scarce.
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'The 1948 Australian Cricketers in Cartoon, Souvenir Programme' by Haydn [Cardiff, 1948], rare pre-tour booklet we haven't seen before
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1948-65 Tour Guides, noted 'Meet the Australians, Personalities and fixtures for 1948 Tour' published by Deveraux [London, 1948]. (8 items)
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England, rare programme 'Scotland v Australia' at Aberdeen, with colourful cover featuring Bradman batting. Very rare (Bradman's last game in UK).
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour of England, tour guide 'Cricket 1948 - The Australian Tour' [Brighton, 1948] with signatures of Australian (9) & English (6) cricketers, noted Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall, Norm Yardley & Len Hutton (guide with some tape reinforcement); plus postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England, 1948' & England team sheet with facsimile autographs. (3 items)
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Australian Test Cricketers, full size cricket bat with 22 signatures on front, noted bill brown, Sam Loxton, Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell, bill Johnston, Dean Jones, Kim Hughes, Arthur Morris, David Boon, Greg Chappell & Bob Simpson
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Don Bradman: group with signature laid down inside his book 'Farewell to Cricket' (London, 1950), fine condition with dust-jacket; cassette of last song written about Bradman, '99.94 Ain't So Bad', signed by composer Tony Tkalec; plus Australia post 'Vale, the Don, 1908-2001' P.O.pack, first day cover, Fdi Maxi cards & postcard. (6 items)
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'Playfair Cricket Annual', almost complete run, from 1st issue in 1948-2005, missing only 2002 & 2003. (Padwick 1098). (56 items)
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Cricket Autographs: nice collection in album, comprising c81 signed items, most mounted with associated photograph, mainly Australians, noted bill Woodfull, bill O'Reilly (2), Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Sam Loxton, Ernie Toshack, Doug ring, Alec Bedser (2) & Wes hall; also unsigned photographs (82). Inspection will reward
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New Zealand Autographs: Signed autograph cards (151), noted Jack Alabaster, Lance Cairns, Bevan Congdon, Jack Cowie, Martin Crowe, Martin Donnelly, Graham Dowling, Stephen Fleming, Richard Hadlee, Walter Hadlee, Geoff Howarth, Danny Morrison, Dipak Patel, John Reid, Bert Sutcliffe, Glenn Turner & Daniel Vettori. Extensive collection, nearly all different. [NZ have been represented by 233 Test players, so about two-thirds represented here]. (151 items)
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1949 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team, v Queensland at Briabane, 1949', and players names printed on mount, overall 33 x 23 cm. Fair/Good condition. [Miller with 80 & 6 wickets led NSW to victory by 15 runs]. With Keith Miller collection certificate
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1950-59, all original limp yellow covers. Fair condition, 1955 & 1956 with some wear to spine. (10 items)
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c1950s Wicketkeeping Gloves, made by Nutting and Young, Melbourne; plus 'Lyre Bird' Keepers Gloves Inners, both in as new condition in original box
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Cricket Magazines: Huge accumulation 1950-2006, including 'The Cricketer/The Cricketer International' (729); 'Playfair Cricket Monthly' (22); 'Wisden Cricket Monthly' (151); 'Inside Edge' (99); 'The Cricketer Pakistan' (13); 'Inside Cricket' (20); 'The Wisden Cricketer' (13); 'Zimbabwe Cricketer' (18); 'Cricket World' (57); 'Australian Cricket' (23) & others (64). Room Buyers Only. (Total c1229)
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges for 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58 & 1958-59. (9 items)
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1951 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team, v Queensland at Brisbane, 1951', and players names printed on mount, overall 38 x 30 cm. Good condition. [Ken Archer scored 104 & Arthur Morris 253. Match drawn]. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1951-52 West Indies Tour of Australia: Rare programme 'West Indies Tests Pictorial, Souvenir Programme, 1951' [Adelaide, 1951]. Fair condition with tape on spine
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1952 Australian Tour to Hong Kong, rare ephemera with 'Hongkong Cricket League, Souvenir Programme, In Honour of the Visit of Jack Chegwyn's Australian x I, Hongkong, October 8th-18th, 1952' & 2 rare scorecards 'W.J.O'Reilly's x I v Jack Chegwyn's x I' & 'Hong Kong v Jack Chegwyn's x I'. Extremely rare group - possibly unique. (3 items)
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Cricket Bats: 1953 Australian Tour to England, full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman' Cricket Bat, signed by Australia, Mcc, Derby, Warwick & Gloucester on reverse, and by Surrey on front, with c64 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Don Tallon, Trevor Bailey & Godfrey Evans (bat in poor condition, and signatures faded); 1991-92 India Tour of Australia, 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 29 signatures on front including Allan Border, Geoff Marsh, Mohammad Azharuddin & Sachin…
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Framed Cricket Prints, noted 'Cricket at East Molesey, England, 1761' endorsed to George Tribe, who took 6/112 against the Australians in 1953; 'A Match at Hambledon 1777'; 'A Cricket Match between Sussex and Kent'; all framed, various sizes. (7 items)
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1953 Australian Tour of England: press photographs, with captions on reverse. Fair/VG condition. Ex Keith Miller collection. (16 items)
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1953 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Cricket Team, v Queensland Sheffield Shield Team at Brisbane, November, 1953', and players names printed on mount, overall 43 x 30 cm. Fair/Good condition. [Ken Archer scored 118 & Peter Burge 103; in NSW's reply Arthur Morris scored 171 & Richie Benaud 153. Match drawn]. With Keith Miller collection certificate
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1953 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'NSW Cricket Association, Sheffield Shield Team v South Australia, Adelaide Nov.27-Dec.1, 1953', and players names printed on mount, overall 43 x 35 cm. Fair/Good condition. With Keith Miller collection certificate
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1954 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'NSW Cricket Association, New South Wales v Western Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground, 5th-9th February, 1954', and players names printed on mount, overall 36 x 28 cm. Fair/Good condition. [NSW won - Benaud making 112 & taking 7 wickets]. With Keith Miller collection certificate.
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1954-55 England Tour of Australia: Rare programme 'The Tests, Souvenir Programme, 1954-55' [Adelaide, 1954]. Fair/Good condition
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Team Photographs, noted 1956 Australia (3); 1969-70 Australia; 1986 Australia; 1998 Australia; 1960-61 Victoria; 1953-54 Fitzroy Cricket Club (District Premiers). Lovely collection, inspection will reward. (8 items)
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1956 Australian Tour of England: Keith Miller's collection of photographs, noted press photographs (12) with captions on reverse, and a series of photographs (7) showing the Australian team being introduced to Queen Elizabeth. Fair/VG condition. (19 items)
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John Drennan's Australian 'Baggy Green' Cap, from the 1956-57 tour to New Zealand & 1957-58 tour to South Africa, green wool, embroidered logo with bats, ball and stumps, 'Australia' & '1957' on front, 'Farmer's, Sydney' label inside endorsed 'J.Drennan'. Some minor insect damage, otherwise good condition. A very rare 'Baggy Green' used for teams representing Australia, but not playing in Tests. (John Drennan played 46 1st-Class matches 1953 - 59)
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Cricket group: 1957 programme 'Australia v New Zealand ' with 25 signatures; 1991 programme 'England Versus, the West Indies' signed by Graham Gooch; plus jig-saw puzzle 'Sir Donald Bradman'. (3 items)
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Don Bradman, nice signature on title page of book 'Teach Yourself Cricket' by F.N.S.Creek [London, 1958].
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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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Alan Connolly, 1960-65 group of invitations (8) to cricket related events, place card & 'Prime Minister' match-book, all signed by Alan Connolly. [Connolly played 18 Tests 1963-71]. (10 items)
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Cricket Journals: 'The Journal of the Cricket Society' 75 issues [UK, 1972-2000]; 'The Cricket Statistician' 88 issues [UK, 1978-97]; 'The Twelfth Man' 36 issues [Whombrel, 1960-99]; 'Australian Cricket Journal', complete run Vol.1 No.1 to Vol.5 No.3 [Adelaide, 1985-90] in bound volume; 'Cricket Lore' 4 issues [London, 1993-94]; and few others. Some duplication, though fine collection. (236 items)
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1961 Australian Tour to England, 'P&O Orient Lines, Souvenir Programme, Australian XI English Tour 1961', fully signed in ink by all 19 members of the touring team, including Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey & Colin McDonald
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'The Cricket Quarterly - A Journal Devoted to the Noble Game of Cricket', an incomplete run (25/31 issues) from Vol.1 No.2 (April 1963) to Vol.7 No.4 (Winter 1969-70). A good group of this rare and scholarly periodical. Padwick 1195
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1963-64 Australia v South Africa, 'R.M.Crockett - Norman O'neill' cricket bat, signed on reverse by Australia (all faded except Wally Grout) & South Africa - 15 signatures including Trevor Goddard, Eddie Barlow & Graeme Pollock
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1964 Australian Team, original team photograph, with handpainted title 'Australian Touring Team, 1964', signed to mount by entire team, 21 signatures - A.E. James (masseur), Neil Hawke, Grahame Corling, Johnny Martin, Bob Cowper, Ian Redpath, David Sherwood (scorer), Rex sellers, Tom Veivers, Jack Potter, J. Ledward (treasurer), Graham McKenzie, Alan Connolly, Barry Jarman, Peter Burge, Norm O'Neill, Bob Simpson (Captain), Ray Steele (manager), Brian Booth, bill Lawry & Wally Grout, overall 33 x 28 cm.…
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'How's That' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1966], 42pp, dedicated to, and signed by Bob Simpson. Oakley's first book, written as a 13 year-old. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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'Flying Bails' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1967], c154pp, re 1966-67 Australian tour to South Africa. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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'Hit Out and Get Out' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1967], c504pp, extraordinary volume from 13 year-old Julian Oakley. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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'Over for Six' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1968], 227pp, re 1967-68 Indian tour to Australia. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique.
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'Simpson: A Great' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1968], 109pp, dedicated to, and signed by Bob Simpson. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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Cricket Sound & Vision: Wonderful collection with reference book 'Cricket in Sound and Vision' by Powell [Essex, 1994]; cassettes/talking books (109) including 'Bradman - The Don Declares', 'Shane Warne - My Autobiography' & 'Bodyline'; Records (10) including 2 singles of 'Our Don Bradman'; CDs (44) with excellent range of The Twelfth Man; Videos (12). Some duplication, though excellent collection. (Total 175 items)
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Australian Cricketers, group of press photographs from 1968 Ashes Tour (8) & 1972 Ashes Tour (4), noted Barry Jarman, Paul Sheahan, Alan Connolly & Eric Freeman, each about 26 x 21 cm. (12 items)
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'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
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1968, 1974-76, 1978-84, 1985-87 & 1989, all with limp yellow covers. Good condition. (15 items)
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'That Sacred Urn' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1968], 248pp, re 1968 Australian tour to England. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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'Cartoon Cricket' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1968], 86pp. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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Cricket group, noted Shane Warne signature on yellow 'Easton' cricket pad; signed displays (3) - bill brown, rod Marsh & Geoff Boycott; ray bright group (23 items including 10 signed photographs) ; cricket medals (3). (37 items)
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'Champagne Cricket' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1969], c614pp, re 1968-69 Australia v West Indies Test series. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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Tour Guides: 'Australians Tour of India 1969' published by The Hindu [India, 1969]; plus 'India's Tour of Australia 1977 - 78, World Test Records & World Cup Cricket' by Gupta [Surat, 1977]. (2 items)
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'Laws and Umpires' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1969], 81pp, dedicated to, and signed by Peter Schell. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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'Scoring' by Julian Oakley, typescript [Canberra, 1969], 20pp, plus 3 fold-out score-sheets. Not listed in Padwick - believed to be unique
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