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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:657
Sale Title:Cricket MemorabiliaLots with images:346
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:504
Date:26-Jun-2008
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The Ashes of 2001 - the Ponting-Miller Ashes, the ashes collected by Ricky Ponting and Colin Miller after a ritual burning of three bails in a tray of kerosene in 2001, after the final test match at, the oval, with Australia winning the series 4-1. As noted in Steve Waugh's Ashes Diary 2001, the Australian cricket team for the 2001 tour of England continued the earlier tradition of creating their own trophy for the mythical ashes. At, the oval test match in August 2001, three bails were burnt in a tray of…
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Cricket Engravings: 'The English Cricketers - The Eleven of All-England', from 'Harper's Weekly' Oct.15th 1859, overall 40 x 28 cm; 'The Match Between The All-England Eleven and Twenty-two of the New South Wales Cricketers, Played in the Domain at Sydney', from 'The Illustrated London News' May 10th 1862, hand-coloured, overall 40 x 28 cm; plus 'A Clowns' Cricket Match', from 'Harper's Weekly' July 10th 1875, overall 40 x 28 cm. (3 items)
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Cricket Engravings: 'The English Cricketers - The Eleven of All-England', full-page engraving from 'Harper's Weekly' Oct.15th 1859, overall 40 x 28 cm; 'The Match Between The All-England Eleven and Twenty-two of the New South Wales Cricketers, Played in the Domain at Sydney', from 'The Illustrated London News' May 10th 1862, overall 40 x 28 cm; plus 'Cricket- Match at Melbourne Between The All-England Eleven and Twenty-two of Victoria', from 'The Illustrated London News' April 9th 1864, page overall 30 x…
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1877 Gloucestershire Team: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), including W.G.Grace & Australia's Billy Midwinter, with players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition.
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1878 Australian Team to England: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Australian Twelve', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition
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1878 Australian Team to England: Supplement 'Australian Eleven', published December 28, 1878, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 39 x 54 cm. Scarce. Condition B+.
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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, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition
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1879 silk Scorecard, 'The Great Cricket Match Between, the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne, Played on the M.C.C. Ground, Melbourne, on the 20, 22 & 23 December, 1879', framed & glazed, overall 19 x 27 cm. Extremely rare - possibly unique.
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1880 Australian Team to England: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Australian Eleven, 1880', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition.
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1881 Lancashire Team: Original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Lancashire County Eleven', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition
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1882 Australian Team, original carte-de-visite photograph (size 104 x 64 mm), with title 'Australian Cricketers, 1882', and players names printed on mount, published by London Photographic Co. Rare
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1882 Australian Team to England: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with the title, 'The Australian Team, 1882', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce.
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1882 Australian Tour to England: silk scorecard 'Australia v England, Played at Kennington Oval, August 28, 29, 1882. Won by Australia by 7 Runs', commemorating the first win against England by an Australian touring side, and the match that gave birth to the Ashes legend. A couple of minor creases, otherwise excellent condition, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29 x 36 cm.
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'The Third Australian Team in England', originally published by the Cricket Press in 1882, limited edition reprint published by J.W.McKenzie [Cambridge, 1989]
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1884 Australian tour to England, 'Our Cricketing Guests', a coloured chromolithographic print of the Australian & Philadelphian touring teams, published as a frontispiece to an edition of 'The Boy's Own Paper', window mounted with list of players, overall 36 x 38 cm
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Maribyrnong Cricket Club: 1885 (Aug.30) letter from C.Cherry, which states 'The Maribyrnong Cc held its first meeting at our house last Tuesday. I was elected Captain & Reg is Vice, there were only eight present but I think we will be able to get a good team'. Early Australian cricket item regarding the foundation of a suburban Melbourne team that is still competing 123 years later
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Cricket Prints: 'English & Australian Cricketers, Great Match England v Australia Played at Lord's Cricket Ground, London 19th 20th 21st July 1886', modern print originally by J.F.Weedon and produced by John Harrop in 1887, framed & glazed, overall 101 x 77 cm; plus 'England v Australia', modern print originally painted by G.H. Barrable and Sir Robert Ponsonby-Staples in 1887, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 104 x 66 cm. (2 items)
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1886 Australian Tour to England: Score card, Middlesex v Australians at Lord's, players include A.E.Stoddart, George Giffen, Billy Trumble & Jack Blackham. Some scores filled in with pencil, extremely rare.
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1887 cricket print: ('Harrow school: cricket match - Household Brigade v. Harrow'), by Tom Henry, engraved by Walter Cox (signed lower right), Published Nov.1st 1888 by Messrs. Dickinsons, Publishers to the Queen 144, new Bond Street, London, framed & glazed, overall 69 x 39 cm. Together with 1986 letter to vendor from head master of Harrow school.
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'Vanity Fair' Cricket Print: 'W.W.' (Walter Read) by Lib (Libero Prosperi), colour lithograph, published July 28 1888, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 50 cm; plus c1908 print 'Cricket 1820' by Tom Browne (1870-1910) showing the striding figure made famous by Johnnie Walker whisky advertising, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 43 x 53 cm. (2 items)
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Cricket cruet set, c1890, silver-plated, with 'Cricket Ball' salt & pepper shakers, plus 'Cricket Ball' shaped mustard pot with 'Cricket Bat' spoon, with base featuring stumps & ball. Very attractive item of cricketana
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'Vanity Fair' Cricket Prints: 'Sammy' (S.M.J.Woods) by Stuff (Henry Wright), published Aug.6th 1892; 'Oxford Athletics' (C.B.Fry) by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), published April 19 1894; 'I Zingari' (John Loraine Baldwin) by Spy, published Sept 5th 1895; colour lithographs, each overall 27 x 40 cm. Condition A. (3 items)
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'Vanity Fair' cricket print: 'Yorkshire Cricket' (Lord Hawke), by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), colour lithograph, published Sept 24th 1892, window mounted, overall 33 x 48 cm.
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'Vanity Fair' Prints: 'The Duke of Sport' (Duke of Beaufort) by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), colour lithograph, published Sept.30th 1876; 'Handsome Fred' (General Frederick Marshall) by Ape (Carlo Pelligrini), colour lithograph, published Mar.16th 1878; 'Rhodes the second' (Hon.Abe Bailey) by Spy, colour caricature, published Sept.9th 1908; each overall 27 x 40 cm. Plus 'W.W.' (Walter Read) by Lib (Libero Prosperi), colour lithograph, published July 28 1888, window mounted, overall 36 x 50 cm. Condition A. (4…
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Framed Items: 1893 magazine picture of Australian team in front of scoreboard, with title 'Australia v The Universities Past and Present - The Record Innings', showing Australia's score of 843, world record total for a first-class match (framed & glazed, overall 39 x 45 cm); c1895 picture 'Practising in the Nets at Lord's' (framed & glazed, overall 56 x 49 cm); 1896 'Cricket Match, Ladies v Gentlemen' flyer advertising match at Whitby, window mounted with four 1896 press clippings (framed & glazed, overall…
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Cricket Books: 'Kings of Cricket' by Richard Daft [Bristol, 1893]; 'Giants of the Game - Being Reminiscences of the Stars of Cricket from Daft down to the Present Day' by Hon.R.H.Lyttelton, W.J.Ford, C.B.Fry & George Giffen [London, 1899]; 'Cricket of To-day and Yesterday', in two volumes, by Percy Cross Standing, Subscription Illustrated Edition [Edinburgh, 1902]. Fair/Good condition. (3 items)
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'Bartlett' Cricket Bat, with gold-embossed lettering on reverse 'Branxholme C.C., 1894-95, Trophy, Presented By, A.G.Laidlaw Esq, For Highest Batting Average, Won By, J.Dew'. Fair/Good condition. [A school teacher, later Ma and Inspector of Schools, Joseph was the son of John Dew of Bath, a boy convict, seven years in Van Diemen's Land in the 1840s. Joseph's son was Sir Harold Dew, Professor of Surgery, University of Sydney. His unmarried daughter in her will left $3.6 million to the Walter & Eliza Hall…
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'Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds 1895', by C.W.Alcock [London, 1895], bound in one volume with gilt title, 288 black and white plates of players, teams & grounds. Fair condition
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1895 Song sheet, 'Cricket, the Song of the Centuries, Dedicated by Permission to Dr.W.G.Grace', with lovely picture of W.G.Grace on front cover, written & Composed by J.Harcourt Smith. Good condition.
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C.B.Fry, signature on cabinet card photograph (10 x 14 cm), taken by E.Hawkins & Compy, Brighton. (C.B.Fry played 26 Tests 1895-1912 including 6 as England Captain)
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Monty Noble, signature on postcard, fine condition. (Monty Noble played 42 Tests, 1897-1909, including 15 as Captain. Australian test player No. 76).
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Townsville Cricket Trophy, 1899-1900, silver plated, 33 cm tall, base with crossed Cricket bats, lid with figurine of batsman (missing bat), cup engraved 'Presented by J.Macdougall, President, Townsville Cricket Association, Juniors, 1899- 1900', made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield
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Cricket Books: 'Reminiscences of Cricket and Other Sports' by W.G.Grace, an extensive serialised newspaper article [c1899] with 8 Chapters laid down on 63 pages of an old exercise book; 'The Book of Cricket - A New Gallery of Famous Players' edited by C.B.Fry [London, 1899], large folio, the first 15 parts (missing Part 16), bound in one volume; 'Cricket's Year Book, 1909. With Portraits of the Australians' published by the 'Cricket' Office [London, 1909], original paper wrappers; plus 'Cricket's Year Book…
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W.G. Grace, lovely signature on 1902 (March 9th) hand-written letter, on London County cricket club letterhead, interesting text 'We Are Holding a Committee Meeting in a Few Days to Decide What Matches Etc We Shall Play Next Summer. I Should Like to Hear From You Before the Meeting'
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W. G. Grace, lovely signature on 1902 (June 1st) hand-written letter, on London County cricket club letterhead, window mounted with contemporary colour litho of W.G. Grace (crease & some soiling, though attractive), framed & glazed, overall 35 x 27 cm
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'Vanity Fair' Cricket Print: 'Yorkshire' (G.H.Hirst) by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward), published Aug.20th 1903, colour lithograph, overall 27 x 40 cm. Condition A-
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1903-04 England Tour to Australia: 'Bringing Back the Ashes, England v Australia, 1903-1904', England team picture, supplement to the 'Sheffield Daily Telegraph' March 7th 1904, size 29 x 22 cm. Fair/G condition
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Victor Trumper, 1905 A.Chevallier Tayler print in fine condition, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 40 x 53 cm
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NSW Cricket Trophy: Silver-plated Cup, 26 cm tall, with two handles, engraved 'Manildra District Cricket Association, Cup Competition, Presented by G.W.Griffith', and further engraved at various places '1906 won by Garra', '1907 Cranbury', '1908 Cargo', 'Garra 1908-9' & 'Manildra 1909-10'
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1909 Australian Team, full size 'Demon Driver' Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by Australian team with 12 signatures - Percy McAlister, Bert Hopkins, Bill Whitty, Victor Trumper, Syd Gregory, Warren Bardsley, William Carkeek, Hanson Carter, Vernon Ransford, Charles Macartney, John O'Connor & Frank Laver, attractively mounted in display case, overall 34 x 115 cm.
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1909 Australian Team, original team photograph by Bolland with players wearing their Australian caps and blazers, titled 'Australian Cricket Team. Lords, May, 1909', window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 59 x 50 cm. Few minor tones on mount, though photograph in excellent condition.
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Warwick Armstrong: autograph page with superb caricature of Warwick Armstrong, titled 'Our Skipper, 1920', drawn & signed by Arthur Mailey
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South Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges (8) for 1909-10, 1921-22, 1925-26, 1928-29, 1931-32, 1937- 38, 1979-80 & 1982-83; plus 'St.M.C.C.' fob engraved on reverse 'Presented to J.Duncan for catching 1905-6'. (9 items)
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English Cricket Trophy, 1910, silver plated, 16 cm tall, incense burner supported by crossed Cricket bats & stumps, on wooden base with plaque engraved 'Presented to E.C.Weaver, by A.D.George Esq, President, Bournemouth United C.C., 1910, For Best Bowling & Batting Averages'. Poor/Fair condition
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'England v Australia, Official Souvenir, Published by Authority of Victorian Cricket Association - The Fight for The Ashes, Eighty Seventh Test 1911-12', extremely rare pre-tour brochure [Melbourne, 1911], lacks wrappers. Poor/Fair condition
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1913 Victor Trumper Testimonial Match, an original photograph of Trumper, endorsed on reverse 'For Vic, Trumper Testimonial Match, N.S.W. v Rest of Australia team, 8th Feb.1913'. The photograph is signed by the Rest of Australia team - Clem Hill (captain), Edgar Mayne, Gordon Campbell, Warwick Armstrong, Vernon Ransford, Johnny Moyes, Jack Crawford, Leslie Cody, Jack Ryder, Jimmy Matthews & Bill Whitty. Beautifully framed with photo of reverse to show inscription, overall 49 x 64 cm. [Trumper played in 48…
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Lord's cricket ground, beautiful certificate, 'Lord's Cricket Ground Centenary, 1814-1914', printed by Tom Browne & Co. (Nottingham), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 40 x 46 cm.
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1920-21 England Team, large official team photograph, with title 'M.C.C. Cricket Team, Australia, 1920-21' on mount, and signed to mount by entire team, 17 signatures - Arthur dolphin, bill Hitch, Cecil Parkin, F. Towne (manager), Frank Woolley, Jack Russell, Abe Waddington, Bert Strudwick, Wilfred Rhodes, Rockley Wilson, Johnny Douglas (Captain), Percy fender, Jack Hobbs, Harry Howell, Patsy Hendren, Jack Hearne, Harry Makepeace. Photograph with 4 cm scratch at right, and some discolouration to top right…
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1921 Australian Tour of England: 'Gunn & Moore' full size cricket bat, endorsed on reverse 'Canterbury 1921', and autographed by 1921 Australian team, plus Kent v Middlesex, a total of 40 signatures including Warwick Armstrong, Charlie Macartney, Edgar Mayne, Lionel Troughton, Frank Mann & Jack Board (former Test player & umpire); Australian signatures a trifle faded but Kent & Middlesex signatures strong.
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Jack Hobbs, linen handkerchief 'England's Champion Batsman, J.B.Hobbs, Surrey & England x I', produced to commemorate Sir Jack Hobbs century of centuries, achieved in 1923, size 42 x 42 cm. Fair/Good condition.
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