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Sporting Memorabilia — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:783
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:783
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:602
Date:7-Sep-2015
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Bert Oldfield, nice signature on postcard dated 1947. [Bert Oldfield played 54 Tests 1920-37, then ran a sports store in Sydney]
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1948 Australian Team, reprinted photograph (19 x 14 cm) of the team arriving at Tilbury Docks, with 6 signatures - Don Bradman, Doug Ring, Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson, Bill Brown & Keith Miller
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Eric Hollies, nice signature in his book 'I'll Spin You A Tale' [London, 1955], plus signature on insurance form. [Eric Hollies played 13 Tests for England 1934-50, and is most remembered for bowling Don Bradman for a duck in his last Test innings]
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Don Bradman, lovely signature on 10th Feb.1949 letter on 'Don Bradman & Co. (Member Stock Exchange of Adelaide)' letterhead, thanking the writer for his kind letter of congratulations on the occasion of Bradman's Knighthood. With original envelope. A significant moment in Bradman's life
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Don Bradman Cricket Bats: 'Sykes - Don Bradman' Size 6 bat & 'Sykes Don Bradman Junior' bat, both used, plus 'Slazenger - Bradman Classic' bat as new
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Bendigo Pottery: 'Sir Don Bradman' caricature jug, very attractive with brown glaze, 15 cm high, plus Marutomo Ware small Don Bradman toby jug (small chip in cap)
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Don Bradman, signed prints/caricatures, all framed, various sizes
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Don Bradman, 'The Bradman Albums' [Sydney, 1987], two volumes in slip-case, each volume signed twice by Bradman
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Don Bradman, signed photographs (5) including wonderful photograph of Bradman walking through an adoring crowd to enter the field
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Don Bradman, signed photographs, including one of Bradman practicing in the nets
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Don Bradman: Display 'Bradman - Master Batsman' comprising signature on piece affixed to Cricket Bat, mounted in attractive display case, overall 58 x 118 cm. With CoA
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Don Bradman, signature on full size replica 'Sykes' Cricket Bat
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Don Bradman: 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat decorated with landscape painting by John Dynon, signed in black texta by Don Bradman. VG condition
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Don Bradman: nice signature on 1993 letter on 'Sir Donald Bradman AC' letterhead regarding his name on a beer label without his consent, plus a letter from his grand-daughter Greta Bradman on the same letterhead dated two days after his death
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Don Bradman: Signed group with signed Fdc, signed postcards (3) & signed book 'Wisden on Bradman' edited by Wright [Melbourne, 1998]
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Don Bradman: Display 'Cricketer of the 20th century - Don Bradman' comprising signature on piece affixed to Cricket Bat, mounted in attractive display case, overall 47 x 111 cm
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Don Bradman, nice signature on full size Cricket Bat decorated with two hand-painted portraits of Don Bradman, window mounted with the Don's records printed on mount, in attractive display case, overall 34 x 109 cm
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Don Bradman, signed card affixed to 'Sir Donald Bradman Test Review' Cricket Bat, engraved with all Bradman's Test Centuries
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Don Bradman, lovely signature on full size 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat. Superb condition
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Don Bradman, lovely signature on full size 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat. Superb condition
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Don Bradman, print 'Bradman - First, Last & Always' by Brian Clinton, signed by Don Bradman & the artist, limited edition 480/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 104 x 80 cm. With CoA
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Don Bradman, signature on card affixed to full size replica 'Sykes - Don Bradman' Cricket Bat, engraved with details of Bradman's record, in attractive display case with two photographs, overall 61 x 109 cm. With CoA
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Cricket Association of Bengal, attractive lapel badge showing cricketer on blue background, surmounted by bear, in original case
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Cricket Library, noted books (184) with 'The Paddock That Grew - The story of the Melbourne Cricket Club' by Dunstan [Melbourne, 1974], 'The Story of Warwickshire Cricket' by Duckworth [London, 1974], plus tour guides (18) & magazines (24)
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Australian Cricket Masters, full size cricket bat, with signatures of Neil Harvey, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud, Graham McKenzie, Bill Brown, Peter Burge, Colin McDonald, Sam Loxton, Bill Johnston, Norm O'Neill & Bill Lawry, mounted in attractive display case, overall 35 x 109 cm. Limited edition 896/1000. Also pewter mug 'America's Cup 1983'
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges almost complete run 1950-51 to 1990-91 (missing 1957-58 & 1969-70), plus one undated & 3 spares
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Melbourne Cricket Club: Ticket to Members' Reserve for 5th Test Match, punched for first 5 days, with message & signature of Harold Larwood on reverse
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Balance of Cricket Collection, noted prints signed by Don Bradman (2) && Neil Harvey;photograph signed by Brian Lara, other autographs (20), cricket clothing, team photographs etc. Inspection will reward
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Gripu Trousers Adverts, comprising team photo with facsimile autographs, noted Australia 1953, 1954, c1954-55, 1961-62, 1964, England 1954-55. Poor condition
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1953 Australian Team: 'Gradidge - Len Hutton' Cricket Bat signed by 1953 Australian team, with 15 signatures including 6 captains - Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris, Richie Benaud, Keith Miller, Ian Craig & Ray Lindwall. Signature area varnished, so signatures still quite legible
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Cricket Covers: c1954-90 Large collection of covers with cricket stamps & postmarks, includes 26 signed covers including Don Bradman (3) & Gary Sobers
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1954-55 England Team to Australia, photo of Orient Line Ss Orsova with 18 signatures (some faded) on mount, including Len Hutton, Peter May, Alec Bedser & Frank Tyson, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 27 cm
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack', incomplete run from 1957-2006 (32 issues), plus Australian editions (6) & other Wisden titles (3). Poor/G condition
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Balance of Cricket Collection, noted pair of c1950s 'Perfect Test' wicket-keeping gloves designed by Bert Oldfield, ceramic 'Baggy Green' cap (limited edition 34/500), packet of Cricket && Golf Spikes;cricket medallions (4) && trophy;badge of J.Hardstaff, signed covers (3) including Don Bradman, 1978 New Zealand team sheet
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Balance of Cricket Collection, noted cricket books (47) with 'Australian Cricket - A History' by Moyes [Sydney, 1959], 'A History of West Indies Cricket' by Manley [London, 1988], 'Who's Who of Cricketers' by Bailey, Thorn & Wynne-Thomas [London, 1993], plus Cricket figurines: Ian Botham (limited edition 57/100) & 'Sir Donald Bradman - The Final Salute' (hand repaired)
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Cricket Books, noted '100 Best Cricketers' by Merchant (signed) [Karachi, 1960], 'An Eye on Test Cricket Decade' by Rehmatullah (signed) [Karachi, 1985], 'Memoirs of an All-Rounder' by Kardar [Lahore, 1987]. Fair/G condition
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c1960 West Indies Team: 'Gradidge - Imperial Driver' Cricket Bat, signed on front by West Indies team, with c18 signatures, some at top faded, but clear signatures of Everton Weekes, Garfield Sobers & Wesley Hall
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Tour Guides: Abc Cricket Books (22) from 1962-63 to 1985, other tour guides (7). Fair/G
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Graeme Pollock, print by Lou Hemmings, signed by Graeme Pollock and the artist, numbered 80/100, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 57 x 52 cm. [Graeme Pollock played 23 Tests for South Africa 1963-70]
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Richie Benaud's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from his last Test series, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & '1963-64' on front, endorsed inside 'R.Benaud 11/63'. VG condition. [Richie Benaud played 63 Tests 1951-64. As an all-rounder, Australian captain, journalist and commentator, Richie Benaud was the most significant figure in cricket since World War II. During Benaud's captaincy, Australia did not lose a series, and became the dominant team in world cricket. His success was based on…
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Melbourne Cricket Club, group with membership badges (21) 1967-68 to 1990-91 plus one spare && one undated;Lady's Ticket, VFL Park badges (7) & Sydney 2000 badge
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Alan Connolly's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from the 1968 Ashes series, green wool with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & '1968' on front, Farmer's label inside with initials 'AC'. Very good match-used condition. [Alan Connolly played 29 Tests 1963-71]
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Melbourne Cricket Club, group with membership badges (24) 1968-69 to 1990-91 plus one undated, membership cards (2), lady's Tickets (6), Waverley/Optus Oval passes (10) from 1993-2002
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1971-72 World XI jumper, with pale blue band, endorsed on label 'Gav''. Good condition. Rare jumper. [The World XI Tour of Australia was organised to replace the cancelled South African tour, the World XI squad included Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Sunil Gavaskar, Zaheer Abbas, Tony Greig, Farokh Engineer, Intikhab Alam, Rohan Kanhai, Bob Taylor and Bishen Bedi]
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Signed Cricket Bat, full sized cricket bat signed by Don Bradman, Keith Miller & Ian Chappell. Plus two signed cricket balls including Dennis Lillee
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1977 Centenart Test: Bendigo Pottery character jug with heads of Tony Greig & Greg Chappell, limited edition No.98, 17 cm tall
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1977 Centenary Test: Print 'The Western Stand, Melbourne cricket Ground' with c117 signatures including Don Bradman, Richie Benaud, Len Hutton, Alec Bedser, Eric Bedser, Jack Ryder, Ray Lindwall & Harold Larwood, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 36 cm
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John Maclean's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap. Good match-used condition from the 1978-79 Ashes series. [John Maclean played 4 Tests & 2 ODIs 1978-79]
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John Maclean's Australian Jumpers, one sleeveless, other with long sleeves, both with Australian Coat-of Arms badge on velcro patch. Good condition. [John Maclean played 4 Tests & 2 ODIs 1978-79]
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Bob Taylor's England Touring Test Cap, navy blue with embroidered St.George & dragon on front, name tag inside 'R.W.Taylor'. Good condition. Ex John Maclean collection. [Bob Taylor played 57 Tests & 27 ODIs 1971-84]
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'Wisden Cricket Monthly/Wisden Cricketer' magazine, appears to be a complete run from No.1 (1979) to 2002, in 23 binders. Scarce run. [Padwick 1213-1]
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Australian Test Helmet & One-Day Helmet, believed to be ex Greg Chappell (Odi Helmet with initials 'Gsc' inside), both made by Coonan & Denlay in Sydney. Poor/Fair condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club: Membership badges, complete run from 1981-82 to 1989-90, plus one spare and 2 undated
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Cricket Caps, noted Virginia, Kensington, Prince Alfred College, Vri & unidentified (3). Fair/VG
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The Knights of Cricket, full size cricket bat, with signatures of Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir Colin Cowdrey, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Clyde Walcott & Sir Everton Weekes, limited edition 1/480, mounted in an attractive display case, overall 44 x 107 cm. With CoA
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Framed Pictures & Caricatures, all signed, noted A4 (34), 8'x10' (17), 6'x4' postcards (27), other frames (7). Wide group of autographs including Don Bradman (3), Brian Lara, Richie Benaud, Sachin Tendulkar, Ian Botham
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Programmes: UK Test match programmes 1984-96, each series bound in red covers with gold lettering
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David Boon, display 'David Boon - 100 Test Matches', comprising full size Cricket Bat with two hand-painted portraits of David Boon, signed & mounted in attractive display case, overall 35 x 110 cm. Limited edition 404/500. With CoA
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1986 West Indies v World XI at Edgbaston, full size Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 24 signatures including Viv Richards, Michael Holding, David Gower & Imran Khan
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'The Bradman Albums' [Sydney, 1987], with both volumes signed by Don Bradman
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Cricket Characters - The Cricketer Caricatures of John Ireland' text by Martin-Jenkins [London, 1987], with 36 of the images signed by the relevant players, including Allan Border, Geoff Boycott, Sunil Gavaskar, Vivian Richards, Zaheer Abbas, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, Dennis Lillee & Malcolm Marshall. Also 'Cricket Characters 2' [London, 2000] with 12 of the images signed including Steve Waugh & Shane Warne
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Cricket Plates, set of 4 plates from 'Don Bradman: A Driving Force' series issued by The Bradford Exchange, plus set of 8 plates from 'Australia's Cricketing Greats' series
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Signed Cricket Covers, noted Don Bradman && Ashley Mallett;1989 Australian Ashes team (11), 1992 Australia, West Indies & Sheffield Shield teams
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Signed Cricket Books, noted 'Time to Declare' by Mark Taylor, 'Beating the Field' by Brian Lara, 'White Cap and Bails' by Dickie Bird, 'Rhythm and Swing' by Richard Hadlee
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'The History of the Cricket Bat', MCC display with 1/7th scale replicas of the bats taken from the MCC Collection, framed, overall 30 x 27 cm, in original box
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Autographs, noted pair of batting gloves, both signed by Adam Gilchrist, cricket balls (3) signed by Ian Chappell, Jeff Thomson && Julien Weiner;pictures signed by Don Bradman, Harold Larwood & Viv Richards. Also pair of vintage keeper's gloves (unsigned)
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Signed Cricket Bats, noted full size Cricket Bat with c50 signatures including Richard Hadlee, Bob Simpson, Doug Walters, Ray Bright, Rod Marsh, Ian Chappell, Jonty Rhodes match-used 'Gunn & Moore' Cricket Bat (broken during a match on the Australian tour), plus 1992-93 West Indies Team, full size Cricket Bat with 18 signatures including Richie Robinson (captain), Brian Lara & Curtly Ambrose
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Signed Miniature Bats: Wonderful collection of mini-bats, noted Glenn McGrath (4), Greg Chappell (2), Allan Border, Doug Walters (3), Kerry O'Keefe (3), Phil Jacques (5), Michael Clarke (3), Shane Warne (2), Michael Hussey (5), Adam Gilchrist (2), Steve Waugh, Matthew Hayden (8), Brett Lee (9), Mitchell Johnson (2). G/VG condition
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Signed Cricket Bats, group with 1992 World Cup Final - Pakistan v England, full size Cricket Bat with 30 signatures, 1992-93 Pakistan Team, full size Cricket Bat with 18 signatures, 1990-91 Sheffield Shield Final - Victoria v NSW with 27 signatures, 2011 Durham with 13 signatures
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1991-92 Australia v India, full size Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 29 signatures on front including Allan Border, Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Mohammad Azharuddin & Sachin Tendulkar. G/VG condition
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1992 World Cup, full size Cricket Bat signed to front & reverse by all 9 teams, with c126 signatures including Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Martin Crowe, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Allan Donald, Imran Khan, Alec Stewart. Together with replica Australian shirt & Official Souvenir Magazine
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Shane Warne: Signed cricket ball, attractively mounted in display case with framed photograph. With CoA
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Shane Warne: Photographs 'Ball of the Century' by Patrick Eagar, signed on mount by Shane Warne, limited edition 365 & 366/500, each 63 x 41 cm
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Signed Displays, noted Mitchell Johnson signature on full size 'Kookaburra' cricket bat in display case, Shane Warne signed display, Matthew Hayden signed 'Imposing Force' print, limited edition 1/359. All framed, largest 60 x 107 cm
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The Australian Captains Bat, with signatures of 18 captains, comprising Don Bradman, Bill Brown, Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Ian Craig, Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Bob Simpson, Brian Booth, Bill Lawry, Barry Jarman, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Mark Taylor. The Lindsay Hassett signature is a facsimile. Limited edition 655/1000. Good condition (some signatures a trifle faded), in display case, overall 29 x 97 cm. With CoA
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1994-95 England Team, official team photograph, with title 'England Tour, Australia 1994/5' and players names printed on mount, with 18 signatures on mount including Mike Atherton (captain), Phil Tufnell, Darren Gough & Graham Gooch, overall 42 x 30 cm. Also a 1986 New Zealand team photograph signed by Richard Hadlee. Fine condition
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The Australian Captains Bat, with signatures of 18 captains, comprising Don Bradman, Bill Brown, Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Ian Craig, Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Bob Simpson, Brian Booth, Bill Lawry, Barry Jarman, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Mark Taylor. The Lindsay Hassett signature is a facsimile. Limited edition 367/1000. Fair/Good condition (some signatures faded), in display case, overall 29 x 97 cm. With CoA
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Ricky Ponting, signature of full size Cricket Bat, mounted in attractive display case with two action photographs, overall 60 x 107 cm. With CoA
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1994-95 Australia v England, full size 'Easton' Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 23 signatures including Mark Taylor, Shane Warne, Mike Atherton & Darren Gough, mounted in display case, overall 32 x 108 cm. Plus full sized cricket bat signed by Greg Chappell
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1995-96 Australia v World XI, Vca Centenary Match, full size Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 26 signatures including Mark Taylor, Glenn McGrath, Steve Waugh & Shaun Pollock. Fine condition in attractive display case, 29 x 104 cm
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1996 Australian Team, shirt with 15 signatures including Mark Taylor, Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting && Mark Waugh;window mounted with team photograph, framed & glazed, overall 90 x 110 cm. Limited edition 43/100. With CoA
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Test Cricketers: Signed Classic Cricket Postcards (25) & Cornhill Insurance cards (24), noted Ian Botham, Adam Hollioake, Alistair Cook, Geoff Boycott, Arjuna Ranatunga & Mike Gatting
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Test Cricketers: Signed cricket cards (23), Coca-Cola stickers (6) & Pakistan postcards (23), noted Mitchell Johnson, Shoaib Akhtar, Richard Hadlee & Joel Garner
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Test Cricketers: Signed 4'x6' photographs of caricatures, noted Mike Gatting, Alec Stewart, Jeff Thomson, Lance Cairns, Shoaib Akhtar & Dickie Bird
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England Test Cricketers: Signed 8'x10' photographs, noted Kevin Pietersen, Ian Botham, Mike Gatting, David Gower, Graham Gooch, Ted Dexter
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Pakistan Test Cricketers: Signed 8'x10' photographs, noted Shoaib Akhtar (3), Javed Miandad (7), Zaheer Abbas (4), Wasim akram (2), Waqar Younis (4) & Inzamam-ul-Haq
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Pakistan Test Cricketers: Signed 4'x6' photographs, noted Shoaib Akhtar, Abdul Qadir, Javed Miandad (3), Zaheer Abbas, Sarfraz Nawaz & Inzamam-ul-Haq
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Test Cricketers: Signed 8'x10' photographs, noted Glenn McGrath, Ian Chappell, S.Jayasuriya, Rahul Dravid, Shivarine Chanderpaul, Gary Kirsten, Martin Crowe, Andy Floawer
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1997 Australian Team, 'Newbery' Cricket Bat, signed on front by 1997 Australian Ashes team, with 18 signatures including Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Shane Warne & Glenn McGrath. Superb condition. Ex Gray-Nicolls collection
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Balance of Collection, noted framed photographs of Don Bradman (3 - one signed), Don Bradman signature on Australia Post poster, England v Bradman XI cap, Rod Marsh signed cap, MCC menus (6 - some signed), Invitation to Bradman's Memorial Service
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1997-98 Australia v New Zealand, full size 'Kookaburra' Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 26 signatures including Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Stephen Fleming & Chris Cairns, in perspex/wood display case, with plaque 'Ansett Australia Test Series 1997-98', overall 19 x 105 cm
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1997-98 Australia v South Africa, full size 'Kookaburra' Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 29 signatures including Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Hansie Cronje & Gary Kirsten, in perspex/wood display case, with plaque 'Ansett Australia Test Series 1997-98', overall 19 x 105 cm
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Large Cricket Plates, issued by The Bradford Exchange, with '50th Anniversary 1948 England Tour - The Invincibles', 'Don Bradman - The Legend Remembered', 'Battle for the Ashes - 125 Years On', 'Quest for the Ashes'
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Don Bradman & Mark Taylor, both signatures on full size 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket bat, with plaque giving their Test records
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Cricket Books, noted 'Wisden Cricketer Almanack Australia' first eight Australian editions 1998 to 2005-06, 'Abc Cricket Almanac's (7) for 1990-96, yearbooks & annuals (33)
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Mark Taylor, 'Ton of Tests' & 'Congratulations' limited edition panoramic photographs signed by Mark Taylor, mounted together with individual plaques, framed & glazed, overall 67 x 118 cm
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Australian Captains: 'Puma 334*' Cricket Bat signed by 13 Australian Captains - Alan Border, Richie Benaud, Mark Taylor, Ian Chappell, Bill Lawry, Ian Craig, Brian Booth, Bob Simpson, Steve Waugh, Arthur Morris, Bill Brown, Neil Harvey & Greg Chappell. Superb condition
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1998-99 Australia v England, full size 'Kookaburra' Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 29 signatures including Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Alec Stewart & Nasser Hussain, in attractive display case. Superb condition
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Steve Waugh, lithographed prints 'Declaration of Waugh, 16 Consecutive Victories as Captain of Australia', signed by Steve Waugh, limited edition 96/500, plus 'One Perfect Day, Australia's World Cup Victory 1999', signed by Steve Waugh, limited edition 209/500. Both framed & glazed, with CoAs, largest 79 x 59 cm
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Signed Cricket Bats, noted 'Cricket Knights' signed by Sir Garfield Sobers & Sir Richard Hadlee (in display case), 'Knights of Cricket' signed by Viv Richards, Ian Botham && Richard Hadlee;'Cricket Australia' bat signed by Michael Clarke
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