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Sporting Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:715
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:378
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:565
Date:12-May-2009
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1999 Australian Tour of Zimbabwe: Australian test shirt, with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms on left breast, endorsed 'Australian VS Zimbabwe '99', and signed by Australian team, with 12 signatures including Steve Waugh, mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne & Colin Miller. Superb condition, with Colin Miller collection certificate
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2000 Australian Tour of New Zealand : Australian test shirt, with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms on left breast, endorsed 'Australian VS New Zealand 2000', and signed by Australian team, with 14 signatures including Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, mark Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne & Colin Miller., with Colin Miller collection certificate
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'The Don - A Bibliographical & Referential Journey' by Gibbs [Newcastle?, 2005]; 'The Ross Gregory Story' by Frith [Melbourne, 2003]; 'Silence of the Heart - Cricket Suicides' by Frith [Edinburgh, 2001]; 'Bodyline Autopsy' by Frith [Sydney, 2002]. (40 items)
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'Pavilions of Splendour - An Architectural History of Lord's' by Hart-Davis [London, 2004]; 'How Many More are Coming' - The Short Life of Jack Marsh' by Bonnell [Sydney, 2003]; 'A Breathless Hush - The Mcc Anthology of cricket verse' by Allen [London, 2004]; 'The History of The Cricket World Cup' by Baldwin [London, 2003]. (40 items)
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'Shane Warne - My Autobiography' [London, 2001]; 'Out of My Comfort Zone - The Autobiography' by Steve Waugh [Melbourne, 2005]; 'Long Shadows - 100 Years of Australian Cricket' by Ray [Sydney, 2006]. (40 items)
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'Centenary History of the New South Wales Districts Cricket Association 1903 to 2003' by James [Sydney, 2003]; 'Here's The Hambledon Club! - The Story of Hambledon Cricket Club 1796-2000' by Jenkinson (signed) [Winchester, 2001]; 'The Bedsers - Twinning triumphs' by Hill (signed) [Edinburgh, 2001]; 'Cricket Walkabout - The Aboriginal Cricketers of the 1860s' by Harcourt & Mulvaney [Melbourne, 2005]. (40 items)
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'World Cup Cricket' by Murray [London, 2006]; '200 Years of Australian Cricket 1804-2004' by Haigh [Sydney, 2004]; '150 Not Out - Hong Kong Cricket Club' by Lockhart [Hong Kong, 2002]; 'White Hats and Cricket Bats' by Galsworthy [Shrewsbury, 2000]. (23 items)
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'Charlie Macartney - Cricket's Governor-General' by Sharpham (signed) [Sydney, 2004]; 'Duleepsinhji - Prince of Cricketers' by Rickson (signed) [Manchester, 2005]; 'Dusky Legend - Biography of Sam Anderson Aboriginal Cricketer' by Ryan (signed) [Lismore, 2001]; 'Gil Langley - The Humble Hero' by Rosevear (signed) [Adelaide, 2002]. (40 items)
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Recent Cricket Books, noted 'Run Out - The Shane Warne Story' by Barry [Sydney, 2006]; 'Woolmer on Cricket' by Bob Woolmer [London, 2000]; 'Caught - The full story of corruption in international cricket' by Wilde [London, 2001]. (40 items)
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Recent Cricket Books, noted 'Mark Waugh - The Biography' by Knight [Sydney, 2002]; 'Victory - England's Greatest Modern Test Wins' by Bone (signed) [Gloucestershire, 2005]; 'World Cup '99 - So Near Yet So Far' by Mahmood (signed) [Karachi, 2000]; 'Cricket and Race' by Williams [Oxford, 2001]. (40 items)
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2000s Cricket Books, noted 'Bradman - Master Ball Player' by Philip (signed) [Sydney, 2004]; 'Cricket's Colosseum - 125 Years of Test Cricket at the Mcg' by Piesse (signed) [Melbourne, 2003]; 'Miller's Luck' by Perry [Sydney, 2005]. (40 items)
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Sri Lanka, print 'Three Champions' by Dave Thomas, signed by Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva & the artist (not signed by Muttiah Muralitharan), overall 44 x 43 cm
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2001 Pura Cup: Queensland v Western Ausralia, full size Cricket bat signed by both teams, with 26 signatures including Stuart Law, Andrew Symonds, Andy Bichel, Tom Moody, Mike Hussey & Brad Hogg. Bat beautifully presented, superb condition
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Dave Thomas: Original painting 'Three Champions', depicting Sri Lanka champions Muttiah Muralitharan, Arjuna Ranatunga & Aravinda de Silva, oil on canvas, signed 'Dave Thomas '02' lower left, overall 70 x 66 cm
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2002-03 Australia v England, full size 'Kookaburra' cricket bat, signed by Australia & England teams, with 29 signatures including Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Nasser Hussain, Andrew Flintoff & Darren Gough. Superb condition
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Mark Waugh, 'Slazenger - V100 Ultimate x Treme' cricket bat, signed on front by mark Waugh, and with handpainted illustration below. Limited edition 6/100. (mark Waugh played 128 Tests 1990-2003)
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Dave Thomas: ['500 Club'], original painting depicting Muttiah Muralitharan, Courtney Walsh & Shane Warne, oil on canvas, signed 'Dave Thomas '04' lower right, overall 69 x 45 cm
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'500 club', large display with background print by Dave Thomas depicting Muttiah Muralitharan, Courtney Walsh & Shane Warne, with cricket balls inserted signed by the three champions, framed & glazed, overall 100 x 78 cm
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Mike Hussey's cricket Australia Chairman's XI cap, from the 2004 lilac Hill match - cricket Australia Chairman's XIV Pakistan (the 3rd match of the 2004-05 Pakistan Tour of Australia), green with lilac bands, with embroidered lilac Hill logo & '2004' on front, signed inside by Mike Hussey. Superb condition. (the lilac Hill matches, first played in 1990-91, have generally been the first tour match of visiting teams. Caps are extremely rare - only 15 are awarded each year: 12 to players, one to cricket…
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Shane Warne, signature on full size 'Buffalo' cricket bat, in attractive display case, overall 48 x 106 cm. (Shane Warne played 145 Tests 1992-2007)
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Shane Warne, poster signed twice by Shane Warne, overall 27 x 39 cm
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Autographs: Signed photographs of Shane Warne; Ricky Ponting; Brett Lee; Andrew Symonds; Ricky Ponting & Glenn McGrath. All s. (5 items)
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C1890 cut-to-shape cricket cards, issuer unknown, each about 85 mm high, comprising 'Play', 'Just Taken His gloves off', 'An Unexpected Rise' & 'Oh!'. attractive and scarce group. Fair/VG. (4 items)
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Balance of cricket cards collection, c1893-1979, noted 1922 Boys magazine 'Sportsmen' (6 cricketers/64); 1933 Amalgamated press 'Sports Queeriosities' (12); 1929 United tobacco Companies 'Humour in Sport' (8/50). Fair/VG. Inspection will reward. (c193)
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1896 Godfrey Phillips 'General Interest', part set [3/13] with cricket subjects - Dr.W.G.Grace, A.C.McLaren & Dr.Jim. G/Vg. Very scarce
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1899 Faulkner (Grenadier Cigarettes) 'Cricket Terms', complete set. Fair/G. (12)
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1900 Clarke's 'Sporting Terms', part set [14/50], comprising Cricket Terms (6), Golf Terms (4), Cycling Terms (2) & Football Terms (2). . Rare
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1901 British American tobacco (issued in Australia) badges 'Cameo English Cricketers', complete set, comprising Barnes, Blythe, Braund, Garnett, J.Gunn, Hayward, G.L.Jessop, A.O.Jones, Lilley, A.C.McLaren, C.McGahey, W.G.Quaife, C.I.Robson & Tyldesley. Fair/VG. (14)
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1901 Wills 'Sports of all Nations', complete set (50) with 3 cricket subjects (+ 3 spares of cricket subjects G/VG) ; plus 1917 'Sports of the world' (50). Fair/G. (total 103)
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1903 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', part set [13/25]. Condition varies, Poor/G
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Cricket Team' (black printing), complete set, noted Joe Darling, Warwick Armstrong & Victor Trumper. Fair/Vg. (15)
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Cricket Team' (mauve printing), part set [8/15]; plus 1905 'Cricket Terms' [4/12]. Fair/G. (Total 12)
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1905 Wills (Australia) 'Australian Club Cricketers', part set [19/46]; also other cricket cards (27) from Allens, Hoadleys, Sweetacres & Australian Licorice. Condition varies, Poor/G. (Total 46)
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Cricket Terms', complete set. G/VG. (12)
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Cricket Terms', complete set with plain (anonymous) backs. G/VG. (12)
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1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Naval Terms' [12] & 'Cricket Terms' [7/12]. Fair/Vg. (Total 19)
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Cricket Cards Collection, 1905-38, noted 1905 Wills 'Australian Club Cricketers' [16/46 + 4 spares]; 1907 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers' [14/81 + 4 spares]; 1926 Players 'Cricket Caricatures by Rip' [50]; 'Cricketers 1930' [50]; 'Cricketers 1934' [50]; 'Cricketers 1938' [50]. Poor/Vg. (Total c283)
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1906 Sniders & Abrahams (Milo Cigarettes) 'Cricketers in action', part set (10/40); plus 5 other cricket cards including 1905 Sniders & Abrahams 'Cricket Terms' (1/12). G/VG. (total 15)
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1907-37 Stephen Mitchell sets & cards with cricket subjects, noted nice Bradman card; 1930 'Old Sporting Prints' [25]; 'Wonderful Century 1837-1937' [50]. G/Vg. (Total 81)
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Cricket Cards Collection, c1907-96, mainly modern, noted 1926 Wills 'English Cricketers' [25]; 1932 Amalgamated Press 'Australian & English Cricket Stars' [18/32 with Bradman card signed]; Players 'Cricketers 1938' [50] x 2 albums; Ardmona 'Series II' [56] x 2 & 'Series III' [50] x 2; Aust Dairy Corporation 'Super Cricket Card Series' [54] x 2 & 'Kanga Cricket' [63]; also various medallions (c80); coins (20) & badges (12). (Total c2100)
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1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers', part set [22/81], including 6 with grey captions & 5 with red captions. Poor/G
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1908 Wills 'Cricketers' (with Wills's with large S), complete set, noted Hon.F.S.Jackson, plum Warner & Lord Hawke. G/VG. (25)
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1908 Wills 'Cricketers' (Wills's with small s), complete set (50), plus extra types of No. 2 Mr.P.F.Warner (one with blazer, other without) ; No. 5 L.C.Braund (one with cap, other without) & No. 23 G.Dennett (one with hat, other without). G/VG. (total 53)
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1909 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', complete set, all with red borders & 'Capstan' on reverse. Mainly G/VG. (25)
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1909 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', complete set, all with red borders & 'Vice-Regal' on reverse. Mainly G/VG. (25)
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1909 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', complete set, all with blue borders & 'Vice-Regal' on reverse. Mainly G/VG. (25)
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c1910 Stollwerck Chocolate (Germany) 'Sports', (Gruppe 565), complete set [6] including 2 cricket cards. Fair/G. Scarce
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1911 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', complete set [50 + 1 spare], all with 'A Series of 50' & 'Capstan' on reverse. Condition varies (as usual), mainly G. (Total 51)
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1911 Wills (Australia) 'Australian & English Cricketers', almost complete set [49/50], all with 'A Series of ' & 'Capstan' on reverse. Condition varies (as usual), mainly G
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1912-61 Churchman cricket cards, comprising 1928 'Famous Cricket Colours' [25]; plus cricket subjects from 1912 'Phil May Sketches' [1/50]; 1928 'Men of the Moment in Sport' [7/50]; 1931 'Sportimg Celebrities' [6/50]; & 1961 'The World of Sport' [2/40]. Fair/Vg. (Total 41)
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1912 Reeves chocolate 'Cricketers', complete set, noted J.B. Hobbs, W. Rhodes & P.F. Warner. (25)
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1914 Godfrey Phillips 'First Aid Series', complete set with two cricket subjects. Fair/G. Very scarce
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c1920 Anonymous cards with plain backs - W.Bardsley (size 38 x 65 mm) & W.A.Oldfield (size 44 x 51 mm). Fair/G
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c1920 Imperial Sports Company of Australia card 'Lambton'. G/Vg. (Listed in the Deadman supplement p.54)
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1921 football special & Sporting Periodical 'Sportsmen Photostamps', (34/42 known cricketers + 2 footballers). Poor/G. (Deadman p.113 lists 40 cricketers, the further Guide lists another 2 known). (total 36)
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1921-26 'Pals' supplements (each 15 x 22 cm), 1921 'The Australian Fifteen'; 1924 'England's Test Team'; 'Australian Test Team, 1926'. G/Vg. (3 items)
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1921 Godfrey Phillips silks 'County cricket badges', complete set (17) inscribed 'Bdv Cigarettes'. Fair/G. Scarce
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1921 Godfrey Phillips Silks 'County cricket badges', almost complete set (16/17) anonymous on front. Fair/G. Scarce
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1922 Boys Realm 'Famous Cricketers', complete set [15], noted Wilfred Rhodes, Herbert Strudwick & Percy Holmes. Fair/Vg
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1922 Boys Magazine 'County Cricket Teams', (size 200 x 155 mm), complete set. G/Vg. Scarce - listed in Deadman p113. (7)
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1922 Amalgamated press ('the Champion') 'Sportsmen', part set (54/66), plus three of the cricket cards signed - J.B.Hobbs, Percy fender & J.W.Hearne. G/VG. (total 57)
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1922 Godfrey Phillips (Pinnace) 'Footballers', small size, [22/28] of the cricket subjects listed by Deadman p.228, plus one other. G/Vg. (Total 23)
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1922 Young Britain 'Favourite Cricketers Series', complete set [15 pairs], noted P.G.H.Fender & J.B.Hobbs. G/Vg
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1922 Boys Magazine 'Sportsmen', (issued in blocks of four 92 x 142 mm), part set [12/64] though includes all six of the cricketers. Fair/G. Scarce - listed in Deadman p113
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1923-29 cricket cards, comprising 1923 Chums 'Cricketers' [17/23]; 1928 Millhoff 'Famous Test Cricketers' [1/27] & med [4/27]; 1929 Wills 'Cricket Season 1928-29' [17/48 + 5 spares]. Fair/Vg. (Total 44)
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1923 Chums 'Cricketers', complete real photo set, noted J.W.H.T.Douglas, J.B.Hobbs & F.T.Mann. G/Vg. (23)
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1923 Players ''Bonzo' Dogs', complete set, with one cricket subject - No.16 Pull to Leg. Fair/G. (25)
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1923-26 Players sets - 1923 'Characters from Dickens' [50 + 1 spare], with 2 (& spare) cricket subjects; 1926 'Straight Line Caricatures' [50], with two cricket subjects. Fair/Vg. (Total 101)
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1923 R.& J.Hill 'Famous Cricketers', complete set (46), including both types of Nos.3, 10, 19, 30, 32 & 35; plus 3 other R.& J.Hill cricket related cards. G/VG. (total 49)
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1923-24 Pals 'Australian Sportsmen', the set of cricketers [8/27 + 1 spare], noted Jack Ryder, Alan Kippax & Bill Ponsford. Fair/Vg. (Total 9)
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1924 G.G.Goode (Australia) 'Prominent Cricketer Series', part set [8/17]. Poor/Fair condition. Very scarce
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1924 Godfrey Phillips (brown back) 'Cricketers', large size, real photo, complete set (25). Mainly G/VG. Very scarce
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1924 Godfrey Phillips (Pinnace) 'Cricketers', large size, real photo, part set [2/138]. Fair/G. Very scarce
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1925 B.Morris & Sons 'Australian Cricketers', complete set, noted Warwick Armstrong, Monty Noble & Victor Trumper. G/Vg. (25)
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1925 Copes 'Sports & Pastimes', complete set. G/Vg. (25)
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1925 Alexander Boguslavsky 'Sports Records' 1st Series [25] & 2nd Series [25]. G/Vg. (Total 503)
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1925 R. & J. Hill 'Famous Cricketers -, including the S.Africa test Team', large size, complete set, noted Sutcliffe, Holmes & Nourse. G/VG. (50)
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1926 Amalgamated Press (Champion & Triumph) 'Famous Test Match Cricketers', complete set, including Bert Oldfield, Bill Ponsford & Jack Hobbs. Fair/Vg. (32)
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1926 Ogdens 'Cricket 1926', complete set, including the 16 Australian tourists. G/Vg. (50)
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c1926-91 cricket cards, noted 1926 Players 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip' [50]; 1929 Wills 'Cricketers' (2nd series) [50]; Players 'Cricketers 1934' [50]; c1991 Shell 'World of Cricket' [40 + 10 loose]. Fair/Vg. (Total 308)
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1926 Gallaher 'Famous Cricketers', complete set, noted J.B.Hobbs, Clem Hill & Victor Richardson. G/Vg. (100)
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1926 Lambert & Butler 'Who's Who in Sport (1926) ', complete set (50) with cricketers Jack Hobbs & W.Rhodes; plus 4 other Lambert & Butler cricket related cards. Fair/VG. (total 54)
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1926 Wills (Nz) 'English Cricketers', complete set [25]; plus 1928 'A Sporting Holiday in New Zealand' (large size) [50] with one cricket subject. G/Vg. (Total 75)
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1926 Wills (Australia) 'Cricketers', part real photo set [33/63]. Fair/G. A difficult set to obtain in above average condition
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1926 R.& J.Hill (Sunripe Cigarettes) 'Caricatures of Famous Cricketers', standard size, complete set, noted Herbie Collins, Bill Ponsford & J.W.H.T.Douglas. G/Vg (few tone spots). (50)
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1926 R.& J.Hill (Sunripe Cigarettes) 'Caricatures of Famous Cricketers', large size, complete set. G/Vg. (50)
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1926 Players 'Cricketers, Caricatures by Rip', complete set, noted W.Bardsley, J.B.Hobbs & D.R.Jardine. G/Vg. (50)
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1926-38 Sweetacres cards, noted 1926 (Minties) 'Cricketers' [24/36]; 1930 'Sports Champions - Don Bradman'; 1932 'Test Records & Prominent Cricketers' [7/64]; 1938 'Cricketers' (Caricatures - scarce) [6/24]. Poor/G. (Total 38)
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1927 James Illingworth 'Comicartoons of Sport', complete set [25], including No.3 Cricket. G/Vg
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1927-39 Carreras sets & cards with cricket subjects, noted 1935 'Popular Personalities' (72 - including what must be the best looking Bradman card ever issued); 1927 'The Nose game' (50); 1939 'Do You Know' (50). G/VG. (total 181)
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1928 Major Drapkin 'Australian and English Test Cricketers', complete set, noted Larwood, Hobbs & Ponsford. G/Vg. (40)
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1928 Ogdens 'Australian test Cricketers 1928-29', complete set, noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Jack Hobbs. G/VG. (36)
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1928 Millhoff 'Famous Test Cricketers' (standard size), complete real photo set, noted Hobbs, Larwood & Woodfull. G/Vg. (27)
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1928 Australian (giant Brand) Licorice 'English Cricketers' (blue back), complete set (24), plus extra variety of J.B.Hobbs (one card has name at top, other with name at base). G/VG. (total 25)
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1928 Major Drapkin 'The Game of Sporting Snap' [40]; plus 'Australian and English Test Cricketers' [40], complete sets. G/Vg. (Total 80)
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1928 Millhoff 'Famous test Cricketers', medium size, complete real photo set (27), plus extra signed cards of Leslie Ames & George Geary. G/VG. (total 29)
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1928 Wills 'Cricketers 1928', complete set, noted Hobbs, Jardine & Larwood. G/Vg. (50)
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1930 Players 'Cricketers 1930', complete set, noted Don Bradman, Archie Jackson & Bill Ponsford. G/Vg. (50)
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1930 Boys Magazine 'Zat Card Series (Cricketers)', complete set, noted Jardine, Sutcliffe & Nawab of Pataudi. Fair/Vg. (12)
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1932 Godfrey Phillips 'Test Cricketers 1932-1933', complete set, including Don Bradman, Harold Larwood & Douglas Jardine. G/Vg. Nice Bodyline set. (38)
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