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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:293
Sale Title:A Celebration of Cricket!Lots with images:289
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:241
Date:2-Sep-2018
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Australia v. England, First Test Match Sydney, December 18, 1920 Panoramic photograph by Alan Row & Company depicting the players surrounded by the 40,000-strong crowd at the S.C.G., with portrait vignettes of the team and officials in the surrounding margin. Framed and glazed overall 34 x 105.5 cm
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Silver plated cruet set, early 20th century, caddy with cricket bats, balls and other adornments, original glass fittings.
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Circa 1920s/30s pair of vintage Cricket Boots; well made of white canvas on the outer and tan leather on the inside of the uppers. They have leather soles with 8 studs on each boot, are lace-ups with 9 pairs of eyelets. (2).
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Australia v. England 1921 Test Team original photograph of the 12 members of the Australian Team including Armstrong, Bardsley, Collins, Gregory, Oldfield and Mailey. All in their full uniforms and caps. Image 20 x 40.5 cm. Framed and glazed overall 32 x 50.5 cm The 1920/21 Tour by the English Team to Australia was the first Ashes Series after the 1912 Series, the First World War and its' aftermath having led to the long break. Australia won the Series 5-0. Macartney (86), Armstrong (77) and Gregory (73)…
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Australian Test Team 1921: Warren Bardsley The Australian team blazer and baggy green cap issued to Bardlsey, opening batsman, as part of the team that toured England. Both items with E. C. Devereux, High St. Eton labels. Both completed in manuscript 'W. Bardlsey 1921' (faded on the hat label). Although intact, faded/sunned in places through poor display. An opening batsman, Bardsley played 41 Tests between 1909 and 1926 and over 200 games for NSW. He was 'Wisden's Cricketer of the Year' in 1910. A strong…
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Australian Test Team 1921: Warren Bardsley The Australian team long-sleeved jumper issued to Bardsley, opening batsman, as part of the team that toured England. Extremely rare.
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An Archie Jackson Match-Used Bat: A full-sized Stuart Surridge 'Archie Jackson' branded bat, actually signed on the reverse by Jackson with 'Austn XI' beneath his signature. An Australian XI played The Rest in February 1926, the team including Jackson, Kippax and Richardson, as a benefit for Charlie Macartney. The match raised £2598 and the Australian XI won by 7 wickets. Archibald 'Archie' Jackson (1909 - 1933), played eight Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1929 and 1931. A teenage prodigy, he…
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1920's Arthur Wood 'Sporting Series' cricketing mug, with colour cricket vignettes to sides of a match in progress with trees and scoreboard to background and a bowler verso. Unusual rectangular handle, 11.5 cm high. Also, a vintage Teacher's Whisky jug (10 cm high) with transfer print of two urchins playing cricket with Teacher's Whisky bottles in use as the wicket; an antique-style shaving mug for the 1979 Centenary of Australia v Englan... circa 1920's Arthur Wood 'Sporting Series' cricketing mug, with…
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A leather-bound album containing 10 large-format silver bromide photographs (20.5 x 26.5 cm) of scoreboards of the Test Matches in Australia, 1928-29 as displayed by J.Cantor in their restaurant in Macquarie Place, Sydney. With gold embossed details to front cover. An unique record of the Series which was won by England 4-1. The ten images record the state of play at the end of each innings and each has advertisements at the top 'Be in the swim! Have a Fish Luncheon upstairs' and 'Wins every Test! Our…
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Clarrie Grimmett Flicker Books: No.4 'Leg Break Delivery and Leg Break Finger Spin' and No.5 'Googly Delivery and off Break Finger Spin' both complete and in fair condition; accompanied by a small pocket-knife with Grimmett's monogrammed initials 'Cvg'. All 3 items gifted to the Museum. Clarence 'Clarrie' Grimmett (1891 - 1980) although born in New Zealand, played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the…
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The 1930 (17th) Australian Test Team: Large format original photograph by Bolland featuring the complete touring squad including Don Bradman, Bill Oldfield, Bill Ponsford, Bill Woodful, Alan Kippax and Clarrie Grimmet who have signed in full to the upper and lower margins. Framed and glazed overall 76 x 87 cm. This was Bradman's first tour of England and saw him establish himself as the pre-eminent batsman of the century. He scored 974 runs in the 5 Test matches (7 innings), with a highest score of 334 and…
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1930's Umpires Eight Ball Cricket Counter with 'Lyrebird' on face
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Vintage metal Eight Lever Umpire's Cricket Ball Counter, circa 1930s
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Don Bradman in conversation with Charles Bannerman during the 1930 cricket season; original sepia photograph. 25 x 30 cm. Framed and glazed overall 39 x 49 cm. Charles Bannerman (1851 - 1930) made his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in 1871. He was considered the first of Australia's great batsmen. A few months before he died in August 1930 he was at the Sydney Cricket Ground when Don Bradman scored 452 not out in the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland. This photograph records that…
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'Australian Team Regains the Ashes 1930' commemorative ashtray (bronze & white metal) with 15 portraits of the Australian team; made in Sydney; also, a white metal ashtray featuring crossed bats leaning against a wicket; and a silver-plated desk inkwell set featuring a bowler, circa 1910 (with minor faults). Also, a brass belt buckle depicting 3 bats leaned against a tree stump and a clothes brush in the shape of a cricket bat marked 'Souvenir of Australia'. An interesting little group. (5 items).
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The Ashes - England v Australia. Bisque souvenir ashtray, probably produced in the 1930's or possibly earlier, in the form of a shell surmounted by a lion and kangaroo holding a cricket bat. Good condition. Approx 8.5 cm high.
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Cigarette Cards: 1930 Player & Sons 'Cricketers 1930' complete set of 50 attractively framed; also, 1934 Carreras Cricketers complete set of 50, framed to match. (2 sets in 2 frames).
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N.S.W. Country XI. v. South Africa, Played at Newcastle, Dec., 11th and 14th, 1931 Official team photograph by Bernard's (Newcastle) with team and officials details in lower margin in contemporary frame overall 35.5 x 46 cm
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England V. Australia -1ST Test Match - Sydney Cricket Ground S. McCabe and T. Wall batting, Saturday, 3rd December 1932 Panoramic print issued by Mick Simmons Limited. 'In this Match, Stan McCabe 187 not out. Stan McCabe is on the Staff of Mick Simmons Limited' 25 x 98 cm. Framed and glazed overall 29 x 101.5 cm. The first Test of the 'Bodyline' Series; England won by 10 wickets.
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1932-33 Australia v. England - The 'Bodyline' Series. Full-size Gradidge 'Alan Kippax' signature 'Australian XI' cricket bat signed to reverse by the full Australian team for the 4th Test Match in Brisbane (including Richardson, Bradman and Woodfull who top scored with the bat and O'Reiilly and Ironmonger who took 7 wickets between them in the first innings). Also signed by 14 members of the English touring party (including Jardine, Sutcliffe and Paynter who top scored with the bat and Larwood who took 7…
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The 1932/33 English Team in Australia: Page removed from an autograph book featuring the original signatures in pen of the 17 cricketers in the English touring party including Jardine (Captain), Tait, Wyatt, Hammond, Sutcliffe, Larwood and Bowes. Mounted with a notation below 'The above is an original page of autographs collected by Mr John Pryce, headmaster of Kincumber School and member of Kincumba Cricket Club in 1920'.
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1934 Australia v. England Test Series: Scrapbook entitled 'How Australia Won The Ashes 1934' with 15 Australian Team badges by A. E. Patrick Pty Ltd affixed to the front cover. The scrapbook includes newspaper cuttings, hand-drawn maps, pictures cut from magazines, match details in manuscript, cigarette and trade cards.
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Don Bradman toby jug, made by Marutomo Ware, c.1934. 10 cm high. Fine condition.
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Don Bradman. Brown Bendigo Pottery brown glaze character toby jug of Don Bradman wearing cap and holding cricket bat. Limited edition 1242 of 3000 produced. 14.5 cm high. Superb condition.
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Australia v. England First Test Match, Brisbane December 1936 Large format original photograph 46 x 72.5 cm depicting 'Gubby' Allen bowling to Stan McCabe with Les Ames as wicket keeper. Framed and glazed overall 64 x 89 cm. England won the Test Match by 322 runs. Despite Fingleton scoring 100 in Australia's first innings, the rest of the team only managed another 134 runs; the second innings collapse was even more dramatic at 9 for 58! For England, Voce took 10 wickets for the match and Allen took 8.
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New South Wales: An official team photograph of the NSW team that played Victoria in Sydney, January 1937. Annotated on the mount below with the names of the team members, including Sid Barnes, Alan McGilvray (Capt.) and Ted White. Overall 30.5 x 37.5 cm. Victoria went on to win the Sheffield Shield that year, defeating South Australia in the final.
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1938 Australian Cricket Team in Great Britain: Superb large format original photograph mounted with printed heading and team members' names in lower margin fully signed by all 18 in the left and right margins including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sid Barnes, Bill O'Reilly, Jack Fingleton, Bill Brown and Lindsay Hassett. Framed and glazed. Overall 66.5 x 81.5 cm. This was Bradman's first tour of England as captain and was to be the last Test Series until after World War Two. With the Third Test match washed…
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A Royal Worcester 1938 Australian Cricket Team Plate. Fine bone china, rim in gold, the 17 facsimile signatures feature Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Sidney Barnes, Jack Fingleton, Lindsay Hassett and Bill Brown. Superb condition. The reverse with The Royal Worcester symbol and beneath it 'the Signatures of the Australian Touring Eleven. to Commemorate Their Visit to the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works On May 3rd, 1938.'
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Wisdens: 1938 and 1939 editions in original linen bindings. (2) Condition is only fair.
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Alex Mather Singleton Three Lemonade and Ginger beer bottles each with moulded image of a batsman.
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Wisdens: 1944 and 1946, both in original linen bindings. (2). Good-VG condition.
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Australia v. England - Second Test, 14th December 1946 Original panoramic photograph by E. B. Studios depicting the first session of play on the Second day with England at 9 for 247; Johnson has taken 5/42 and McCool 3/73. Attendance 43,995. Framed and glazed overall 31 x 127 cm. The first post-war Ashes Series saw England in Australia from November 1946 to March 1947. Bradman captioned Australia and Hammond was England's captain. (Yardley in the final Test). Australia won the Series 3-0, with the other 2…
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1946 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph by Sidney Riley, with the title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team, v Queensland at Brisbane, 1946', and players names printed on mount, overall 23 x 33 cm. The team included Morris, Barnes (Capt.), Saggers, Toshack and Lindwall.
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1946 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph, with the title 'New South Wales v England, Sydney, 15th - 19th Novr. 1946.', and players names annotated on the mount below, overall 31 x 35 cm. The NSW team included Lindwall, Morris, Barnes, Saggers & Toshack.
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Achievements in the 5 Test series in England. 57 x 41 cm 1948 Tests miniature bat featuring the original signatures of Arthur Morris and Bill Brown in a framed limited edition presentation entitled 'the Openers' with details of their achievements in the 5 test series in England. 57 x 41 cm
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Australia v. India - 4th Test, Adelaide 1948: The Australian Test Team signatures in pen on Lee's Hotel Richmond, Adelaide letterhead dated January 1948 including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Johnson, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and six others. Very rare. Australia made 674 runs in the first innings, Barnes (112) sharing a second wicket stand of 236 with Bradman (201). Further free scoring came from Hassett (198 not out) and Miller (67). Australia's total was their highest in a Test Match…
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Original press photograph 12 x 18 cm) of Australia's Don Bradman and England's Norman Yardley as they emerge from the pavilion onto the cricket pitch - 22 July 1948, the first day of the Fourth Test, at Leeds. With original signature of Don Bradman. Framed & glazed, overall 26.5 x 31.5 cm. Bradman's unbeaten 173 in the 2nd Innings helped Australia to a 7 wicket win.
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A 'Golden Anniversary - Bradman's Invincibles - 1948' Limited edition print, framed and glazed (overall 82 x 112 cm) together with a number of other framed images including a group photograph of Jan.18, 2000 entitled 'Century of Australian Cricket' and a 3D Limited edition image of Steve Waugh batting (signed and numbered #12). Various sizes. (12 items).
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1948 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph, with the title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team, Southern Tour 8th - 30th December, 1948', and with the players names printed on mount. The team included Keith Miller, Ron Saggers, Ray Lindwall, Arthur Morris (Capt.) and Jim Burke. Overall 28.5 x 36 cm. Good condition.
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A Golliwog Family cup and saucer set, circa 1950; the cup (vertical hairline crack) shows the family collecting their bats and the saucer depicts them playing cricket in the yard. Believed to be by Grimwades; saucer 13.5 cm diameter; cup 7 cm tall. (2 items).
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A pair of Staffordshire bone china plates, 27 cm diameter; one depicts Fuller Pilch, Thomas Box & William Lillywhite; the other, Fuller Pilch, Alfred Mynn & Thomas Box. Both with gilt trim to edges. Fine condition. (2).
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Cricketers in Advertising: 'Gripu' Trousers advertisement featuring the M.C.C. Team 1950-51 in Australia with original photograph surrounded by their facsimile signatures; a similar presentation featuring the M.C.C. Team 1954-55; also, a fine original photograph by Riely Studios, Sydney, of Clarrie Grimmett signing bats during a visit to the Slazenger factory, with the heading 'Choice of Champions' in the upper margin. (3 framed items; the largest 41 x 34.5 cm.)
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A collection of cricket bats formerly displayed in the museum. A diverse range including a replica mid-18th century long curved bat; an Essex Junior 'War Time Manufacrure'; a Victory Treble Spring (with some affixed signatures); a Gunn & Moore 'Alan Kippax' Autograph bat; a Duncan Fearnley 'Micro Lite' bat (with numerous autographs); a Stuart Surridge 'Australian Scorer for Alan Kippax'; a St.Peter 'Polycoated'; a Garfiled Sobers Autograph 'World Test Record' Three Crowns bat; a Shaw & Shrewsbury 'John…
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1950 official team photograph by Melba Studios, Sydney with the title 'An Australian Eleven v. M.C.C. Sydney Cricket Ground, 15th - 19th December 1950', and with the Australian players names printed on the mount below. The team included Athur Morris (Capt.), Keith Miller (Vice Capt.), Doug Ring, Gil Langley and Ken Archer. Overall 28.5 x 36 cm. Good condition.
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1951 New South Wales Team, official team photograph by Melba of Sydney, with the title 'N.S.W. v. M.C.C. Sydney Cricket Ground, December 30th - January 3rd, 1951', and with the players names printed on mount. The team included Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, and Jim Burke. Overall 28.5 x 34.5 cm. Good condition. A few days after this 'friendly' match, Australia defeated England in the Third Test at the S.C.G. by an innings and 13 runs. Keith Miller top scored for Australia with 145; he also took 4 wickets in…
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Australia v. West Indies - Second Test, 1st December 1951 Original panoramic photograph showing the start of Australia's first innings with opening batsmen Arthur Morris and Ken Archer. The scoreboard shows that the West Indes made 362 runs in their first innings; huge crowd in attendance. Framed overall 31 x 105 cm
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1952 New South Wales Team, official team photograph by Melba of Sydney, with the title 'N.S.W. v. Queensland, Sydney November 7-10th, 1952' and 'N.S.W. v. South Africa, Sydney November 14-18th, 1952', and with the player's names printed on the mount below. The team included Alan Davidson, Keith Miller (Capt.), Richie Benaud, Ray Lindwall, Sid Barnes and Jim Burke. Overall 28.5 x 35 cm.
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1953 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with the title 'N.S.W. Cricket Association - Sheffield Shield Team v South Australia, Adelaide Nov.27 - Dec.1, 1953' and with the player's names printed on the mount below. The team included Keith Miller (Capt.), Ray Lindwall, Arthur Morris (Vice Capt.), Richie Benaud, Bob Simpson and Jim Burke. Overall 28.5 x 36 cm.
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1954 New South WalesTeam, official team photograph by Melba of Sydney, with the title 'N.S.W. Cricket Association - New South Wales v. South Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground, 19th-23rd February, 1954', and with the player's names printed on the mount below. The team included Keith Miller (Capt.), Richie Benaud, Arthur Morris, Bob Simpson and Ian Craig. Overall 28.5 x 36 cm. Good condition. N.S.W. defeated South Australia by 5 wickets on the strength of Benaud's 9/103 and Simpsons 6/121 leg spin bowling,…
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1954 New South Wales Team, official team photograph by Allan Studios, Collingwood, with the title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team v Victoria, December 24th - 29th, 1954 at Melbourne', and with the players names printed on the mount below. The team included Arthur Morris (Capt.), Bob Simpson, Alan Davidson, Richie Benaud and Jim Burke. Overall 31 x 35.5 cm. Good condition.
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The Tied Test - December 1960 Full-sized commemorative bat (from a limited edition of 500) created to commemorate the tied test between Australia and West Indes, December 1960 in Brisbane. The bat features the original signatures of Australian Team members including Richie Benaud (Captain), Bob Simpson, Neil Harvey and 5 others as well as West Indians Wes Hall, Frank Worrell (Captain), Garry Sobers and 4 others. Attractively mounted in presentation case. 112 x 37 cm. Accompanied by framed details of the…
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1964 New South Wales Team, official team photograph by Allan Studios of Collingwood, with the title 'New South Wales v. Victoria, Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 26th - 30th, 1964', and with the players names printed on the mount below. The team included Bob Simpson (Capt.), Brian Booth (Vice Capt.), Brian Taber, Norm O'Neill, Doug Walters and Dave Renneberg. Overall 32.5 x 39 cm. Good condition.
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'The Bowler, the Batsman and the Wicketkeeper' set of three H.J. Wood ceramic toby jugs of cricketers. Each approx.18 cm tall. Very good condition.
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1965 New South Wales Team, official team photograph by Allan Studios of Collingwood, with the title 'New South Wales v. South Australia, Adelaide, December 17th - 21st, 1965' and 'New South Wales v. Victoria, Melbourne, December 23rd - 28th, 1965', and with the players names printed on the mount below. The team included Bob Simpson (Capt.), Brian Booth (Vice Capt.), Brian Taber, Norm O'Neill, Doug Walters and Dave Renneberg. Overall 32.5 x 39 cm. Good condition.
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New Zealand Cricket Team 1973: Royal Worcester commemorative plate, April 30th, 1973 featuring the facsimile signatures of the 16 members of the team plus the manager; including Bevan Congdon, Richard Collinge, Glenn Turner and Richard Hadlee.
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English County Cricket Champions: A collection of the Coalport commemorative plates created each year in honour of the winning team, comprising 1973 Hampshire, 1975 Leicestershire, 1976 Middlesex, 1977 Kent & Middlesex, 1978 Kent, 1979 Essex, 1980 Middlesex, 1981 Nottinghamshire, 1983 Essex, 1985 Middlesex, 1986 Essex, 1987 Nottinghamshire, 1988 & 1989 Worcestershire, 1990 Middlesex & 1991 Essex. (16 plates + 16 stands).
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Australia v. England March 1977, full-sized Grey-Nicolls bat signed by both teams including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillie, Tony Greig, Derek Underwood and Chris Old.
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Australia v West Indies, 1978: Official Australian team colour photograph titled 'Australian Cricket Team - West Indies and Bermuda 1978' in the mount above and with the names of the team and officials in the mount below. The photograph, taken in Kingston, Jamaica features Bob Simpson (Capt.), Jeff Thomson (Vice Capt.) Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood and Steve Rixon. Overall 39 x 40 cm. The West Indies, led by Clive Lloyd, won the 5 match series 3-1, with the 5th match drawn. For Australia, Serjeant…
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1979 sterling silver Melbourne Cricket Club Limited Edition Plate. The plate was only available to members (in 1979) at a cost of $240 with only a limited edition release of 669 pieces. In original display frame; the plate shows the old front entrance to the Melbourne Cricket Ground as drawn by Arno Roger Ganersh.
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Photographs: Nineteen (19) b&w photographs, circa 1980, of Australian cricketers, each approx. 27 x 19 cm and mounted together in 5 large frames, each portrait with a legend beneath. The players depicted include Lindsay Hassett, Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Allan Border, David Boon, Victor Trumper, Monty Noble, Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Bill Woodfull and Clarrie Grimmett. (5 frames, each 76.5 x 55 cm.)
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Toby Jugs by Royal Doulton: 'The Hampshire Cricketer' [D6739] issued in 1985 (#4088/5000) and 'The Champion W.G.Grace 1848-1915' [D6845] issued in 1989. (2) both in very fine condition.
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The 1985-86 World Series was a One Day International (Odi) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to India and New Zealand. Australia and India reached the Finals, which Australia won 2-0 over India: A full size Gray-Nicolls bat fully signed by the Australian team, captained by Allan Border and with David Boon, Greg Matthews, Wayne Phillips, Craig McDermott and Geoff Marsh.
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The Benson and Hedges Challenge (also known as 'The Perth Challenge' by non-commercial broadcasters such as Abc Local Radio) was a one-off one-day international cricket tournament played at the Waca Ground in Perth, from 30 Dec. 1986 to 7 Jan. 1987 as part of the 1987 America's Cup Festival of Sport. The tournament featured Australia, England, Pakistan and the West Indies. It was won by England, led by Mike Gatting, who defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final: A full sized bat with the original pen…
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The 1986-87 Ashes Series in Australia: A full size Gray-Nicolls bat signed by the Australian and English squads including captains Border and Gatting as well as David Boon, Dean Jones, Geoff Marsh, Greg Matthews, Steve Waugh, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid and Peter Sleep for the Australians and Ian Botham, John Emburey, David Gower and Phil DeFreitas for England. England won the Ashes 2-1, with 2 matches drawn.
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Cricket World Cup: A full-size Gray-Nicolls bat fully signed by the Australian Team, including Alan Border (Capt.), Geoff Marsh, Craig McDermott, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, David Boon, Mike Veletta and 6 others. At Calcutta on November 8th, 1987 'Allan Border's young Australian team has won the World Cup - the peak of one day cricket. Urged on by the Indian crowd, Australia beat England by seven runs in the final.'
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Australia v England Test Series 1990-91: A 'Clashes for the Ashes' Gray-Nicholls full-sized bat, signed by the Australian and English squads - 13 of Australia and 17 of England. Led by Alan Border, Australia won the Series 5-0.
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Another signed bat, as previous lot.
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Chappell, J. A. Bath Schools Cricket Festival International - Final 1991 watercolour, signed and dated lower right 30 x 38 cm framed and glazed overall 45 x 53.5 cm
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Brian Lara's World Record Score An original b&w press photograph of Lara batting during his world-record innings, endorsed in his hand and signed '06/06/94, 501 not out, Best wishes, Brian Lara.' Lara achieved his world record score of 501 not out while playing for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston. Lara amassed his world record 501 in 474 minutes off only 427 balls. He hit 308 in boundaries (10 sixes and 62 fours). His partners were Roger Twose (115 partnership - 2nd wicket), Trevor Penney (314 -…
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A framed presentation in perspex case, comprising an Acb/World Series team short-sleeved shirt with facsimile signatures of the team; headed 'Benson & Hedges Test Series & World Series 94/95'. Overall 75 x 61 cm.
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Sir Donald Bradman A.C. Don Bradman signature on numbered (133/300) 32 x 25 mm colour photograph mounted together with large reproduction portrait framed together overall 93 x 106 cm with a certificate of authenticity affixed to rear
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Sunil Gavaskar presentation display May 1995, miniature bat, photograph and engraved plaque commemorating a visit by Gavaskar to Gosford. The bat signed and endorsed 'On behalf of self and citizens of Bombay, I extend greetings and wish everlasting friendship between our countries. 36 x 38 cm
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Don Bradman: An Australian Legend - the complete set of 9 porcelain plates with reproduced images by Brian Clinton; 20 cm diameter. Each with a stand. (9 plates, 9 stands).
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Australia's Cricketing Greats, series of 8 plates issued by The Bradford Exchange, comprising Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Allan Border, Bill O'Reilly and Victor Trumper.
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'Century of Centuries' Plates collection, limited editions made by Coalport, comprising Dr W.G.Grace; Sir John Berry Hobbs; Herbert Sutcliffe; Colin Cowdrey (faults); Geoff Boycott - 100 Centuries for Yorkshire and J.H. Edrich. (6 items)
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Miniature Bats, (2) one signed by Brett Lee; the other by Michael Hussey. Each 38 cm long and both with engraved label.
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'Century of Centuries' Plates collection, limited editions made by Coalport, comprising G. Boycott; Leslie E.G. Ames; Dennis Amiss; Graham Gooch; Frank. E. Woolley & W.R. Hammond. (6 items).
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(22 total). 'Century of Centuries' Plates collection, limited editions made by Coalport, comprising D.C.S. Compton; T.W. Graveney; I.V.A. Richards; Sir Leonard Hutton; also, a number of other cricketing plates. (21 total).
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A collection of individually mounted and framed cricket blazer pocket patches including Hong Kong 1963-71, Canada, Malaysia, United States of America Cricket Association, Sri Lanka Cricket, Singapore Cricket Association, Perak Cricket Association, New Zealand, Universitat Passau, Argentina, Israel, India Reliance Cup 1987, Malaysia and 17 others. (Total: 25).
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c.1940s-60s collection of child-oriented cricket ceramics including cereal bowls, side plates an egg cup and cups. Bunnies, koalas and puppies enjoying their backyard games. Also includes a 'Sergeant Dan, the Creamoata Man' swinging a cricket bat on a glass bowl. (14 items).
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A collection of cricket ceramics, comprising plates, statuettes, ashtrays a teapot in the form of a country pavilion and a display depicted a little group of koalas playing cricket with a tree stump as the wicket. Mixed condition, with a few items damaged but mainly fine. (22 items)
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A collection of cricket-themed mugs, cups, glasses, tankards and a wine jug with 6 beakers; mainly ceramic, several glass or other materials. (25 items). Various sizes.
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A group of cricket-themed displays and souvenirs including a group of 5 miniature bats (and other sporting equipment) under a glass dome; various shield-shaped displays mounted on timber; a presentation match-used ball on a plinth; Father Time etched onto an emu egg (cracked) under a glass dome; a display of miniature wickets, pads, gloves and balls; 4 miniature bats (one with miniature ball attached), 3 of which have signatures; a Lords (Father Time) medallion; a Queensland Cricketers' Club menu affixed…
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St George District Cricket Club Team of the Century Full sized cricket bat attractively mounted in presentation case featuring the original signatures of Don Bradman, Arthur Morris, Les Fabell, Ray Lindwall, Bill O'Reilly, Kerry O'Keeffe and other luminaries of the club surrounded by their photographs and details of their career. From a limited edition of 30. 113 x 52 cm.
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Cricket Ties: A collection including S.C.C.A. (Southern California), N.S.C. (Nepal), Sydney Cricket Club, British Columbia C.C., V.C.C.L. (Victorian Country Cricket League), Sevenoaks Vine C.C., Marylebone C.C., G & W District C.A., Halifax C.C., N.C.C.S.A., and many more. All appear to be unused. (34 items). These ties were mostly gifted to the museum by visiting cricketers.
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A Cricket Library: A large quantity of books, mainly about Australian cricket and cricketers but also strong in English content. Mixed condition and with a degree of duplication, but includes many useful books in hard cover and with dust jackets. Inspection will reward. (100s).
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The Captain's Choice - the Simpson Selection Full-size 'blazed in glory' commemorative bat featuring the original signatures of 12 former Australian Test Team captains including Bob Simpson, Keith Stackpole, Doug Walters and Kim Hughes from a limited edition of 1000. Mounted in attractive presentation case. 110 x 36 cm
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A collection of framed posters, prints, photographs, etc.; mainly glazed. Various sizes. (15 items)
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A collection of framed and mostly glazed items; very mixed sizes and subjects but including a panoramic photograph of a marching display at the S.C.G. circa 1908; a reproduction panoramic photo of Larwood bowling ro Bradman at the S.C.G. December 1932; a large limited edition 'Golden Anniversary - Bradman's Invincibles 1948'; all framed; mostly glazed. (11 items).
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A collection of framed prints, photographs, etc., mainly glazed and of mixed sizes; some quite small. (15 items).
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Collection remainder including caps, framed items, souvenirs, etc. (40+ items).
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Sachin Tendulkar: Original signature on limited edition full-sized commemorative bat attractively mounted in presentation case featuring details of his incredible career. 110 x 36 cm
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