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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:1,094
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:810
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:645
Date:16-Feb-2010
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An original postcard showing Kippax with Hooker going out to bat to secure a world record 10th wicket partnership of 307 (NSW v Vic December 1928), 14 x 9 cm with hand-written annotation to reverse in Hooker's hand; together with a letter on Kemsley & Co. letterhead dated 27 December 1928 on 'Behalf of Our Principals, John Wisden & Co' regarding the establishment of this world record (2 items)
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on picture of the Don's batting stance c1928, window mounted with attractive photograph, framed and glazed, overall 46 x 31 cm
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Elsternwick cricket club, group including Minute book covering the years 1929-49; cricket Scoring books (8) from 1939-52; letters, receipts, rule books. Condition varies though very interesting
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1929', rebound in brown cloth (lacking wrappers). Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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An original team photograph of Nsw v Qld November 1929 by Sidney Riley, with players names printed to mount: Andrews, Jackson, McCabe, Dupain, Hooker, Bettington, Fairfax, Chipperfield, Marks, Oldfield, Rowe (Manager) Mailey and Bradman. Image 17.5 x 24 cm, in fine condition. Bradman scored 48 and 66 in this match
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An original team photograph of Nsw Sheffield Shield team for the Southern Tour 1929-30, by Krischock, with players names printed to mount: Campbell, Marks, Davidson, Andrews, Fairfax, Jackson, Hooker, Allsop, McCabe, Everett, Hereford (Manager), Kippax and Bradman. Image size 17.5 x 25 cm, with two tape marks to outer mount; signed to reverse by Hal Hooker in pencil. Rare
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Residue of Hal Hooker's effects including a letter from the Nswca dated February 1929 offering Hooker a place in the game against South Australia; copies of Radio Gossip 1938 regarding Hooker's broadcasts, a share certificate in Oil Search Ltd in Hooker's name, 1930 P and O England Tour, 1938 and 1946 Abc books, photographs et al. (20 items)
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'1930, England v Australia, special test match edition of Lord's and oval Annual' edited by Baily (London, 1930), staples rusty, otherwise good condition. Scarce
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Don Bradman: 1930 78rpm LP record 'How It's Done - a Friendly Chat' by Don Bradman (Australian test Team, 1930), with on flip side two piano solos by Don Bradman
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1930', rebound in brown cloth, without wrappers. Fair/Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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An original team photograph of Nsw v Qld 1930 by Sidney Riley, with players names printed to mount: Andrews, Chivers, Stewart, McCabe, Allsop, Jackson, Hunt, Wendell Bill, Kippax, Storey (Manager), Love, Hooker and Fairfax. Image 17.5 x 24 cm, in fine condition; signed to reverse in blue pencil by Hal Hooker. In this match Wendell Bill, Fairfax and McCabe all scored more than 150 runs
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An original team photograph of Nsw Shieffield Shield team for the Southern Tour 1930, by Krischock, with names printed to mount: McCabe, Love, Hooker, Stewart, Bill, Fingleton, Hunt, Bradman, Jackson, Kippax, Buckle (Manager), Chilvers and Fairfax. In fair condition, with silverfish evidence to the edges. Not in the Mortlock library
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Don Bradman, signature on picture of the 1930 Australian team, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40 x 33 cm
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on photograph of the Don and Archie Jackson walking out to bat during the 1930 Ashes tour, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 28 x 38 cm
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A cricket bat signed by the 1930 Australian and English test Teams: a full-size Walter Briggs 'Walter R. Hammond' model de Luxe cricket bat, signed on the front by the 13 members of the Australian touring party as well as the 11 members of the English team, the autographs include Woodfull, Richardson, Grimmett, Oldfield, Bradman, Ponsford, Kippax and McCabe for Australia and Chapman, Hendren, tete, Hammond, Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Duckworth for England. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed together with a…
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1931', rebound in brown cloth (lacking wrappers). Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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An original team photograph of Kippax's x 1 north Queensland Tour 1931, in civilian clothes, on board ship: (top row, from left): McCabe, Wendell bill, Ives, Hooker, Conway, K. Rigg; (middle row) Fairfax, Kippax, (ship's Captain), Gar waddy, Bradman; (sitting) Chilvers image 21 x 29 cm, in fine condition; signed to reverse in pencil by Hal Hooker. An extremely rare photograph. In this series, Bradman had scores including 90, 103, 113, 107 and 148
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Official souvenir of the Visit of a NSW eleven (to north Queensland) Easter 1931. 96 pages, with 4pp colour covers. A fascinating and rare booklet showing the various Queensland teams playing against a strong NSW x 1 - Bradman, McCabe, Kippax, Jackson, Rigg, Fairfax, Grimmett and Hal Hooker. Hooker's own copy. As pollard notes about this tour, Bradman's main disappointment was that he 'Missed an innings of 173 at Gympie in which Stan McCabe hit 18 sixes or 108 runs'
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Scarce tour guide 'Springbok Souvenir 1931-32 Rugby (British Isles) and Cricket (Australia) Tours' [Cape Town, 1931]; Australian tour guides for 1948, 1953, 1961 and 1964; cricket books (3). Fair/Good condition. (8 items)
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1931-32 South African Tour To Australia, team photos, one with title 'The South African Cricket Team 1931-2, Wearing Elasta-Strap Trousers', with players names below photo, overall 32 x 38 cm; other titled 'South African Cricket Team, Touring Australia 1931-32', players names and facsimile autographs on mount, overall 45 x 29 cm. Good condition. (2)
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England Cricketers: signed action photographs of Leslie Ames, Cyril Washbrook and Tom Graveney, each window mounted, framed and glazed (one no glass), various sizes. (3 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1932', rebound in brown cloth (lacking wrappers). Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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Three letters to Hal Hooker from Claude Spencer dated May and July 1932 regarding his negotiations for Bradman, Fairfax and (he hoped) Hal Hooker being engaged with the Accrington Cricket Club for three years. A journalist, Spencer had secretly negotiated a deal for Bradman for the Lancashire League, and in these letters (4pp, typed) - 'the only other person in Australia knows of this correspondence to you, and that is Don Bradman and it will be necessary that no one else shall know'. Includes a quote from…
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1933', original hardback. Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on action picture, window mounted with Brian Clinton's colour bookplate 'Record Partnership' from his book 'The Art of Bradman', commemorating the record 2nd wicket partnership of 451 by Bradman and Ponsford in the Fifth test 1934, framed and glazed, overall 33 x 45 cm
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1934', original hardback. Fair/Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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1934 Australian Team, official team photograph, signed to mount by the entire team, 16 signatures - bill brown, Ern Bromley, Tim wall, bill O'Reilly, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, Len Darling, Clarrie Grimmett, Hans Ebeling, Arthur Chipperfield, Don Bradman, bill Woodfull (Captain), Alan Kippax, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield, Ben Barnett and bill Ponsford, overall 30 x 28 cm
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'In Quest of the Ashes 1934 - The Don Bradman Souvenir Booklet and Scoring Records' published by Wrigleys, with the scarce scoring sheet. Fair/Good condition
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1934 Australians - a unique set of cartoons. A handmade hard-card foolscap folder marked 'International Cricketers', holding 16 original cartoons all larger than A4; being samples of 'pantagraph' work by an unknown artist 1934; featuring fabulous visions of Bradman, Woodfull, O'Reilly, Oldfield, Barnett, Grimmett, Bromley, Brown, Kippax, Ponsford, Darling, Wall, Fleetwood-Smith, Chipperfield and Ebeling (the latter two being A4 pencil portraits, not pen and ink, with some coloured pencil) (16)
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Don Bradman small Toby jug, made by Marutomo Ware, 1934, 10 cm high, fine condition. Also, 9ct gold cricket fob, engraved on reverse 'Boss K's C.C., 1931, 1st place, V.Collins'. (2 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1935', original hardback. Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1936', original paper wrappers. Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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A large portrait of Abc Broadcaster Hal Hooker by Noel Rubie together with a sepia photo of Hooker c1936 with the Newcastle Herald's Jack Little, signed by him to reverse; Hooker's copy of the Abc cricket broadcast book for 1946-7 with the Australian's First Test annotated: 'Hassett - 2.15 Pm - 94, 2.20PM Century' ; together with 2 hand-written pieces from Bill Frindall with proofs of his article on Hooker's records, a signed photo of Frindall at bat. (6 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1937', original hardback. Good condition. Ex Hugh Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1938', limp yellow cloth. Fair/good condition. Ex Trumble collection
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Cricket Literature: Abc Cricket Book 'Test Cricket 1938 - National Broadcasts'; 1963-2004 programmes (6); book 'Test match - Records of All Games Australia v England 1877-1938' by Ellis and Liddicut. F/Good condition. (8 items)
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Don Bradman, signature on photograph of the Don being carried off after fracturing his ankle in the 1938 5th test at the oval, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 35 x 43 cm
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1939', limp yellow cloth. Good condition. Ex Trumble collection.
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Richmond Cricket Club, 1939-40 membership badge; plus three 1937 Crowns (Five Shillings coins). (4 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1940', original hardback. Ex-library copy, ex Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1941', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. Ex Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1942', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. Ex Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1943', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. Ex Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1944', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. Ex Trumble collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1945', buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. Ex Trumble collection
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Cec Pepper's Cricket Bat From The 'Victory Tests', Australian Services Team v England, India and Ceylon 1945-46: Full size 'Gradidge' Cricket Bat, match-used, with signatures of 9 members of the Australian Services team on reverse - Christofani, Keith Miller, Williams, Ellis, Workman, Stanford, Sismey, Carmody and Pepper. A gift from Cec Pepper to Ben Barnett, the Australian wicket-keeper in 1946, who in turn gave it to Ned Keleher, then by descent to our vendor. Fair/Good condition. Cec Pepper in the…
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1946', buff linen covers. Good condition. Ex Trumble collection
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Len Hutton, Godfrey Evans and Dudley Nourse, signed action picture from England v South Africa 2nd test 1947, window mounted with caption, framed and glazed, overall 34 x 40 cm
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1947 New South Wales Team, official team photograph, with title 'New South Wales Sheffield Shield Team, v Queensland at Brisbane, October 1947', and players names printed on mount, overall 33 x 23 cm. Good condition. From the Keith Miller collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's for 1947-50, all with limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. Ex Trumble collection (4 items)
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1947-48 India Tour Of Australia: Scarce programme 'Official Magazine, Australia v All-India, Tests 1947-48' [Brisbane, 1947]. Fair/G
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Cricket Autographs: Autograph pages signed by Sam Loxton and Bill Brown; signed photograph of Ian Johnson; Bill O'Reilly signature on 'Cricketers 1938' card; also action photograph of Wally Hammond (unsigned). (5 items) .
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Samuel Wells (1885-1964, 'Age' Sports Cartoonist), original black and white drawing relating to 1948 3rd Test at Old Trafford, showing Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and other Australians in wet weather gear (framed, 43 x 43 cm); plus 1905 Chevallier Tayler print of J.T.Tyldesley (framed, 44 x 56 cm). (2 items)
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Don Bradman, lovely signed photograph, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 29 x 32 cm
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on picture of the Don's batting stance c1948, window mounted with attractive photograph of the Don in his Australian blazer c1930, framed and glazed, overall 46 x 31 cm
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Arthur Morris, two signed photographs, one a nice reprinted team photograph of 1948 Invincibles, other an action photograph, both window mounted, framed and glazed, one 40 x 32 cm, other 32 x 40 cm (Athur Morris played 46 Tests 1946-55 including 2 as Captain, one of the Invincibles). (2 items)
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1948 Australian Team, lovely reprinted team photograph, signed by Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris and Ernie Toshack, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 41 x 34 cm
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Don Bradman, signed photograph of the Don playing a straight drive, size 20 x 25 cm
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on photograph of the Don's emotional farewell to the SCG, walking off after his last match there in 1949, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 28 x 38 cm
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Don Bradman, large display 'Sir Donald Bradman' comprising signed photograph (40 x 50 cm) of Bradman walking out to bat, window mounted with six other pictures and Bradman's record 1927-49, framed and glazed, overall 143 x 116 cm. .
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Don Bradman, large display 'Sir Donald Bradman' comprising signed photograph (40 x 50 cm) of Bradman in his South Australian blazer, window mounted with six other pictures and Bradman's record 1927-49, framed (no glass), overall 143 x 116 cm
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Don Bradman, signature inside his book 'Farewell to cricket' (London, 1950)
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Don Bradman, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, beautifully signed to reverse by Don Bradman. Fine condition. Won in the 1977 'The Herald cricket Competition'
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Don Bradman, nice signature on front cover of 1987 Australian Cricket Society dinner menu
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Don Bradman: print 'Cricketing Heroes - Sir Don Bradman' by Jack Russell, signed in pencil by Don Bradman, window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 59 x 66 cm
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Don Bradman, signature on owner's bookplate inside 'Images of Bradman' by Allen and Kemsley (Bradman Museum, 1994), in slip-case
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Don Bradman: Print 'Don Bradman - Celebrating The Legend' signed by Ian Craig, limited edition 64/500, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 46 x 59 cm; plus 1996 Australian Grand Prix/Coca-Cola poster (framed, 46 x 63 cm). From the collection of the late Jack Collins. (2 items)
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Don Bradman, display 'Sir Donald Bradman' comprising signed cover, window mounted with three photographs, framed and glazed, overall 81 x 56 cm
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on card, window mounted with attractive photograph, framed and glazed, overall 31 x 46 cm
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Don Bradman, display 'Sir Donald Bradman - Australia's Greatest Ever Cricketer 1908-2001' comprising signature on piece, window mounted with three photographs, framed and glazed, overall 67 x 47 cm
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Don Bradman, 'Sir Donald Bradman' display comprising signed first day cover, window mounted with photograph of the Don walking out to bat, and 6 photographs of sketches, framed and glazed, overall 48 x 106 cm
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Don Bradman, lovely signature on full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, together with signed colour photograph of Don Bradman signing the bat. (2 items)
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Test Cricketers: Signed autograph cards (78), nice collection with cricketers from Australia (38 - including 5 of the 'Invincibles' - Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris, Bill Brown, Sam Loxton and Ron Hamence), England (5), India (15), New Zealand (4), West Indies (6), South Africa (5), Pakistan (1) and Sri Lanka (4). (78 items)
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Test Cricketers: Signed action photos - Alec Bedser and Denis Compton; Rohan Kanhai, Jim Parks and Philip Sharpe; Tony Greig, Mike Proctor and Eddie Barlow; all window mounted with captions, framed and glazed, various sizes. (3 items).
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Range with 1948-65 scorecards related to Australia (8) or New Zealand (4) ; cricket autographs on reprinted black and white photographs (10), noted bill brown and Godfrey Evans; 1955-89 selection of tickets to cricket matches (21) in varied condition; also a few tour guides/programmes. (46 items)
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Cricket Programmes: Collection of scarce programmes (17), 1950-69, noted 1950 Australia v Wellington; 1951 Mcc v New Zealand 2nd Test; 1952 West Indies v Wellington; 1953 South Africa v New Zealand; 1957 Australia v New Zealand; also 1939 postcard signed by Canadian Olympic wrestler Earl McReady. (18 items)
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1949-50 Australian Tour to South Africa, Australian team photograph signed on the mount by 15 members of the team, noted Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris and ray Lindwall, plus Keith Miller (who was flown out to replace bill Johnston injured in a car accident), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 57 x 59 cm. Rare. Ex bill Johnston collection
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Test Cricketers: signed action pictures (3) - Colin Cowdrey, Alan Knott and Asif Iqbal; Godfrey Evans and Dudley Nourse; Leslie Ames; all window mounted with captions, framed and glazed, various sizes. (3 items)
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'On Tour With Bradman' by Andy Flanagan [Sydney, 1950], signed by Don Bradman and the author. Good condition (no d/jacket)
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Keith Miller, signature and endorsement on magazine cover picture, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 41 x 45 cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's for 1951-60, all with limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. Ex Trumble collection (10 items)
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Australian Team Photographs, for 1953, 1964 and 1975, each covered in protective plastic contact and mounted on board, each about 39 x 33 cm. Fair/Good condition. (3 items)
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Imperial Tobacco Co. Advertising Artwork: Original artwork showing batsman in action, oil on board, for Imperial Tobacco Company Limited, with label on reverse dated 1.Jan.1953, overall 61 x 91 cm
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1953 Australian Tour To England: 'Gunn and Moore' miniature bat (19 cm long) signed by Australian team with 17 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall and Don Tallon. Superb condition
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Colin McDONALD, signed photograph, limited edition 3/20, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 33 x 40 cm [Played 47 Tests 1951-61, Australian Test player no.191]
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1954-55 England Tour To Australia: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by Australian team with 12 signatures including Ian Johnson, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Richie Benaud. Vg condition
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1956 Australian Tour To England: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by Australian team with 17 signatures including Ian Johnson, Keith Miller, Neil Harvey, Ray Lindwall and Richie Benaud. Vg condition. .
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1956 Australian Tour To England: Lovely press photograph of the Australian team entering the field; plus photographs of Ian Johnson and Don Tallon. Superb condition. (3 items)
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1956 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australia Team on Tour 1956, United Kingdom, India and Pakistan', and players names printed on mount, overall 51 x 39 cm. Good condition. With Keith Miller collection certificate
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1957 S.J.McCabe - W.J.O'Reilly Testimonial Match, official team photo showing both Ray Lindwall's XI and Neil Harvey's XI, with title and players names printed on mount, overall 35 x 29 cm. Mount with minor faults, though photo in good condit.
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1957 Stan McCabe - Bill O'Reilly Testimonial match, display comprising official team photo, window mounted with 2-page letter from Nswca to Len Maddocks, advising him of his selection, teams, etc; framed and glazed, overall 91 x 51 cm. .
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1958-59 England Tour To Australia: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by Australian team with 12 signatures including Richie Benaud, Colin McDonald, Neil Harvey, Alan Davidson and Ray Lindwall. Vg condition.
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1958-59 England Tour To Australia: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by England team with 19 signatures including Peter May, Colin Cowdrey, Jim Laker, Brian Statham and Godfrey Evans. Vg condition
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1961-62 signed cricket bat, full size 'Stuart Surridge' cricket bat, signed on front by 1961 Australia and 1962 Pakistan, and on reverse by Hants, Sussex, Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Kent, West Indies, Lancashire and Somerset, with c98 signatures (some on reverse fading, those on front fine) including Richie Benaud, Peter Burge, Colin McDonald, Bob Simpson, Javed Burki, Hanif Mohammad, Roy Marshall, Vic Wilson, Colin Cowdrey, Conrad Hunte, Wes hall and Harold Stephenson.
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1961 Australian Tour To England: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by Australian team with 17 signatures including Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Neil Harvey, Alan Davidson and Ken Mackay. Vg condition..
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'A Portfolio of Cricket Prints - A Nineteenth century Miscellany' by Rosenwater [London, 1962]. Fair/G condit. .
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1962-63 England Tour To Australia: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by England team on front and Australia on reverse, with a total of 29 signatures including Ted Dexter, Colin Cowdrey, Richie Benaud and Neil Harvey. Vg condition
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Cricket Books, noted 'Victor Trumper - The Beau Ideal of a Cricketer' by Raiji [Bombay, 1964]; 'The Comprehensive Index to the Laws of Cricket and Their Interpretation' edited by Watson for The Australian Red Cross Prisoner-of-War Fund [Sydney, 1942]; 'Bradman' by Moyes [Sydney, 1948]; Souvenir Programme, Australian Tour. M.C.C. Team 1958-59' [Nswca, 1958]; plus 'Texaco Trophy 1984' cricket cards [12]. Fair/Good condition. (Total 18 items)
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1964 Australian Tour To England: 'B.Warsop' miniature bat (46 cm long) signed by Australian team with 18 signatures including Bob Simpson, Peter Burge, Graham McKenzie and Neil Hawke. Vg condition
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1964-65 Pakistan Tour To Australia: Page headed 'Australia v Pakistan, Allowances', showing pay and signatures of Australian players and umpires, including Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell. Vg condition
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