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Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables — Abacus Auctions

Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:904
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & CollectablesLots with images:904
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:677
Date:17-Jun-2021
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Balance of collection including books 'Badminton' by Sm Massey [London, 1911]; 'Aces of All Sports, with compliments of Ace Chewing Sweets' [Melbourne, c.1936]; 'Strength and How to Obtain It' by Sandow [London, 1915]; 'A Textbook of Gymnastics' by Knudsen [London, 1925]; videos (6 - with two signed Steve Waugh & Peter Brock); Regulations booklet for 1938 Military Sports in Nuremburg; recipe book signed Marjorie Jackson; baseball Fdc & Babe Ruth badge; Australia II badges (2); America's Cup scrapbook…
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Balance of collection including 'Jack Daniels' billiard cue in case; cricket with signed mini-bats (6) including Adam Gilchrist & Glenn McGrath; cricket stamps & covers, postcards (6); bat mallets (2), cricket balls (2); cards with 1995 'Marilyn Monroe Series 2' [100]; 2004 'Holden' [200]; 2012 Herald-Sun '3D Collector Footy Cards' [216]. (Qty 100s)
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Balance of collection including postcards (5) noted 'Arthur B Postle - Champion Runner of Australasia'; Olympia 1936 trade cards (2) showing Jesse Owens; USA medal 'In Grateful Recognition of Your Contribution to the 1988 Olympic Team'; 1978 Commonwealth Games medallions (2) featuring Herb Elliott & Russell Mockridge. (Qty 10 items)
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Balance of collection including 1961 programme Arsenal v Leicester City; ABC Cricket Books (3); 'How To Swim' booklets (2); photo of racehorse. (Qty 11 items)
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Collection 1900s-2001 in three albums, with postcards (30), covers (49), signed covers (8) including Eddie Charlton, Leigh Matthews & Tony Shaw; trade cards (7), noted football, rugby league, surf lifesaving, surfing, club-swinging, athletics & olympics with Cathy Freeman & Susie O'Neill; also album of memorabilia brochures (50+), mainly fine. (Qty 150 items)
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Collection including 1935 Centenary Games at MCG programme; 1930s bodybuilding letters (10) & brochures (7) with signatures of Tracey Apollon & Don Athaldo; sports videos (26); posters (5) one signed by 4 golfers, another signed by rugby player Mark Ella; magazines/books (17); sports medallions - cricket, football, olympics; figurines of Beckham & Maradona; boxing magazines (4); newspapers (3) including deaths of Ayrton Senna & Oppy. (Qty 80 items)
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Artwork & Prints Weg original artwork featuring Don Bradman, Greg Norman, Bart Cummings & Joffa Corfe (leader of Collingwood cheer squad), signed by artist within image, overall 76 x 51 cm.
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Artwork & Prints Weg original artwork featuring Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Dawn Fraser, Muhammad Ali & Cathy Freeman, signed by artist within image, overall 76 x 51 cm.
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Artwork & Prints 'The Legends of Australian Sport' print by Bryan Membrey, signed by the artist and numbered 2/100, featuring Les Darcy, Ted Whitten, Phar Lap, Walter Lindrum & Victor Trumper, overall 65 x 51 cm.
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Autographs collection with signed pictures, covers, photos, pieces & magazines, noted Emil Zatopek, Jane Torvil & Christopher Dean, Sebastian Coe, Nadia Comaneci, Dawn Fraser, Betty Cuthbert, Herb Elliott, Stanley Matthews & Diego Maradona. (Qty 57 items)
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Magazines 1946-1962 'Sports Novels' magazines with some duplication. Poor/Fine condition. (Qty 271 items)
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Magazines 1940s-60s magazines including 'Sport Magazine' (28); 'The Australian Amateur' (6); 'Sports Digest' [NZ] (4); 'World of Sports' (3); 'Sports Illustrated' (3); tennis (5) including 1954 Davis Cup; cricket (3); Phar Lap; 'Sports Pictorial Magazine' comic No.2. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 56 items)
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Magazines 1954-68 'World Sports' magazines (26); 1956 Melbourne Olympics programmes (4) & ephemera (2); 1990 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix programme; America's Cup 1983 book. (Qty 34 items)
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Postcards 1908 Olympics real photo postcard 'Dorando, Italy. The Disqualified Winner of Marathon Race'; real photo postcards 'Derby Day 1907' (2); 1926 Bowral Cricket Club signed by Don Bradman; 1998 Commonwealth Games postcards signed by competitors (12); also stamp cover signed by 1981-82 Test team. (Qty 25 items)
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Programmes 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games - ABC Guide, Opening Ceremony & Athletics; 1971 Australian Track & Field Championships; 1977 International Athletics at Mt Gravatt; 1979 Rl Australia v Great Britain; Rugby Union 1980 Australia v NZ, 1982 Queensland v NZ, 1983 Queensland v Sydney, 1983 Queensland v USA; Tennis 1976 Tennis Classic, 1984 Davis Cup Australia v Italy & 1984 Womens' Tennis Classic. (Qty 13 items)
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Trophies 'Surfing the Nation' trophy; swimming trophy; rose bowl trophy; 1930s greyhound brass door knocker; pair of greyhounds cuff-links. (Qty 5 items)
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Trophies 1900 (circa) Shooting trophy cup mounted on three crossed rifles, made by Lee & Wigfull, Sheffield, 24 cm tall.
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Collection including Emil Zatopek magazines (3) with one from 1954 celebrating his 10,000m world record; John Landy 1956 printed card celebrating his sportsmanship & signed magazine; Ron Clarke order of service booklet; Marjorie Jackson magazine; Herb Elliott magazines (2); Cathy Freeman magazines (3), newspapers (2) & posters (3); plus athletics trophy with metal runner on wooden plinth. (Qty 18 items)
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Stawell Gift collection with publications 'Souvenir, Stawell Athletic Club, Golden Jubilee, Easter 1927', 'Stawell Athletic Club Souvenir, Diamond Jubilee, Easter 1937', 'Official Souvenir, Commemorating 75th Anniversary, Stawell Athletic Club 1877-1952', '100 Stawell Gifts, Stawell Athletic Club, Official History' & Supplement; Pennants (7) from 1946 (2 different), 1948, 1949 (2 different), 1957 & 1962; Programmes (8) from 1939 (1st & 2nd Days), 1947, 1948, 1971, 1972 (signed Bill Howard), 1977 & 1981;…
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Programmes 'Victorian Amateur Athletic Association. Programme of Fifth Annual Ten Miles Cross Country Championship of Victoria, And Sports, Caulfield, Saturday Sept.19, 1896' and 'Victorian Amateur Athletic Association. Eighth Annual Ten Miles Cross Country Championship Meeting, Caulfield, Saturday Sept.16, 1899, Official Programme', mainly Good/Fine condition. Extremely scarce. (Qty 2 items)
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Roger Bannister: Signed photograph of Roger Bannister crossing the line for the first sub-4 minute mile, window mounted, overall 36 x 31 cm; plus paperback copy of his book 'The First Four Minutes, The 50th Anniversary Edition' [UK, 2004]. (Qty 2 items)
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Usain Bolt: Attractive display with 17 photographs from 2012 London Olympics, window mounted with caption, framed & glazed, overall 80 x 114 cm.
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Betty Cuthbert: 'Australian Sporting Legends - Betty Cuthbert Tribute', display comprising large group photograph with other Ausrtalian sporting greats, window mounted with 57 signatures including John Newcombe, Herb Elliott, Ron Clarke, John Landy, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Alex Jesaulenko, Nick Farr-Jones, David Campese, Murray Rose, Dennis Lillee, Tracey Wickham, Richie Benaud, Bob Skilton, Rob de Castella, Tony Roche, Ron Barassi, Andrew Gaze, Sir Jack Brabham & Betty Cuthbert personal handstamp, framed…
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Harlem Globetrotters: 'Harlem Globetrotters 1980' programme with 21 signatures including Sweet Lou Dunbar, Twiggy Sanders & Jimmy Blacklock; 'Harlem Globetrotters 1988 World Tour' programme with 9 signatures on cover including Tyrone Brown & Clyde Austin; plus pennant with faded signatures. (Qty 3 items)
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Collection including books 'The Alcock Book of Billiards' by Alcock [Melbourne, 1901]; 'The Top-of-the-Table Game' by Hw Stevenson (signed) [London, 1906]; 'Billiards and Snooker' by Walter Lindrum [Sydney, c.1938]; 'Billiards and Snooker for Amateurs' by Horace Lindrum [London, 1948]; brooch with couple playing snooker; cigarette cards (2) & video, mainly Good/Fine condition. (Qty 12 items)
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Postcards real photo cards of Australian champions Walter Lindrum & George Gray, both with facsimile autographs. (Qty 2 items)
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Scoreboard Billiards scoreboard, wood & brass with paper rollers, size 62 x 23 cm.
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Collection including signed books 'The Method' by Johnny Famechon & 'Kostya: My Story' by Kostya Tszyu; signed postcards/photographs with Jimmy Clabby, Kid Doyle, Tommy Watts, Archie Moore, Anton Christoforiois & Max Schmelling; unsigned postcards (10) including Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Jersey Joe Walcott, George Cook & Fred Kay; small booklet 'Australia's Premier Showgrounds and Carnival Attraction' re promoter Harry Johns, condition variable. (Qty 19 items)
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Collection including song sheets for Lionel Rose's 'I Thank You' & Joe Louis 'You Can Run But You Can't Hide'; photographs (4) including Jack Johnson; 1905 share certificate 'The National Sporting Club Limited'; 1948-93 boxing magazines (36); 1944 Golden Wedding souvenir of Judge George Carpenter who in 1913 convicted & sentenced Jack Johnson to jail; 1949 programme & ticket for Dave Sand v Lucien Caboche. (Qty 60+ items)
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Autographs 1930s-2000s collection with signed postcards/photographs (18), pieces (16) & covers (2) including Len Harvey, Sigi Tennenbaum, Jackie Daniel, Bobby Dunlop, Manoel Santos, Carmen Rotolo, Bill De Belin, Rocky Gattellari, Jack Pettifer, Hughie Dwyer, Mickey Tollis, Tony Mundine, Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech, mainly fine condition. (Qty 36 items)
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Books including 'The All-England Series - Boxing' by Allanson-Winn [London, 1901]; 'The Life & Battles of Jas J Corbett - One of America's Most Famous Boxers' published by Health & Strength [London, 1909]; 'The Complete Boxer' by Gunner Moir [London, 1909]; 'Modern Boxing - A Practical Guide to Present Methods' by Bombadier Wells [London, c.1914]; 'The Art of Boxing with a Special Section on Physical Culture' by Billy Grime (signed) [Melbourne, 1944]; 'How to Second and How to Manage A Boxer' by Nat…
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Postcards 1900s-80s collection in album with postcards/photographs (85) including Peter Jackson, Dave Sands, Alfie Sands (2), Jack Sharkey, Bombadier Wells, Max Baer, Ray Robinson, Jimmy Wilde, Vic Toweel; also flyer, tickets (4) with 1953 Randolph Turpin v Charles Humez, 1992 Fenech v Nelson, 1993 Fenech v Calvin Grove; covers (4); trade cards (3); 'Heavyweight Champions from John L Sullivan to Ezzard Charles'; mainly fine condition. (Qty 98 items)
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Postcards signed postcards or photographs (11) including Pat Ford, Mickey Tollis, Jack Hassen, Max Schmelling, Lou Nova, Tony Mundine (2), Dick Loveridge, Billy Todd & Lionel Rose; unsigned card/photos (12); Johnny Famechon Appeal tickets (2); Victoria Nut Supplies 'Norm Gent' trade card. (Qty 26 items)
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Postcards signed postcards or trade cards of Lionel Rose, Jimmy Carruthers, Jeff Fenech, Tony Mundine & Johnny Famechon; 1953 Jimmy Carruthers v Pappy Gault glove-shaped promo card; unsigned postcards (10) including Jimmy Carruthers, Jack Dempsey, Sugar Ray Robinson & Freddie Mills; reprinted photographs (2). (Qty 18 items)
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Programmes 1953 World Bantam Championship - Jimmy Carruthers v Pappy Gault; 1965 World Flyweight Championship - Salvatore Burruni v Rocky Gattellari (also Lionel Rose v Arthur Clarke) with ticket; plus 'Australian Ring' magazines (3) & boxing photo. (Qty 6 items)
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Sculpture 'La Boxe' vintage French metal figure of a boxer on wooden base, 19 cm tall.
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Les Darcy: collection with 1917 song sheet 'Les Darcy: A Song of Remembrance'; book 'Upper Cuts - Stories of the Ringside' by Fritz Holland (American who fought Darcy four times) [Sydney, 1929]; two prints 'Les Darcy - Australia's Best' by UK artist Stephen Doig (signed by the artist); reprinted photographs (2); videos (2); brochures (3); 'ABC Radio Guide - The Darling Darcy'; badge 'Les Darcy Memorial - Maitland Marvel'; mainly fine condition. (Qty 13 items)
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Balance of collection including 1900s Valentine's 'Series 545' postcards (4); Classic Cricket Postcards (82); commemorative cricket covers (94); 'Test Series Official Book 1983/84' with 25 signatures; 1940s-70s magazines (44); folder of newspapers & ephemera. (Qty 220+ items)
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Balance of collection including flag 'Test Cricket' made in South Africa; A4 print of Shane Warne signed by artist Stephen Doig; 1953 magazine signed on front cover by Neil Harvey; mini-bats (2) with facsimile autographs 'Australia's Finest Cricketers' for 1982-83 & 1988-89; cricket figurine; Pennant 'Souvenir, Diamond Jubilee Test, Played at Melbourne 1937. Australia's Team...' including D.Bradman Capt (some faults); 1951 scorecard England v South Africa; 1977 Jubilee Ashes Tests tour guide & book;…
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Balance of collection including signed books (11) including Richie Benaud, Colin Cowdrey & Sunil Gavaskar; signed pictures (17), ephemera (5) & pieces (3); signed covers (11) with 40 signatures; cap signed by Brian Lara; unsigned books (10) & ephemera. (Qty 60+ items)
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Balance of collection including books 'Bradman - A Tribute' signed on front cover by Don Bradman; 'Sachin Tendilkar - Masterful' signed inside by Sachin Tendulkar; 'By Hook or by Cut' signed by Les Favell; 1977 Test Cricket Pnc signed Tony Greig & two Chappells; cricket magazines/books (14); archive box of cricket pictures A-Z from newspapers & magazines. (Qty 100s)
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Artwork & Prints 'The Ashes, Australia vs England. Sydney Cricket Ground 1895, Players of the 19th Century' print, limited edition 67/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 106 x 79 cm.
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Books 'Australian Cricket' by Jack Pollard set of 5 volumes in slipcase [Sydney 1995], comprising 1803-1893 The Formative Years, 1893-1917 The Turbulent Years, 1918-1948 The Bradman Years, 1948-1995 The Packer Years & 1992 Years of Cricket Statistics. (Qty 5)
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Books group (11) including 'Bradman - The Illustrated Biography' (signed by Bradman); 'Boycott - The Autobiography' (signed); 'Lillee - Over and Out!' (signed); 'Double Century - 200 years of the MCC' by Lewis (signed); magazines (7); Wisden Australia 1st Edition 1998; MCG Souvenir View Folder; 1977 Test Cricket centenary Pnc. (Qty 21 items)
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Books 'John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1888', rebound in brown cloth (without original wrappers), Fine condition.
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Books 'Wisden Cricketers Almanack' for 1986, 1998, 2001, 2004 & 2008-17. The first two issues with limp yellow covers, others hardbound with dust jackets, mainly Fine condition. (Qty 14 items)
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Medals 1977 silver medal inscribed 'The Centenary of England v Australia/1877-1977' on front, on reverse St George & Dragon, issued by MCC; also 1980 bronze medal 'MCC Bicentenary/1787-1987'; plus snuff box with enamel lid produced for 1980 Centenary Test, all in original presentation cases. (Qty 3 items)
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Medals 1966 World Cup silver medal, 50 mm diameter, with on face 'Rothman's World Cup, 1966', and on reverse 'Presented to ............... At Lord'S, Sept.1966'. Presented to members of the World XI team.
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Medals 1977 Centenary Test medal engraved on rim 'Presented to R.Willis', with front engraved 'Victorian Cricketers Association 1877', and reverse engraved 'This Medallion presented by the Victorian Cricket Association To participants in the centenary Australia v England Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, March 1977, is engraved with the design of the medal given by the Victorian Cricketers Association to the Colonial Players in the First Test on the Same Ground in March 1877', in original case named 'R…
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Medals 'The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Cricket Match: Prime Minister's XI versus England' medal engraved 'R Willis 1978', in original presentation case. [Bob Willis played 90 Tests 1971-84, including 18 as England captain]
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Medals 1982 'Inaugural Test Match, Sri Lanka vs England, 17-22 Feb: 1982', inscribed on reverse 'Made in Sri Lanka by Pattakannus, Colombo' and engraved for 'M.Smith', in original presentation case.
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Plate 1890 (circa) decorative majolica plate showing oriental cricketers, with olive green glaze on front, made by Hb Co in Choisy-le-Roi in France, 23 cm diameter. Very rare and attractive.
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Postcards 1890 (crica) Christmas greeting card 'From One Flanel'd Fool to Another' depicting a cricketer wearing a striped blazer (some damage); 'Melbourne Cricket Ground - An English Eleven at Play 1904', 'Oval Manly, near Sydney', 'England v Australia, The Oval, Adelaide'; 'R.Abel'; 1936-37 photogravure postcards for Bill Brown, Bert Chipperfield, Len Darling, Jack Fingleton, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, Bill O'Reilly, Gubby Allen, Laurence Fishlock, Maurice Leyland & Robert Robins (two creased); modern…
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Stamps & Covers 1969-2014 duplicated accumulation with cricket stamps (1200+), miniature sheets (330+) & first day covers/commemorative covers (240+). (Qty 1700+)
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Tour Guides reproductions of 'Souvenir of Stoddart's English Cricket Team 1894-5' limited edition 27/50; plus 'Souvenir of the Visit of the MCC Team of English Cricketers 1903' limited edition 35/50. (Qty 2 items)
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Tour Guides 1948-54 range including 'The Listener-In Test Cricket Book' [Melbourne, 1948]; 'Australia Wins! The Illustrated Story of the 1948 Tests'; 'Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1950-51; also 'British Olympic Association Official Report of the London Olympic Games 1948'. Mainly good condition. (Qty 8 items)
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1907-08 England Tour to Australia miniature cricket bat (44 cm long) endorsed on front 'English XI v Victorian XI, Melbourne 21-24 December 1907' with 13 signatures including Frederick Fane (captain), Jb Hobbs & Wilfred Rhodes (105 not out), some fading. Aa very rare souvenir of this early tour.
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'Summers Brown & Sons - Jb Hobbs' full-size cricket bat, signed on reverse by 1920-21 Australia & England teams, 1930 Australian team & 1931-32 South African team; and signed on front by legends including Don Bradman, Clem Hill, John Worrall & Edgar Mayne; and c.1932 England team, with a total of 81 signatures including Warwick Armstrong, Jack Ryder, Jb Hobbs, Jwht Douglas, Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, H Cameron, Alex Bell, Res Wyatt & Maurice Tate, in display case, overall 19 x 99 cm.
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'Andrew Ducat' full-size cricket bat signed circa 1924 in India ink on front by England, South Africa, Rest of England, Yorkshire & Lancashire teams and on reverse by Surrey, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Notts, Worcester, Sussex & Leicester teams; total of 150+ signatures, some faded but many still legible including Arthur Gilligan, Frank Woolley, Herbie Taylor, Mick Commaille, Jwht Douglas, Patsy Hendren, Jack Sharp, Andrew Ducat, Herbert Strudwick.
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'Tyldesley & Holbrook' full size cricket bat signed on front by 1930 4th Test England & Australian teams, 1933 England & West Indies teams, and on reverse by 1934 England & Australian teams & 1934 Machester City English Cup Winners (completely faded), with approximately 77 legible signatures including Apf Chapman, Don Bradman, Douglas Jardine & George Headley.
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Patsy Hendren signature in the ownership position on miniature cricket bat (49 cm long), signed on reverse by 1934 Australian & English teams, with 24 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford, Cf Walters (captain for 1st Test), Maurice Leyland & Leslie Ames, mounted in attractive corner display case with results of 1934 Tests & Averages, overall 59 x 73 cm.
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Patsy Hendren's 'B.Warsop - E. Patsy Hendren' match-used cricket bat signed by Patsy Hendren in the ownership position, endorsed 'Presented to Charlie Clapham, Last Test Match 1938', with a further 40+ signatures including 1938 England team on front (who scored a record 7 declared for 903 in the 5th Test), and on reverse Hdg Leveson-Gowers XI v Australia, plus a few others, noted Denis Compton, Len Hutton (record 364), Maurice Leyland (187), Joe Hardstaff (169), Walter Hammond, cartoonist Tom Webster; Res…
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'Stuart Surridge' full-size cricket bat signed circa 1957 on front by West Indies team; and on reverse by Derby, Yorkshire, Surrey, Lancashire, Worcestershire & Middlesex teams; a total of 70+ signatures, some faded, the West Indies most legible including John Goddard, Clyde Walcott, Wes Hall, Gary Sobers & Everton Weekes.
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1960 Tied Test Australia v West Indies full-size commemorative bat signed on front by 8 Australians & 7 West Indians including Richie Benaud, Bob Simpson, Frank Worrell & Gary Sobers, limited edition 434/500, mounted in attractive display case, overall 37 x 111 cm.
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'Gray Nicolls - Crusader' full-size cricket bat signed circa 1965 on front by Sussex & South Africa teams, and on reverse by Essex, Worcestershire, Aer Gilligan's XI & Surrey teams; a total of 69 signatures (some faded) including Jim Parks, John Snow, Peter van der Merwe, Eddie Barlow, Peter Pollock, Mike Deness & Micky Stewart, some water staining.
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'Knights of Cricket' full-size cricket bat with signatures of Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir Colin Cowdrey, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Clyde Walcot & Sir Everton Weekes, mounted in attractive display case, limited edition 334 /480, overall 47 x 108 cm.
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1983-84 Australia, Pakistan & West Indies full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat signed by Australian team on front, and Pakistan & West Indies teams on reverse, with 44 signatures including Kim Hughes, Alan Border, Dennis Lillee, Imran Khan, Clive Lloyd & Viv Richards, in attractive display case, overall 29 x 103 cm, signatures in superb condition.
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1985 World Championship of Cricket full-size cricket bat signed by all seven teams - Australia, England, West indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka; with 90 signatures including Allan Border, Clive Lloyd, David Gower, Geoff Howarth & Sunil Gavaskar.
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1988 Bicentennary Test full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat signed by the Australian & England teams, with 28 signatures including Allan Border, David Boon (184 not out), Dean Jones, Mike Gatting & Chris Broad (139).
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'World's Top Runmakers' display comprising 10 miniature cricket bats individually signed by Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Javed Miandad, Viv Richards, David Gower, Geoff Boycott, Gary Sobers, Colin Cowdrey & Gordon Greenidge, framed & glazed, overall 99 x 55 cm.
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'The Champions of Cricket' full size cricket bat with 11 signatures including Viv Richards, Greg Chappell, Gary Sobers, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, limited edition number 171, in display case, overall 34 x 108 cm.
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'Great Test Performances, Australia vs England' full size cricket bat with 24 signatures including Bill Brown, Richie Benaud, Jeff Thomson, Dean Jones, Arthur Morris & Greg Chappell, limited edition 179/400, in attractive display case, overall 52 x 113 cm.
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'Ashes Captains 1948 - 2007/08' full-size cricket bat with 35 facsimile signatures on front, limited edition 153/500.
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Table Tennis Blade!: 1982-83 Australia v England signed on one side by the Australian team, and on other side by the England team, with 28 signatures including Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Geoff Lawson, Bob Willis, David Gower & Ian Botham.
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Autographs collection of 150 different cards signed by Australian Test players, mounted and identified on 13 sheets, including Brian Booth, Bill Brown, Ian Craig, Gary Gilmour, Neil Harvey, Justin Langer, Sam Loxton, Ian Meckiff, Simon O'Donnell, Bob Simpson, Jeff Thomson, Max Walker & Steve Waugh. (Qty 150 items)
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Autographs extensive collection of signed pictures, pieces & cricket cards, with Test players from Australia (121), England (4), India (5), New Zealand (4), Pakistan (2), South Africa (4), Sri Lanka, West Indies (6) & Zimbabwe. Excellent starter collection. (Qty 148 items)
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Autographs extensive collection of Test cricketers autographs, with a page devoted to each cricketer, with signed covers, pictures, photographs, letters & cards, with cricketers from Australia (142), England (21), India (5), New Zealand (8), Pakistan (4), South Africa (9) & West Indies (2). Wonderful starter collection. (Qty 191 items)
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1926 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 16 signatures including Warren Bardsley, Bill Woodfull, Johnny Taylor & Charlie Macartney, window mounted with team photograph & player portraits, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 84 cm.
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1930s 'Captains of Matches at Lords between the Gentlemen & the Players' sheet with 21 signatures including Bob Wyatt, Freddie Brown, Colin Cowdrey, Joe Hardstaff, Len Hutton & Alec Bedser.
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1934 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 12 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill Ponsford (no Bradman), window mounted with postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England 1934', overall 24 x 36 cm.
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1934 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 18 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett & Stan McCabe, window mounted with original team photograph, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 50 cm.
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1938 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 11 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Bill Brown, window mounted with team photograph, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 54 cm.
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1947-48 Indian tour to Australia autograph pages for South Australia Country v India at Mount Gambier, one page with 10 Indian signatures including Vijay Hazare (140), Hr Adhikari (117) & Vinoo Mankad (11 wickets); other page with 11 signatures of South Australia Country, tape stains at top of pages.
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1952-53 South Africa team to Australia autograph page with 16 signatures including Jack Cheetham, Hugh Tayfield, Russell Endean & Roy McLean; also page signed by England's Alec & Eric Bedser.
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1954 Lindsay Hassett Testimonial, Lindsay Hassett XI v Arthur Morris XI, pay sheet showing match allowances, meal allowances & fares, with 27 signatures including Richie Benaud, Ian Craig, Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller & Arthur Morris, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 33 x 43 cm; together with 1958 Invitation for Lindsay Hassett to meet the Queen Mother. (Qty 2 items)
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1957-58 Australian tour to South Africa, official team sheet with results of Test Matches and 16 signatures including Ian Craig (captain), Neil Harvey & Richie Benaud, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 42 x 36 cm. Scarce: we have not seen this one before.
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1961 Australian Team on Tour, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Richie Benaud (captain), Bill Lawry, Neil Harvey & Alan Davidson.
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1964 Australian Team on Tour, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Bob Simpson (captain), Brian Booth, Wally Grout & Bill Lawry. Fine condition.
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1967 Australian team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Bob Simpson (captain), Ian Redpath, Graham McKenzie & Brian Taber.
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1970-71 MCC Tour to Australia & New Zealand official team sheet with 18 signatures; 1974-75 MCC tour to Australia & NZ, official team sheet with 19 signatures; 1977 England v Australia 5th Test at the Oval, team sheet with 12 signatures; noted Ray Illingworth, Colin Cowdrey, Mike Deness, John Edrich, Mike Brearley & Geoff Boycott. (Qty 3 items)
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1975 Australian team to World Cup, Canada & United Kingdom, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Rick McCosker, Dennis Lillee & Rod Marsh, fine condition.
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1980 Australian team for Centenary Test Tour of England, official team sheet with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell (captain), Graeme Wood (112), Kim Hughes (117) & Dennis Lillee, some soiling.
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1980 Australian Team on Centenary Test Tour of England, official team sheet with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell (captain), Kim Hughes & Allan Border; plus 1981 Australian tour to UK & Sri Lanka, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Kim Hughes, Rod Marsh & Dennis Lillee. Fine condition. (Qty 2 items)
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1984 Australian team v West Indies 'Showdown for the Crown', 1st Test in Perth, Waca team sheet with 12 signatures including Kim Hughes (captain), Graeme Wood, Allan Border & Terry Alderman. A very scarce teamsheet.
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1986-87 Australian team v England, official team sheet on Acb embossed letterhead with 12 signatures including Allan Border (captain), Dean Jones, Geoff Marsh & Bruce Reid. Very scarce.
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1987 Les Favell Testimonial - Les Favell XI v Sir Donald Bradman XI, double team sheet, with 28 signatures including Don Bradman, Wayne Phillips, Ray Lindwall, Peter Sleep, David Hookes & Neil Harvey. Scarce.
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1988 Australian Tour of Pakistan, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Allan Border (captain), Geoff Marsh, Tim May & Ian Healy, some stain spots.
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1995 Young Australian Team for Tour to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Stuart Law (captain), Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist & Ricky Ponting, fine condition.
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1997 Australian Team for Ashes Tour, official team sheet with 22 signatures including Mark Taylor (captain), Matthew Elliott, Adam Gilchrist & Glenn McGrath, fine condition.
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1998 Australia A Team for Tour to Scotland & Ireland, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Michael Di Venuto (captain), Matthew Hayden, Jason Gillespie & Mike Hussey, fine condition.
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