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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:914
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:376
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:605
Date:29-Jun-2010
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Don Bradman, signature (faded) on modern postcard 'Marco Elasta-Strap', featuring 1938 Australian Cricket Team with Captain D.G.Bradman (framed 17 x 25 cm); plus Don Bradman poster (framed, 47 x 65 cm). (2 items)
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1940s Cricket Books, noted 'Brightly Fades the Don' by Fingleton [London, 1949]; 'Concerning Cricket' by Arlott [London, 1949]; 'The Autobiography of Neville Cardus' [London, 1949]. Fair/Good condition. (20 items)
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1946-47 England Tour of Australia: full size 'Gradidge - Imperial driver' cricket bat, endorsed 'England v Australia, 1946-47' and signed by both teams, with 29 signatures including Wally Hammond (Captain), Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Denis Compton, Alec Bedser, Don Bradman (Captain), Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes (scarce), ray Lindwall & Neil Harvey. Ex Cyril Washbrook (with initials in ownership position on reverse), who played 37 Tests 1937-56
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1948 Australian Tour to England: 2005 Bradman Museum badges 'The Bradman Era Series No.1 - The 1948 Invincibles', complete set [17], on original card signed by Bill Brown. Superb condition
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Don Bradman Collection, noted signature laid down inside his book 'Farewell to Cricket' [London, 1950], fine condition with dust-jacket; cassette of last song written about Bradman, '99.94 Ain't So Bad', signed by composer Tony Tkalec; plus Australia Post 'Vale The Don, 1908-2001' P.O.Pack, First Day Cover, Fdi Maxi Cards & Postcard. (6 items)
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Don Bradman cricket plates, complete set of 9 plates from 'Don Bradman: an Australian Legend' series issued by the Bradford Exchange - '452 Not out', 'Highest test Score', 'My Best Innings', 'The Bodyline series', 'Record Partnership', '100th first Class century', 'Last test century', 'Final Farewell' & 'Turning the Tide'. (9 items)
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Don Bradman, 1997 Australia Post 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman' display, comprising P.O.Pack (signed by Bradman), Fdc, Coin Fdc, stamp sheetlets & maxi cards; window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 55 x 75 cm
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Don Bradman, nice display with signature on postcard of 1930 Australian team, window mounted with photograph of the Don in his south Australian blazer & $5 Coin, framed and glazed, overall 58 x 55 cm
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Cricket Books, noted 'The Book of Cricket' by Batchelor [London, 1952]; 'Lord's 1787-1945' by Sir Pelham Warner [London, 1948]; 'Glorious Innings - Treasures from the Melbourne Cricket Club Collection' by Bouwman [Melbourne, 1987]; '80 Not Out - A Celebration of Test Cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground' Derriman [Sydney, 1994]. (37 items)
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Australian test Captains: miniature Bats (10), with signatures of Australian Captains, noted bill brown, Arthur Morris, Ron Hamence, Neil Harvey, Richie Benaud, Brian Booth, Barry Jarman, Ian Craig, Bob Simpson & Greg Chappell. Fine condition
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The Knights of cricket, full size cricket bat, with signatures of Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir Colin Cowdrey, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Clyde Walcott & Sir Everton Weekes, mounted in an attractive display case, overall 47 x 108 cm
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Cricket Books, noted 'Images of Bradman' by Allen & Kemsley [Bowral, 1994]; 'The Game of Cricket' by Birkett [London, 1955]; 'Brightly Fades the Don' by Fingleton [London, 1949]. (17 items)
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1950s Cricket Books, noted 'The Science of Cricket' by Alan Fairfax [London, c1950]; 'Cricket Journal' by Arlott [London, 1958]; 'Alletson's Innings' by Arlott [London, 1957]; also 'The Mathematical Gazette' from Sep.1955 with article on seam bowling. Condition varies. (18 items)
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Cricket Books, noted 'Richmond's 100 Years of Cricket' by Taylor [Melbourne, 1954]; 'The Immortal Victor Trumper' (Advanced Proof Copy) by Fingleton [London, 1978]; 'The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame' by Phillipson [Melbourne, 1979]. (28 items)
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Neil Harvey's Australian 'Baggy Green' test cap, from the 1954-55 Ashes series, green wool, embroidered coat-of-arms & '1954-55' on front, Farmers/Sydney label inside endorsed 'N.Harvey'. Poor condition with several moth holes, the cap shows evidence of being demolished by English fast bowler Frank 'Typhoon' Tyson - who broke the Bakelite peak of this cap during a torrid Sydney test where he captured 4/54 & 6/85. (Neil Harvey played 79 Tests 1947-63, including one as Australian Captain. One of the…
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Cricket Games: c1950s-90s collection of cricket games (34), noted 'Newcrikit', 'Subbuteo - Test Match Edition', 'Wicketz', 'Test Match', 'World Series Cup Cricket Game', 'Night Cricket'; also jig-saw puzzles (5). Fair/Good condition. (Total 39)
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1960s Cricket Books, noted 'The Paddock That Grew - The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club' by Dunstan [Melbourne, 1962]; 'History of the Oxford University Cricket Club' by Bolton [Oxford, 1962]; 'The Quiet Australian - The Lindsay Hassett Story' by Whitington [Melbourne, 1969]; 'My Country's Keeper' by Wally Grout [London, 1965]; 'Cricket is a Game' by Colin McCool [London, 1961]. (35 items)
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Jack Potter's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, from the 1964 Ashes tour, green wool, with embroidered Coat-of-Arms & '1964' on front, Farmer's Sydney label endorsed 'J.Potter'. Superb condition. [Jack Potter played 104 First Class matches 1956-68. He substituted as 12th man in the 2nd Test against South Africa 1963- 64 (brilliantly running out Eddie Barlow), toured England in 1964 playing in 17 matches but no Tests, and tragically fractured his skull in a one-day match in Holland, denying him Test…
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1971-72 world XI blazer, pale blue, pure wool, pocket embroidered 'Manager, 1971-72, rest of the world XI'. Good condition. Rare blazer. (the world XI Tour of Australia was organised to replace the cancelled South African tour, the world XI squad included Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Sunil Gavaskar, Zaheer Abbas, Tony Greig, Farokh Engineer, Intikhab Alam, Rohan Kanhai, Bob Taylor and Bishen Bedi)
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1976 West Indies, 'VI' Cricket Bat with 18 signatures including Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Andy Roberts & Deryck Murray, in display case, 24 x 95 cm
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c1977-99 Cricket literature, noted Tour Guides (53), magazines (35), programme for Bicentennial Test. (89 items)
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1977 Mcc silver medallion, 'The Centenary of England v Australia, 1877/1977', made Garrard & Co (By Appointment to H.M.The Queen) in original case
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1977 Australian Tour to England: two Royal Stafford plates - one 'Australia - 1977 Touring cricket Team', with Australian coat-of-arms and facsimile signatures of the Australian team; other 'England - 1977 Jubilee test series v Australia' with facsimile signatures of English team. Rarely offered as a pair. (2 items)
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Ross Edwards' Cricket Clothing: Wsc Australian Supertest Trousers, white from Year One 1977-78 in match-used condition; cricket ties (12) include World Series cricket (6 - various designs); Nswca; 1973 Australian team reunion; boxing kangaroo (2 different); also football ties (2) - Sanfl & Claremont Football Club. (15 items)
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Ross Edwards' Trophies, noted trophies (13) including 1972 K.S.Ranjitsinhji Centenary Match (2 trophies); 1996 World Cup (5 small commemorative metal trays on wooden stand); Pennant 'The City of Lismore, Welcomes, World Series Cricketers 1978'; shields (3); pewter mugs (7) including 1975 Lancashire v Australia (2); medals (2); also accompanying team photographs (3). Also tobacco-tin containing glass taken from the window of a Police Car smashed by Greg Chappell during batting practice on the morning of his…
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Cricket Books, noted 'Australian Cricket - The Game and the Players' by Pollard [Sydney, 1982]; 'Hitting Across the Line' by Viv Richards [Sydney, 1991]; 'A Cavalcade of International Cricketers' by Crowley [Melbourne, 1988]. (30 items)
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Cricket Books, noted 'Yorkshire Pride - 150 Years of County Cricket' by Callaghan [London, 1984]; 'Shane Warne - My Own Story' [Perth, 1997]; 'My Lord's - A Celebration of the World's Greatest Cricket Ground' by Heald [London, 1990]; 'The Don' by Perry [Sydney, 1995]. (40 items)
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Cricket Prints: Group including 'Cricket in Marylebone Fields' after a painting by Francis Hayman; 'The World's Champion Batsman, Don Bradman, Aged 21 Years'; 'Marylebone Cricket Club - The New Pavilion at Lord's'; all framed, various sizes. (7 items)
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1980s Cricket Books, noted 'Greg Chappell' by McGregor (signed by Chappell) [Sydney, 1986]; 'The Doug Walters Story' by Laws [Sydney, 1981]; 'Peter Pan and Cricket' by Allen [London, 1988]; 'The Bradman Era' by Egan [Sydney, 1983]. (40 items)
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1980s Cricket Books, noted England Test Cricketers' by Frindall [London, 1989]; 'A History of Cricket' by Green [London, 1988]; 'The Natwest Boundary Book - A Lord's Taverners Australia Miscellany of Cricket' by Frewin [Melbourne, 1988]; 'The Boundary Book - second Innings' by Frewin [London, 1986]. (40 items)
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'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack's for 1980-89; plus 'An Index to Wisden cricketers' Almanack 1864-1984' by Barnard [London, 1985]; the 1980-83 & 89 editions with limp yellow covers, others hardback. Good condition. (11 items)
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Dennis Lillee Testimonial: cricket bat, with label 'The Dennis Lillee Testimonial 1981-82', autographed on front by Australia & England teams, 28 signatures including Kim Hughes, rod Marsh, Graeme wood, Dennis Lillee & Allan Border. Fair/good condition
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1985 Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, full size Cricket Bat, with 25 signatures on front including Clive Rice, Richard Hadlee, Kim Barnett & John Wright. In display case (no glass), overall 20 x 95 cm
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1986 New Zealand Team, original team photograph, with title 'New Zealand Cricket Team, England Tour 1986' and players' names printed on mount, signed to photograph by Sir Richard Hadlee, overall 30 x 25 cm. Good condition
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1986 New Zealand Team, print 'New Zealand Touring Team 1986' by Ron Flegg, with 16 signatures including Jeremy Coney, Richard Hadlee & Martin Crowe, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 53 x 45 cm
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Waca Display: Two original Waca pickets (part of the boundary fence dismantled for the re-development of the Waca ground in 1985), one commemorating 1986 Australia v England 2nd Test at Waca with list of players; other commemorating 1986 B&H Challenge with list of Australia, England & Pakistan players. Superbly presented souvenir in display case 44 x 105 cm. Ex Ross Edwards collection
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Signed Cricket Displays, noted Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Courtney Walsh, Rod Marsh, Ian Healy, Michael Holding, Kim Hughes (faded), Mark Waugh & Keith Stackpole (faded). All framed, various sizes. (9 items)
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Australia Displays: '1989 Ashes Victory Souvenir' poster with 12 signatures including Allan Border, Geoff Marsh, Steve Waugh, Merv Hughes & Ian Botham, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 85 cm. Plus Shane Warne's 300th Test Wicket, display comprising signature below picture, window mounted with action photograph of Warne's 300th wicket, and list of Warne's first 300 victims, limited edition 463/1000, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 45 cm. (2 items)
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Sir Vivian Richards, print 'Sir Vivian' by Mark Sofilas, signed by Viv Richards and the artist, limited edition 116/300, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 74 x 95 cm
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1991-92 Australia v India, 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 29 signatures on front including Allan Border, Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Mohammad Azharuddin & Sachin Tendulkar. Fair/Good condition
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1992 World Cup, half cricket stump, signed by Australia, Sri Lanka & India teams, 42 signatures including Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Aravinda de Silva, Mohammad Azharuddin & Sachin Tendulkar. Varnished, so signatures in superb condition
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Shane Warne's 100th Test Wicket, display comprising signed picture, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 37 x 45 cm
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1996-97 Australia v West Indies, full size 'Kookaburra' cricket bat, signed by both teams, with 28 signatures including mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Brian Lara & Courtney Walsh. Fine condition
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'Lord'S', colour panoramic photograph of The Ashes Series, Second Test - Lord's, England: 1997, limited edition 243/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 118 x 35 cm; together with printed scorecard of the Test signed by Glenn McGrath (whose 8/38 accomplished the best bowling figures in an Ashes Test played at cricket's headquarters). (2 items)
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1998 Old World XI v Old Australia XI, full size 'Hadlee' Cricket Bat, signed to front by both teams, 23 signatures including Barry Richards, Richard Hadlee, Derek Randall, Doug Walters, Rod Hogg & Jeff Thomson. Good condition
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1999 Old World XI v Old Australia XI, full size Cricket Bat, signed to front by both teams, 23 signatures including Sunil Gavaskar, Richard Hadlee, Graham Gooch, Doug Walters, Kim Hughes & Jeff Thomson. Good condition
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2000 New Zealand Team, full size Cricket Bat, with plaque affixed 'New Zealand cricket Team, Winners of the I.C.C. Knockout Tournament, Held in Kenya, 2000', with 14 signatures including Stephen Fleming, Adam Parore & Craig McMillan. Good condition. Ex Sir Richard Hadlee
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Lancaster Park: Display 'No.4 Stand Roof, Lancaster Park/Jade Stadium', containing mounted piece of the No.4 stand roof, limited edition 178/800, signed twice by Sir Richard Hadlee, overall 122 x 65 cm
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Cricket Collection, noted 2001-02 T-shirt with 17 signatures; full size Cricket bat with 9 signatures including Kim Hughes, Doug Walters & Rod Hogg; England Under-21s' Test shirt with 14 signatures; polo shirt with 9 signatures; Bradman group with Centenary calendar, cap & T-shirts (2); tie; photographs (4)
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Australian test Team of the century, display comprising action pictures, portraits, statistics of the 12 selected players, with facsimile signatures of the 9 living players (at the time), with presentation plaque engraved to Keith Miller, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 112 x 61 cm. (the team comprised Ponsford, O'Reilly, Bradman, Morris, Miller, Lindwall, Harvey, Greg Chappell, Lillee, border, Healy & Warne)
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2001-02 Australian Team, full size 'Kookaburra' cricket bat, signed by Australian team during 2001 Boxing day test v South Africa at MCG, 12 signatures including Steve Waugh (Captain), Matthew Hayden & Shane Warne. (from Australian cricket board stating this bat is one of ten signed to raise funds for the Salvation army Disaster relief Fund as a result of the bushfires in NSW in December-January 2001-02)
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2008 Beach Cricket, full size Cricket Bat, signed by the Australia, England & New Zealand teams, 25 signatures including Allan Border, Dennis Lillee, Martin Crowe, Sir Richard Hadlee, Graham Gooch & Graeme Hick. Good condition
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1907-50 cricket cards, noted 1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian & English Cricketers', part set [22/81]; 1922 Boys Realm 'Famous Cricketers' complete set [15]; 1950 Carreras (Turf) 'Famous Cricketers' [50 + 2 spares]; plus 1949 'Sports Series' Turf slides showing cricketers [11 + 2 spares]. Poor/Vg. (Total 102)
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1926 Gallaher 'Famous Cricketers', complete set, noted J.B.Hobbs, Clem Hill & Victor Richardson. G/VG. (100)
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1924-25 England Team, autograph pages (2) with 8 signatures - Arthur Gilligan (captain), J.W.H.T.Douglas, A.P.F.Chapman, F.C.Toone (manager), R.Kilner. J.L.Bryan, Maurice Tate & Herbert Sutcliffe
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Test Cricketers: Signed autograph cards (129), nice collection c1931-2009, with cricketers from England (24), West Indies (24), South Africa (12), India (23), New Zealand (24), Sri Lanka (12) & Pakistan (10); noted Sir Alec Bedser, Keith Fletcher, Graham Gooch, Mike Gatting, Fred Titmus, Alec Stewart, Joel Garner, Ron Headley, Lance Gibbs, Wavell Hinds, Peter Pollock, Alan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, V.V.S.Laxman, K.Srikkanth, Harbhajan Singh, Sir Richard Hadlee, Martin Crowe, Walter Hadlee, Muttiah Muralitharan…
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Australia: signed autograph cards (120 - cards with 'Australia test player' printed in green), nice collection c1933-2009 including Bob Simpson, Sam Loxton, mark Taylor, mark Waugh, Geoff Marsh, ray bright, Rick McCosker, David Boon, Brian Booth, Ian Redpath, Ricky Ponting, Ian Chappell, Neil Harvey, rod Marsh, Doug Walters, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Steve Waugh, Mike Hussey & Jason Gillespie. (120 items)
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1937 Australian Team, title page of book '1937 Australian test Tour' by Bruce Harris (London, 1937), with 14 signatures including Don Bradman, bill brown, bill O'Reilly & Lindsay Hassett
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Australia & New Zealand: Signed autograph cards (25) of deceased Test players, noted Ernie McCormick, Peter Burge, Merv Harvey, Neil Hawke, Martin Donnelly, Bert Sutcliffe, Eric Petrie & Colin Snedden. (25 items)
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1946-47 Australian Team, autograph page with 14 signatures including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes (rare), Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & ray Lindwall. Fair/good condition
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1947-48 Western Australia Team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Keith Carmody (captain), Allan Edwards, George Robinson & Wally Langdon. Scarce. [WA was admitted to the Sheffield Shield competition on a restricted basis in 1947, and won the Shield at their first attempt]
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1948 Don Bradman Testimonial match at MCG, Victorian cricket Association page headed 'Don Bradman Testimonial match, Players Allowances and Cost of Excess Luggage' with 28 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, ray Lindwall & Sid Barnes. Unique document
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Ross Edwards' autograph book, with c584 signatures, noted 1951 West Indies, WA & Queensland; 1952 NSW, South Africa, WA, NSW & Queensland; 1953 South Aust, Victoria, Australian XI, South Aust & WA; 1956 WA Schoolboys; 1967 WA, Victoria, NSW, India; 1967 Claremont Cottesloe old Players & a grade team; 1967-68 South Aust, WA, Queensland; 1968 NSW v WA; 1968-69 West Indies; 1968-69 WA v SA; 1969-70 WA; 1970 Victoria, South Aust & WA v SA: 1970-71 England; 1971 Victoria; 1970 NZ; 1972 South Aust; 1971-72 rest…
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Australian Test Cricketers: Collection of autographs beautifully presented on pages, comprising 36 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures & information, noted Kim Hughes, Laurie Mayne, Damien Fleming, Simon O'Donnell, Kerry O'Keefe, Greg Campbell, Sam Loxton, Lindsay Kline, Bruce Laird & Jim Higgs
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1966-67 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell & Tom Veivers. Good condition
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1968 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures, noted Bill Lawry, Barry Jarman & Ian Chappell. Also Players 'Cricketers 1938' [36/50 + 51 spares]
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1971-72 Victorian Team, VCA page headed 'Victoria v New South Wales, Allowances' with 18 signatures including Bill Lawry, Keith Stackpole, Ian Redpath, Ross Duncan & Robert Rowan. Unique document
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1974-75 Australian Team v England, page for 1st Test at Brisbane, with 12 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Greg Chappell, Ross Edwards, Jeff Thomson & Dennis Lillee. Scarce. Ex Ross Edwards collection
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1974-75 Australian Team v England, page for 4th Test in Sydney, with 12 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Greg Chappell (144), Ian Redpath (105), Jeff Thomson & Dennis Lillee. Scarce. Ex Ross Edwards collection
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1974-75 Australian Team v England, team sheet for 6th Test at Mcg, with 12 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Greg Chappell, Ross Edwards, Jeff Thomson & Dennis Lillee. Scarce. Ex Ross Edwards collection
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1975 Australian Team, World Cup Tour to Canada and United Kingdom, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Ian Chappell (captain), Greg Chappell, Ross Edwards & Dennis Lillee. Two filing holes, otherwise fine condition. Scarce. Ex Ross Edwards collection. [Australia 274 lost the inaugural World Cup Final to West Indies 8/291]
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