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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:689
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:505
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:442
Date:14-Dec-2010
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‘Wisden Cricketers' Almanack’s for 1990 & 1992-98. The 1994-98 editions hardback, others with limp yellow cloth. Good condition. (8 items)
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‘First-Class Cricket in Australia’ Volume 1 1850-51 to 1941-42, and Volume 2 1945-46 to 1976-77, by Ray Webster [Melbourne, 1991 & 1997], both signed by the author, and numbered 742/1000. Good condition
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‘David Gower - The Autobiography’ by Gower & Johnson [Cheshire, 1992], deluxe limited edition 41/100, signed by David Gower & Tim Rice, superb condition in slip-case
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Paul Reiffel's Australian One-Day Shirt, from the 1992-93 Season, with ‘Australia’ on front, and ‘Reiffel’ on reverse, fine condition with Reiffel's signature & ‘92/93’ on front
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1993 County Print ‘Australian Test Cricketers by John Ireland’, complete set [25], window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 31 x 92 cm; plus display ‘The Australians Ashes Series 1993’ with 18 caricatures - all signed, includes Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh & Shane Warne, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 60 x 50 cm. (2 items)
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Signed Cricket Books, noted ‘Allan Border - Beyond Ten Thousand’ by Border (signed) [Perth, 1993]; ‘Brian Lara - Beating the Field’ by Lara (signed) & Scovell [London, 1995]; ‘Shane Warne - My Autobiography’ by Shane Warne (signed) & Hobson [London, 2001]; ‘On Tour With Brian Booth’ by Booth & Cardwell (both signed) [Sydney, 2009]. (8 items)
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1990s-2000s Cricket Books, noted ‘The Wisden Book of Cricket Memorabilia’ by Williams & Phillips [Oxford, 1990]; ‘The Invincibles - The Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians’ by Allen [Sydney, 1998]; ‘A Century of Cricket – The Eastern Cricket Association 1903-2003’ by Martin [Melbourne, 2002]; hardcover VCA Annual Reports (7); flicker books (5). (36 items)
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Signed Caricatures, by John Ireland & others, noted Mike Gatting, Zaheer Abbas, Shaun Pollock, Phil Edmonds, Sarfraz Narwaz, Asif Iqbal & Barry Richards, all signed by the player, all window mounted, each about 25 x 34 cm. (7 items)
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Ian Healy, print ‘The Boy from Biloela - Ian Healy’ by d'Arcy Doyle, signed by Ian Healy and the artist, limited edition 950/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 65 x 91 cm.
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Allan Border, signature 'To David, Best Wishes, Allan Border' on full size 'Duncan Fearnley' cricket bat, with brass plaque affixed noting his world record 11,174 test runs. Housed in display case, overall 25 x 95 cm. (Allan Border played 156 Tests 1978-94)
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‘W.G.Grace at Kadina - Champion Cricketer or Scoundrel?’ by Whimpress [Privately Printed, Adelaide, 1994], limited edition 37/300, signed by the author; plus ‘The First Sheffield Shield Game’ by Whimpress [Privately Printed, Adelaide, 2000], limited edition 61/100, signed by the author. (2 items)
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Paul Reiffel's Australian One-Day Shirt, from the 1994-95 Season, with ‘Reiffel’ on reverse, fine condition with Reiffel's signature on front
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Shane Warne's Hat Trick, signed colour action pictures of Warne's dismissals of De Freitas, Gough & Malcolm in the 1994 Boxing Day Test at the Mcg, signed by Shane Warne, Steve Randell (umpire), Ian Healy & David Boon, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 31 x 43 cm
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1995 Australian Team, ‘World Champions - Australia's Victory in the Carribean’, display comprising 1995 team photograph with 19 original signatures on the mount, limited edition No.347/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 83 x 64 cm.
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Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, display comprising signature on fielder's Sun hat, window mounted with action photograph, framed and glazed, overall 86 x 61 cm
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Autographs: signed photographs (18) with 23 signatures, noted Glenn McGrath; Shane Warne, mark Waugh, rod Marsh, Kim Hughes, Matthew Hayden, Greg Chappell, Ian Healy and Ian Chappell. (18 items)
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Cricket Bats: Collection with Samoan Cricket Bat, triangular shape, 113 cm long, with ‘Chan Mow’ label on handle; plus signed cricket bats - 1995-96 NSW; c1997 NSW; c1998 World Legends of Cricket - Australia Masters v World Masters; ‘Slazenger’ Cricket Bat signed on front by Mark Waugh, Michael Clarke & Ian Davis. (5 items)
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‘A Cameo From The Past - W.A.Brown (NSW, Qld, Australia)’ by Cardwell [Privately Printed, Sydney, 1996], limited edition 165/200, signed by Bill Brown & the author
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The Australian Captains bat, with signatures of 18 captains, comprising Don Bradman, bill brown, Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson, ray Lindwall, Ian Craig, Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Bob Simpson, Brian Booth, bill Lawry, Barry Jarman, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, Allan Border and mark Taylor. Good condition
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Paul Reiffel's Australian One-Day helmet, yellow with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms on front, and protective grille, fine condition with Reiffel's signature on brim
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‘Boxing Day’, panoramic print (unframed), showing Curtly Ambrose bowling, during the Third Test, Australia v West Indies at Mcg on 26th Dec.1996, L/E 573/1500, overall 101 x 25 cm; plus score card signed by Ambrose & engraved plaque
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Paul Wilson's Western Australia Jumpers, one long sleeves, other sleeveless, both with embroidered ‘Waca/ Western Australian/ Cricket Association’ badge on front. (2 items)
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1998-99 Ashes test series: full size cricket bat, signed by Australia and England teams, with 24 signatures including mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe and Graeme Hick. Good condition
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1998-99 England Team, official team photograph, with title 'England Tour of Australia 1998/99' and players names printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, with 24 signatures including Alec Stewart (Captain), mark Butcher, Darren Gough and Dean Headley, overall 42 x 30 cm. Fine condition
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1999 World Cup, ‘Winning Run World Cup 1999’, display comprising two action photos, signed by Darren Lehmann, limited edition No.119/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 65 cm
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Paul Reiffel's Australian One-Day shirt, Trousers and Pads, from the 1999 World Cup, won by Australia, the shirt with 'Reiffel' and '4' on reverse, both pads signed and endorsed 'World cup 99'. (4 items)
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Paul Reiffel's Australian One-Day jumper (sleeveless), from the 1999 World Cup, won by Australia, the jumper with 'Reiffel' and '4' on reverse, and signed on front
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‘Mark Taylor - Time to Declare’ by Mark Taylor & Ian Heads [Sydney, 1999], deluxe limited edition 3404/10334, signed by Mark Taylor. Superb condition in slip-case
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‘the Record Breakers’, display commemorating Australia's record 12 consecutive Test match victories, with team photo & signatures of 20 Australian Test players including Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Mark Waugh & Matthew Hayden; limited edition 356/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 48 cm.
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Wisden Cricketers of the Century Stamp Collection, comprising album with 6 Miniature Sheets & 8 FDCs, featuring Sir Donald Bradman, Shane Warne, Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Garfield Sobers & Sir Jack Hobbs. No.213/1500
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Darren Gough's England Home Test Cap, navy blue wool, embroidered Crown over Three Lions on front, and embroidered Test Number ‘568’ on reverse. Also embroidered ‘50’ on front - Darren Gough's 50th Test - England v Pakistan 1st Test at Lord's May 2001. Superb condition. [Darren Gough played 58 Tests 1994-2003, he was Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999]
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Darren Gough's England test shirt (long sleeves), with embroidered England Crown over three lions logo and sponsor's badges, and initials 'Dg' on collar, signed on front by Mick Jagger (of the rolling stones - a big cricket fan). Rare player's test shirt
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2004-05 Australian Team, ceramic cricket ball ‘Australian Test Players Domestic International Season 2004/05, Commemorative Ceramic Cricket Ball’, limited edition 966/1000, in original presentation box.
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'James Lillywhite's XI in Goulburn 1876' by Cardwell (Privately printed, Sydney, 2007), limited edition 10/111, signed by the author, Trevor Bailey and Rob Jeffery; plus 'Ken Eastwood - a life in cricket' by Jenkins (Sydney, 2008), limited edition 107/150, signed by Ken Eastwood and the author. (2 items)
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1897 British American tobacco (issued in Australia) badges 'Famous Cricketers', part set (4/14 known), comprising N.F.Druce, J.T.Hearne, T.Richardson and W.Storer. Good condition. Very scarce. (4 items)
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1903-29 cricket cards (97), noted 1903 Wills ‘Australian & English Cricketers’, part set [9/25 + 6 spares]; 1928 Giant Licorice ‘English Cricketers’ [10/24 + 3 spares]; 1928 Major Drapkin ‘Australian & English Cricketers’ [35/40 + 28 spares]; also ‘War Incidents’ (2). . (Total 99)
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1907-50 cricket cards, noted 1907 Wills (Australia) 'Prominent Australian and 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). (total 102)
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1930 Western Suburbs Cinemas badges ‘1930 Australian Team’ [5/14] - E.A'Beckett, P.Hornibrook, A.Hurwood, Archie Jackson & C.W.Walker. Fair/G
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1934-38 cricket badges (25 mm, made by A.E. Patrick, Summer Hill, NSW) 'Australian Team', comprising C.L. Badcock, S.G. Barnes (2 different), W.A. Brown (2 different), A.G. Chipperfield (2 diff), J.H. Fingleton, L.O.B. Fleetwood-Smith, A.L. Hassett, E.L. McCormick, A. Morris, W.A. Oldfield, W.J.O'Reilly (2 diff), M.G. Waite (2 diff), C.W. Walker (2 diff), F.A. Ward (2 diff) and E.C.S. White (2 diff); also badge showing Olympic swimmer boy Charlton. (24 items)
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1938 Boys' Captain ties and Braces (Australia) 'Cricketers', complete set, noted Don Bradman, Stan McCabe and Lindsay Hassett. Very scarce. (18)
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C1948 cricket badges (22 mm) 'Australian and English Cricketers', comprising A.L.Hassett, C.L.McCool, D.Tallon and E.R.Toshack. (4 items)
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1992-93 Cricket badges by Pin Stop, complete set of 24 with 2 of each design, with pins for Australia, West Indies & Pakistan, each State & players including Allan Border, Dean Jones, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Craig McDermott. (Total 48)
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Test Cricketers: Signed autograph cards (354), nice collection with cricketers from Australia (40), Bangladesh (27), India (57), New Zealand (34), Pakistan (30), South Africa (51), Sri Lanka (30), West Indies (51) & Zimbabwe (34). A wonderful collection builder. (354 items)
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Australian Test Cricketers: Collection of autographs beautifully presented on pages, comprising 151 signed items, most mounted with associated pictures & information, noted Ricky Ponting, Richie Benaud, Kim Hughes, Ian Craig, Nathan Bracken, Laurie Mayne, Rick McCosker, Doug Walters, Damien Fleming, Simon O'Donnell, Kerry O'Keefe, Greg Campbell, Sam Loxton, Bruce Laird & Jim Higgs
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Australia: signed autograph cards (81 - cards with 'Australia test player' printed in green), nice collection c1933-2009 including Bob Simpson, Sam Loxton, mark Taylor, mark Waugh, ray bright, Rick McCosker, David Boon, Merv Hughes, Brian Booth, Ian Redpath, Ricky Ponting, Ian Chappell, Neil Harvey, rod Marsh, Doug Walters, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie. (81 items)
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Test Cricketers: Collection of autographs beautifully presented on pages, comprising England (55) & West Indies (16) signed items, most mounted with associated pictures & information, noted Alec Bedser, Tom Graveney, Godfrey Evans, Jack Russell, Mike Brearley, Dickie Bird, Ian Botham, Geoff Boycott, Derek Randall, Clyde Walcott, Clive Lloyd, Brian Lara, Joel Garner. (71 items)
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1896 Australian Team, autograph page with 15 signatures - Harry Trott (Captain), Ernie Jones, Hugh Trumble, Harry Donnan, J.J.Kelly, Alfred Johns, Charlie Eady, George Giffen, Tom McKibbin, Joe Darling, Clem Hill, Frank Iredale, Syd Gregory, Harry Graham and Harry Musgrave, window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to conservation standards, overall 42 x 32 cm. Extremely rare and attractive
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1905 Australian Team, autograph page with 15 signatures - Joe Darling (Captain), Frank Laver, Algy Gehrs, Philip Newland, J.J.Kelly, Charlie McLeod, Albert Cotter, bill Howell, Warwick Armstrong, Victor Trumper, Syd Gregory, Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Bert Hopkins and Reggie Duff, window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to conservation standards, overall 42 x 32 cm.
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1909 Australian Team: '1909 Australian cricket Team' letterhead with 16 signatures - Monty Noble (Captain), Frank Laver, Albert Cotter, Barlow Carkeek, Percy McAlister, Jack O'Connor, Victor Trumper, Hanson Carter, Roger Hartigan, Vernon Ransford, bill Whitty, Bert Hopkins, Monty Noble, Warwick Armstrong, Charlie Macartney, Syd Gregory and Warren Bardsley, window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to conservation standards, overall 42 x 32 cm. Extremely rare and attractive
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1921 Australian Team, autograph page 16 signatures - Warwick Armstrong (Captain), Sydney Smith (manager), Warren Bardsley, nip Pellew, Hanson Carter, Bert Oldfield, Arthur Mailey, Stork Hendry, Jack Ryder, Tommy Andrews, Charles Macartney, Ted McDonald, Johnny Taylor, Jack Gregory, Edgar Mayne and Charles Kelleway (selected but did not tour), window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to conservation standards, overall 37 x 27 cm.
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1926 Australian Team, display comprising autograph page with 17 signatures - Herbie Collins (Captain), Clarrie Grimmett, Jack Ryder, Sydney Smith (manager), Warren Bardsley, John Ellis, Arthur Mailey, bill Ponsford, bill Woodfull, Johnny Taylor, Tommy Andrews, Sam Everett, Bert Oldfield, Charlie Macartney, Jack Gregory, John Ellis and Arthur Richardson, window mounted with list of players, superbly framed and glazed to high conservation standards, overall 37 x 27 cm.
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1930 Australian Team, autograph page with 10 signatures including bill Woodfull, Victor Richardson, Bert Oldfield, Alan Kippax and Don Bradman. Fine condition
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1930 Australian Team, newspaper picture of Australian team with 12 signatures including bill Woodfull, Victor Richardson, Bert Oldfield and Clarrie Grimmett (no Don Bradman). Good condition
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1932-33 England 'Body-line' Team, autograph page with 12 signatures - Douglas Jardine (Captain), Harold Larwood, bill Bowes, Maurice Leyland, bill Voce, Eddie Paynter, Gubby Allen, Maurice tete, Hedley Verity, Nawab of Pataudi (scarce), Leslie Ames and Herbert Sutcliffe, window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to conservation standards, overall 37 x 27 cm.
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1934 Australian Team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Ern Bromley, Arthur Chipperfield, Bert Oldfield, Bill Ponsford & Tim Wall. Fine condition
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1934 Australian Team, signatures of entire team on separate pieces, 16 signatures including Don Bradman, bill Woodfull, Arthur Chipperfield, Bert Oldfield, bill Ponsford and Clarrie Grimmett. Bill O'Reilly signature on original letter from autograph collector. Fine condition
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1935 South African Team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Herbert Wade (captain), Jack Siedle & Jock Cameron; mounted on page with postcard ‘South African Cricket Team, England, 1935’. (2 items)
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1938 Australian Team, official team sheet (Australia's first) with signatures of 10 players - Don Bradman, Bill O'Reilly, Lindsay Hassett, Ted White, Charlie Badcock, Mervyn Waite, Ben Barnett, Frank Ward, Jack Fingleton & Bill Brown. Good condition
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and ray Lindwall - plus Sidney Barnes handstamp, window mounted, superbly framed and glazed to conservation standards, overall 44 x 34 cm
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1948 Australian Team, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett and bill Johnston; plus the usual handstamp of Sidney Barnes. Very good condition
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'Test cricket Greats', team sheet with 36 signatures including Don Bradman, Ian Johnson, Mike Proctor, Colin Cowdrey, Ian Chappell, Peter May and Jeff Thomson
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1956 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Ian Johnson (Captain), Keith Miller, Neil Harvey and ray Lindwall. Folded, otherwise good condition
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1966-67 Australian Team, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Bob Simpson, bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Graham McKenzie, Keith Stackpole and Tom Veivers. Good condition
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1968 Australian Team, official team sheet with 17 signatures, noted bill Lawry, Barry Jarman and Ian Chappell. Horizontal fold, otherwise fine condition
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