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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:457
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:295
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:272
Date:29-Jun-2011
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Signed Displays, noted Shirley Strickland, Bobby Charlton, Arnold Palmer, Stephen Allan; plus 'West Indies Greats' (Michael holding, Jeffrey Dujon, Joel Garner, Clive Lloyd & Malcolm Marshall). All framed, various sizes. (5 items)
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1907 billiards certificate, 'This Is to Certify That Thomas Reece Made a Break of 6138 on a Standard Billiard Table, on March 26th to 30th 1907, in a Game Against F.H.Weiss at Messrs Thurston's Leicester Sq, W.C.', framed, overall 50 x 65 cm. Certificate issued by billiard Association of great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies. Fine condition. (Tom Reece (12 August 1873 - 26 October 1953), was a Welsh professional player of English billiards. Reece competed for the world Professional billiards Championship…
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Kostya Tszyu, 'Undisputed', display comprising signed boxing shorts, window mounted with two photographs, framed & glazed, overall 111 x 80 cm, with CoA.
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C1820s early brass admission ticket 'Darnall cricket ground/ Grand match Admission Ticket', 26 mm diameter, with initials 'W.H.W.' cut into the surface, and on reverse again 'W.H.W.' & 'G.H.'. [the initials W.H.W. Are the proprietor W.H.Woodhouse, who owned the ground in Sheffield. Darnall Park was one of the first grounds on which the great matches in the north were played and was opened in 1821]. An early form of a member’s season ticket.
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Cricket photographs: Reprinted photograph 'W.G.Grace’s England eleven vs S.A.C.A., Adelaide oval 1874' (overall 41 x 34 cm); Maurice Leyland signed press photograph (overall 25 x 31 cm); official team photograph 'The M.C.C. Team to Australia and New Zealand / 1950-51' (38 x 31 cm, minor tone spots). (3 items)
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1882 Australian Tour to England: original photograph with the title, 'Australian Cricketers, 1882', and players’ names printed on the mount (25 x 20 cm), produced by London Photographic Company. Mount brittle (with some faults top right), though extremely scarce.
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'Cricket Chat: Gleanings from 'Cricket’ During 1883-4. Portraits & Biographies of Eminent Cricketers', published at the Office of 'Cricket’ [London, 1885]. Enclosed is an advertising fl yer for 'Grace parlour cricket' game. Fair condition (cover & first page loose).
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'Cricket Chat: Gleanings from 'Cricket’ During 1884-85. Portraits & Biographies of Eminent Cricketers', published at the Office of 'Cricket’ [London, 1886]. Fair/good condition.
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'Cricket Chat: Gleanings from 'Cricket’ During 1885-86. Portraits & Biographies of Eminent Cricketers', published at the Office of 'Cricket’ [London, 1887], with original photograph 'The Parsee Team 1886'. Fair/good condition
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'Cricket Chat: Gleanings from 'Cricket’ During 1886-87. Portraits and Biographies of Eminent Cricketers', published at the Office of 'Cricket’ [London, 1888], with original photograph 'Gentlemen of Canada in England, 1887'. Fair/good condition.
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'Cricket Chat: Gleanings from 'Cricket’ During 1887-88. Portraits and Biographies of Eminent Cricketers', published at the Office of 'Cricket’ [London, 1889], with original photo 'All England, August 13th, at Kennington oval'. Fair/good condition.
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'Melbourne cricket club, Annual report, for the Season 1890-91' [Melbourne, 1891] 92pp, with original pink covers. Fair/good condition.
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1907 J.B.Siddallof Adelaide 'The Visiting English cricket Team 1907-08', full length colour portraits postcards, comprising Barnes, Blythe, Braund, Crawford, Fane, Fielder, Hardstaff, Hayes, Hobbs, Humphries, Hutchings, Jones, Rhodes, young and Major Trevor (manager & scarce card). G/Vg. Extremely rare complete set. (15)
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Team photographs: Reprinted team photographs (8) from, the Melba Studios in Sydney - 1912 Australia; 1922 Frank Iredale Testimonial (Australian XI v, the rest); 1932-33 England 'Bodyline' team; 1932-33 Australia; 1936-37 Australia; 1948 Australia; 1960-61 Australia; 1960-61 West Indies, each 25 x 20 cm. (8 items)
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Canadian cricket trophy: cricket ball with silver plaque attached, engraved 'D.C.L., a Record of 107 Wickets, T.G.Reed, Average 5.7 1928', mounted in silver/Bakelite stand with glass lid. (Note: on the 1932 Australian Tour of North America, T.Reed played for the Mainland all-stars v Australians, Don Bradman retired on 110).
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Don Bradman: 'Bradman -, the hope of things to come', display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with picture of Bradman practicing in the nets on the eve of his departure on his triumphant 1930 Ashes tour, published by the Bradman Museum, limited edition 1711/2500, framed & glazed, overall 53 x 56 cm, with CoA
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1932-33 'Body-line' Tour: 'Australians Who Played in 1932-3 test series' & 'The 1932-3 Victorious English cricket Team', full page supplements to 'The News’, both window mounted, each about 50 x 32 cm. Fine condition. (2 items)
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1932-34 full page supplements to 'The News' - bill Woodfull, Ern Bromley, Arthur Chipperfield, Len Darling, Alan Kippax, Stan McCabe, Leo O’Brien, Bert Oldfield, Victor Richardson & Tim wall, each 28 x 45 cm. All window mounted. Fine condition. (10 items)..
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1930s cricket Bat: 'William Gunn' cricket Bat, with over 100 cricket signatures including 9 teams - 1934 Australia; 1935 England; 1935 South Africa; Surrey; Yorkshire; Lancashire; Kent; 1937 New Zealand & 1937 England, the cricket signatures include bill Woodfull, bill Ponsford, R.E.S.Wyatt, Wally Hammond, Herbert Wade, Jock Cameron, Curly page, Walter Hadlee, Walter Robins & Joe Hardstaff. (no Don Bradman). Some signatures faded, though bat in generally good condition.
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Don Bradman’S 1934 Australian 'Baggy Green' test Cap, green wool, wire-embroidered coat-of-arms & '1934' on front, Farmers label inside endorsed 'D.G.Bradman'. Few small moth holes, otherwise good match-worn condition. Provenance: Bradman originally gifted this cap to his golf coach Jack Bahen, one of Australia’s pioneer professional golfers. On Bahen’s death it passed to his daughter Gretta Richardson, who in 1993 loaned it to the Mortlock library in South Australia who were displaying Bradman cricket…
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Don Bradman’S Bat from the 1935-36 Sheffield shield Season: 'Sykes - Don Bradman Autograph' full size cricket Bat, signed 'Don Bradman/Private' in the ownership position, and also signed on reverse by the South Australian team, 12 signatures including Don Bradman, Tim wall, Frank Collins, Merv Waite & Ron Hamence. Sir Donald signed the bat for a third time in his Adelaide home in 1994, commenting that it was 'One of my favourite bats - I remember it well', the bat is in superb condition, housed in a…
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1938 Australian Team: printed caricatures of the team by Gorg, size 35 x 28 cm, signed by the cartoonist at base and endorsed 'To Mrs Jeanes with my compliments' (wife of the Australian team manager).
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Arthur Mailey/Walter Hammond, original caricature of Walter Hammond (1946), signed lower right by Arthur Mailey, and at left by Walter Hammond, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 18 x 23 cm.
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'The Invincibles, Australian Test Team, 1948 Tour at England', display comprising reprinted team photograph, with signatures of 9 surviving members on photograph - Don Bradman, Neil Harvey, Ron Hamence, Ernie Toshack, Doug ring, bill Johnston, bill brown, Arthur Morris and Sam Loxton, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 51 x 50 cm.
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Don Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing NSW cap with Scg in background), signed by Bradman & the artist, limited edition 3/850 (very low number), framed & glazed, overall 57 x 69 cm.
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Don Bradman, signed pictures (7), one colour, others black/white, various sizes. One additionally signed by Richie Benaud, plus another with facsimile Bradman autograph. (8 items)
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Don Bradman, display with signature on Apo Australian Legends Fdc, window mounted with signed picture of Bradman’s batting stance c1928, framed & glazed, overall 29 x 49 cm.
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Don Bradman: display 'The Bradman Record 1927-1949', comprising two cricket Bats, one printed on front with Bradman’s statistics, list of Bradman’s centuries & signed by Don Bradman; other bat with two painted portraits by Dave Thomas, mounted in attractive display case, 50 x 114 cm, with CoA.
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Don Bradman, signature on 'Don Bradman' print by Brian Clinton, also signed by the artist and numbered 116/1000, published by the Bradman Museum, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 69 x 97 cm.
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Don Bradman, display with signature on 1995 'The Bradman collection' card, window mounted with two signed action pictures, framed & glazed, overall 70 x 48 cm.
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Don Bradman, print 'Bradman - First, Last and Always' by Brian Clinton, signed by Don Bradman and the artist, limited edition 217/500, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 107 x 83 cm.
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Signed books: 'The Vic Richardson Story' by Vic Richardson (signed) & Whitington [Adelaide, 1967]; 'Our cricket Story' by Alec & Eric Bedser (signed by both) [London, 1950]; 'A century of Cricketers' by Moyes (signed) [Sydney, 1950]. (3 items).
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1950-51 Australia v England: cricket stump, split in half and endorsed 'M.C.C. Team Touring Australia 1950-1951/ stump Used in 3rd test, Sydney, Jan.1951', and signed by both teams and umpires, though signatures now very faint.
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'The Tied test', 1960 Australia v West Indies, 1st test at Brisbane, display comprising action picture signed by Wes hall & Richie Benaud, limited edition 506/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 63 cm.
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1975 Australian Team, team photograph, with title 'The 27th Australian Touring Team to the United Kingdom and Canada 1975', and players names included on photograph, framed & glazed, overall 32 x 26 cm. Good condition.
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Centenary test 'Legends' cricket bat: 'Gray-Nicolls - Ian Chappell' full size cricket bat, with a totalof 83 signatures, mainly Australian test Players with many Australian Captains including Don Bradman, Ian Chappell, Bob Simpson, Greg Chappell, Lindsay Hassett, Vic Richardson, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, bill Lawry, Barry Jarman, Graham Yallop, Ian Johnson; also noted Gary Sobers, Sid Barnes (scarce), bill Ponsford, Doug Walters, bill O'Reilly, rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Frank Tyson, Ron Hamence, Bert…
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Cricket Autographs: signed pictures (38), noted Merv Hughes (7), Allan border (5), Geoff Lawson (2), Doug Walters (2), David Hookes, Jeff Thomson (2), Neil Harvey (2), Richie Benaud (2), Ian Chappell; multi-signed pictures (8); also 1977 first day covers (2, unsigned). (40 items)
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Dugald Wynne: original painting 'Caught out' (after James Cole, c1880), oilon canvas, signed by the artist 'D.L.Wynne' lower left, overall 26 x 36 cm.
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Dugald Wynne: original painting 'Play' (after James Cole, c1880), oilon canvas, signed by the artist 'D.L.Wynne' lower left, overall 26 x 36 cm.
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1980 Australian Team for Centenary test Tour of England: framed displays - official team sheet with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell (Captain), Kim Hughes, Dennis Lillee & rod Marsh (34 x 42 cm); plus team photograph surrounded by 14 signatures (43 x 35 cm). (2 items)
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Allan border, 'Allan border’s world Record - 11,174 Runs' display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with action picture, limited edition 253/1500, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 58 cm.
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'Caught Marsh, Bowled Lillee', lithographed print signed by Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee, limited edition 109/1000, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 88 x 55 cm
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Dennis Lillee, display comprising 'County, Dennis Lillee' cricket ball held in a sculpted hand, in perspex display case, overall 16 x 16 x 22 cm. (Dennis Lillee played 70 Tests 1971-84). Also cricket bat signed by 1995 young Australia team (14 signatures including Stuart Law, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting & Adam Gilchrist). (2 items)
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'Men in White, the History of New Zealand International Cricket 1894-1985' by Neely, King and Payne (Auckland, 1986), the deluxe edition with black leather cover, gilt page edges, in red cloth presentation box. Limited edition 614/1200.
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Don Bradman, bronze statuette 'The Cover Drive - Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' by Fredric Whitehouse, Bradman Museum limited edition 465/500, 19 cm tall, with Don Bradman signature affixed to base.
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Allan border, print 'Captain Courageous' by d’Arcy Doyle, limited edition 1148/2500, signed by Allan border & the artist, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 89 x 108 cm, with CoA.
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1993 Australian Team/Shane Waene: official team photograph for 2nd test v New Zealand, with players wearing their candy-striped Australian blazers, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 67 x 58 cm. Plus signed and endorsed photograph of Shane Warne, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 69 cm. (2 items)
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Shane Warne: Displays 'Ballof the century' signed on mount by Shane Warne, limited edition 301/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 79 x 59 cm; plus 'Bowled Shane 500' signed on mount by Shane Warne, limited edition 38/200, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 76 x 56 cm, with CoAs. (2 items)
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1993-94 Australia v New Zealand, 1st test, full size cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 26 signatures including Allan border, Ian Healy (113 not out), Shane Warne, Martin Crowe & Andrew Jones (143). Fine condition.
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1994 Australia v South Africa, Odi at the Gabba, full size cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 25 signatures including Allan border, Ian Healy, Glenn McGrath, Hansie Cronje & Gary Kirsten. Good condition.
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Brian Lara: group with signed scorecard (501 not out, Warwickshire v Durham 1994); 'Beating the Field' by Lara & Scovell [London, 1995]; 1995 Wisden (hardcover, as new condition) featuring Lara’s remarkable record-breaking streak in 1994; set of 4 mint Trinidad & Tobago postage stamps. (7 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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Queensland’S first Sheffield shield, full size 'kookaburra' cricket Bat ‘Queensland Bulls Inaugural Sheffield shield Champions 1994-1995, ten Year Anniversary luncheon’, with 12 signatures including Stuart Law, Allan border, Trevor Barsby & Carl Rackemann. Fine condition.
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Cricket Bats: collection with Samoan cricket Bat, triangular shape, 113 cm long, with 'Chan Mow' labelon 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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Mark Taylor Tribute, full size 'Puma -, the mark Taylor Tribute, Friday 12 September 1997, limited edition commemorative Bat', signed on front by by mark Taylor and endorsed 'Howard, all the Best, mark Taylor'. Together with a bow tie in Australian colours. Also 1998 Iidoor cricket World Cup, full size 'Impala' cricket Bat, signed on reverse by Mens & Womens captains, with 10 signatures, limited edition 54/200. (3 items).
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'five day Waugh' display comprising panoramic photograph of 1997 England v Australia Third test, window mounted with caption, framed & glazed, overall 110 x 25 cm. Also 'England’s Ashes hat-trick of the century' display with Darren Gough signature window mounted with four action photographs, framed and glazed, overall 67 x 49 cm (2 items)
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The great all-Rounders, signed prints of Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan, Ian Botham & Kapil Dev, each numbered 109/250, each window mounted, framed & glazed, each overall 44 x 42 cm, with CoAs. (5 items)
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1998-99 Australian Team: full size 'Easton' cricket Bat, signed by Australian One-Day team, with 13 signatures including Shane Warne (Captain), Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath & ricky Ponting. Good condition (rubber handle perished).
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1999 World Cup Victory, lithographed print 'One Perfect day, Australia’s World Cup Victory 1999', signed by Steve Waugh, limited edition 38/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 78 x 58 cm, with CoA.
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Ricky Ponting, lithographed print 'Ricky Ponting - Australia’s one day Captain 2002-2003', signed by ricky Ponting, limited edition 56/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 58 x 77 cm, with CoA.
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Queensland, 2002-03 squad signed cricket Bats (3), each with 21-22 signatures including Jimmy Maher, Andy Bichel, Mitchell Johnson, Michael Kasprowicz & Andrew Symonds. (3 items)
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2003-04 Australian Team, display 'First eleven, Australia 2003/04', comprising full size cricket Bat with 12 signatures including Steve Waugh, ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee & Stuart MacGill, in wood/perspex display case, overall 51 x 105 cm. Limited edition 90/100, with CoA.
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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, with CoA
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Steve Waugh, lithographed print 'Steve Waugh, Test Match Years 1985-2004', signed by Steve Waugh, limited edition 55/500, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 68 x 95 cm.
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Steve Waugh, lithographed print 'Steve Waugh, one day Years 1986-2002', signed by Steve Waugh, limited edition 55/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 94 cm, with CoA.
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Sachin Tendulkar, disply 'Sachin Tendulkar -, the Little master' with signature on full size cricket Bat, mounted in display case with details of Tendulkar’s record, limited edition 111/500, overall 35 x 110 cm. Fine condition.
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Ricky Ponting, lithographed print 'Pride of the Baggy Green - ricky Ponting', signed by ricky Ponting, limited edition 76/350, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 56 x 65 cm, with CoA.
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Muralitharan v Warne, lithographed print 'Muralitharan v Warne -, the battle for bowling supremacy', signed by both, limited edition 75/350, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 56 x 77 cm, with CoA
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Queensland, 2006-07 squad signed cricket Bats (4), each with 23 signatures including Jimmy Maher, Andy Bichel, Matthew Hayden, Mitchell Johnson, Michael Kasprowicz, Andrew Symonds & Shane Watson. (4 items)
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1903-29 cricket cards (97), noted 1903 Wills 'Australian and English Cricketers', part set (9/25 + 6 spares); 1928 giant Licorice 'English Cricketers' (10/24 + 3 spares); 1928 Major Drapkin 'Australian and English Cricketers' (35/40 + 28 spares); also 'War Incidents' (2). Poor/VG. (total 99)
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