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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:800
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:380
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:548
Date:24-Aug-2011
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Sporting Ephemera, noted 1907 programme 'The South London Harriers, Programme of the Spring Athletic & Cycling Meeting, held at Kennington Oval'; programme for 1912 International Horse Show; 1932 programme 'Track and Field Championships of NSW'; '1958 Wales, VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games Souvenir Guide'; tickets (2) for 2002 Commonwealth Games. (14 items)
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Sport Prints: ‘The Golfers’, a colour engraving by Chas Wagstaff, depicting a match scene at St. Andrews, Scotland in 1850 (45 x 65 cm); 'The All England Eleven Versus the Victorian Twenty-two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864', colour print (40 x 60 cm); together with a colour print by M.Kenyon of Jack Nicklaus in action (40 x 50 cm). (3 items)
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Motor Racing/Golf: Large signed action photographs (3) of Wayne Gardiner, John Bowe & Thomas Mezera, each 60 x 41 cm; NikiLauda print with faded signature; Posters (4) including 1990 Australian Grand Prix poster signed by Guido Morini(Alfa Romeo test driver); display 'Ericsson Masters 1998/ Winner - Bradley Hughes'; circa 1950 Autograph page signed by Kel Nagle, Eric Cremin & Alec Mercer; plus fl icker-book 'Why Not Beat Bogey' by Jack McLean [Glasgow, 1937]. (11 items)
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Framed items: Don Bradman poster; Tennis cards (2 frames) ; Sport postcards (3 frames) ; 1956 Melbourne Olympics matchbox labels. All framed, various sizes. Also two laminated newspaper banners re the death of Don Bradman. (9 items)
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1956 Olympics programmes (4); Yalumba ‘Thoroughbred Series’ Port (7 bottles); circa 1998-2004 football cards & stickers
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1974 FIFA World Cup: group with brochure; covers (3) signed by Australia (4 signatures), Jugoslavia (10 signatures) and Zaire (4 signatures) ; also piece signed by German star Uwe Seeler. 1956 Olympics - Polish FDCs (6) ; British Team badge 'Great Britain/ (Union Jack) / (Olympic Rings) / Rome/ 1960'. Also scarce official press badge 'Vith British Empire and Commonwealth Games/ Press', 31 x 62 mm; plus enamel badges 'Isle of Man/Commonwealth Games Canada 1978' and Manx cat. (15 items)
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Security Passes: circa 1989-2002 Media/Photographer passes (62) ex Adelaide photographer John Sherwell, noted football (37) with AFL & Sanfl; also 1996 Atlanta Paralympics (2), 1998 Commonwealth Games, netball (11), football (soccer - 2), tennis (2), motor racing (2), rugby league, equestrian & cricket; Australian F1 Grand Prix watch; range of caps (11) with 6 Grand Prix - one with 3 signatures including Eddie Jordan. (c74 items)
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Australian Hockey Team: Group including team photos (2); Pennants (2) from 1992 Barcelona Olympics & 1992 Pre- Olympic Tournament; 1992 Australian Olympic Team cloth badges (2 diff.); 2000 Sydney Olympics - 1997 Socog Report to Aha; Presentation Plaques/Plates (5) comprising 1990 7th World Cup in Lahore, 1994 World Cup in Sydney, 1995 Four Nations Tournament in Zimbabwe, 1996 Four Nations Tournament in Brisbane, 1997 Four Nations Tournament in Hamburg; miniature hockey sticks (5); also 1990 Champions…
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Us Sports Stars: Babe Ruth, Joe Montana, Cal Ripkin Jr, Nolan Ryan & Jackie Robinson - Folders containing commemorative gold stamps & FDCs 1995-97, c50 each of the first four, circa 16 of Jackie Robinson. Great lot for the ebay seller! (Total c216)
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Range of Australia Post Special Event Sheets with Cricket; Shane Warne, Allan Border, Century of Tests 2006(2), 2006-07 Ashes Series(2) & Icc World Cup 2007: Tennis; Lleyton Hewitt, Rod Laver, Aust. Open 2003, Aust. Open 2005(2) & Aust. Open 2010: Athletics; 2001 Goodwill Games - Tatiana Grigorieva & Grant Hackett and Cathy Freeman: Plus 4 other. (20 items)
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Babe Ruth (1895-1948, the greatest baseball player in history), display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two photographs, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 46 cm, and report from Scientific document Services
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Baseball Legends, display with baseballs (3) - signed by Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle & Ted Williams, window mounted with a photograph signed by the three baseball legends, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 57 cm. With CoA, and report from Scientific Document Services
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Baseball Legends, photograph signed by Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle & Ted Williams, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 40 x 38 cm. With CoA, and report from Scientific Document Services
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Andrew Gaze, display with signature on Melbourne Tigers basketball singlet, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 90 x 110 cm
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Michael Jordan, signature on 'Caesars Palace, Las Vegas' playing card
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Basketball, noted Tony Ronaldson’s signed South East Melbourne Magic basketball singlet; Tony Ronaldson’s Titans basketball singlets (2 - one signed by Ronaldson, other with 5 signatures); plus 'Slam Dunk' Basketball with 5 signatures from South East Melbourne Magic’s 1996 Championship team. (4 items)
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1924 1st Boxing Tournament At Wembley Stadium, programme featuring Tom Gibbons (America) v Jack Bloomfield (England); undercard includes Tom Heeney (Heavy weight Champion of NZ) v George Cook (Heavy Weight Champion of Australia). Also 1956 Wrestling programme from Southampton including Bill Verna (Australia) v Alan Garfield (Australia). Fair/ (2 items)
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Boxing belt, 'Harry Hudson Belt/ Professional Light-Heavyweight Champion of Australia', decorated with enamel boxers over map of Australia, and silver ribbons set with 8 paste stones (2 missing), overall 117 cm long, circa 1950s - boxers wearing shorter trunks. Winner unknown - though the belt has come in from NZ
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Muhammad Ali, display comprising signed colour photograph, window mounted with three action photographs, framed and glazed, overall 71 x 83 cm
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph, window mounted with caption, framed and glazed, overall 60 x 77 cm
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Muhammad Ali, signed photograph of Alicarrying Olympic Torch, framed & glazed, overall 25 x 30 cm
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Muhammad Ali, display comprising signature on page from 'Football Record', window mounted with photograph of Aliwith AFL players, from his trip to Melbourne for the 1998 Grand Final, framed and glazed, overall 36 x 60 cm
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Kostya Tszyu, display comprising signature on 'Kostya Tszyu' T-shirt, window mounted with four action pictures, framed and glazed, overall 104 x 74 cm
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1958 British Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, group with official book 'VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Wales, 18th-26th July, 1958'; blazer pockets (2 - one with 'Steward'); England team cloth badge; team badges for England & Kenya; official badges showing leek (2); pennant; commemorative cover signed by Roger Bannister. (10 items)
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1958 British Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, group with Ladies silk scarves (3); Ticket and Accomodation Folder; General Rules and Information; Souvenir Guide; 'Order for The Opening Ceremony'; 'Welsh Team Handbook'; 'London Welcome Week'; 'Festival of Wales'; tourist brochure; wine list; permit to follow Road Race. Also 'NZ Sports Digest - Empire Games Special' following 1962 Games. (17 items)
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1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton: Blazer Pocket embroidered 'Wales/ XIth Commonwealth Games, Edmonton - 1978/ Athletics'; Programmes (8) including Opening & Closing Ceremonies; badge; postcards (2) & souvenir magazine. (14 items)
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The MCC portfolio of cricketing prints, limited edition of fine oleographs, from six of the most outstanding oil paintings in the collection at Lord's, set No. 28/500, comprising:- 'Mr Hope of Amsterdam' by Jean Francois Sablet, framed and glazed, overall 62 x 73 cm; 'Cricket at Christchurch 1850', framed and glazed, overall 84 x 61 cm; 'W.G.Grace' by Archibald Stuart Wortley, painted in 1890, framed and glazed, overall 61 x 71 cm; 'On the Playing Fields at Eton', framed and glazed, overall 64 x 57 cm;…
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' for 1870 and 1871, second facsimile reprints (1974), in salmon pink paper wrappers. (2 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack' for 1872 & 1873, second Facsimile Reprints (1974), in salmon pink paper wrappers. (2 items)
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'Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack' for 1874, 1875 & 1876, second Facsimile Reprints (1974), in salmon pink paper wrappers. (3 items)
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'Cheltenham - Cricket Match' etching by A.H.Wardle & F.G.Stevenson (signed by both in pencil), published 1891 by Dickinson & Foster, London, size 51 x 39 cm
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Cricket Books & Ephemera: Books (16) including 'Cricket' by W.G.Grace [Bristol, 1891] & 'The Jubilee Book of Cricket' by Ranjitsinhji[London, 1898]; cricket prints (3); large envelope of Craig McDermott press clippings
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1891-92 England Tour to Australia: musical programme from R.M.S.'Arcadia' en route to Australia, 'Friday Nov.6th 1891, the Darkest African Minstrels, Interlocutor Mr W.G.Grace' with musical numbers featuring cricketers bean, Stoddart, Read, Peel and Briggs. Affixed to an album page, with on reverse large albumen photograph of camels at a well (Egypt). a rare, and possibly unique memento of this tour, organised by Lord Sheffield
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Joe Darling, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with three photographs - two showing Australian teams that he led, framed & glazed, overall 67 x 69 cm. [Joe Darling played in 34 Tests 1894-1905, including 21 as Australia captain. In 1921 he was elected to the Tasmanian Parliament, and remained a member until his death. Australian Test Player No.64]
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Cricketana: 1897 Queen Victoria diamond Jubilee china cup and saucer, with brown transferred pattern showing portrait of Victoria surrounded by sporting pursuits including cricket, registration No. 294252
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Cricketana: circa 1900 scarce vesta case (pocket-sized case for carrying matches) decorated with two cricket bats and ball
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Cricketana: 'The ‘Now or Never’ Cricket Jig-Saw Puzzle', based on the original painting by E.P.Kinsella, 150 pieces (checked by Simon, who specializes in counting - complete!), in original box
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Victor Trumper, signature on original photograph, dated '8/2/13', the date of his Testimonial match, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 24 x 29 cm. [Trumper played in 48 Tests 1899-1912, and died prematurely in 1914. The crown prince of cricket’s golden age, often compared to Bradman, but while Bradman was superior in quantity, Trumper was foremost in quality]
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Framed Items: 'The Victorious Eleven - Australian Eleven 1921' print published by Dawson’s Whisky (central fold); 'The Dennis Lillee Testimonial Print' signed by Lillee; 'The Greg Chappell Print' signed by Chappell & the artist; 'Australian Test Cricketers' poster; 'Australian Test Cricketers' cards [25] by John Ireland. All framed. (5 items)
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1921 Australian Tour of England: photograph of R.M.S.'Osterley', with decorated title by legendary scorer W. Ferguson, and signed to the mount by Australian and English teams, managers and ship's Captain, with 34 signatures including Warwick Armstrong, Herb Collins, Jack Ryder, J.W.H.T.Douglas, J.B.Hobbs and Patsy Hendren. Framed (no glass), overall 48 x 36 cm. Superb condition. (Australia won the 1921 Ashes series 5-0, a feat not repeated until the 2006-07 Ashes series)
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'With the 15th Australian XI' by Sydney Smith [Sydney, 1922], signed by the author, original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Fair/
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Don Bradman, signed photograph, titled 'The 'Boy From Bowral'. Don Bradman, 1928', limited edition 11/35, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 45 x 58 cm
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Scorecards: 1929-69 Collection, mostly County matches, also noted 1932 Mcc v All India; 1959 England v India; 1960 England v South Africa. (22 items)
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Cricketers’ Tape, wind-up tape measure with metal covers, and folding crank handle, made by Ggb. Front printed with measurements for pitch, bat, wickets, ball & bails, shows signs of much usage over the years
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1930 Australian Team: Supplements 'The Sydney Mail Series - Australian Cricket Team, 1930' [6/16], incl. Bill Woodfull (tone spots), Victor Richardson & Alan Kippax, window mounted, each overall 31 x 41 cm. Also '1930, England v Australia, Special Test Match Edition of Lord’s and Oval Annual' edited by Baily [London, 1930] (staples rusty); 'Souvenir of Australian Cricket Tour 1930' [London, 1930]; scorecard for 2nd Test at Lords; 'Cricket as Demonstrated by Australia’s Greatest Stroke Maker Alan Kippax';…
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Don Bradman, lovely signature on reprinted panoramic photograph of Bradman batting at the Scg during the 2nd Test v South Africa 1931, limited edition 4/25, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 139 x 55 cm
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circa 1932 Nottinghamshire, original team photograph by P.P.Short & Son Photographers, Nottingham, includes Harold Larwood & captain Arthur Carr, overall 40 x 32 cm
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Melbourne Cricket Club, membership badges (38), noted 1932-33, 1937-38, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49 and 1949-50. (38 items)
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'the Ashes/ Australia/ 1932-33' medallion by J.R.Gaunt & Son Ltd of Birmingham, with Ashes urn and names of England players on front, noted Jardine, Larwood & Sutcliffe. With original presentation case
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1932-34 ‘the News’ Supplements: 'The 1932-3 Victorious English Cricket Team'; 'Australians Who Played in 1932-3 Test Series'; also aviators Charles Kingsford-Smith & C.J.Melrose; movie stars - Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Maurice Chevalier & Claudette Colbert; 'Australia’s 1933 Davis Cup Team' (3; 'Australia’s Tennis Ace - Jack Crawford' (2), all window mounted, each about 48 x 30 cm. (13 items)
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Cricket: 'In Quest of the Ashes 1934'; '1946-7 Sporting Globe Cricket Book'; plus laminated newspaper banners/posters re the death of Sir Donald Bradman (4 different). (6 items)
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1936-37 scarce programme 'Souvenir Program, Third Test Match - England V Australia', with pictures of Gubby Allen and Don Bradman on cover. Fair/
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1936-37 rare tour guide 'Official Souvenir Programme, Mcc Cricket Team Australian Tour 1936-1937', issued by the NSW Cricket Association [Sydney, 1936]. Fair/
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Keith Miller, 'Sporting Legends - Keith Miller, Australian Cricketer' print by Brian Clinton, signed by Keith Miller and the artist, numbered 310/500, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 63 x 88 cm
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1947 (Nov.19-28) Telegrams (20) to Bill Johnston, congratulating him on his First Test Match. [Bill Johnston played in 40 Test matches 1947-55]. (20 items)
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Don Bradman, signature on 1997 Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman postcard 'Bradman on His Way to a Century Against Worcestershire in 1948'
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour to England: 1948 Tele grams to bill Johnston, (12-14 Feb) congratulating him on his selection to the Australian Touring Team. (10 items)
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'the Invincibles', 50th Anniversary Plate by Bradford Exchange, artwork by Brian Clinton, superb condition
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour to England, cricket stump signed by Australian team, 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes and Keith Miller, mounted in an attractive frame with a reprinted team photograph, framed and glazed, overall 102 x 56 cm. Provenance: from, the vine pub in Hambledon, the Hampshire village recognised as 'The Cradle of Cricket'
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Don Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing NSW cap with Scg in background), signed by Don Bradman & the artist, limited edition 501/850, framed & glazed, overall 72 x 84 cm
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Don Bradman, print 'Sir Don Bradman' by Alan Fearnley (Bradman wearing Australian cap with Scg in background), signed by Don Bradman & the artist, limited edition 713/850, framed & glazed, overall 72 x 84 cm
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Don Bradman Cricket Plates, complete set of 12 'Don Bradman: A Hero for All Time Perpetual Calender Collection' series plates issued by The Bradford Exchange & Bradman Museum. The plates are complimented by a hand-crafted hardwood display, with date and special event custom designed tiles. Overall calendar measures 58 cm x 26 cm. (12 items)
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Don Bradman ceramic beer tankards, complete set (9) of 'Don Bradman: Cricketer of the Century' series issued by Bradman Museum and the Bradford Exchange. (9 items)
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Don Bradman Memorabilia: Don Bradman Plates (4); Don Bradman Beer Steins (2); Don Bradman key ring; also Steve Waugh Eyeware cricket balls (8). (15 items)
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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. Limited edition 333/334, with CoA
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Don Bradman/Ian Craig: Print 'Don Bradman - Celebrating The Legend' signed by Ian Craig, limited edition 64/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 59 cm
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Don Bradman: Newspaper banner/posters (2) announcing death of Sir Donald Bradman, both window mounted, each overall 56 x 76 cm. (2 items)
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Australian Captains: Display comprising signed pictures, 6 signatures comprising Ian Chappell, Kim Hughes, Richie Benaud, Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor & Don Bradman; overall 41 x 29 cm. Plus signed pictures of Allan Border & Ian Healy
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Australia: bill O'Reilly 1949 hand-written letter to a fan in Rhodesia; 1961 Ashes tour - large press photo (30 x 25 cm) signed by Neil Harvey and Bob Simpson; scorecards (2) including 4th test at old Trafford (signed Brian Statham) ; postcard 'The Australian Touring Team 1961'; tour guide 'Official Souvenir, Board of Control For Cricket in Ceylon, Australian Tour 1969'. (6 items)
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Cricket Ephemera: 1950 ticket signed Alec Bedser; 1950 West Indies team sheet with facsimile autographs; 1957 West Indies autograph page with 6 signatures including Gary Sobers & Rohan Kanhai; programme 'M.C.C. versus Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1956'; 1991 England v West Indies 2nd Test programme signed by both teams (c32 signatures); signed photographs of Richie Richardson & Courtney Walsh; books (2). (9 items)
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Cricketers: Signed displays (7) & photo (10), noted Doug Walters, Bill O’Reilly, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, David Gower, Ian Healy, Greg Chappell, Ian Botham, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Redpath & Keith Stackpole. Most framed, various sizes. (17 items)
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1953 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title 'Australian Cricket Team 1953. Coronation Tour' printed on mount, signed to mount by entire team, 18 signatures - Ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson, Doug Ring, Jack Hill, Gil Langly, Ian Craig, Jim de Courcy, Lindsay Hassett (captain), G.Davies (manager), Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Colin McDonald, Graeme Hole, Ron Archer, Bill Johnston, Keith Miller, Richie Benaud & Don Tallon, framed & glazed, overall 43 x 35 cm
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Ashes Cricket Bats: 1953 Ashes signed both teams (18 faded signatures); 1958-59 Ashes signed both teams (faded); 1986 Ashes signed both teams (23 sigs); 1989 Australia (16 signatures - 2 faded); 1993 Australia (17 signatures). Poor/ (5 items)
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1953 Australian Tour of England: Royal Worcester bone china plate, 'The Ashes. 1953', with facsimile signatures of both the Australian and England teams in gold. Issued in small runs, these plates were presented to each member of the touring team on their visit to Worcester. Rare and in superb condition. Only the third plate we have offered with the signatures of both teams
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Royal Worcester plate, 'Australia Touring Side, England. 1953', with facsimile signatures and rim in gold, made during the players' visit to the factory during the tour; signatures include Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller and Arthur Morris. Rare
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Ray Lindwall: 1959 (16-17 Feb) Tele grams (6) to ray Lindwall, congratulating him on his world record 216 test wickets, noted overseas tele grams from port of Spain (West Indies) and orange Grove (South Africa), includes three with 'Cricket Ground/ Melbourne' arrival datestamp. (6 items)
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Walter Walmsley’S Cricket Bat, match-used 'Gradidge - Len Hutton' cricket bat, endorsed 'W.Walmsley' in ownership position, and signed below. Bat varnished to a dark shade. [Wally Walmsley played 37 first class matches for NSW, Tasmania, Queensland & Northern Districts (NZ) 1945-60; and coached in Tasmania & Queensland]
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Cricketana: Ariel 'Elec-Crickette' game in original (battered) box, circa 1960. Includes tin/wood/electric game-board; 4.5 volt Ever Ready battery (unlikely to still be charged), one bulb & instuctions. (Missing sight screens & stumps; and 5 more bulbs)
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1960-61 West Indies Tour to Australia: 'Sykes - Don Bradman' Cricket bat with 12 faded signatures on reverse including Frank Worrell & Conrad Hunte. Fair condition
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Graeme Pollock's South Africa 1964-65 test cap, green wool, embroidered springbok and 'S.A. 1964-65' on front, made by Foster of London, signed twice by Graeme Pollock (inside and under brim). (in the 1964-65 Tour of England Graeme Pollock scored 459 runs with a top score of 137, and an average of 57.37). Good match-worn condition. (Graeme Pollock is widely regarded as South Africa's greatest cricketer, and as one of the finest batsmen to have played test cricket. He played 23 Tests 1963-70, before his…
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1965 Scanlens 'Cricketers' [10/40 + 1 spare]; 1958 Australian Licorice 'Test Cricket Series' [1/32]; also 'Bradman - The Don Declares' set of 8 cassette tapes in folder; and cricket books (4)
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Sir Garfield Sobers, signature on 1966 postcard featuring him & franked with 1966 Barbados Independence 35c stamp (also featuring him) cancelled on First Day of Issue
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1969 West Indies Tour to England, full size 'Slazenger - Tom Graveney' Cricket Bat, signed by West Indies on front; plus Worcester & Surrey on reverse, a total of 44 signatures including Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs, John Shepherd, Tom Graveney & Micky Stewart. Good condition
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Ross Ewards’ New South Wales Jumpers, one long sleeves, other sleeveless, both with embroidered 'Nswca' logo on front. Fair/ (2 items)
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Cricketana: Stoneware Wall Plaque, made by Bakehouse Pottery, New Buckenham, Norfolk, 1974, with legend 'W.G.Grace/ Cricket is only a game & should be played for amusement'
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Cricketana: Bronze Plaque/Paperweight, depicting batsman, century scores & ashes urn, size 7 x 15 cm. Very attractive sculpture, nice item of cricketana
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Richie Robinson, match-used 'St.Peter' Cricket Bat, used during 1975 Australian tour to England, endorsed 'Richie' in the ownership position. Good condition for match used bat. [Richie Robinson played 3 Tests in 1977, Played for Wsc Australia & Cavaliers 1977-79, for Victoria 1971-82]. Ex Ross Edwards collection
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Test Cricketers, full size Cricket Bat with 22 signatures including Doug Walters, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Bill Brown, Richie Benaud, David Gower, Ray Lindwall, Barry Richards, Bob Willis, Bill Lawry, Viv Richards, Dennis Lillee & David Hookes. Fair/Good condition
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1977 Centenary test, satchel presented to Ross Edwards, containing a range of souvenirs including first day cover with 24 signatures including Harold Larwood; tie; cuff-links; MCG Centenary test - special Visitor's Ticket; invitations, menus, programme, brochures, MCG view folder, scorecard, 'The MCG Story'
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Cricket Plates, noted 1977 Australian Touring Cricket Team; Vivian Richards 322; Essex 1986 County Cricket Champions; NSW 2002-03 Pura Cup Champions ( x2). (5 items)
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1977 Australian Tour to England, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat, endorsed at top '1977 Australia V Somerset', signed by both teams, with 27 signatures including Greg Chappell, rod Marsh, Doug Walters, Brian Close and Brian rose
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Cricket Balls: Ross Edwards' collection of cricket Balls, noted a pristine example of the first white cricket ball, as used in world series cricket year one 1977-78 with white stitching, in original box; white cricket Balls (5) from world series cricket year two 1978-79 with green stitching, in original boxes; match used ball from 1994 golden Oldies; range commemorative cricket balls including boxed invitation to 1996 international Cricketer of the year honouring Brian Lara. Interesting collection. (22…
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Ross Edwards, match-used 'St.Peter' Cricket Bat, marked '78.1 Wsc' on top of handle, used by Ross Edwards throughout Wsc Year Two 1978-79. Good condition for match used bat
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Cricket Art: Charles Moodie (1947-, Australian): 'The Last Four of the Day', oil on board, signed by the artist lower left (framed, 55 x 66 cm); Kevan Hardacre (1927-, Australian), 'Cricket at Como', oil on canvas, signed by the artist (size 60 x 60 cm); Applegate caricature of Greg Chappell (framed, 51 x 61 cm); plus pair of aboriginal art prints by Malla (Dale Oliver), both signed and numbered by the artist, and endorsed to Greg Chappell (both framed, 50 x 63 cm). (5 items)
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Australian Team For 1979 World Cup, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat, with 14 signatures including Kim Hughes, Rick Darling, Allan Border & Geoff Dymock
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Ross Edwards, match-used 'St.Peter' Cricket Bat, marked '80' & '1' on top of handle, used by Ross Edwards during his final year of playing cricket in Australia, as captain-coach of Northern Districts in Sydney Grade competition. Good condition for a match used bat
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Cricket & John Wayne Plates: Bradford Exchange series 'Australia’s Cricketing Greats' (5) - Don Bradman, Allan Border, Dennis Lillee, Bill O’Reilly & Greg Chappell; plus collection of John Wayne plates (5) by The Franklin Mint. (Total 10 items)
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'A Complete History of Australia in the Cricket Field 1850-1966' by Norman Sowdon, typescript [Melbourne, circa 1980], incomplete - comprising 1850-1906 & 1948-66. A complete copy is in the Mcc Library, another (incomplete) we sold in 2004, this is probably one of the few other copies extant
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Greg Chappell, 1980 silver plated Cricket Ball shaped medal engraved 'The Prudential Trophy, England v Australia 1980', in original presentation case
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1982-83 England Tour to Australia, full size Cricket Bat, with 16 signatures on front including Bob Willis (captain), David Gower & Ian Botham. Vg condition
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