*** | Australia: 1906 Gordon & Gotch postcard 'Australian Eleven/1905' with 15 framed portraits. Lovely card. | *** | |
*** | England: Lord Hawke: 1907 Wrench postcard 'Lord Hawke' (soiled) signed in ink 'Hawke'. (Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke played 5 Tests for England 1896-1899, including 4 as captain). | *** | |
*** | Steve Waugh: 'Baggy Green' Australian Test Cap, signed inside 'To Keith, Many Thanks, Steve Waugh', green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front. Superb condition. Ex Keith Attree, a former policeman who looked after the visiting teams at the… | *** | |
*** | 1989 Team sheets for Australia v New Zealand; Australia v Sri Lanka 1st Test signed both teams; 1991 Australia v England 3rd Test partially signed both teams; also Test match dinner menu for the first Test played in Tasmania, signed on reverse by… | *** | |
*** | 1989 Australian tour to England, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Allan Border, Geoff Marsh & Mark Taylor; plus signed photographs (11) & signed scorecard. (Qty 13) | *** | |
*** | 1972-73 Jack Ryder Medal dinner menu for the inaugural medal presentation with 18 signatures including Jack Ryder, Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford, Lindsay Hassett and inaugural winner Ron Bird. Very scarce. | *** | |
*** | Terry Jenner: 'Baggy Green' Australian Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front, small label inside endorsed 'Tj', very good match-used condition. [Terry Jenner played 9 Tests & 1 Odi 1970-75. In his latter years he was a… | *** | |
*** | 1977 Australian tour to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Greg Chappell, David Hookes & Doug Walters; plus six signed photographs. (Qty 7) | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: Flicker book, missing covers. Fair condition. | *** | |
*** | Collingwood Cricket Club: Team photograph '1906-7' with players & committee names on mount, noted Tw Sherrin, Ew Copeland (after whom the Collingwood FC best & fairest is named) & a very young Jack Ryder (who was Bradman's captain in his first Test 22… | *** | |
*** | Graham Pollock: 1964-65 Test cap, green wool, embroidered Springbok & 1964-65 on front, made by Foster of London, signed twice by Graeme Pollock (inside and under brim) fine match-worn condition. [Graeme Pollock is widely regarded as South Africa's… | *** | |
*** | Books: 'With Bat and Ball' by Giffen (Melbourne, 1898); 'The Fight for the Ashes 1932-3' by Jb Hobbs (London, 1933); 'History of Yorkshire County Cricket 1924-1949' by Kilburn (Leeds, 1950); 'South African Cricket 1927-1947' by Duffus (Johannesburg, 1948)… | *** | |
*** | England: Wg Grace: 1907 real photo postcard 'Dr Wg Grace' with his facsimile signature 'Wg Grace' below, postally used, minor blemishes. (William Gilbert Grace, the greatest player and self-promoter of his era, played 22 Tests 1880-1899, including 13 as… | *** | |
*** | 1978 Australian tour to West Indies, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Bob Simpson, Kim Hughes & Jeff Thomson; plus 1978-79 Australia v England 3rd Test at MCG team sheet with 11 signatures including Graham Yallop, Allan Border & Rick… | *** | |
*** | 1985 'Baggy Green' Test Cap from 1985 Ashes Tour to England with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms on front, player unknown, superb condition. | *** | |
*** | Steve Waugh: Australian test helmet from the 1994-95 Ashes Series, green with Australian Coat-of-Arms badge on front, signed inside by Steve Waugh. Good match-used condition. [Steve Waugh played 168 Tests & 325 ODIs 1985-2004, and is considered the most… | *** | |
*** | 1984 Australian tour to India, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Rodney Hogg; plus 1985 Australian tour to Sharjah, official team sheet with 13 signatures. | *** | |
*** | c.1958-61 Jumper: Black with yellow yoke and Black swan on a white oval on front, number '24' on reverse. This style of jumper, with sleeves, was worn 1958-1961, some holes and faults particularly to the appliques. [We have been told that Polly Farmer had… | *** | |
*** | South Africa: c.1895-2015 Collection of signed photographs (192), pictures (10), cricket cards (2) & pieces (28) in two albums, noted 'Cje Smith' signature on travel permit. (Qty 230 approx) | *** | |
*** | Autographs collection of 22 different cards signed by South Africa Test Players mounted and identified on two sheets, including Peter Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Gary Kirsten & Trevor Goddard. (Qty 22) | *** | |
*** | 1901 Melbourne Cricket Club metal membership badge for 1901-02 with number 2124 on reverse. (This is the first year in which the MCC issued a metal badge, the first in a series that continued through to 1990-91 and is very popular with collectors; this… | *** | |
*** | Australia: Arthur Richardson: 1926 Empire Publishing real photo postcard 'Aj Richardson' signed in ink 'Aj Richardson', unused. (Arthur Richardson played 9 Tests for Australia 1924-26. He wore glasses during matches) | *** | |
*** | Australia: 1900s - 2015 Collection of photographs (963) & pieces (56) signed by First Class players, in 14 folders & box. (Qty 1000+) | *** | |
*** | Eddie Gilbert: 1931 (March 4) hand-written letter on 'Barambah Aboriginal Settlement, Murgon' letterhead signed 'Eddie Gilbert'. Rare cricket autograph. [Eddie Gilbert was an aboriginal fast bowler, who played 23 First Class matches for Queensland 1930-36… | *** | |
*** | 1928-29 England Tour to Australia full size 'William Gunn' Cricket Bat, signed on reverse by England & Australian teams for the third Test at the MCG, with 27 signatures including Apf Chapman, Douglas Jardine, Harold Larwood (twice), Jack Ryder, Don… | *** | |
*** | Australia: Vernon Ransford: 1909 Davidson Bros real photo postcard 'Vs Ransford The Australian Cricket Team 1909' signed in ink 'V Ransford', unused. (Vernon Seymour Ransford played 20 Tests for Australia 1907-12) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Bill Whitty: c.1909 Hawkins of Brighton real photo postcard 'Wj Whitty' signed in ink 'Wj Whitty', unused. (William James Whitty played 14 Tests for Australia 1909-12) | *** | |
*** | 1930 Victor Richardson's Ashes Medal sterling silver with Australian Coat-of-Arms & 'Australian Eleven 1930' on front; on reverse 'Presented to the Members of the Australian Eleven in Commemoration of the Recovery of The Ashes 1930, by General Motors… | *** | |
*** | England: Andy Ducat: 1925 Nias of Brighton real photo postcard (uncaptioned) signed in ink 'A Ducat', unused. (Andrew Ducat played 1 Test for England in 1921. He also represented England in soccer, playing 6 matches 1910-20) | *** | |
*** | Sri Lanka: c.1975-2014 Collection of team sheets (59) & autograph pages (7) plus signed photographs (141), scorecards (6), cover, tickets (2), team-signed postcard, & unsigned photographs (31) in two albums. (Qty 250 approx) | *** | |
*** | Clive Lloyd's 'County' Cricket Bat with the thickest handle we have ever seen, match-used, signed on reverse by Clive Lloyd, and with 11 faded signatures including Wes Hall, Michael Holding & Malcolm Marshall. [Clive Lloyd played 110 Tests & 87 ODIs… | *** | |
*** | Balance of collection including signed photographs (122), pictures (38), pieces (217) & team sheets (3). Noted Don Bradman (8), Len Darling, Lindsay Hassett, Bill Brown, Rodney Hogg & Neil Harvey. Inspection will reward. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 380) | *** | |
*** | Eddie Gilbert: Real photo postcard of Eddie Gilbert wearing his Queensland cricket blazer & cap, signed on reverse 'From Eddie Gilbert, With very best wishes. Barambah Aboriginal Settlement Murgon Q'. Some very minor toning, and stamp selvedge where… | *** | |
*** | Australia: Roger Hartigan: 1909 Davidson Bros real photo postcard 'Rj Hartigan (The Australian Cricket Team 1909)' signed in ink 'Roger Hartigan', unused. (Michael Joseph ('Roger') Hartigan played 2 Tests for Australia 1908) | *** | |
*** | England: George Gunn: c.1910 real photo postcard (unknown publisher) 'Gunn, G' signed in blue ink 'Yours faithfully/Geo Gunn', unused. (George Gunn played 15 Tests for England 1907-30) | *** | |
*** | Photographs 'Coronation Tour Australian Cricket Team 1953' photograph with 18 signatures on mount including Lindsay Hassett, Arthur Morris, Ray Lindwall & Keith Miller, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 45 x 40 cm. [The illustration is above Lot… | *** | |
*** | Australia: 'The Nonpareil' (= without equal) 32 cm bronze sculpture of Don Bradman by Neale Andrew (1998), showing Bradman's classic cover drive, signed on the base and numbered '3/10A', in a jarrah presentation box. Only 20 were cast- 10 for Australia,… | *** | |
*** | 1983-84 Australia v Pakistan team sheet for 1st Test with 12 signatures; team sheet for 2nd Test with all Australians & a few Pakistanis; team sheet for 5th Test with signatures of both teams; plus six signed photographs). (Qty 9 items) | *** | |
*** | Test Players signed photographs wide range in album with players from Australia, Bangladesh, NZ, South Africa, Zimbabwe, West Indies, England, India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 300+) | *** | |
*** | Paul McCartney, signature on 'Fender Squier' guitar, framed & glazed, overall 113 x 93 cm. With CoA. | *** | |
*** | England: c.1880-2016 Extensive collection of photographs (436), pictures (32), postcards (9), pieces (101) & a cricket card, all signed. Noted Edward Mills Grace, Bobby Peel, Andrew Stoddart & Aubrey Smith. One of the best collections of England Test… | *** | |
*** | Tour guide 'The English Cricketers in Australia, 1897-98', with J Miller Anderson & Co.'s Compliments [Adelaide, 1897]. With scoresheets for first tour matches v South Australia, Victoria & NSW filled in. Extremely scarce. | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: Signature on 1997 Australian Legends maxi card. | *** | |
*** | Australia: 1926 International Cricket Convention Australian Cricket Tie green with diagonal gold stripes made by Farmer's of Sydney. Ex Don Wigan collection. | *** | |
*** | Collection of First Class Cricketers in 10 albums/folders, noted England Counties, India, NZ, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies & Zimbabwe; with signed photographs (529) & signed pieces (120). Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 650 approx) | *** | |
*** | Pakistan: '100 Best Cricketers' by Merchant (signed by author) (Karachi, 1964); 'Pakistan on Cricket Map' by Butt (Karachi, 1954); 'Twenty Five Years of Pakistan Cricket' by Maqsood (Karachi, 1973). Fine/Fair condition. (Qty 3) | *** | |
*** | 1909 Tasmania Cricket Cap worn by Thomas Henry Elliott in 3 cricket matches as follows: - 1909 Tasmania v Victoria, 1912 Tasmania v England, & 1914 Tasmania v Victoria. The cap is green with a badge showing crossed bats on a map of Tasmania, some damage… | *** | |
*** | Australia: George Robertson: Gold cricket fob with bats, bails & letters spelling out 'MCC', engraved on reverse '25.9.93' & 'GM Robertson'. (George Robertson was a long serving President of the Carlton Cricket Club, and also captain of the Carlton… | *** | |
*** | 1953 Australian Team to England team photograph with 20 signatures on mount including Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall & Keith Miller, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 74 x 65 cm. | *** | |
*** | Fred Baring: Match-used 'Jaques & Son' Cricket Bat with faint signature on the front in ownership position. (Fred Baring was a successful cricketer playing Sheffield Shield for Victoria, and managed 30 first-class matches 1911-29; he came close to playing… | *** | |
*** | 1982 Poster 'Benson and Hedges Test Series, Centenary of the Ashes, 1882 - 1982, Australia England', with head photos of Australian players & England team photo, framed, overall 92 x 63 cm; plus Don Bradman framed print, 49 x 60 cm. (Qty 2) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Jack Fingleton: c.1932 Tuck real photo postcard 'Jh Fingleton' with non-contemporary ballpoint signature 'Jack Fingleton', unused. (John Henry Webb Fingleton played 18 Tests for Australia 1932-38). | *** | |
*** | 1982 Australian tour to New Zealand, official team sheet with 15 signatures including Greg Chappell, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; team sheet for 3rd Test with 12 signatures; plus eleven signed photographs. (Qty 13) | *** | |
*** | Steve Waugh: pair of match-used 'GM' batting gloves both signed. (Steve Waugh played 168 Tests & 325 ODIs for Australia between 1985-2004) | *** | |
*** | Collection of signed photographs (117), pictures (4), pieces (130) & team sheet. Good range of autographs. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 250+) | *** | |
*** | Caps for 1992-93 India's Friendship Tour to South Africa (signed 'Bishan Bedi'); blue cap with yellow flower (possibly Glamorgan); Cricket Canada; Wellington; Wellington College; & Australian Institute of Sport. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 6) | *** | |
*** | 1934 Australian Team mounted photograph signed by the entire squad (19) including Don Bradman, Bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill Ponsford, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 42 cm. | *** | |
*** | Fifteen folders of cards signed by Test cricketers from Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies & Zimbabwe; noted Don Bradman, Bill Brown, Lindsay Hassett, Jb Hobbs, Cb Fry, Plum Warner, Brian Lara & Richard… | *** | |
*** | Australia: Archie Jackson: c.1929 postcard-size photograph signed in blue ink 'A Jackson'. (Archibald Alexander Jackson played 8 Tests for Australia 1929-31, but tragically died from tuberculosis at 23) | *** | |
*** | Postcards 'V.Trumper (NSW)' fine used in UK 1905; 'The Australian Cricketers in England, 1912' fine mint; 'Australian Cricket Team 1921' fine mint. (Qty 3) | *** | |
*** | Cricket Prints: 1905 Chevallier Tayler prints of Warwick Armstrong & Frank Laver; plus modern signed prints of Arthur Morris & David Gower; all framed. (Qty 4) | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman Don Bradman correspondence, eight signed hand-written letters fom Don Bradman dated 1968 to 1994, with copies of the letters written to him, including his opinion on 'Mankading', the Bodyline TV series, and that he played rugby league as a boy… | *** | |
*** | 1981 Australia v Pakistan Waca team sheet for 1st Test with 12 signatures including Greg Chappell, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; plus Vca team sheet for 3rd Test at MCG with 12 signatures. (Qty 2) | *** | |
*** | 1897 Australian team photograph titled 'Mr.George Giffen's Australian Eleven, Perth, WA, 1897' shows five cricketers wearing their straw boaters with the Australian Coat-of-Arms hatband, player's names printed on mount including George Giffen, Syd Gregory… | *** | |
*** | Ray Bright: World Series Cricket clothing comprising Australian Supertest shirt; Australian One-Day shirt; and Australian One-Day jumper, each with WSC logos. (Ray Bright played 25 Tests & 11 ODIs between 1974-86) | *** | |
*** | Greg Chappell: MBE Medal awarded to Greg Chappell, together with framed certificate, booklet, letters, and photograph of Greg being presented with his MBE by Queensland Governor Sir James Ramsay in December 1978. [Greg Chappell played 87 Tests & 74 ODIs… | *** | |
*** | Balance of collection including Victoria jumpers (2); England shirt; Victorian Bushrangers shirt; caps (5 including two different Crusaders caps); 'County - Equus 500' cricket bats (2 - one with unidentified signature); 'Classic Cricket Postcards' Nos… | *** | |
*** | Melbourne Cricket Club: Honorary Membership tickets for 1927-28 (with number H174), and 1928-29 (with number H139), both awarded to Mr R C Bryant of Church of England Grammar School (now known as Melbourne Grammar School), and both endorsed 'Exhibitioner'… | *** | |
*** | England: 'Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket Scores and Biographies from 1746...', limited edition reprints of Volumes I II & XIV (includes 1877 Ashes Tour) Cambridge (1996-2003). (3 books) | *** | |
*** | New Zealand: c.1929-2015 Collection of signed photographs (249) and pieces (17) in two albums. (Qty 260+) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Clem Hill: c.1900 cabinet photograph on board signed in ink 'Clem Hill'. Lovely item. (Clement Hill played 49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912, including 10 as captain). | *** | |
*** | Australia: 1916 E Ziegler real photo postcard 'Concordia College Cricket Team/Season 1916-17' with names, unused. (Concordia College is a Lutheran school in Adelaide) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Reggie Duff: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard signed in ink 'Ra Duff'. (Reginald Alexander ('Reggie') Duff played 22 Tests for Australia 1902-05) | *** | |
*** | 1956 Arthur Mailey & Johnny Taylor Testimonial Match at SCG photograph with both teams, players' names printed on the mount, noted Ian Johnson, Ray Lindwall, Arthur Mailey, Johnny Taylor & Richie Benaud, size 35 x 29 cm.. | *** | |
*** | Clarrie Grimmett: 1932 Trophy comprising three silver-plated stumps on base with bakelite plinth, the trophy holding a cricket ball endorsed 'S.Africa v Aust, Adelaide 1932, 2 Inngs 7 for 83', trophy with stumps loose at base. Ex Clarrie Grimmett… | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: 'Don Bradman, B. 1908' print by Gilbert, signed by Don Bradman, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 42 x 61 cm. | *** | |
*** | Australia: Frank Laver: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Frank Laver' signed in ink 'Frank Laver'. (Frank Jonas Laver played 15 Tests for Australia 1899-1909) | *** | |
*** | England: Tom Hayward: 1906 Hellier of Brighton real photo postcard 'Hayward (Surrey)' signed in ink 'T Hayward'. (Thomas Walter Hayward played 35 Tests for England 1896-1909) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Attractive Bradman display comprising full size cricket bat signed 'Don Bradman', the bat decorated with hand-painted portrait of The Don by Dave Thomas, mounted in display case with 6 photos of Bradman, limited edition 228/334, overall 56 x… | *** | |
*** | Australia: Percy Hornibrook: 1929 'Australian Test Team- PM Hornibrook' postcard signed in blue ink 'PM Hornibrook', unused. (Percival Mitchell Hornibrook played 6 Tests for Australia 1929-31) | *** | |
*** | Bruce Reid: Tour kit box white metal 'Coffin' for transporting his cricket gear, gold coloured with text 'Benson & Hedges Cricket/Australian Team', and with name 'Bruce Reid' on elastaplast tape affixed to lid, . [Bruce Reid played 27 Tests & 61 ODIs… | *** | |
*** | Bat 'Great Test Performances - Australia vs England' with 24 signatures including Bill Brown, Ian Healy, Sam Loxton & Richie Benaud, limited edition 214/400, mounted in display case, overall 49 x 110 cm. | *** | |
*** | Books 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia' 1998 to 2005-06, the complete set of Australian editions. (Qty 8) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Joe Darling: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Joe Darling' signed in ink 'J Darling'. (Joe Darling played 34 Tests for Australia 1894-1905, including 21 as captain) | *** | |
*** | England: Jack Board: c.1905 Hawkins of Brighton postcard 'Board' signed in ink 'yours truly/Jack Board', unused. (John Henry ('Jack') Board played 6 Tests for England 1899-1906) | *** | |
*** | England: Wally Hardinge: c.1921 real photo postcard (unknown publisher) signed in ink 'Htw Hardinge'. (Harold Thomas William ('Wally') Hardinge played 1 Test for England in 1921, and also represented England in soccer with 1 cap in 1910) | *** | |
*** | Australia: Books including 'Images of Bradman' deluxe leather bound edition No.299/974 signed by Bradman; 'The Don Meets the Babe' limited edition 92/250 signed by Bradman & author, etc. (Qty 7 titles) | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: Large print 'Bradman's Walk to Glory' by Colin Dudley, limited edition 9/99, signed by Don Bradman & the artist, framed, overall 116 x 149 cm. Together with original sales brochure signed by former South African Test captain Ali Bacher. | *** | |
*** | c.1955-86 letters to Don Wigan from Test cricketers including Don Bradman (5), Dennis Lillee, Keith Miller, Sunil Gavaskar, Richie Benaud, Gilbert Jessop, Vijay Merchant, Andy Roberts, Hunter ('Stork') Hendry & Pelham Warner, etc. A remarkable personal… | *** | |
*** | Autographs 1932-33 England 'Body-Line' tour to Australia autograph page with 15 signatures including Douglas Jardine (Captain), Wally Hammond & Herbert Sutcliffe. [The illustration is above Lot 163] | *** | |
*** | 1981 1981-82 Australia v West Indies Nswca team sheet for 2nd Test at SCG, signed by both teams with 25 signatures including Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Clive Lloyd & Malcolm Marshall; plus photo signed Greg Chappell. (Qty 2) | *** | |
*** | 1985 1985-86 Australian tour to New Zealand, team sheet with 13 signatures including Allan Border, Craig McDermott & Steve Waugh; 1986 Australian team to Sharjah team sheet with 13 signatures; plus eleven signed photographs. (Qty 13 items) | *** | |
*** | 1920-21 'Summers Brown & Sons - J B Hobbs' full-size cricket bat signed on reverse by 1920-21 Australia & England teams, 1930 Australian team & 1931-32 South African team, and signed on front by legends including Don Bradman, Clem hill, John Worrall &… | *** | |
*** | 1932 Australian Team to United States & Canada, autograph page with 14 signatures including Don & Jessie Bradman (on their honeymoon), Arthur Mailey, Victor Richardson, Alan Kippax, Hanson Carter & Stan McCabe, framed & glazed, overall 29 x 24 cm;… | *** | |
*** | WSC World XI Helmet, pale blue with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill, match-worn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types. | *** | |
*** | Bruce Reid: white metal box ('coffin') for transporting his cricket gear, gold coloured with text 'Benson & Hedges Cricket/Australian Team', and with name 'Bruce Reid' on elastaplast tape affixed to lid. [Bruce Reid played 27 Tests & 61 ODIs 1985-92].… | *** | |