*** | New Zealand: 2002 Tour to Pakistan group with 2nd Test tickets (5) & Season Tickets (6- with 3 signed by Imran Khan, Javed Miandad & Intikhab Alam); plus covers (2- one signed 'Javed Miandad'). (The tour was abandoned after a suicide bomb attack outside… | *** | |
*** | 1981 Australian tour to England & Sri Lanka, official team sheet with 21 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; plus signed photographs (19) & scorecards (2). (Qty 22) | *** | |
*** | 1984 Australian tour to West Indies, official team sheet with 18 signatures including Kim Hughes, Allan Border & Rodney Hogg; invitation with 15 signatures; plus signed photographs (16) & tickets (2). (Qty 20 items) | *** | |
*** | 2007 two different Socceroos shirts, both with 'Hird' on reverse. Ex James Hird collection. | *** | |
*** | 1980 'Knights of Cricket' full-size cricket bat with signatures of Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir Colin Cowdrey, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Clyde Walcot & Sir Everton Weekes, mounted in attractive display case, limited edition 334 /480, overall… | *** | |
*** | Autographs collection of signed photographs (253), postcards (131), pieces (51) & covers (3), including England, NZ, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Also range of unsigned cricket cards, postcards & covers. (quantity 500+) | *** | |
*** | 'Nicolls' Cricket Bat full-size signed by members of the 1935 South Africa & 1936 India Tours to England including Herbert Wade, Jock Cameron & Ken Viljoen, also Vijay Merchant, Mushtak Ali & Ck Nayudu, plus players from Derby, Notts, Glamorgan, Essex,… | *** | |
*** | 1977 Centenary Test medal engraved on rim 'Presented to R.Willis', with front engraved 'Victorian cricketers Association 1877', and reverse engraved 'This medallion presented by the Victorian cricket Association to participants in the centenary Australia… | *** | |
*** | Ray Bright: Cricket trophies noted sterling silver medals for Prudential Trophy 1977 & 1980; plate for Australia in Pakistan 1980; medal for The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Cricket Match - Prime Minister's XI v England 1982; medal for World Series Cup… | *** | |
*** | 1956-2000 Badges & Medallions, noted 1956 Visitor badge; team badges for Australia, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Thailand, USA, USSR & Nauru; 1956 tin badges (11). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 43 items) | *** | |
*** | Signed letters including Prime Ministers Robert Menzies & John Howard (5); autopen signature of Ronald Reagan; Don Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Shane Gould, Michael Wenden, James Hardy (3), John Bertrand, Des Renford, Hubert Opperman, Alan Jones (5). Ex Harry… | *** | |
*** | Book 'Laws of Cricket' by Charles Crombie, published by Kegan Paul Trench Tubner & Co. [London, c.1912], with 12 full colour humorous plates, with reverse of each page bearing Perrier logo in colour, pictorial boards with some soiling, though the plates… | *** | |
*** | 1985 World Championship of Cricket full-size cricket bat signed by all seven teams - Australia, England, West indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka; with 90 signatures including Allan Border, Clive Lloyd, David Gower, Geoff Howarth & Sunil… | *** | |
*** | 1932-33 Bodyline Tour 'Some Statistics Concerning Cricket Casualties (showing batsmen struck by Bowlers in Test Matches between England and Australia)', published by Australian Broadcasting Commission [Melbourne, 1933], Superb. | *** | |
*** | 1977 Centenary Test collection including Autograph Book with 254 signatures of current & former Test players including Harold Larwood, Percy Fender, Peter May, Clarrie Grimmett, Ray Lindwall, Richie Benaud, Bill Brown; entree cards (4), dinner menu,… | *** | |
*** | Essendon: Original photograph of the 1908 Essendon team, taken at the round 3 match v Carlton at Princes Park with 25,000 people in attendance. Photograph fine though mount with peripheral faults, overall 26 x 21 cm. Players identified on reverse. (These… | *** | |
*** | Cricket bat 'Great test Performances - Australia V England', full size cricket bat with 24 signatures including bill brown, Ian Healy, Sam Loxton, Richie Benaud & Merv Hughes, in attractive display case, overall 49 x 110 cm. [The illustration is above lot… | *** | |
*** | Collection of signed photographs (43), pictures (2) & pieces (125). Good range of autographs. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 170) | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: Signature on piece, window mounted with photograph of Don & Jessie Bradman in 1934, framed & glazed (glass cracked), overall 34 x 46 cm. | *** | |
*** | Australia: Jim Kelly: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Jj Kelly' signed in ink 'Jj Kelly'. (James Joseph ('Stumper') Kelly played 36 Tests for Australia 1896-1905) | *** | |
*** | Greg Chappell: 1988 Bicentennial Test Medal awarded to Greg Chappell, front with 'Australian Bicentenary 1788-1988', and reverse engraved 'Benson & Hedges, Bicentennial Test Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, January 29-February 2 1988, G.S.Chappell MBE', in… | *** | |
*** | 1924-26 Allens cricket cards, comprising 1924-25 'Cricketers' (with 'Copyright') [17/40]; plus 1926 'Cricketers' (without word 'Copyright') [24/40]. Very scarce cards. Condition varies (as usual), with some cards trimmed. (Qty 41) | *** | |
*** | 1935 Victorian team autograph page with 12 signatures including Hans Ebeling (Captain), Ross Gregory, Ern Bromley & Keith Rigg. | *** | |
*** | Autographs extensive collection of signed pictures, pieces & cricket cards, with test players from Australia (36), England (24), India (4), New Zealand (2), Pakistan (3), South Africa (3), Sri Lanka & West Indies (8). Excellent starter collection… | *** | |
*** | Framed displays including signed Don Bradman photographs (2); 1948 Australia team picture signed Bradman & Ian Johnson; 1932-33 England 'Bodyline' team picture signed Bowes, Voce, Wyatt & Allen; 1891 Victoria team photograph mounted on board. (Qty 5) | *** | |
*** | 1930-31 West Indies tour to Australia comprising team photograph (145 x 85 mm); three notebook pages with 9 pencil signatures including George Headley, Learie Constantine & Clifford Roach; page with 3 signatures of Herman Griffith; postcard of HRH the… | *** | |
*** | 1946 Anonymous 'Cricketer Transfers', complete set with two large transfers (Bradman & Hammond) & 32 miniature transfers. Very Fine. | *** | |
*** | Muttiah Muralitharan: Sri Lanka Cricket Cap, baseball-style, blue with embroidered Sri Lankan Lion badge on front, signed inside by Muttiah Muralitharan. Fine match used condition. (Muttiah Muralitharan played 133 Tests & 350 ODIs 1992-2011, and holds the… | *** | |
*** | Australia: Cricket Library with 68 books including 'The Paddock That Grew- The Story of The Melbourne Cricket Club' by Dunstan (Melbourne, 1974); 'Glorious Innings- Treasures from the Melbourne Cricket Club Collection' by Bouwman (Melbourne, 1987);… | *** | |
*** | 1930s Autograph Book including c.1930 NSW cricket team with 11 signatures with Don Bradman & Archie Jackson; plus Charles Kingsford Smith twice. Also 2006 Bradman Luncheon menu signed by Neil Harvey & Sam Loxton. | *** | |
*** | Autographs 'The Immortals - The Book of New Zealand Cricket Test Players' by Verdon [Auckland, 2006], containing 170 original signatures of every living New Zealand Test cricketer, limited edition 378/665. Fine condition. | *** | |
*** | 1999-2000 Australian Test team, official team sheet with 12 signatures including Steve Waugh (captain), Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Colin Miller & Glenn McGrath. Fine condition. Scarce. | *** | |
*** | c.1937 large trade card of Don Bradman (177 x 126 mm) with on reverse 'Don Bradman says 'I use and recommend Wakefield Oilit Cricket Bat Oil', crease top left, otherwise fine condition. | *** | |
*** | Melbourne Cricket Club membership badges including 1919-20, 1933-34, 1948-49, 1949-50 & 1956-57. (Qty 17) | *** | |
*** | Collection of signed photographs (47) & pieces (92). Good range of autographs. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 139) | *** | |
*** | West Indies: c.1928-2015 Collection of photographs (248, including a superb George Headley item), pictures (2) & pieces (17) all signed, in two albums. (Qty 260+) | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman 'A Tribute to the Don 1908-2001' very large colour print by Brian Clinton depicting Bradman playing his classic cover drive on the way to his record breaking innings of 334 at Headingley in 1930. The print is mounted with career details and is… | *** | |
*** | Coins 2001 Sir Donald Bradman Tribute with set of three coins in presentation case; 1996 $5 Bradman coins (2) in presentation cases; plus $5 Sydney 2000 silver coin with certificate signed by Greg Chappell. | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman collection including signed picture of Bradman walking out to bat; signed programmes (2) for launch of 'The Bradman Albums'; invitation to Bradman Museum with 14 signatures; three scrapbooks of press & magazine clippings; cricket cards;… | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman 'A Tribute to the Don 1908-2001', large colour print by Brian Clinton, depicting the Don playing his classic cover drive on his way to his record breaking innings of 334 at Headingly in 1930. Bradman's career details are on the mount, and… | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman 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… | *** | |
*** | England: George Hirst: c.1910 Rotary real photo postcard 'G Hirst' signed in ink 'Gh Hirst', unused. (George Herbert Hirst played 24 Tests for England 1897-1909) | *** | |
*** | England: Kenneth Hutchings: c.1909 Foster of Brighton postcard 'Kl Hutchings' signed in ink 'Kl Hutchings', unused. (Kenneth Lotherington Hutchings played 7 Tests for England 1907-09. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme) | *** | |
*** | 1972 Australian team to England, official team sheet with 17 signatures including Ian Chappell, Keith Stackpole & Dennis Lillee. | *** | |
*** | Australia: 1941-42 Melbourne Cricket Club Country Member's badge number C866. | *** | |
*** | England: Tich Cornford: c.1930 Spalding of Brighton real photo postcard signed in blue ink 'Wl Cornford', unused. (Walter Latham ('Tich') Cornford played 4 Tests for England 1930. He was barely 5 feet tall) | *** | |
*** | 1938 Players 'Cricketers 1938' (50) x 2 sets in special albums; plus postcard 'Concordia College Cricket Team, Season 1916-17'. (Concordia College is a Lutheran school in Adelaide). | *** | |
*** | Gary Cosier: Medal engraved 'The Benson and Hedges Cup, 1978-79, Won by Australia, Gj Cosier', in original presentation case. [Gary Cosier played 18 Tests & 9 ODIs 1975-79. In a sensational debut Cosier became only the ninth Australian to post a century… | *** | |
*** | 1982 Australian tour to Pakistan, official team sheet with 16 signatures including Kim Hughes, Terry Alderman & Wayne Phillips. | *** | |
*** | 1993 Australian tour to England, official team sheet with 21 signatures including Allan Border, Shane Warne & Steve Waugh; plus signed photographs (15) & signed scorecard. (Qty 17) | *** | |
*** | Programmes 1951 programmes for France v Sydney (2); France v Australia 1st Test at SCG (3); France v Australia 2nd Test at Brisbane (signed on front cover by Noel Pidding, Keith Holman & Noel Muiligan); France v Australia 3rd Test at SCG (2); France v NSW… | *** | |
*** | Postcards 1900s-2008 collection in album with golden age cricketers (14) including Cb Fry, Ranjitsinhji, Lord Hawke & T Hayward; County cricket teams (10); cricket grounds (5); Denise Dean limited edition postcards (191); Sachin Tendulkar; classic cricket… | *** | |
*** | Autographs collection of 115 cards signed by test cricketers from England (86), Australia (18), New Zealand (4), Pakistan (4), Sri Lanka, South Africa & Zimbabwe, noted Fred Titmus, David Sheppard, Mike Gatting, Richie Benaud, Keith Miller, Neil Harvey,… | *** | |
*** | 1935-36 Australian Team photograph from South African Tour with 16 signatures including Victor Richardson, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield & Bill O'Reilly, overall 39 x 34 cm, couple of spots on photo & some soiling, signatures quite legible. (Australia won… | *** | |
*** | 1938 Australian Team: Superb example of Australia's first official team sheet, with 17 signatures including Don Bradman, Sid Barnes (scarce) & Lindsay Hassett, window mounted with postcard 'Australian Team 1938', framed & glazed, overall 31 x 51 cm. | *** | |
*** | 1952-53 West Indies v India, card signed by West Indies on front & India on reverse, with 27 signatures including Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes, Vijay Hazare, Polly Umrigar & Subhash Gupte. | *** | |
*** | Postcards humorous cricket artist PPCs by Harry Gallagher & William Rutledge Hamilton; also Taylor & Weg (2) for the retirements of Greg Chappell & Rod Marsh. (Qty 5) | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman, signature on large b/w photograph of the Don playing a cover drive, 40 x 51 cm. Very scarce in this size. | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman: superb signed picture of Don Bradman walking out to bat, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 68 cm. | *** | |
*** | Plates: Collection including 'The Invincibles 50th Anniversary' by Bradford Exchange; 'Century of Centuries' plates for Don Bradman & Colin Cowdrey; 'Don Bradman: An Australian Legend' 5 plates from series & a spare; also Methodist Ladies College… | *** | |
*** | Arthur Morris: 1988 Bicentennial Test Medal awarded to Arthur Morris, front with 'Australian Bicentenary 1788-1988', and reverse engraved 'Benson & Hedges, Bicentennial Test Match, Sydney Cricket Ground, January 29-February 2 1988, A R Morris MBE', in… | *** | |
*** | 1922 (circa) 'Team Colours - Essendon' (issuer unknown), Very Fine. [Rarity 10: this appears to be the card illustrated on the 'Aussie Rules Collectables' website] | *** | |
*** | Badges: 1930-48 Circular 25 mm badges 'Australian Cricketers' comprising Bromley, Brown, Chipperfield (2), Darling, Ebeling, Fingleton, Fleetwood-Smith, Grimmett, Kippax, McCabe, McCool, Oldfield, O'Reilly, Ponsford, Waite, Wall, Ward, White & Woodfull;… | *** | |
*** | Waca medal with Swan & text 'West Australian Cricket Association', with on reverse cricket bat, stumps & 'Life Member', engraved 'G.Rutherford/ -118-'. Some wear, though fine condition. | *** | |
*** | 1936-37 Australian team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Bill Brown & Ross Gregory. | *** | |
*** | 1991 1991-92 Australia v India, team sheet for 1st Test signed both teams including Allan Border, Merv Hughes & Sachin Tendulkar; plus team sheet for 3rd Test signed by both teams. (Qty 2) | *** | |
*** | Cricket photographs 1930s-50s range noted Don Bradman (3), 1947 Australian team, 1947-48 Indian team entering oval, Denis Compton, Len Hutton & Walter Hammond, most captioned on reverse, ex Adelaide Oval curator. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 55) | *** | |
*** | 1988 England v West Indies, collection of 10 x 8 inch press photographs, with captions. (The West Indies won the Test series 4-0, and the tour has become known as the 'summer of four captains' as England used four different captains in the five Test… | *** | |
*** | 1960 Tied Test Australia v West Indies full-size commemorative bat signed on front by 8 Australians & 7 West Indians including Richie Benaud, Bob Simpson, Frank Worrell & Gary Sobers, limited edition 434/500, mounted in attractive display case, overall 37… | *** | |
*** | Melbourne Cricket Club: sterling silver plate depicting entrance to the MCC, issued 1979, framed & glazed, overall 30 x 30 cm; plus 'Spiers & Pond/ Cafe de Paris' oval plate, framed, overall 30 x 30 cm. (In 1861-62 Spiers & Pond brought the first English… | *** | |
*** | 1931 New Zealand team, autograph page with 13 signatures including Tom Lowry (captain), 'Curly' Page, Stewie Dempster & Bill Merritt; mounted on A4 page with team photograph. (The first tour by a New Zealand team in which Test matches were arranged). | *** | |
*** | Arthur Morris: 1951 Centenary of the Government of Victoria medal engraved 'Presented to, A Morris Esq, Vice Capt, Australian Test Team. Melbourne 1951', in original presentation case. [Arthur Morris played 46 Tests 1946-55, and was selected as an opener… | *** | |
*** | Autographs 'The Blues Living Legends' (NSW) print with 12 signatures of Don Bradman, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Allan Border, Alan Davidson, Bob Simpson, Steve Waugh, Brian Taber, Glenn McGrath, Neil Harvey, Richie Benaud & Norman O'Neill, limited… | *** | |
*** | Picture Postcards: World War I-era real photo postcard of Australia's United Service Team wearing hooped jumpers with kangaroo on left breast, players names identified on reverse, minor bend. | *** | |
*** | Autograph Book with 79 signatures mostly from the 1940s-50s including Vivien Leigh, Gracie Fields, Liberace, boxer Jimmy Wilde; circa 1948 Australian cricketers (9) including Don Bradman, Arthur Morris & Neil Harvey; etc. | *** | |
*** | Cricket stump with Ansett Australia & kookaburra logos, match used, fine condition. | *** | |
*** | Autographs of Australian Test Captains in album with 28 signatures including Joe Darling, Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Warwick Armstrong, Warren Bardsley, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Johnson & Neil Harvey (some of the earlier autographs affected by tape)… | *** | |
*** | Greg Chappell: 1984 Adelaide Oval Centenary Test, Greg Chappell's invitation, tickets, menu, presentation plaque & hand-written copy of his speech (4 pages); also a programme for 1971 Centenary of Saca South Australia v Victoria. | *** | |
*** | Ray Lindwall: Medal with 'Hall of Fame/Sport Australia', and reverse engraved 'Ray Lindwall 1926-1950', in case of issue. [Ray Lindwall played 61 Tests 1946-60, and was one of ten inaugural members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame] | *** | |
*** | 1934 Victorian team photograph with players wearing their Big V jumpers, players include Haydn Bunton, Albert Collier, Colin Watson, Bob Pratt, 'Chicken' Smallhorn, Jack Regan & Jack Bissett. Framed & glazed, overall 46 x 37 cm. | *** | |
*** | Shane Warne v Muttiah Muralitharan: Display 'Record Pursuit' signed by Muralitharan & Warne, limited edition 46/350, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 56 x 76 cm. With CoA. | *** | |
*** | 1937 Griffiths Brothers (Ask Mother for Cruising Toffee) 'Australian Cricketers' [8/10 known], Fair/Very Fine. Extremely scarce. (Qty 8 items) | *** | |
*** | Autographs: including Australia Odi shirt signed by Shane Warne; display signed by Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford; cricket bat signed by Greg, Ian & Trevor Chappell; also cricket cards 'Cricketers 1934' (50) & 'Cricketers 1938' (50). | *** | |
*** | Clothing comprising Chris Cairns match-used Gunn & Moore cricket trousers from 1993-94 tour to Australia, signed and endorsed 'Ripped Trou Courtesy of Chris Cairns'; Mark Greatbatch match-used Gray Nicolls pair of batting gloves from 1993-94 tour to… | *** | |
*** | 1893 Australian Team Carte-de-visite photograph 'Eighth Australian Cricketing Team, 1893', with players names on mount, published by London Stereoscopic Photographic Co. | *** | |
*** | 1933 New South Wales team, autograph page with 12 signatures including Alan Kippax, Jack Fingleton & Don Bradman. | *** | |
*** | Don Bradman & Babe Ruth: display comprising photo of Bradman meeting Babe Ruth, window mounted with photograph of Babe Ruth waiting to bat, and facsimile autographs of Don Bradman & Babe Ruth, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 64 cm. | *** | |
*** | Ray Bright: Clothing noted Victorian jumper; club jumper; cricket ties (18) including Australia, Victoria & Tied Test; also cricket tea towels (7). Ex Ray Bright collection. | *** | |
*** | Baseball: c1905 real photo postcard of the Victorian Baseball team with some of their partners and 21 signatures including Test Cricketer Frank Laver, also T.Vaughan, W.G.Hickford, S.G.Lansdown, W.J.Scott, extremely scarce and superb condition. | *** | |
*** | Vanity Fair prints, 1884-1910 comprising Australian Cricket (George Bonnor), Oxford Cricket (Hylton Philipson), Monkey (Albert Hornby), Sammy (Sammy Woods - played Tests for both Australia & England), Yorkshire Cricket (Lord Hawke), The Lobster (Digby… | *** | |
*** | 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1927', scarce original hardback. Fair condition (some tape remnants on inside covers). | *** | |
*** | 1899 Melbourne Cricket Club 1899-1900 Ladies Reserve Season Ticket, 'Melbourne Cricket Club, Ladies Reserve 1899-1900. No.2893'. Good condition. | *** | |
*** | Melbourne Cricket Club: Membership badge for 1924-25 with number 3164 on reverse, made by Bentley. Fine condition. | *** | |
*** | 1907-08 England Tour to Australia miniature cricket bat (44 cm long) endorsed on front 'English XI v Victorian XI, Melbourne 21-24 December 1907' with 13 signatures including Frederick Fane (captain), Jb Hobbs & Wilfred Rhodes (105 not out), some fading.… | *** | |
*** | 'The Champions of Cricket' full size cricket bat with 11 signatures including Viv Richards, Greg Chappell, Gary Sobers, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, limited edition number 171, in display case, overall 34 x 108 cm. | *** | |
*** | 1926 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 16 signatures including Warren Bardsley, Bill Woodfull, Johnny Taylor & Charlie Macartney, window mounted with team photograph & player portraits, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 84 cm. | *** | |