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Sporting — Cricket - Memorabilia - Abacus Auctions
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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Sporting - Cricket
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | 1934 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 18 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Don Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett & Stan McCabe, window mounted with original team photograph, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 50 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Victor Trumper: 1905 Bolland real photo postcard 'Victor Trumper' signed in ink 'V Trumper', small repaired edge tear. (Victor Thomas Trumper played 48 Tests for Australia 1899-1912. He is widely regarded as second only to Donald Bradman as a… | *** |  |
| *** | 1936-37 England team, autograph page with 16 signatures including Gubby Allen (captain), Walter Hammond, Bill Voce & George Duckworth. | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: c.1930 Flicker Productions (London) booklets 'C.V.Grimmett, Flicker No 1, Leg Break Delivery and Leg Break Finger Spin'; '...No 2, Googley Delivery and Off Break Finger Spin'; '...No 4, Leg Break Delivery and Leg Break Finger Spin' & '...No 5,… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: 1933 'Some Statistics Concerning Cricket Casualties (Showing Batsmen struck by Bowlers in Test Matches between England and Australia)' published by the Abc, 28pp 8vo brochure, rusty staples causing the cover to separate but otherwise very fine.… | *** |  |
| *** | 1999-2000 Australian team 'Twelve - The Record Breakers', print by Mark Sofilas commemorating Australia's record 12 consecutive Test match victories, with signatures of 20 Australian Test players including Steve Waugh, Shane Warne & Matthew Hayden; also… | *** |  |
| *** | 1938 Sweetacres 'Cricket Caricatures', complete set [24], noted Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Walter Hammond & Joe Hardstaff, Fair/Fine condition (a couple may be trimmed). (Qty 24 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 1995 Australian tour to West Indies official team sheet with 18 signatures including Mark Taylor, Glenn McGrath & Steve Waugh. | *** |  |
| *** | Carlton: Collection of Annual Reports (36) from 1931 to 1991, including 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1945 & 1947; also Carlton Cricket Club 1951-52. Poor/Fine condition. (Qty 40 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Awards 1954 'Grand Final - Man of the Match' award with photos of Clive Churchill & South Sydney Rabbitohs 1954 Premiership team, signed at base by Colin Love & David Gallop (NRL Chairman & Ceo), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 60 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Badges 1960s-2000s group including Great Britain team badges for 1960, 1992 & 1996; 1984 USA team badges for Boxing & Synchronized Swimming; other team badges for Romania, Argentina & Pakistan hockey; range of badges from 1992 Barcelona (16) 1996 Atlanta… | *** |  |
| *** | Autographs collection in album, with 24 signed items with c161 signatures, including menus (6), programmes (4), greeting cards (10), team sheets (2 - one a cricket-bat shaped card signed by 1961 Australian team) & 1992 South Africa V Pakistan. Ex the… | *** |  |
| *** | Shane Warne: display '500 test Wickets - Shane Warne commemorative Shirt', with replica Australian test shirt signed by Shane Warne at Harare, Zimbabwe on May 20 2004, mounted in attractive display case, limited edition 53/100, overall 120 x 121 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1894 Ballarat Cricket Club trophy silver-plated cup resting on three crossed bats engraved 'Ballarat Cricket Club presented to R Coulsell Esq in recognition of his long Cricket Career, Sept 1894'. Height 27 cm. Fine condition. (Coulsell captained the… | *** |  |
| *** | 1916 Melbourne Cricket Club In Memoriam booklet for Francis Grey Smith (MCC President 1886-1900) and his widow Susanna (Melbourne, 1916), black leather covers with gilt title. (He was honoured with the Grey Smith grandstand at the MCG 1906-66, and now has… | *** |  |
| *** | 1978 World Series Cricket - Australia v World 'Crown Sports' Cricket Bat signed by Australian team on front & World team on reverse with 27 signatures including Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Tony Greig & Clive Rice. Ex Ray Bright… | *** |  |
| *** | 1926 Australian Team to England, autograph page with 13 signatures including four Australian Test Captains - Herbert Collins, Warren Bardsley, Jack Ryder & Bill Woodfull, others include Arthur Mailey, Charlie Macartney & Clarrie Grimmett. Superb condition. | *** |  |
| *** | 1946 India team to England, postcard from Thirlestaine Hotel, Cheltenham, with 15 signatures including Cs Nayudu, Vijay Merchant & Vijay Hazare. | *** |  |
| *** | 1993-94 South African team sheets (5) - 1993 v West Indies, 1993-94 v Sri Lanka, 1993-94 Australian Tour, 1994 1st Test v Australia & 1994 3rd Test v Australia; plus 17 signed photographs of team members including two of match-fixer Hansie Cronje. | *** |  |
| *** | 'World's Top Runmakers' display comprising 10 miniature cricket bats individually signed by Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Javed Miandad, Viv Richards, David Gower, Geoff Boycott, Gary Sobers, Colin Cowdrey & Gordon Greenidge, framed & glazed… | *** |  |
| *** | 1970-71 MCC Tour to Australia & New Zealand official team sheet with 18 signatures; 1974-75 MCC tour to Australia & NZ, official team sheet with 19 signatures; 1977 England v Australia 5th Test at the Oval, team sheet with 12 signatures; noted Ray… | *** |  |
| *** | 1977-78 World team, WSC official team sheet with 15 signatures including Tony Greig (captain), Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan & Barry Richards. Superb condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman: Display '1930 Bradman Commemorative Ball' comprising Gunn & Moore cricket ball with picture of Bradman, on wooden display stand with signature of Don Bradman, limited edition 970/974. | *** |  |
| *** | 1980 Australian Centenary Test tour to England, official team sheet with 14 signatures including Greg Chappell, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; scorecard with 11 signatures; team postcard signed Greg Chappell & two signed photos. (Qty 5) | *** |  |
| *** | 1991 Australian tour to West Indies official team sheet with 19 signatures including Allan Border, Mark Taylor & Steve Waugh; Australian tour to Zimbabwe team sheet with 13 signatures; plus two photographs. (Qty 4) | *** |  |
| *** | Autographs signed cricket cards (23), publicity cards (8), postcards (4) & photographs (2), including Don Bradman, Neil Harvey, bill brown, Greg Chappell, mark Taylor, David Gower, Graeme Hick, Alec Stewart, Saqlain Mushtaq, Stephen Fleming, Richard… | *** |  |
| *** | 1949 New Zealand team, autograph page with 15 signatures including Walter Hadlee (captain), Martin Donnelly, John Reid & Merv Wallace; mounted on A3 page with team photograph. (The fourth New Zealand team to tour England, and the most successful to date). | *** |  |
| *** | Paintings pair of original oil paintings by Joseph Spellman 'Cricket on Bondi Beach' & 'Cricket beside Sydney Harbour', both signed by the artist, each overall 91 x 60 cm. (Qty 2) | *** |  |
| *** | 1948 Australian Tour to England display 'The Invincibles - The Greats of 1948' comprising team photograph, window mounted with photo & record for each player, with 9 facsimile & genuine signatures including Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey & Bill Brown, limited… | *** |  |
| *** | 'County' cricket bat with Australian Team signatures 12 on face including Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee & Doug Walters plus 3 on reverse including Jeff Thomson & Lance Cairns. Ex Ray Bright collection. | *** |  |
| *** | 1940s-50s Duncan's yacht matchbox labels showing Australian & English cricketers, noted Len Hutton, Freddie brown, Alec Bedser, Lindsay Hassett, ray Lindwall & Neil Harvey, Fair/Very fine. (quantity 23) | *** |  |
| *** | 1950-51 Argus & Australasian Post 'Australia v England 1950-51 Test Tour badges', with English Cricketers (15/20 + 3 spares); 'Australian Cricketers' (10/15). Fair/Very Fine. (Qty 28) | *** |  |
| *** | Books 'John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1888', rebound in brown cloth (without original wrappers), Fine condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Medals 1977 silver medal inscribed 'The Centenary of England v Australia/1877-1977' on front, on reverse St George & Dragon, issued by MCC; also 1980 bronze medal 'MCC Bicentenary/1787-1987'; plus snuff box with enamel lid produced for 1980 Centenary Test… | *** |  |
| *** | 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1940', original limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Great Test Performances, Australia vs England' full size cricket bat with 24 signatures including Bill Brown, Richie Benaud, Jeff Thomson, Dean Jones, Arthur Morris & Greg Chappell, limited edition 179/400, in attractive display case, overall 52 x 113 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1932-33 Bodyline Tour 'The Argus and The Australasian Cricket Guide 1932-33' [Melbourne, 1932], signed on front cover by Don Bradman. Fair/Good condition. | *** |  |
| *** | 1957-58 Australian tour to South Africa, official team sheet with results of Test Matches and 16 signatures including Ian Craig (captain), Neil Harvey & Richie Benaud, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 42 x 36 cm. Scarce: we have not seen this one… | *** |  |
| *** | 1972-73 inaugural Jack Ryder Medal dinner menu with 8 signatures on front cover including Jack Ryder, Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett & Ian Johnson. | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman: Print 'The Don in Command' caricature by Albert Ricardo, limited edition 334/500, signed by the artist & Don Bradman, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 52 x 65 cm. On reverse is colour photocopy of 1988 letter from Don Bradman saying… | *** |  |
| *** | Extensive collection of cricket ties including Australian team tie from 1984 tour to West Indies; many English Counties, Australian States and tour ties; Dean Jones Testimonial, MCC, Lords. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 250 approx) | *** |  |
| *** | 1934 'In Quest of the Ashes 1934 - The Don Bradman Souvenir Booklet and Scoring Records', published by Wrigleys, with the scarce scoring sheet, and also a letter from Wrigleys to the previous owner, explaining he needed to send 30 wrappers before they… | *** |  |
| *** | Miniature Bats with facsimile team autographs, including 1937 New Zealand, 1939 West Indies, 1947 South Africa, 1948-49 South Africa v England (2), 1949 New Zealand, 1950 West Indies, 1951 South Africa, 1953 Australia (2) & 1960 South Africa. A very… | *** |  |
| *** | Programmes Centenary Test Match Challenge for Derek Randall's Testimonial souvenir programmes (9) with 6 signed by participants including Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, David Hookes & Jeff Thomson; plus Derek Randall Testimonial booklet & dinner menu. Ex… | *** |  |
| *** | 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1942', original buff linen covers. Fine condition. Scarce wartime issue. | *** |  |
| *** | Ntca Life Member's Medal, 9ct gold, awarded to Thomas H.Elliott in 1939. (The North Tasmania Cricket Association has the oldest first-class cricket ground in Australia). (see earliest known Tasmanian cricket cap above). | *** |  |
| *** | Postcard 1906 real photo of an Edwardian lady with cricket bat, message states 'This is me' & is signed 'Christina Johnston', extremely fine used at South Yarra. Extremely early women's cricket card. The Victorian Women's Cricket Association was formed in… | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman superb bold signature on black and white photograph of Bradman's square drive, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 54 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1955-66 Melbourne Cricket Club membership badges complete run 1955-56 to 1965-66, all the scarce Country memberships. Very fine condition. (Qty 11) | *** |  |
| *** | England: Prince Ranjitsinhji: c.1905 Wrench postcard 'Ks Ranjitsinhji' signed in ink 'Ranjitsinhji', a little soiled. (Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji was an Indian prince, educated at Cambridge University. Widely regarded as one of the greatest of all batsmen,… | *** |  |
| *** | Autographs collection of 60 'Australia Test Player' cards signed by Australian Test players, including Don Bradman, Sam Loxton, Steve Smith, Paul Reiffel, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Mike Hussey, Simon O'Donnell, Rod Marsh. (Qty 60) | *** |  |
| *** | Ray Bright: Balance of collection including Australian team sheets for 1981 to UK & Sri Lanka (3 - faults), 1992 World Cup, 1993 to UK, 1993-94; team sheets with facsimile autographs for 1986 to India (6 - faults) & 1986 Ashes (55); Ray Bright posters (48… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: 1964 Australian tour to England full size 'Gray Nicolls- Ted Dexter' Cricket Bat signed on front by Australian team, 17 signatures including Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry, Alan Connolly & Peter Burge. Ex Don Wigan collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: 1986-87 South Australian 'Baggy Red' with embroidered 'Saca' badge on front, match worn but player unknown. Ex Don Wigan collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Australia: Darren Lehmann: Pair of Gray Nicolls batting gloves, from Tasmania v South Australia at Launceston 2001-02, Lehmann Man of the Match with 85 not out. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Darren Lehmann played 27 Tests & 117 ODIs 1998-2005, and was coach… | *** |  |
| *** | Programmes 1970-2018 collection including 1970 Australia v England 1st Test at Brisbane; 1970 Queensland v MCC; 1977 Centenary Test; 1980 Centenary Test (signed on cover by Greg Chappell); 2017-18 Sheffield Shield Final - Queensland v Tasmania. (Qty 26… | *** |  |
| *** | 1979 1979-80 Australian v England 3rd Test at MCG, team sheet with 12 signatures including Greg Chappell, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; team photo signed Geoff Dymock; also 1980 Australian team to Pakistan, official team sheet with 17 signatures. (Qty 3) | *** |  |
| *** | 1956-59 Autograph Book & other autographs in large binder, with approx 220 signatures, including Don Bradman, cricket teams including c.1956 West Indies, South Australia, Victoria, NSW, England; 1956 Olympians; signed photographs with Graham Gooch, David… | *** |  |
| *** | 1982 1982-83 Australian team v England, team sheet for 1st Test with 12 signatures including Greg Chappell, Allan Border & Dennis Lillee; team sheet for 3rd Test with 12 signatures; team sheet for 5th Test signed both teams with 22 signatures. (Qty 3… | *** |  |
| *** | 1987 1987-88 team sheets for Australia v New Zealand 1st Test signed both teams; Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test; 1988 Australia v Sri Lanka 1st Test. (Qty 3) | *** |  |
| *** | 1994 1994-95 Australia v Australia 'A', team sheet signed by both teams, 29 signatures including Mark Taylor, Shane Warne & Damian Martyn. | *** |  |
| *** | Postcards 'Melbourne cricket ground - an English eleven at Play 1904', 'MCC Australian 1907-8 Team', 'The Australian cricket team 1921', 'Oval Manly, near Sydney', 'England V Australia, the oval, Adelaide'; 'R.Abel'; 1936-37 photogravure postcards for… | *** |  |
| *** | Team sheets 1959-60 Australian tour to Pakistan & India (16 signatures; trimmed); 2001 Prime Ministers XI (12 signatures); 'Test Wicket-Keepers' (15 signatures); 'Test cricket Pace Bowlers' (15 signatures); 'Australia test Players' (12 signatures).… | *** |  |
| *** | 1948 Australian Tour to England display 'The Invincibles - the Greats of 1948' comprising team photograph, window mounted with photo & record for each player, with 9 facsimile & 8 genuine signatures including Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey & bill brown,… | *** |  |
| *** | Cricket-related newspapers range 1926-54 noted Bradman in 5th Test 1928-29, which was Bradman's first Test victory. (Qty 12) | *** |  |
| *** | Signed photographs (23), pieces (68) & team sheet; also Bangladesh signed photographs (23) & pieces (7). Good range of autographs. Ex Don Wigan collection. (Qty 120+) | *** |  |
| *** | Tour brochure 'Indian Cricket Tour to England 1932' published by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (New Delhi, 1932). | *** |  |
| *** | 1979-80 Sheffield Shield Winners Medal engraved on reverse 'Sheffield Shield, 1979-80, Winners, Victoria, Rj Bright' in original presentation case. Ex Ray Bright collection. | *** |  |
| *** | 1988 Bicentennary Test full size 'Gray-Nicolls' cricket bat signed by the Australian & England teams, with 28 signatures including Allan Border, David Boon (184 not out), Dean Jones, Mike Gatting & Chris Broad (139). | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman Display with signature on piece, window mounted with three photographs, framed & glazed, overall 67 x 47 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Allan Border: Signature on full size 'Duncan Fearnley' cricket bat, in display case, overall 17 x 87 cm; signed book 'Allan Border - Beyond Ten Thousand'; Allan Border ceramic plate from 'Australia's Cricketing Greats' series. (Qty 3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 1933 Allens 'Australian Cricketers' [16/18] & 'English Cricketers' [17/18], mainly Fine condition. Above average condition for these. (Qty 33 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 2016 'Kookaburra' full size cricket bat with twelve signatures of the Australian team vs India including Steve Smith, David Warner, George Bailey & Aaron Finch, superb condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Autographs: Post-war cricketers display comprising signed cards window mounted with photographs of Arthur Morris, Bill Brown, Trevor Bailey, Alec Bedser, Godfrey Evans & Fred Trueman, framed & glazed, overall 87 x 41 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Counters c.1930s Umpire's six ball cricket counter, made by 'Lyrebird'; plus umpire's eight ball cricket counter of a different type. (Qty 2) | *** |  |
| *** | 1928-29 England Tour to Australia itinerary card 'English Cricket Team - Australian Tour, 1928-29', with colourful advert for Player's Country Life Cigarettes on covers, inside full tour itinerary with all match results filled in, plus Orient Line - SS… | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman print 'A Memorable Summer/ 48 Farewell' by Brian Clinton, signed by Don Bradman and the artist and numbered 274/334, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 74 x 58 cm. With CoA. | *** |  |
| *** | 1980 Centenary Test 'County' cricket bat signed by Australian & England teams, with 26 signatures including Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham & Geoff Boycott. Housed in display case, overall 27 x 99 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman & Mark Taylor both signatures on miniature bat. (Bradman and Taylor share the Australian test record score of 334). | *** |  |
| *** | Shane Warne: Signed display commemorating Warne's 300th Test Wicket, limited edition 279/1000, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 41 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1951 Potter & Moore 'Famous Cricketers', complete sets of Australian players [20] & English players [20], Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 40) | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman: 'The Bradman Book - The Story and Records of the World's Greatest Cricketer', compiled by 'Outfield', drawn by Will Mahony (Melbourne, 1948). | *** |  |
| *** | 1984-2006 cricket card sets in album, including 1984 John Brindley 'Cricketers' [30], 1984 Cbs Ltd 'Glamorgan Cricketers' [30], 1995 County print '1950s England cricket Characters' [25], Fine/Very fine, cat £296+ (quantity 817) | *** |  |
| *** | 1979-80 Vca Premiers Medal engraved on reverse 'Fcc, Vca 1st XI, Premiers, R Bright, 1979-80', in original presentation case; together with his Footscray Cricket Cap. Ex Ray Bright collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Ceramics collection including early Staffordshire-style 'Wg Grace' figurine; Bendigo Pottery caricature jug featuring Tony Greig & Greg Chappell; 'Dunhill for Men' cricket figurine; tankards (4) including 1977 Centenary Test, 1982 Ashes Centenary & 1992… | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman: Signature on photograph 'Some of the 1948 Australian XI at Balmoral Castle', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 48 x 40 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Calendar, 'Capstan Test Cricket Calendar 1949', showing Don Bradman and his records, signed 'Best wishes, Don Bradman', window mounted, framed (no glass), overall 80 x 101 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1934 Australian tour to England, autograph page with 12 signatures including Bill Woodfull, Clarrie Grimmett & Bill Ponsford (no Bradman), window mounted with postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, England 1934', overall 24 x 36 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Song Sheet 'You've Got to be a Cricket Hero', published by Allan's [Melbourne, 1933], with cameo pictures of Don Bradman & the Australian cricketers, surrounding a scene of cricket at Lords, a few faults. Scarce and attractive. | *** |  |
| *** | 1930 Australian Team black and white press photograph of the team wearing their Australian blazers & caps, size 21 x 17 cm, with 'Central News Ltd, 5 Bridge Street, London' handstamp on reverse. | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman: 'The Ashes 1936-1937 - The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records' [Sydney, 1936], signed on front cover by Don Bradman, and including scarce scoring sheet. Superb condition in original envelope. | *** |  |
| *** | Gripu Trousers advertising boards showing photographs of the Australian cricket team, from 1950, c.1953 & 1956. Each board about 43 x 30 cm, a few faults. (Qty 3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Keith Miller 'Sporting Legends - Keith Miller, Australian Cricketer' print by Brian Clinton, signed by Keith Miller and the artist and numbered 120/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 63 x 88 cm. With CoA. | *** |  |
| *** | 1988 Bicentennial Test cover signed by 18 Australian Test Captains including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris & Greg Chappell (twice). A couple of signatures fading. | *** |  |
| *** | 2002 set of six drink-coasters created by John H Holmes & submitted to the Melbourne Cricket Club as a promotional product for the 150th Anniversary of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, to be given to MCC members as a limited edition souvenir. Because of… | *** |  |
| *** | Don Bradman: Framed items including 1948 Invincibles displays (7) each signed on reverse by Neil Harvey & Sam Loxton; framed 1948 averages page; display 'The Bradman Record 1927-1949'; Po display 'Australian Legends - Sir Donald Bradman'; framed Bradman… | *** |  |