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DAY ONE CRICKET MEMORABILIA CRICKET EPHEMERA 7 Fixture booklets 1880/90’s. Original 1928 & 1930’. To the lower border booklets for Rusholme C.C. 1887, the printed names of the team 1 West Indies 1950. Official menu for Axminster C.C. 1889 and Royal including Eckersley, E. & R. Tyldesely, the British Sportsman’s Club Agricultural College C.C. 1893. Qty Paynter, McDonald, Iddon, luncheon given to the West Indies 3. G £40/50 Duckworth etc. Minor foxing to Cricket team in 1950. The luncheon borders otherwise in good/very was held at The Savoy Hotel, 8 South Africa tour of England 1951. good condition. Scarce £70/100 London on 18th April 1950. The ‘Bristol United Breweries’ Fixture menu with cartoon cover illustration card for 1939 listing the fixtures of 15* ‘Australia v India Gymkhana Club by Tom Webster. To inside pages, the South African tourists, 1917. ‘Souvenir in Commemoration poem by A.P. Herbert, menu and Gloucestershire and Somerset teams. of the Cricket Match between toasts. G £25/35 G £20/30 Australia v India Gymkhana Club played at Lord’s on Saturday August 2 West Indies 1950. Official menu for 9* Pickwick Cricket Club (Barbados) 11th 1917’. Fragile crepe paper the ‘The West Indian Club’ held in 1893. Original postcard with printed decorative serviette produced for the the Abraham Lincoln Room, Savoy detail for an ‘Extra-ordinary Meeting match with images of two cricketers Hotel, London on the 18th of the Pickwick C.C. will be held at to centre and title to top and teams September 1950. Sold with the Pavilion on Thursday 2nd printed beneath. Floral colour edging Cambridge University v West Indies November 1893’. Herbert Emtage to borders. Printed and published by 1950 brochure. £20/30 Hon Sec. Dated 30th October 1893. Burgess, Printer of York Place, Rare. VG £150/200 3 West Indies 1966. Official menu for Strand, London. The souvenir is a the British Sportsman’s Club The Pickwick Cricket Club have rare and unusual example in cricket luncheon given to the West Indies played cricket at the Kensington ephemera and the design is charac- Cricket team in 1966. The luncheon Oval, Barbados since 1882 teristic of the period and measures was held at The Savoy Hotel, approx 13”x13.5”. Mounted, London on 28th April 1966. The 10* England v Australia 1948. Original framed and glazed. Overall menu with cartoon cover illustration ticket for the match played at Old 22”x24”. Some foxing and minor by Roy Ullyett. To inside pages, Trafford on 8th-13th July 1948. G damage otherwise in good condition poem by A.P. Herbert, menu and £30/40 considering its age and fragility with toasts. G £20/30 11* England v Australia. Selection of colour reasonably strong. Rare item £200/300 4 India 1959. Official menu and tickets including The Oval 1953 with seating plan for the British ticket price flier, Headingley 1956 16 ‘The Laws of the Game of Cricket’. Sportsman’s Club luncheon given to and complimentary ticket for the c1744. Very early large silk the Indian Cricket team in 1959. The Gentlemen of England v Australia handkerchief with printed image of luncheon was held at The Savoy match played at Lord’s in August Hayman’s ‘Cricket in Marylebone Hotel, London on 21st April 1959. 1953. G £30/40 Fields’ to centre. ‘Jos. Ware, The menu with cartoon cover 12 Headingley 1970/80’s. Collection of Cranford Kent to lower border. illustration by Tom Webster. To tickets and passes for Test matches in Printed by Joseph Ware of Cranford, inside pages, poem by A.P. Herbert, the period. Includes 1981 ashes Kent, the handkerchief measures menu and toasts. Qty 2. G £20/30 series. G £30/40 approx 27.75” x 27.25”. Around the perimeter of this famous illustration 5 India 1967. Official menu for the 13 ‘Len Hutton 364’. Two official tickets are the oldest existing printed Laws British Sportsman’s Club luncheon for the England v Australia 5th Test of Cricket and date from 1744. The given to the Indian Cricket team in match played at the Oval on the laws are written in cursive script and 1959. The luncheon was held at The 20th-24th August 1938. The two they describe a game quite different Savoy Hotel, London on 24th April ticket are for Monday, 22nd August, to modern cricket, overs consisted of 1967. The menu with cartoon cover England finished on 634-5 with four balls, there was no ‘leg before illustration by Roy Ullyett. To inside Hutton 300no at close of play on the wicket’ rule and there was no pages, poem by A.P. Herbert, menu Monday, he went on to make 364, a restrictions on the size of the bat. and toasts. Vertical fold otherwise in then record individual score. Odd Some minor marks, wear otherwise good condition £18/25 faults, generally good condition in good/very good condition. A very 6 West Indies tour of England 1939. £40/60 rare and early item of cricketing ‘Bristol United Breweries’ Fixture 14 Lancashire 1931. Linen history £1000/1500 card for 1939 listing the fixtures of handkerchief, 17”x17”, with printed There are examples of this the West Indian tourists, image of the Lancashire team with handkerchief in both the Lord’s and Gloucestershire and Somerset teams. title to top ‘Lancashire County Melbourne museums and they are Minor wear otherwise in good Cricket Club Season 1931’ and referred to in ‘Treasures of Lord’s’. condition £40/60 ‘Champion County 1926, 1927, Tim Rice. London 1989 (page 62) 5 and Glorious Innings: Treasures from (Tasmanian Edition’ dated 25th and New Zealand teams including the Melbourne Cricket Club October 1930. With full length front Reid, Scott, Rabone, Hadlee, Scott, Collection’. Richard Bouwman. page article on Bradman with large Compton, G.O. Allen, Mann, Evans, Hawthorn, Victoria 1987 (page 10) headline to top and full length image Young, Bedser etc. Additionally of Bradman below. Full length article signed to front cover by artist Tom 17 Richard ‘Dick’ Pollard, Lancashire & suggesting Bradman’s possible move Webster. Five further signatures of England 1933-1950. Selection of to England to play if the Australian additional guests to rear cover of touring and Benefit items comprising Board try to discipline him for menu. Vertical fold, some age toning an official M.C.C. Christmas card for ‘money-making activities’ whilst to covers otherwise in good the Australian and New Zealand tour abroad. G/VG £40/60 condition £70/100 of 1946/47, a menu card for a Dinner held by the New Zealand 23 Cricket ephemera. Selection of 27 West Indies 1950. Official menu for Cricket Council to honour the mainly modern ephemera including the British Sportsman’s Club M.C.C. team in Christchurch 1947, England scorecards, menus, tickets, luncheon given to the West Indies signed by Pollard, a menu card for letters, Somerset press photographs Cricket team in 1950. The luncheon his Testimonial Dinner 1949 with a 1980/2000, Some items signed was held at The Savoy Hotel, original caricature of Eric Thompson including Gooch, Lamb, Hadlee, London on 18th April 1950. The with various signatures of guests and brochures, club histories etc. Sold menu with cartoon cover illustration officials to cover and reverse of with set of ‘World Cup 1999’ pin by Tom Webster. To inside pages, menu, a further small Testimonial badges in presentation box and six poem by A.P. Herbert, menu and brochure, an invitation to a function cricket mugs. G £30/50 toasts. The menu page signed in ink held by ‘World Sports’ on the by ten of the West Indies team occasion of the Opening of the 24 Minor Counties v West Indies 1966. including Weekes, Stollmeyer, Olympic Games 1948 and a Official poster, scorecard and press Walcott, Pierre, Williams, Gomez, scorecard for the Nottinghamshire v cutting for the match played at Marshall, Christiani etc and Bill Voce. Lancashire match played in 1936. Lakenham, Norwich on the 23/24th The back cover signed in ink by Qty 6. G £70/100 June 1966. Sold with a wrestling A.Gilligan, D.R. Jardine, F.R. Brown, leaflet for the Theatre Royal, Griffiths, N. Yardley and P. Mead. 18 Les Ames. Kent & England. Two 80th Norwich. G £15/25 Additionally signed to front cover by Birthday menus for Dinners held by artist Tom Webster. Vertical fold, the Club to mark the occasion. AUTOGRAPHED CRICKET EPHEMERA some age toning to covers otherwise Official Club Dinner held on the 3rd 25 Australia 1948. British Sportsman’s in good condition £100/150 December 1985 and ‘Supporters Club ‘Luncheon menu to The Club Dinner’ held on the 30th Australian Cricket Team 1948’. Held 28 India 1952. Official menu for the November 1985. Sold with four at the Savoy Hotel, London on 20th British Sportsman’s Club luncheon photographs of Ames with guests at April 1948. Illustrated cover by Tom given to the Indian Cricket team in one of the functions. G/VG £20/30 Webster with Kangaroo and M.C.C. 1952. The luncheon was held at The Savoy Hotel, London on 29th April 19 Cricket ephemera. Assortment cricketer. To inside pages, poem by 1952. The menu with cartoon cover including miniature cricket bat A.P. Herbert, menu and toasts. The illustration by Tom Webster. To signed by the West Indies team of menu signed to back cover in ink by inside pages, poem by A.P. Herbert, 1976 (17 signatures) and facsimile eight of the Australian team, menu and toasts. The rear cover signed M.C.C. 1958/59 miniature Bradman, Miller, Ring, McCool, signed in ink by eleven of the Indian bat, All India 1946 tour brochure Brown, Loxton, Tallon and team including Hazare, Manjreker, (Simpson), News Chronicle Cricket Hamence.