Extract Catalogue for Auction
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Page:1 Nov 25, 2018 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century 2054 1862 'The First International Cricket Match played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1862' by Henry Burn, Australian Cricket Print 1979, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 76x57cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection. 100 2055 1862 'The Grand Cricket Match, All England Eleven versus Twenty Two of New South Wales, Contested in the Outer Domain, Sydney, Jany 29th, 30th, 31st & Feby 1st, 1862', Australian Cricket Print 1981, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 107x82cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection. 100 2056 1864 'The All-England Eleven Versus the Victorian Twenty-Two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864', Australian Cricket Print 1982, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 79x59cm. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection. 100 Lot 2057 2057 1874-75 East Melbourne Cricket Club Member's Season Ticket issued to WJ Daly Esq, signed by Treasurer JC Russell. 2,000 Lot 2058 2058 1881-82 East Melbourne Cricket Club Member's Season Ticket number 94 issued to J Cavanagh Esq, signed by Treasurer Henry M Gooch. 2,000 2059 1884 Australian Tour to England 'Our Cricketing Guests' colour supplement from 'The Boys Own Paper' featuring the Australian & Philadelphia teams. Very Fine condition. [In 1884, teams from Australia & Philadelphia toured England]. 80 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 2060 1892 Berwick Cricket Club 1d Postal Card with anouncement of a Grand Concert in aid of Club Funds at the Berwick Grammar School printed on reverse, fine used with 'UP TRAIN/MG9/VICTORIA' cds addressed to the Postmaster, Clyde. 100 Lot 2061 2061 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 27cm. Fine condition. [Coulsell captained the Ballarat XX that played Lord Sheffield's XI in 1891] 300 Page:3 Nov 25, 2018 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 2062 2062 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, Clem Hill & Harry Trott, overall 26x20cm. 400 Lot 2063 2063 1898-99 'Rest of Australia' photograph the team that played the Australian XI at the MCG on 10-13 March for spots on the 1899 Ashes Tour, includes George Giffen, Victor Trumper, Charles Eady, Frank Laver as well as Charles Bannerman (Australian Test Player No.1), some faults to mount but photo fine. [As a result of the match, five new players were added to the 1899 Ashes squad including Trumper & Laver] 300 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 2064 2064 BILLY MURDOCH & WG GRACE: display comprising pictures of the famous pair, window mounted with facsimile autographs, framed & glazed, overall 62x51cm. 150 Lot 2065 2065 VICTOR TRUMPER: Group with signature on piece; book 'Victor Trumper - The Beau Ideal of a Cricketer' by Raiji [Bombay, 1964] (signed by author); postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, 1905'; cricket card; print by Chevallier Tayler (faults). 300.