CRICKET MEMORABILIA SOCIETY POSTAL AUCTION CLOSING AT NOON 10th JULY 2020 Conditions of Postal Sale The CMS reserves the right to refuse items which are damaged or unsuitable, or we have doubts about authenticity. Reserves can be placed on lots but must be agreed with the CMS. They should reflect realistic values/expectations and not be the “highest price” expected. The CMS will take 7% of the price realised, the vendor 93% which will normally be paid no later than 6 weeks after the auction. The CMS will undertake to advertise the memorabilia for auction on its website no later than 3 weeks prior to the closing date of the auction. Bids will only be accepted from CMS members. Postal bids must be in writing or e-mail by the closing date and time shown above. Generally, no item will be sold below 10% of the lower estimate without reference to the vendor.. Thus, an item with a £10-15 estimate can be sold for £9, but not £8, without approval. 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Remember - it is the only cricket auction with no buyer’s premium! If you would like a photograph of any item for which there is not an illustration, please contact Roger Pease 01543 263711or [email protected]. CMS POSTAL AUCTION – JULY 2020 1. Eleven Rencontre “Sportscaster” Cards, large trade cards in excellent condition featuring Bob Willis, Greg Chappell, Ray Lindwall, Asif Iqbal, Gary Sobers, Kent (2), Middlesex C.C.C., Derbyshire C.C.C. Northamptonshire C.C.C. and Yorkshire C.C.C. Est. £10/15 2. Three Signed “Leaders of the World” First Day Covers all from Grenadines of St. Vincent. The signatories are Derek Underwood and Allan Knott (2), in very good condition. Est. £4/6 3. “Top Trumps” Full set in original plastic case. In mint condition and featuring Kohli, Root, de Villiers, Williamson and Stokes among others. Est. £4/8 4. Signed Limited Edition Book (182/250) relating the story of the record 10th Wicket Partnership in First Class Cricket of 307 runs. A small (12 x 13cm) book written by John Riley and printed in Australia. The event took place during the match between Victoria and New South Wales in 1926. The book is in very good condition but has sunning on the spine. (Just to note Bradman scored one run!) Est. £10/15 5. Cricket by the Hon. and Rev. E. Lyttelton First Edition 1890. A small (17 x 12 cm) book by the then Head Master of Eton College. The book is in very good condition. Est. £4/6 6. The Cricket Masters 1880-1991 by Derek L. Johnson. An interesting personal memory of cricket and cricketers supplemented with recollections by Trevor Bailey, a contemporary and friend of the author. The contents concentrate on the “Ashes” and it is signed by the Author on the title page. This is a soft backed book of 56 pages in very good condition although the covers show signs of wear. Est. £5/6 7. Grimmett on Cricket. A very good copy of this 1948 book with a similar unclipped dust jacket. Est. £8/12 8. Spin Washed and Kumble Dried by Chandra Senan. The story of the 1993 England Cricket Tour of India told in a semi-humorous vein. This book has stiffened covers and is in excellent condition. A scarce book. Est. £10/15 9. Keith Miller, A Cricketing Biography by Mihir Bose. Signed by Miller on the title page. The book is a Readers Union edition and in very good condition with similar dust jacket. Est. £5/8 10. 1975 Derrick Robins’ XI Tour to South Africa. Official Team sheet signed by sixteen players and Robins. The players are Close, Barrington, Franke, Hayes, Shepherd, Hampshire, Turner, Tolchard, Hemmings, Rouse, Steele, Lyon, Younis, Bennett, Jenner and Walker. Sold with a signed scorecard for the match against the President’s XI. The signatories are Barrington, Tolchard, Shepherd, Walker, Rouse, Turner, Radley, Hemmings, Franke, Lyon and Jenner. Est. £10/12 11. Autographs. Two pages (15 x 21cm) of signatures of very illustrious cricketers. The signatories are Denis Compton, John Emburey, David Gower, Richard Hadlee, Jeffrey Dujon, Frank Tyson, Bob Willis, Javed Miandad, Walter Hadlee, Trevor Bailey, Vengsarkar, Ray Illingworth, Richie Benaud, Keith Miller, Godfrey Evans, Neil Harvey, Majid Khan, Alan Davidson, Clyde Walcott, Ravi Shastri and Abdul Kardar. Jim Swanton has also signed. The signatures are well spaced and clear. They were possibly collected at one of the many gatherings at Lord’s in the early eighties. A total of twenty-two autographs. Est. £15/25 12. 1911 Copy of Leng’s Cricket Handbook. A re-bound copy of the yearbook for 1911 with details of the fixtures for the season and results from 1910, each County is dealt with in a separate section. The binding is grey hardback. The contents suffer from browning but are still clear. Very scarce book. Est. £8/12 13. Signed John Arlott’s Book of Cricketers. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Arlott has signed neatly in the middle of the front-end paper. There is a very small dedication “Happy Birthday, June’79” in the bottom left hand corner of the same page. The dust jacket is price clipped. Est. £5/8 14. Four Booklets on Nottinghamshire Cricket. Pictorial History of Nottinghamshire Cricket, by John Cope and Peter Wynne Thomas, Nottinghamshire Cricketers on old picture postcards by Grenville Jennings, Nottinghamshire Champions 1981 by and also signed by Peter Wynne Thomas and The Australians at Trent Bridge by Richard Slater. All the booklets are in excellent condition. Est. £5/8 15. Kent, the glorious years 1967 to 1979. by Dennis Fowle. A very good copy of this limited- edition book (514/1000) with similar, protected, dust jacket. Signed to the foreword by Alan Ealham. Est. £12/15 16. Signed Book Three Straight Sticks by R.E.S. Wyatt. 1st edition published in 1951 by Stanley Paul. A very good copy with similar protected dust jacket. Wyatt has signed on the half title page. Est. £10/15 17. Signed Book Time to Declare, an autobiography by Basil D’Oliveira with Patrick Murphy. An excellent 1st edition with similar dust jacket, published in 1980 by Dent. D’Oliveira has signed on the front free end paper “With my best wishes”. Sold with a pamphlet issued by the Cricket Council on their reasoning behind the proposed South African tour. Est. £10/15 18. The Crisis in Cricket and the Leg Before Rule by the Hon Robert Henry Lyttelton. A good copy with original paper cover. The author raises the problem of so many drawn matches and the unhealthy level of runs in the current game of 1928. Sold with two brochures highlighting the perceived problems with cricket. In 1950 English Cricket what’s wrong and why by Herbert Sutcliffe and in 1961 Evidence Prepared by the Cricket Society for presentation to the MCC. Est. £8/12 19. Signed Copy of The Larwood Story. A revised edition of the 1965 book by Harold Larwood with Kevin Perkins and published by W.H. Allen. This book has stiffened card covers, is in excellent condition and was published by Bonpara Pty Ltd in Australia in 1982. The book has been signed by Larwood on the title page. Est. £15/20 20. Six Appeal on soaring sixes and lusty six hitters by Kersi Meher-Homji. An Australian book of 160 pages with stiffened card covers in excellent condition. Est. £8/12 21. Crickety Cricket by Douglas Moffat. A Victorian book giving an insight to the contemporary views on cricket by means of humorous verse and caricatures. The book is a second edition published in 1898. There is foxing in the early pages and the binding is a little loose. In overall good condition. Est. £8/12 22. A Hundred Years of County Cricket by John Arlott. A souvenir produced in May 1973 by the Post Office and including three commemorative stamps of W.G. Grace. An excellent copy. Est. £3/5 23. A Set of Eight Postcards of Vintage Cricketers produced by the CMS from the collection of K.H. Baloch. The cards are in very good condition. Est. £4/6 24. Three autograph book pages with Warwickshire signatures from 1956 and a sixties side. The signatories are Hollies, Thompson, Horner, Carter, Hitchcock, Gardener, Townsend, Dollery (K) and Spooner from 1956 and Smith (A), Smith (M), Stewart, Amiss, Cartwright (2), Bannister, Jameson, Brown and Miller from the sixties. There is a minor ink blot on Mike Smith’s signature but that apart the pages are clean and the signatures clear.