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Conditions of Sale

CRICKET MEMORABILIA SOCIETY

AUCTION

SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER 2018

LANCASHIRE COUNTY GROUND

VIEWING from 10am AUCTION 1.30pm

Auctioneer: Tim Davidson

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Conditions of Sale

The CMS welcomes items of cricket memorabilia for its auctions. There will normally be just two auctions in the year - March and October.

The CMS reserves the right to refuse items which are damaged etc., 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 6 weeks after the auction.

The CMS will undertake to advertise the memorabilia to all its members (including overseas) and only CMS members are eligible to bid for items.

Members are welcome to send postal bids which should be in writing/e-mail before the auction. Bids will normally start at 60% of the bid unless there is a higher reserve price or other postal bids.

Items will be sent to successful postal bidders the week after the auction and will usually be sent by recorded . Postage will be paid by the successful postal bidder.

The CMS will be responsible for the items sent for auction while they are in the possession of the CMS.

The CMS welcomes items of particular and unusual interest for the auctions. Non-members can send items for auction but we would discourage large quantities of books, magazines etc.

A list of prices realised at an auction will be included with the next magazine due for publication after the auction.

Remember - it is the only cricket auction with no buyers premium!

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CMS AUCTION – 20TH OCTOBER 2018

1. CCC 1990. Two official completed Lord’s scorecards of the B&H final v Worcestershire and NatWest final v Northamptonshire. Mounted framed and glazed, overall 28”x21”. Signed to the mount in ink by all 33 players and 4 umpires (Hampshire, Plews, Holder and Shepherd, plus both man of the match adjudicators (Trueman and Simpson). A unique item in excellent condition. Est. £35/50

2. Lancashire CCC 1990. Two official completed Lord’s scorecards of the B&H final v Worcestershire and NatWest final v Northamptonshire. Excellent Est. £10/12

3. . Derrick Robins’ XI tracksuit top, used on the 1981 tour. Label states ‘XL’. The item comes with a letter of authenticity from and signed by Nick Cook. Excellent Est. £25/40

4. Andy Caddick. CCC short sleeved shirt c2000. Player’s name and number 10 on the back. Label states ‘XXL’. (This was thrown off the visiting team’s balcony at and by the vendor.) VG Est. £10/15

5. Our Post-war Ashes Greats. Collection of 15 medals designed and produced in Australia by the Royal Australian Mint c1990. The medals are in a 10 page A4 album with pen portraits of Bradman, Benaud, Chappell (x2), Davidson, Harvey, Lawry, Lillie, Lindwall, Marsh, Miller, Morris, Simpson, Thomson and Walters. All signed to the album except Thomson. Miller signature is laid down. Front cover profusely signed by 18 other players, including Warne, Reid, Stackpole, T Chappell, Waugh (x2), Whitney, Cowper, Redpath, Gilmour etc. Excellent Est. £50/80

6. Clashes from . Collection of 15 medals designed and produced in Australia to celebrate the 1990/91 series. The medals are in a 10 page A4 album with pen portraits of the players from both teams. Signed by Border, Jones, Taylor, Waugh (x2), Moody and Healy. Some slight creasing to covers, otherwise VG Est. £25/40

7. The Ashes Urn. Colour magazine picture of the urn, mounted. Signed to the mount by 22 Ashes captains from both sides, including Bradman, , Benaud, Border, Simpson and Lawry and Hutton, Cowdrey, Wyatt, Dexter and Brearley. Some damage to the edges of the mount and two small holes in the picture. Overall size is 13”x 9”. VG Est. £30/50

8. The Ballad of Tom Smith by R E S Wyatt. The ballad was published in The Cricketer of October 1991 and this is an original page plus a photocopy signed by Wyatt. Sold with two handwritten and signed letters by Wyatt in 1991 connected to the ballad. Excellent Est. £15/25

9. . Two thirds of a , 30mm in diameter, with Warne’s face and ‘Australia 2006/07’ on the flat side. Excellent Est. £3/5

10. Old Trafford 1989. Limited edition colour print (48/500) depicting 4th test match v Australia by Terry Gorman. Image size 19.5”x 13.5”. Excellent Est. £15/20

11. Framed and glazed print of The Lord’s Pavilion by David Gentleman c1986. Extensively signed to the border by 65 test cricketers and Prime Minister , including Bradman, Trueman, Statham, Amiss, Knott, Lloyd, Boycott, Denness, Lillie, Hadlee, Garner, May, Compton, Graveney, Cowdrey and Wyatt amongst others. Excellent Est. £50/80

12. All tour of England 1936 Pre-tour brochure in very good condition. Est. £10/15

13. Vijay Merchant in Memoriam. Booklet in very good condition edited by M.Couto. Est. £5/8

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14. Australian Cricket Society; South Australia Eleventh Annual Dinner, 1988. Menu card signed to cover by Bradman & inside by Chris Harte + letter from Harte + original envelope. Items in very good condition. Est. £15/20

15. West Indian Signatures. R Headley on black and white picture from Ken Kelly book, Sobers on West Indies Test card, and V. Stollmeyer (one game 1939) on West Indies Test Player cards, Ramadhin on coloured paper, J.H. Cameron on white card, , and on white labels. All in very good condition. (9) Est. £25/30

16. Edgar Oldroyd, . 1888 – 1964 Very good ink signature on piece. Est. £8/10

17. Ben Lilley, Notts. 1894 – 1950 Very good ink signature on piece. Est. £10/15

18. Emmott Robinson, Yorkshire. 1883 – 1969 Very good ink signature on piece. Est. £8/10

19. John William Hearne (Young Jack) 1891 – 1965 and England (24 Tests). Very good ink signature on piece. Est. £10/15

20. John Abrahams Testimonial Year 1988. Menu Card from Haslingden Cricket Club. Seven signatures including , Mike Cowan, Peter Taylor, and Abrahams. Excellent condition. Est. £10/15

21. 1990 Benefit. Menu Card from Bath Cricket Club. Signed by Roebuck Est. £8/12

22. signed photograph from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). A strong Larwood signature on an action photograph 20 x 27cm. A BIT SPECIAL! Est. £20/25

23. Signed Photographs from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). head and shoulders 8 x 10cm. (endorsed on the back “aged 17”), , action picture 8 x 11cm. (endorsed “I wish I could do that today” and signed) and 12 x 16cm action shot. All the pictures and signatures are very good. Est. £20/25

24. Signed Photographs from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). , head and shoulders 8 x 7 cm, , action picture 13 x 11cm. , action shot 10 x 20 cm. and Percy Fender, action shot 11 x 18cm. All the pictures and signatures are very good. Est. £20/25

25. Signed Photographs from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). Freddie Brown, action shot,18 x 10 cm. action picture 20 x 25cm. and 14 x 18 action shot. All the pictures and signatures are very good. Est. £20/25

26. Signed Photographs from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). C. J. Barnett action shot 19 x 14 cm. Bill O’Reilly action picture10 x 16 cm. and 20 x 26cm action shot also signed to two further pictures on the reverse. All the pictures and signatures are very good. Est. £20/25

27. Signed Photographs from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). two action shots 11 x 14cm and 9 x 13cm and action picture 13 x 19cm. Sold with a brief note from Bowes and an obituary for Bowes. All the pictures and signatures are very good. Est. £20/25

28. Signed Photographs from Denzil Batchelor’s Book of Cricket (1952). four action shots and Cyril Washbrook 19 x 17cm action shot. All the pictures and signatures are very good but the Allen signatures are not very clear against the background. Est. £15/20

4 29. Nine Signed Cards. C Cowdrey & Graveney (England Test Captain), + Milton, Graveney, Mortimore, D’Oliveira, Kenyon, Cranston & A. Greig (England Test Player). All deceased. All the cards are in very good condition. Est. £12/18

30. Twenty Deceased Test Players. Compton (x2), R Spooner, Brookes, Graveney, Kenyon, Bedser, Cowdrey, Cranston, Place, C Cook, Insole, D R Smith, Trueman, D’Oliveira, Tattersall, Bailey, Evans, Tyson & J Robertson. Signatures are very good and on white labels. Est. £25/30

31. Radio Commentators Signatures with covering note from Peter Baxter. The signatories are Trueman, Bailey, Mosey, C.M.J., Blofeld, Frindall + two. Est. £15/20

32. Cushion Cover. Very unusual and attractive item. Depicts 1864 English Cricketers’ expedition to Australia, in very good condition. Est. £8/10

33. Thirty Six England Players; Pocock, Nixon, A Smith, Underwood, Edmonds, Hick, Gough, Ramprakash, Ilott, Whitaker, Munton, Snow, Such, A M Smith, Fraser, Fairbrother, Broad, Amiss, Mortimore, Athey, Thorpe, Gallian, C White, Benjamin, Reeve, R Smith, Appleyard, McCague, Arnold, Crawley, De Freitas, Knott, Brearley, S Rhodes, Gower & N Knight. All signatures are in good condition on white labels. Est. £15/20

34. Guide to ’s Cricketers Annual. Forty-two page booklet by G. Derek West. Signed by the author. Very scarce. Excellent Est. £30/40

35. Deborah Wolstenholme Memorabilia including signed letters, Christmas cards (some signed), signed business cards, 1991 stock list etc + colour photo of ‘Debz’ & (12th man) at Cheltenham 1990. Also Christmas card designed for & signed by collector David (Sunderland). All items are in excellent condition. Est. £8/12

36. 1898/99 ‘This Year’s Australian Team’. A well bound extract from The Windsor Magazine of an article on the Australian Tourists of 1899. Five pages of text and photographs of some of the well- known players. An unusual item in excellent condition. Est. £15/20

37. A Tribute to Lillee and Chappell to celebrate their joint retirement 1984 by J Pollard. A fifty-two page brochure in excellent condition. Est. £5/10

38. Gloucestershire XI 1877. Small photo of the county champions (the one and only time!) Led by W G Grace with identifications to reverse. + 1988 Letter from J W McKenzie re. authenticity. In very good condition. Est. £75/100

39. Cyril Hollinshead. 2 Page Signed Letter from1990 recalling his one appearance for Gloucestershire in 1946 against Cambridge University including the team in order. Sold with two press cuttings and postcard with cutting from Bangkok Post relating to his fame as the oldest living active cricketer. All items are in very good condition. A remarkable man. Est. £15/20

40. A H ’Podge’ Brodhurst former Cambridge University and Gloucestershire. Six letters to C Bentall 1999-2003 + two Christmas cards. Chatty, cricket references throughout. Patience is required to decipher handwriting! All with original envelopes. In very good condition. Est. £15/20

41. Illustrated News 17/7/1948. Two Page Section on Old Trafford Test, six sepia action photographs and five showing the deployment of Long Tom Camera at the ground. There is also a very nice full page whisky colour advert on back cover with cricket connections. The magazine is complete and in good condition. Est. £10/15

42. MCC Tour to Australia 1903-04. By R Cardwell. 1988. Ltd Ed. 254/287. Signed by the Author and Bill O’Reilly. Excellent condition. Est. £30/40

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43. Picture Post Magazine 10/6/1950, Worrell and Weekes on Cover and five- page article/photos By Denzil Batchelor. Sold with 1950 Playfair Pre-Tour Brochure. Both items in very good condition. Est. £5/8

44. The Field 4/7/1936. Complete magazine with two-page article/photos on the Lord’s Test versus All India by Cardus. Magazine in very good condition. Est. £5/8

45. W G Grace at Kadina by B. Whimpress. Signed by Author. Ltd Ed. 182/300. The booklet is in very good condition. Est. £15/25

46. Three 1898 ‘W G’ Punch Cartoons and 2 Poems, Sold with a 1927 Punch Cartoon of ‘W G’ and Hammond and a copy of a 1948 magazine article from The Listener by Dudley Carew on ‘W G’. Est. £10/12

47. Twelve Australian Captains. Lindwall*, Hassett, Morris, Benaud, Border, Hughes, Harvey, Waugh, Ian Chappell, Gilchrist, and . (*Signed on backing but still very good) All the signatures are on white labels and very good. Est. £18/25

48. Thirty six Australian Test Players, some deceased. K Miller, B O’Reilly, Kasprowicz, M Waugh, S Waugh, Massie, B Reid, Boon, McGrath, Rackemann, Malone, Gilbert, Davidson, Katich, McKenzie, May, Healy, Angel, Langer, Jones, G Marsh, Symonds, Inverarity, G Mathews, McIntyre, Alderman, Moody, Thomson, Lillee, Martyn, Laird, Bevan, Julian & K Slater. All the signatures are on white labels and very good. Est. £35/40

49. Press Photo of 1953 Australian Team versus Worcestershire. Sold with 1953 Australians Official Postcard Photo with facsimile signatures to reverse, the Pre-Tour Playfair Brochure and a Punch illustrated article on the Tourists. Est. £10/12

50. Team Sheets. Tasmania, Sheffield Shield Team 1988/89. 15 Sigs. Complete. Tasmania versus Victoria, November 1989. 12 Sigs. Complete. Tasmania Squad, 1989/90. 18 Sigs. Complete. Tasmania Squad, 1995/96. 16 Sigs (lacks Courtney). A total of four sheets in very good condition other than minor fold marks. Est. £8/12

51. Team Sheets. Queensland versus Victoria, February 1983. 12 Sigs. Complete. Queensland versus Tasmania, October 1985. 24 Sigs. Complete. Queensland versus Victoria, December 1988. 23 Sigs. Queensland Squad 1988/89. 19 Sigs (Lacks Cantrell & Ritchie). Queensland versus Worcestershire, April 1989. 26 Sigs. Complete. Queensland versus Victoria, October 1989. 24 Sigs. Complete. Queensland versus NSW, December/January 1989/90. 22 Sigs. A total of seven sheets in very good condition other than minor fold marks. Est. £12/18

52. Team sheets. NSW versus , January 1990. 24 Sigs. Complete. NSW versus Victoria, February 1990. 12 Sigs. Complete. NSW versus West Indies, November 1988. 11 NSW & 5 West Indies. A total of three sheets in very good condition other than minor fold marks Est. £6/8

53. South Australia Team sheet v Western Australia, December 1989. 12 Sigs. Complete. Est. £2/4

54. Three Modern Brochures 100 Years at + J Arlott Audio Tape. Wilf Slack: An Appreciation + 4 inserts including Obituary. : A First- Class . Editor. Tony Debenham. All in very good/excellent condition. Est. £6/10

55. Batsman Paperweight by Crystal Impressions. In box. As new. Est. £4/5

6 56. Australia 1997 Ashes Tour Official Sheet. Fully signed. Excellent condition. The signatories are Taylor, S.Waugh, Bevan, Bichel, Blewett, Elliott, Gilchrist, Gillespie, Healy, Julian, Kasprowicz, Langer, McGrath, Ponting, Slater, Warne, M. Waugh + five support staff. Est. £25/30

57. Jack Russell 1997 Book Signing Promotional Stand-Up Poster. Large Size. Signed by Russell and in very good condition. Overall size 76 x 51cm. Est. £5/10

58. Original Painting of Jack Russell by Dirk Bushby. Mounted, framed & glazed and in very good condition Signed by Russell. Letter from the artist attached to the painting. Overall size 51 x 40cm. Est. £30/40

59. Cheltenham College. Attractive colour print of school with game in progress. Nicely mounted, framed & glazed. Overall size 35 x 28cm. Est. £5/8

60. Edgbaston Ties. NatWest Winners.1989; Warwickshire Cricket Association; Brew XI; England v India 1986; England v 1987; England v West Indies 1988;England v 1990; England v West Indies 1991; England v Australia 1993; England v 1994 (2);England v West Indies 1995; England v Pakistan 1996; England v Australia 1997; England v South Africa 1998. (15) All VG Est. £15/20

61. Three Gloucestershire Signed Benefit Brochures. David Graveney, and Phil Bainbridge, also includes a typed signed letter. All are in excellent condition. Est. £12/18

62. Peter Roebuck Benefit Brochure 1990. Signed by Roebuck. Very good condition. Est. £10/15

63. Denis Compton Seventieth Birthday Celebration Dinner at the Hotel Inter-Continental, Park Lane, London, May 3rd1988. Menu and Guest List in good/very good condition, clean but with minor where folded for the pocket. Est. £10/15

64. Lancashire C.C.C. Youth Trust Luncheon Menu signed by . The luncheon was held at Old Trafford on 8th February 2008 and associated with the launch of the Clive Lloyd book Supercat The menu is in excellent condition. Est. £8/12

65. Trevor Bailey C.B.E. 1923-2011. Service of Thanksgiving for his Life held at Cathedral 17th May 2011.The programme is in excellent condition. Est. £10/15

66. Trevor Edward Bailey C.B.E. 1923-2011. Service Celebrating his Life at St. Saviours Church, Westcliff- on- Sea 18th March, 2011. The programme is in excellent condition. Est. £10/15

67. Arthur John William McIntyre 1918-2009. Service of Thanksgiving for his Life held at Bournemouth Crematorium 15thJanuary 2010. The programme is in excellent condition. Est. £10/15

68. Signed Souvenir Programme for 1961 Australian Tourists issued by P & O Lines. Booklet (14 x 11cm) containing head and shoulders photographs of the team and management with brief pen portraits of the players. The booklet is in very good condition apart from some minor staple rusting. The staples have been removed. The autographs are very good and only Norman O’Neill is missing. Est. £50/60

69. Signed Scorecard for the Hampshire v Australia match at Southampton 1985. An encapsulated card signed by eleven Hampshire players after Australians had been bowled out for 76 in reply to Hampshire’s 221. The signatories are Terry, Smith (C.L.), Nicholas, Smith (R.A.), Hardy, Cowley, James, Parks, Maru, Connor and Andrew. The card and signatures are excellent. Est. £15/20

70. Postcard of Team of 1947 by Flemons of . Signed on the back in pencil by B.H. Valentine, J.G.W. Davies, H.A. Pawson, Frank Ridgway, Les Ames, Tom Spencer, P. Davis, Alan

7 Phebey, Godfrey Evans, N.W. Harding, C. Lewis (Centre of the card), M.M. Walford, F. Castle, E.F. Longrigg (on the righthand side of the card) and L.J. Todd (on the left hand side of the card). The following are shown on the postcard: Back Row (left to right) D.V.P. Wright, P.R. Sunnucks, N.W. Harding, T.G. Evans, D.G. Clark, T. Spencer and C. Lewis. Front Row (left to right) T.A. Pearce, L.E.G. Ames, B.H. Valentine (capt.), L.G. Todd, and J.W. Martin. The postcard is in good condition. Est. £20/30

71. Typewritten Letter signed by Mark Nicholas to Frank Bailey, Secretary of Hampshire Cricket Society, about the production of the Brochure 100 Years at Southampton. The letter is in excellent condition. Est. £10/15

72. Handwritten Letter from Roger Knight accepting an invitation to speak to the Hampshire Cricket Society 30th January 1986. Sold with a follow up note accepting an invitation to a meal prior to the talk. Both letters are signed by Knight and are in very good condition. Est. £15/20

73. Handwritten Letter from Frank Tyson agreeing to a meeting 16thApril 1988. Apart from folds the letter is in very good condition. Est. £15/20

74. Two Handwritten Letters to Frank Bailey, Secretary of Hampshire Cricket Society. One a note from John Woodcock of The Times regarding an approach he made to Alec Bedser on the Society’s behalf and two, the resultant letter from Bedser agreeing to attend a meeting. Both letters are in very good condition. Est. £15/20

75. The Story. Signed by Richards and twenty-one of his Hampshire colleagues including Malcolm Marshall, , and Mark Nicholas, also signed by . The book and dust wrapper are in good/very good condition, the signatures are clear. Est. £15/20

76. , My Life Story. Laid down postcard sized photograph signed by Hobbs, laid down white card signed by Bradman and a laid down signature of . Original publication by The Star Publications 1935. The book is in good/very good condition and the dust wrapper is complete but for a small section at the top of the spine. The photograph and Hobbs’ signature is particularly good. Est. £30/40

77. Hutton & Washbrook by A.A. Thomson. Signed by Hutton, Washbrook, Tattersall and Booth. The book and dust wrapper are in good/very good condition. Est. £15/20

78. Hampshire . The Official History by H.S. Altham, , E.D.R. Eagar and Roy Webber. Signed by thirty three including Arlott, Altham, R.H. Moore (1936 captain of Hampshire and later ), Barry Richards, Malcolm Marshall and . The book is in good/very good condition and the dust wrapper complete but a little ragged on the edges. Est. £20/30

79. A Typhoon Called Tyson signed by Tyson and four others of the fast bowlers’ union Trueman, Statham, Lillee and Marshall also signed by Freddie Brown. The book is in good/very good condition but has no dust jacket. Est. £25/30

80. P.G.H. Fender by Richard Streeton. Signed by Streeton and Fender with laid down signatures of Sandham and Garland-Wells. The book and dust wrapper are in very good condition. Est. £30/40

81. Porcelain figure of William Clarke on a plinth. In excellent condition, the figure stands 13cms high with an overall height of the ornament of 17cms Est. £15/25

82. Copy of a Victorian Style Ornament (c1960) of W.G. Grace. The ornament is in excellent condition and stands 23cms high. Est. £15/25

8 83. Copies of a Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Style Ornaments (c1960). A batsman with blue Jacket and a red hat and a bowler also with a blue jacket but yellow hat. The ornaments are in excellent condition and stand 15cms high. Est. £15/20

84. A Royal Doulton Toby Jug “The Hampshire Cricketer” commissioned by Hampshire C.C.C. to celebrate 100 years of cricket at Southampton in a limited edition of 5000 of which this is No.1919. Est. £10/15

85. Page of Hampshire Signatures 1927. The signatories are Tennyson, Parker, Mead, Newman, Bowell, Kennedy, Boyes, Livsey, Brown, Utley and Gross. The signatures are in pencil, very clear and protected in a glazed frame (13 x 19cm). Easily removed if required. On the back are three 1975 signatures, Richards, Stephenson and Lewis. Est. £35/40

86. Page of Signatures 1926. The signatories are Carr, Payton, A. Staples, Richmond, S. Staples, , Walker, Flint, Lilley, Whysall, Larwood and Barratt. The signatures are in pencil, very clear and protected in a glazed frame (13 x 19cm). Easily removed if required. Est. £35/40

87. Three Signatures from Early Cricket. The signatories are Fuller Pilch, George Parr and William Denison all in pencil on a 7 x 9cm piece. The Pilch signature is very clear the other two are legible but not as strong. Once in a lifetime to obtain these signatures. Est. £140/160

88. Trevor Bailey by . A limited edition book produced by Richard Walsh Books of which this is number 1 of 50. Signed by Trevor Bailey and Tony Lewis. In excellent condition. Est. £25/30

89. Gloucestershire Wicketkeepers by Andy Wilson. A limited edition book produced by Richard Walsh Books of which this is number 1 of 50. Signed by Andy Wilson, and Alan Rayment. In excellent condition. Est. £25/30

90. On the Spot. Derek Shackleton’s biograpghy by David Matthews 1st edition 1998, dw. Signed to the title page by Shackleton, Alan Rayment (twice), , Leo Harrison, Mike Taylor, Richard Gilliat, J Tomlinson, and Mike Barnard – all Hampshire players of different vintages. Laid down to the front board is a cigarette/tea card of Shackleton; to the front end paper, Shackleton’s obituary from dated 29/9/07; to the inner page a ‘Lives Remembered’ piece from The Times dated 10/10/07. Also loose inside the book are obituaries from The Cricketer of Vic Cannings and plus an article from the Sunday Telegraph covering Shackleton’s last match dated 8/9/68. Excellent, with slight sunning to spine. Est. £15/20

91. Unleashed. Jack Russell’s autobiography 1st edition 1997, dw, printed on poor quality paper. Signed to title page by , Jon Hardy, Bobby Parks, Tim Munton, A J McIntyre and Nick Pothas. ’s signature is on a laid down white label. Excellent Est. £10/15

92. Captaincy by with Patrick Murphy 1st edition 1992 dw, printed on poor quality paper. Signed to title page by Gooch, David Gilbert (NSW, Tasmania & Australia), Peter Walker, David Gower, and Paul Pritchard. Inside the front board are signatures laid down on card of and James Foster. Loose inside the book are an obituary of Brian Taylor from The Cricketer and an article from The Times in a selection entitled ’50 Heartbreaking Moments’ about Gooch’s memory of ’s death, 18/3/81 at . Excellent Est. £10/12

93. Three Straight Sticks. R E S Wyatt’s autobiography 1st edition 1951, dw. Signed to frontis by Wyatt, Don Kenyon and . Loose inside the book is an obituary from The Cricketer of Peter Lewington, a Warwickshire player with no discernible connection with Wyatt. VG, some minor rubbing to spine Est. £8/12

94. Many a . Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie’s autobiography 1st edition 1962, dw. Profusely signed to title page and opposite by Ingleby-Mackenzie, Derek Shackleton, Bryan Timms, Barry Richards,

9 Trevor Jesty, , Leo Harrison, Denis Baldry, Jimmy Gray, Neville Rogers, Peter Sainsbury, C J Knott, Cecil Paris, A G Holt, Gerry Hill, Richard Gilliat, Malcolm Marshall, Mark Nicholas Richard Scott, John Arlott and Bobby Parks. Loose inside the book are Ingleby-Mackenzie’s obituary from The Times 14/3/06, a report from The Times of the memorial service held on 29/6/06 (the attendance list is truly remarkable), another report from an unidentified national newspaper and an obituary of Jimmy Gray from The Cricketer. A unique item in excellent condition Est. £25/40

95. Gooch My Autobiography. Written with Frank Keating 1st edition 1995, dw. Signed to the title page by Gooch and Paul Pritchard. Inside the front cover are the laid down signatures on card of and . Loose inside the book is an article from The Times 15/7/14 about Gooch no longer being involved actively in cricket and another from The Telegraph in which reviews ’s book, and the Changing Face of Cricket (the article contains a photo of Stewart, Gooch and Boycott). Excellent Est. £10/12

96. Gentlemen v Players 1806-1949. By Sir 1st edition 1950, no dw, damp stains to both covers and the book has been stored incorrectly, thus ‘skewed’. Signed to title page by Warner. Laid down to the front page is a piece of paper with 11 head and shoulders photos of: W G Keighley, Nigel Bloy, H A Pawson. M A Sutton, B H Travers, A W H Mallett, RH Maudsley, W W Davidson, Martin Donnelly, P A Whitcombe and A H Kardar. This piece is signed by Sutton, Basil “Jika” H Travers, Martin Donnelly, plus S Pethers and H B D Robinson. (Your auction group have not researched these names, but believe all represented University.) This piece is folded and to the rear are signatures of Cliff Walker, Eddie Cooper and Hugo Yarnold. Loose inside the book is an article from The Cricketer about William Clarke who played 5 matches for The Players in the 1840s. A unique item, good -, but contents tight Est. £15/20

97. Lord’s 1787-1945. By Sir Pelham Warner, a 1947 reprint of the 1946 1st edition, no dw. Signed to the title page by Ian McLachlan, Doug Insole, , Alec and , Butch White, Ossie Wheatley and Robin Marlar. Loose inside the book is an obituary of Ben Brocklehurst from The Times 19/6/07. A good, tight copy VG Est. £10/15

98. History of the O.U.C.C. By Geoffrey Bolton 1st edition 1962, no dw. Signed dedication to title page by Tony Pawson. Inside the front board is a laid down sheet of autographs in pencil for the Combined Services team of 1948 from the match against Hampshire, played at Aldershot on 16-18 June. 10 of the 11 have signed, the missing signature being that of J M Bartlett. Signatures include Peter May, plus 7 others who went on to play county cricket. Loose inside the book is a handwritten letter from Doug Insole to the vendor on Essex CCC paper (this looks like a photocopy of the original) and an obituary of from The Times 13/2/18, who played cricket and rugby for Oxford University. Excellent Est. £15/20

99. Batting from Memory. ’s autobiography 1st edition reprint (October 1981), dw. Laid down signature on card “Best wishes from Bill O’Reilly”. Excellent Est. £8/10

100. My Lord’s – A Celebration of the World’s Greatest Cricket Ground. Edited by Tim Heald 1st edition 1990, dw. Signed to main title page by Robin Marlar; laid down signatures to first title page of J G Dewes and Tony Lewis; laid down signature inside front board of ; to frontis is attached a sheet of signatures from the Gentlemen 1950 – the 11 signatures being Yardley, F R Brown, Bailey, Simpson, Brennan, J G Dewes, Insole, D B Carr, J J Warr, G H G Doggart and C J Knott. Loose inside the book are: an obituary of Frank Horan (medical adviser at Lord’s); obituary of Diana Rait Kerr; an article from The Times concerning the restored memorial to Ivo Bligh; an obituary of Rachel Heyhoe Flint; and an article from The Wisden Cricketer by Peter Baxter about John Barclay. An eclectic mix in a unique item. Excellent Est. £15/20

101. At the Heart of English Cricket – The Life and Memories of Geoffrey Howard. By Stephen Chalke 1st edition 2001, dw. Signed to main title page by Clive Radley and Dennis Amiss; to first title page by Stephen Chalke and laid down signatures of T S Worthington and Dick Richardson; to the

10 frontis byTony Borrington and the laid down signature of . Loose inside the book are: an obituary of Brian Turner (Yorkshire); an obituary of Brian Gardener (founder of the Newclose ground on the IOW); and an obituary of Brian Reynolds (Northants.). Excellent Est. £8/10

102. – The Tempestuous Years 1979-83. 1st edition 1987, dw. Signed to title page by , John Barclay, and . Laid down to the frontis is a page of 10 Leicestershire signatures from the 1947 season. Loose inside the book are: an obituary of Mel Ryan; an obituary of Robin Feather (former Yorkshire vice-president); an obituary of Phil Sharpe; and an article by Martin Johnson entitled Leicestershire’s Greatest Signing (not Illingworth – but Mike Turner). Excellent Est. £8/10

103. Punchy Through the Covers – The Early Years 1928 – 1949. Alan ‘Punchy’ Rayment’s autobiography, 1st edition 2013, dw. Signed to title page by , Trevor Jesty, , Bobby Parks and the laid down signature of Gerry Hill. To the first title page is a signed dedication by the author, plus another signature of Bobby Parks. Laid down to the frontis are signatures of Derek Shackleton, John Arlott, D McCorkell (son of Neil) and Michael Ainsworth (Combined Services and Worcestershire 1946-64). Loose inside the book is an obituary of Leo Harrison. Excellent Est. £10/12

104. Famous Cricketers of Hampshire. By Dean Hayes 1st edition 1993, dw. Signed to the title page by Andy Murtagh, Bobby Parks and Giles White; to the frontis is laid down a signed photo of Neil McCorkell and a signature of Richard Scott; to the inside of the front board are the laid down signatures of Jnr and R H Moore. Loose inside the book are: an obituary of Charles Knott; an obituary of David Blake; and an obituary of Neil McCorkell. Excellent Est. £15/20

105. Graham Gooch The Biography. By Ivo Tennant 1st edition 1992 dw in protective cover as this is an ex-library book with stickers to the base of the spine and a couple of the usual stamps. Signed to front title page by Peter Walker, Tom Cartwright and Paul Pritchard, and a laid down signature on card of Gooch. Loose inside the book is an obituary of Doug Insole. G+ Est. £5/8

106. The Gillette Cup 1963 to 1980. By Gordon Ross 1st edition 1981 dw, some sunning to spine. Signed to main title page by Vince Broderick, Graham Gooch, Mike Taylor, Dennis Amiss, Trevor Jesty, Bob Herman, Phil Neale, Tom Graveney, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Mike Procter, , M J K Smith, Bob Cottam and . To the first title page are signatures of Gordon Ross and . VG Est. £12/18

107. Come in Number 3. By David Steele with John Morris 1st edition 1977, dw. Signed to frontis by David Steele, John Morris and . Laid down to the inside of the front board is a sheet of 12 signatures of Derbyshire 1950. Excellent Est. £8/10

108. The Appeal of the Championship – in the Summer of 1981. By John Barclay 1st edition 2002, dw. Signed to main title page by John Barclay and Dennis Amiss; to the first title page are laid down signatures of (who wrote the Foreword) and D V Smith. To the inside of the front board is the laid down signature on card of and to the frontis is a laid down photo of Basil D’Oliveria and Norman Gifford (signed by both) and the signature of Tony Borrington. Loose inside the book is an obituary of Matthew Hobden. Excellent Est. £10/15

109. Figures on the Green. By David Lodge 1st edition 1982, dw, sunning to spine. Signed to title page by , Peter Walker, John Jameson and John Barclay. To the frontis is a laid down sheet marked ‘1949/50’ with 9 signatures – C E Winn, J D P Tanner, E A Watts, D F Henley, C B van Ryneveld, Stan Squires, Bernard Constable, N C F Bloy and one unidentified signature. VG Est. £8/10

110. Ducks and Hundreds by John Kay; Sir Donald Bradman by Anthony Davis; From the by Ray Robinson; Mainly Middlesex by T C F Prittie. (1) 1st edition 1949, no dw. Signed to title page by Trevor Jesty; (2) 1st edition 1960, illustrated boards, ex-library book, missing front end paper, Laid

11 down to card signature of ; inside is an article about Tony Shillinglaw’s book about Bradman; (3) 1st edition 1951, no dw. Signed to title page by and to the inside of the front board is a laid down signature on card of ; (4) 1st edition ND, no dw. Signed to title page by and (the latter in pencil). Loose inside is an article entitled “Middlesex’s Man of the People” (Don Bennett). Good- (4 items) Est. £8/15

111. Yorkshire blazer belonging to Peter Hartley (not now!). Inside one of the pockets is a card of authenticity signed by Peter Hartley indicating that the blazer was worn during his 1996 Benefit Year. Excellent Est. £30/50

112. A “Regency Fine Arts” resin figure of a rabbit dressed as an complete with coat, three hats and bat and ball. In excellent condition. (17 x 4.5cm). Sold with A “Regency Fine Arts” resin figure of a bear, Henry, dressed as a Batsman complete with a green and a striped jumper. He is mounted on a base. In excellent condition. (11.5 x 9cm) and Howzat. A “Cub Club” figure of a bear in an oversized jumper, a blue cap and with a large bat. In excellent condition (9.5 x 4.5cm). All three items in perfect undamaged condition. Est. £10/15

113. A “Nuts About Cricket” character. A peanut dressed in cricket kit with bat & ball on a springy stand in excellent condition. This is a History & Heraldry Character in perfect condition, still in original pack. (8 x 4.5cm). Sold with a David Enterprises Pixie playing cricket with rustic bat and stumps. In excellent condition. (10 x 7cm) Est. £5/8

114. Salt Pot of a Crouching Keeper in Blue “One Day” England Strip and a Pepper Pot of a Bowler in similar strip. Both are in excellent condition and 11cms tall. Est. £5/8

115. Mounted Print of W.G. Grace in Batting Pose with genuine laid down signature of Grace. Framed and glazed, overall size 25 x 35cm. In very good condition. Est. £75/100

116. A Framed and Glazed Chevallier Tayler Print of W.G. Grace in very good condition. (27 x 39 cm.) Est. £15/25

117. 100 Years of English County Cricket. An album of eighteen covers, one from the MCC and seventeen from the counties (no Durham) marking the celebration of 100 years of county cricket together with a photograph of each county team of 1973. All in excellent condition. Est. £10/15

118. Twenty Small Benham Covers. Nineteen signatures including , , , , and Jack Russell. All in excellent condition. Est. £25/30

119. The Complete Who’s Who of Test Cricketers by Christopher Martin-Jenkins 1987 Edition. Approximately eighty signatures including Close, Evans, Graveney, Higgs, Jackson, Luckhurst, Pullar, Simpson, Statham and Trueman. The book is in very good condition. Est. £30/40

120. Twelve Souvenir Covers from”One Day Finals”. Six “Gillette”, One “NatWest” and Five “Benson & Hedges” All in excellent condition. Est. £5/8

121. Selection of First Day Covers Some Signed. Ten British Cricket “The Summertime Game” (Nine signed), four “120 Years of County Cricket and six various “One Day Final Covers” (all signed). Among the signatures are , , , Graham Gooch, Jimmy Adams and Mark Lathwell. All in excellent condition. Est. £20/25

122. Twenty Small Benham Covers. Eighteen signatures including Mark Rushmere, Martin Crowe, Steve Waugh, , Mushtaq Ahmed and . All in excellent condition. Est. £25/30

12 123. Twenty Various Benham Covers. Twelve signatures including , , David Gower, Dean Jones and . All in excellent condition. Est. £20/25

124. 1924 Glamorgan Autograph Page. The signatories are Clay, Tait, Ryan, Davies, Bates, Spencer, Sullivan, Mercer, Abel, Arnott, Walters, Riches and Bowley (Team Coach). The signatures are in pencil but clear although the Fred of Bowley’s appears to be a staple hole. Est. £20/25

125. Postcard of Bath Cricket Ground during the festival. The card is signed on the front by , Ken Palmer, Joel Garner, Mervyn Kitchen, Tom Cartwright, Jim Parks, A.N. Other and N.S. Mitchell-Innes (Mandy) who played one Test for England and after the death of was the oldest living Test Player for a while. The card is in clean crease free condition. Est. £20/25

126. Three Autograph Book Pages with signatures collected at Middlesbrough July1956 during the match between Yorkshire and Glamorgan. The signatories are Lowson, Ryan, Binks, Sutcliffe, Padgett, Trueman of Yorkshire; Devereux, Ward, Jones, Davies, Pressdee, Shepherd, Walker and Parkhouse of Glamorgan. The signatures are in biro. Est. £10/15

127. Sir Donald Bradman A.C. Australian Legend. A booklet (30 x 30cm) of twenty eight pages issued by Australia Post to mark Sir Donald’s creation as the first Australian Legend and the issue of the first stamps of an annual series. In very good condition. Est. £4/6

128. A box of cricket pictures. Approximately 30 pictures, all framed, many glazed (the odd glass broken) of a range of vintages. Some are Victorian Christmas cards, Victorian scraps – there’s even some cloth badges (one CMS). This is a lot which requires close inspection to discover the hidden gems. Generally good, some VG MUST BE COLLECTED!! Est. £20/30

129. The Cricketer. 53 loose copies of The Cricketer from 28th April 1951 to 1st September 1956 with some complete years, missing 7 copies of the . Some faults, but generally VG Est. £10/20

130. The Cricketer Spring and Winter Annuals. 11 copies of the seasonal annuals from Spring 1951 to Winter 1956, missing only the Winter Annual for 1951. Some minor faults, but generally VG. Est. £10/20

131. Dennis Compton’s Annuals. Copies for 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 and 2 copies for 1957. All have dustwrappers, except for one of the 1957 copies. The dustwrappers do show signs of wear (or ardent reading by an exuberant youth!) Overall condition is G+. Sold with The Boy’s Book of Cricket. Copies for 1949, 1950 (2 copies), 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954. All have dustwrappers. The dustwrappers do show signs of wear (or ardent reading by the same exuberant youth!) Overall condition is G+ MUST BE COLLECTED!! Est. £10/12

132. Essex v South Africa 1935 framed and glazed silk/fabric scorecard. The match was at Southend on 14-16 August and Essex won by 7 . There is some damp staining to about 30% of the scorecard; the frame and glass are sound, but overall condition is G+ Est. £15/25

133. Sussex 1938: Album page (6”x4”) neatly signed, in ink, by 11: Jack Holmes, Jim Parks (Sen), Harry Parks, Jim Hammond, Tich Cornford, George Cox (Jun), Jack Nye, , John Langridge, Charles Oakes, Alfred Tuppin. Horizontal fold. G. Est. £30/50

134. Sir Leonard Hutton Yorkshire and England 1934-1955: One page, handwritten in ink, letter from his home at Warren Road, Kingston upon Thames and dated September 21st 1988, to a Mrs Marriott saying how very nice it was to meet her and her husband and apologising for not having a suitable photograph to send. VG. Est. £15/30

13 135. Gloucestershire 1950: Album page (8”x4”) neatly signed, in ink, by the 12 who represented Gloucestershire versus at 19th - 21st July 1950: Basil Allen, , Jack Crapp, Andy Wilson, George Emmett, Sam Cook, Ken Graveney, Tom Graveney, Martin Young, George Lambert, Colin Scott, Arthur Milton. G. Est. £15/30

1 136. Nottinghamshire 1922: Album page (6 /2”x5”) neatly signed, in pencil, by 12: , Joe Hardstaff (Jun), Wilf (W.R.D.) Payton, Thomas Oates, Willis Walker, Tom Richmond, Fred Barratt, George Gunn, Frank Matthews, William Flint, Sam Staples, William Whysall. G. Est. £50/70

137. Surrey 1937: Sheet of Lord’s Cricket Ground headed notepaper neatly signed, in ink, by 11: , Andrew Sandham, Eddie Watts, Tom Barling, Laurie Fishlock, Jack Parker, Bob Gregory, Edward Whitfield, Stan Squires, Tom McMurray. G. Est. £30/50

1 138. India 1946: Album page (7”x4 /2”) neatly signed (13 ink, 4 pencil), by 17: V. M. Merchant, C. S. Nayudu, Nawab of Pataudi Senior, S. W. Sohoni, Mustaq Ali, R. B. Nimbalkar, V. Mankad, C. T. Sarwate, R. S. Modi, S. G. Shinde, V. S. Hazare, Abdul Hafeez, S. Banerjee, L. Amarnath, D. D. Hindlekar, Gul Mohamed, P. Gupta (Manager). G. Est. £40/80

1 139. Middlesex 1947: Album page (7”x4 /2”) neatly signed, in ink, by 12: , Jack Robertson, Fred Price, Syd Brown, Laurie Gray, , Denis Compton, Jim Sims, , Luke White, Jack Chisholm, Alec Thompson. G. Est. £30/50

Jack Chisholm, a noted Association Footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle, played his only game of First Class Cricket in 1947. His is a rare signature. Luke Robert White, the 5th Baron Annaly was said to be one of the most talented batsman ever to attend Eton College. In 1945 he sensationally made his First Class Debut, aged 18, for England against the Australian Services Eleven, at Lord’s, in the third of the Victory Tests adding 55 for the fourth wicket with Len Hutton. He made 3 First Class appearances for Middlesex in 1946 and 1947 and 1 each for RAF and MCC. He had no desire to pursue a career in First Class Cricket, however, and, thereafter, appeared only in club cricket, particularly for I Zingari. His is a very rare signature indeed.

140. Somerset 1936: Album page (6”x5”) very neatly signed, in ink, by 11: Reggie Ingle, Mandy Mitchell-Innes, Dickie Burrough, Peter McCrae, John Cameron, Wally Luckes, , Horace Hazell, Harold Gimblett, Arthur Wellard, Frank Lee. G. Est. £40/60

1 1 141. Kent 1955: Album page (6 /2”x4 /2”) neatly signed, in ink, by 13: Arthur Fagg, Doug Wright, , , Alan Shirreff, Jack Pettiford, Peter Hearn, Godfrey Evans, Arthur Phebey, Ted Witherden, Bob Wilson, Alan Brazier, Colin Page. G. Est. £15/30

142. South Africa 1947: Album page (6”x4”) beautifully signed, in ink, by all 17 tourists: , , Bruce Mitchell, Ken Viljoen, Ossie Dawson, George Fullerton, Johnny Lindsay, Lindsay Tuckett, Dennis Dyer, Leslie Payn, Tony Harris, Ian Smith, Denis Begbie, Douglas Ovenstone, Jack Plimsoll, Tufty Mann, Athol Rowan. G. Est. £50/80

143. Kent 1933: Album page (6”x5”) beautifully signed, in ink, by11: , Les Ames, , Tich Freeman, Hopper Levett, Leslie Todd, Alan Watt, Bryan Valentine, Doug Wright, Arthur Fagg, Claude Lewis. G. Est. £40/60

144. Surrey 1956: Album page (6”x4”) boldly signed, in ink, by 12: , Peter May, , Jim Laker, Alec Bedser, Arthur McIntyre, Tom Clark, Eric Bedser, Micky Stewart, Ken Barrington, Bernie Constable, . G. Est. £15/30

14 145. South Africa 1955: Album page (6”x4”) neatly signed, in ink, by 12: , Jackie McGlew, , Ian Smith, Roy McLean, Percy Mansell, , , Eddie Fuller, , Trevor Goddard, Paul Winslow. G. Est. £30/50

1 146. Essex 1949: Album page (5 /2”x4”) neatly signed, in ink, by 12: George Pullinger, Peter Smith, Dickie Dodds, Chick Cray, Tom Wade, Stan Eve, Trevor Bailey, Frank Vigar, Ivor Skinner, Sonny Avery, Dick Horsfall, Ray Smith. G. Est. £25/50

1/ 147. Lancashire 1949: Album page (5 2”x4”) neatly signed, in ink, by 13: , , Ray Tattersall, Jack Ikin, , Cyril Washbrook, Alf Barlow, Geoff Edrich, , William Roberts, Ken Grieves, Peter Greenwood, Harry Makepeace (coach). G. Est. £25/50

Harry Makepeace had a playing career for Lancashire lasting from 1906 to 1930 and, on retiring, served as county coach for a further 20 years. He played 4 Tests for England on the 1920/21 Tour of Australia. In the winter months he played for Everton between 1902/03 and 1914/15 and was capped by England 4 times thus becoming one of only 12 men to have represented England at both sports.

1 1 148. Warwickshire 1936: Album page (4 /2”x3 /2”) neatly signed, in ink, by 10: , Norman Kilner, Alf Croom, Tom Collin, Tom Dollery, Jack Smart, Joseph Mayer, Reg Santall, Aubrey Hill, John Buckingham. G. Est. £30/50

149. Cricket all the way: The autobiography of Eddie Paynter, 1st Edition 1962, original decorative card covers. Paynter has signed boldly to the front end paper as has his “Ghost Writer” Alan Buckley. Some wear to spine otherwise G Est. £15/30

Edward Paynter, Lancashire and England 1926-1945. 20 Tests 1540 Runs Average 59.23.

1 150. Hardback Notebook: (8 /2”x6”) signed by 905 International and County Cricketers (302 Int, 603 County). Plain white background, one side of each page only, nicely spaced, neatly annotated in pencil. VG. Est. £225/325

A comprehensive list of all signatories can be obtained from the Auctioneers.

151. Cricket Figure: Very heavy, gold coloured, metal figure on marble base, in batting stance. Overall height 5”. G. Est. £15/30

152. Ceramic Salt/Pepper Pot: Sandland Ware Salt/Pepper Pot in white showing transfer print of W.G.Grace. Tapering, conical form, overall height 4”. Minor surface crack to base. Est. £15/30

153. A Centuplico pipe: the bowl moulded in the likeness of W.G.Grace, the stem in the form of a bat, 5” long, impressed with Centuplico and W.G.G. at 47 A.D. 1895. Wear to rim of bowl. Est. £60/100

154. Art Deco Style Ashtray: Silver Plated, Art Deco Style Ashtray, styled as a Cricket Ball on a stand of 3 crossed Cricket Bats on a circular base. Overall height 5”. G. Est. £15/30

155. Victorian Cricket Buttons: Excellent complete set of Victorian Waistcoat Buttons, each button having a colour image of a cricketer. One depicts a batsman, one a wicket keeper, one a bowler and three fielders, one catching, one and one crouching. In an oblong presentation box. c1890s. VG. Est. £100/150

156. Solid Silver Matchbox: Hallmarked 1931, Makers Mark for S.Blanckensee & Son 1 3 Ltd, Weight 1.25 ozs, Overall size 2 /2”x1 /4”. Inscribed to the front Minor Counties Championship 1932 Winners Played 10 Won 10 and to the reverse A.J.S.J. from W.B.F. 29-10-32.

15 W.B.F. was the Buckinghamshire Captain Walter Bell Franklin and, it is assumed, he presented a similar box to each of his players. G. Est. £100/150

157. Things to come: Small figure modelled by Christine Haworth from The Leonardo Collection showing a cute toddler, wearing a floppy white hat, sitting on a picnic basket with a bat leaning against 1 it and holding a cricket ball. Beautifully detailed. Overall Height 4 /2”. G. Est. £15/30

158. Yorkshire 1905: Real photographic postcard showing 13 Yorkshire players, head and shoulders, wearing caps, shown in tiers. Players’ names printed to images. Postally used August 21st 1906. Slight knock to one corner. A rare card. G. Est. £18/30

159. Royal Doulton Limited Edition Character Jug: Leonard Hutton, modelled by Stanley James Taylor, head and shoulders, in Yorkshire Cap and sweater with handle fashioned as Cricket Bat, 1 stumps and ball entwined with a sash showing Hutton’s World Record score 364. Overall height 4 /4”. VG. Est. £15/30

160. Cricketing Heroes: A Limited edition print of Sir Donald Bradman playing a straight drive by Jack Russell. Russell has signed neatly to the border. Overall size 25”x18”. VG. Est. £15/30

161. India 1959: Album page (5”x4”) neatly signed in ink by 13: Abbas Ali Baig, Polly Umrigar, Nana Joshi, , Jayasinghrao Ghorpade, Ramakant Desai, Raman Sirendranath, Arvind Apte, M. L. Jaisimha, Naren Muddiah, Chandu Borde. G. Est. £30/50

1 1 162. Levi George Wright Derbyshire 1883-1909 Captain 1906-1907: Photocard (4 /2”x3 /2”) showing Wright at the batting crease. Wright has signed neatly to the image. VG. Est. £15/30

163. Cornhill Cards Series A: : Neatly signed to image. Slightly trimmed to bottom otherwise VG. Est. £12/20

164. Cornhill Cards Series B: Alan Knott: Neatly signed to image.VG. Est. £15/20

165. Cornhill Cards Series E: Mike Atherton: Neatly signed to image.VG. Est. £7/10

166. Cornhill Cards Series H: and Alec Stewart: Neatly signed to image. (2 Items). VG. Est. £5/10

167. Martin Bladen Hawke Yorkshire and England 1881-1911/ Kent and England 1899-1914: Neat, ink signature of Hawke, on piece, with a bold, pencil signature of Blythe to the reverse. G. Est. £40/60

168. Schofield Haigh Yorkshire and England 1895-1913/Arthur Percival Day Kent1905-1925: Neat, ink signature of Haigh on piece, with nice pencil signature of Day to the reverse. G. Est. £30/50

169. George Herbert Hirst Yorkshire and England 1891-1929/Arthur Percival Day Kent 1905- 1925: Bold ink signature of Hirst on piece, with bold pencil signature of Day to the reverse. G. Est. £10/20

170. Kenneth Lotherington Hutchings Kent and England 1902-1912/Haworth Watson Yorkshire 1908-1914: Lovely pencil signature of Hutchings on piece, with nice ink signature of Watson to the reverse. G. Est. £10/20

Hutchings was killed in action in 1916.

171. Clement Hill South Australia and Australia 1892-1923: Pencil signature of Hill on piece. G. Est. £30/60

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172. Ernest Jones South Australia and Australia 1892-1903: Pencil signature of Jones on small piece laid down to slightly larger card piece. G. Est. £30/60

173. William Albert Stanley Oldfield New South Wales and Australia 1919-1938: Really lovely bold ink signature of Oldfield on piece. VG. Est. £10/20

174. Reverend Richard Hubert John Brooke, 1 Match for Gloucestershire 1931: Nice ink signature of Brooke on piece.VG. Est. £10/20

175. England v Australia Old Trafford 27th July-1st August 1989: 20 original press photographs depicting various scenes from the Old Trafford Test Match of 1989. All carry labels identifying the players featured. Mostly 11”x 8”. G. Est. £10/20

nd rd th 1 1 176. Leicestershire v Middlesex August 2 3 4 1950: 35 photographs (2 /2”x 2 /2”) taken during the match at Grace Road. Middlesex personalities of the time such as the Compton brothers, Robins, Dewes, Robertson, Sims, Young, Moss and Sharp predominate and there are also views of the Ground and Pavilion etc. There are also 2 photos of Northants v Leicestershire from June 6th 1949. The photographs are loosely inserted into separate sheets with details of the Players concerned etc neatly annotated to the side. G. Est. £40/80

177. Pelham Francis Warner Middlesex and England 1894-1920: One page, typewritten letter, on Lord’s Cricket Ground headed notepaper and dated 14th March 1944, with interesting historical content. During the war the many valuable paintings and artefacts normally housed at Lord’s were taken away to a place of safety in order to avoid bomb damage etc. Here Warner, in his capacity as Deputy Secretary to the MCC, writes to a Mr Maurice Codner asking for a quotation for painting a replica of the portrait of Sir Francis Lacey by G. Spencer Watson which formerly hung in the Long Room at Lord’s. Warner notes in pencil to the border that Codner telephoned on the 17th March and quoted 100 guineas for the work. Folds both horizontal and vertical. Nicely signed. G. Est. £20/40

Maurice Frederick Codner 1888-1958 was a British portrait painter whose more notable works included King George VI in 1951 and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1952.100 Guineas in 1944 would be worth approximately £4,520 today.

178. F S Ashley-Cooper, cricket historian and author. 2 page handwritten letter to Mr Christian, signed and dated 25th January 1914. Centre vertical fold, excellent Est. £15/25

The text reads: Many thanks for your p.c. I wish Goldsmith had said “Lords and Princes” instead of “Princes and Lords”, but fear it is too late to make the alteration now. As you say, the ????? on Lord’s aren’t doing well. That was why I mentioned the idea to you! I hope you are better now and that you will soon be your jolly self again. Yours sincerely, F. S. Ashley-Cooper.

179. England Test Players. A4 sheet signed by 27 England players including Micky Stewart, Cyril Washbrook, Colin Cowdrey, Chris Tavaré, John Morris, , Neil Mallender, Raman Subba Row, , , etc. Excellent Est. £10/15

180. England Test Wicketkeepers. A4 sheet signed by 18 including Godfrey Evans, , Roy Swetman, Geriant Jones, ‘Hopper’ Levett, Arthur McIntyre etc. Excellent Est. £10/15

181. England Test Captains. A4 sheet signed by 22 including R E S Wyatt, G O B Allen, Norman Yardley, through to Mike Gatting (1986). Excellent Est. £15/25

182. Pakistan Tour to the UK 1978. Official autograph sheet signed by 18, excluding Sadiq Mohammad. Excellent Est. £25/30

17 183. India Tour to England 1986. ‘Official sheet’ signed by all 18 players/managers. Excellent Est. £15/20

184. New Zealand Test Players. A4 sheet signed by 22 New Zealand test players including Richard Hadlee, John Wright, Martin Crowe, John Reid, Bob Blair, Walter Hadlee. Excellent Est. £10/15

185. . 10 x 6 colour photograph, nicely signed. Excellent Est. £8/10

186. Lancashire v South Africa scorecard July 1960. Signed by the 11 of Lancashire – Statham, Grieves, Barber etc. Excellent – one horizontal crease Est. £10/15

187. Lancashire v Middlesex 1962. Two sheets of Cricket Club headed notepaper, one signed by 12 of Lancashire, the other signed by 12 of Middlesex. Each has a vertical and horizontal fold, otherwise excellent Est. £15/25

188. Garnet Morley Lee, Notts and Derbyshire. One page handwritten and signed letter dated 25th May 1934 replying to a request for an autograph. Excellent Est. £10/15

Lee played 272 first class games for Notts (1910-1922) and Derbyshire (1925-33).

189. Douglas Quintin Steel, 57 first class games for Cambridge University and Lancashire. Two page handwritten and signed letter. Excellent Est. £15/20

Steel refers to a cup which had been presented to his old friend Ivo Bligh. If the recipient of the letter did not have the information he sought, Steel would ask his sister-in-law – Mrs A G Steel. He goes on to say that his oldest brother alive. F.L. [Steel] told him that Teddy Bowley and Jimmy Maclaren (Archie’s father) pressed F.L. to play for Lancashire against Oxford, so that Lancashire could claim five brothers having played for them.

190. Myles Noel Kenyon, 91 first class games for Lancashire (1919-1925). One page typed letter dated April 6th 1937, signed by Kenyon. VG – slight tear to one of the folds. Est. £10/15

Kenyon refers to Lancashire having bad luck in the previous season, but feels sure they will do quite well.

191. George Robert Gregory, 15 first class games for Derbyshire (1899-1910). One paged handwritten and signed letter dated 21st February 1935. Excellent Est. £10/15

Not sure what the recipient was requesting, but Gregory says ”To be candid my son, a student at Chesterfield Grammar School, has invariably taken possession of my ‘cast offs’ and they have quickly turned into firewood”.

192. James Cecil Bradshaw, 131 first class matches for Leicestershire. Seven page hand written and signed letter, including the envelope, postmarked 16/12/28. Excellent Est. £15/20

Much cricket content, as the recipient also writes to Ewart Astill with whom Bradshaw works in a sports shop. He enjoys being a pro. much more than playing as an amateur.

193. Tom E Sidwell, 392 first class matches for Leicestershire (1913-33). Two page handwritten and signed letter, including the envelope postmarked 7/1/29. Excellent Est. £15/20

Writes about “what do you think of old England now” and that “the Leicester team will have to do the same to your team (Essex) next season”.

18 194. A E Thomas, 288 first class matches for Northants. Two page handwritten and signed letter, including the envelope, postmarked 27th August 1928. Excellent Est. £15/20

Thomas talks about playing the last county match of the season, having been on tour for 3 matches. He is to play in the Gents v Players match at Folkestone. He mentions that the players need a rest, as the travelling in between matches is tiring.

195. John G Langridge MBE, Sussex 1928-50 and Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1950. One page handwritten and signed letter, including the envelope, postmarked 10th February 1929. Excellent Est. £15/20

James refers to the writer’s letter to Jim which caught the last mail he will receive in New Zealand before he sails home.

196. William Ewart Astill, Leicestershire (1922-35) and 9 tests for England. Signed Christmas card and envelope, postmarked 24th December 1928. There is a photo of Astill, which would have originally been inside the card. Excellent Est. £20/25

197. Lancashire CCC album. The album comprises 20 bound-in plastic folders comprising, among other things, a letter on LCCC paper signed by Cyril Washbrook; 9 scorecards signed by a participant who did well; signed photos; 3 signed TCCB cards; and signatures on scraps, mounted with photo hinges. In total, there are 58 signatures. A well compiled album in excellent condition. Est. £25/30

198. Yorkshire CCC album. The album comprises 20 bound-in plastic folders comprising, among other things, photos mounted on cards with adjacent signatures; signatures on scraps, mounted with photo hinges; signed photos and scorecards; and two signed menus. In total, there are 73 signatures with some duplication. A well compiled album in excellent condition. Est. £25/30

199. Essex County Cricket Club – The Official History by David Lemmon and Mike Marshall. Specially bound in blue leather and signed by Graham Gooch and , published 1987. Excellent Est. £15/20

200. The History of Derbyshire County Cricket Club – Autographed Edition by John Shawcroft. The Helm book, published in 1989, this being 133 of a limited edition of 200 produced with a slipcase. Laid down inside the front cover is a signed list of Derbyshire captains from 1949 to the date of publication. Excellent Est. £30/40

201. The Ashes Captains by Gerry Cotter. Published in 1989, there are 12 signatures to the title page and opposite: Atherton, Brearley, Denness, Dexter, Gatting, Gooch, Greig and Willis; Lawry and Simpson, plus . To photo pages there are signatures of Brearley, Gower and Edrich. Excellent Est. £20/35

202. The Dream Fulfilled by Trevor Jones. Subtitled Surrey’s 1999 Triumph. Published in 2000, the book has signature of 10 Surrey players including , , Ian Salisbury and . Excellent Est. £10/15

203. A Celebration Lunch for Robin Marlar and Jim Parks. Published in 2011, this is no. 69 of 150, of which only numbers 1-80 were signed by Marlar and Parks. This copy is also signed by the authors – Roger Packham and Nicholas Sharp. Excellent Est. £10/15

204. A History of Indian Cricket by Mihir Bose. Published in 1990, this copy has laid down signatures of S S Das, Aakash Chopra and Venkataraghaven. Excellent Est. £10/15

19 205. A History of Australian Cricket by Chris Harte. Published in 1993, this copy has 23 signatures, most of which are laid down. Signatures include , , Allan Border, and Alan Davidson. Excellent Est. £15/25

206. A Framed Original “Spy” Cartoon from Vanity Fair of C. M. Wells, Surrey and Middlesex entitled “Father”. The cartoon is dated 18th July 1907. The frame is in very good condition and suits the subject. Est. £40/60

207. A Framed Original “CG” Cartoon from Vanity Fair of Capt. E. G. Wynyard, Hampshire entitled “Hampshire”. The cartoon is dated 25th August 1898. The frame is in very good condition and suits the subject. Est. £40/60

208. A Framed Original “Spy” Cartoon from Vanity Fair of Lord Dalmeny, Middlesex and Surrey entitled “In his father’s steps”. The cartoon is dated 22nd September 1904. The frame is in very good condition and suits the subject. Est. £40/60

209. A Framed Original Cartoon from Vanity Fair of E. W. Dillon, Kent entitled “Champion County”. The cartoon is dated August 1913.The frame is in very good condition and suits the subject. Est. £900/1,200

210. A Framed, Limited Edition Print of “The County Ground Northumberland” signed by the artist Kenneth Reed FRSA. The print is 66/100 and measures 49 x 38 cm. The overall frame size is 69 x 58 cm. This is a very attractive picture in excellent condition. Est. £15/20

211. Cricketer His Career and Reminiscences by “Old Ebor”. A signed copy of this scarce book published in 1902. The signature is to the “frontis” photograph and is assumed genuine as other copies of the book do not have it. The book is in reasonable condition for its age apart from one or two minor bumps on the cover. This may well be a unique item. Est. £70/80

212. Five Signed West Indian Autobiographies. Gordon Greenidge, The Man in the Middle; Clive Lloyd, The Authorised Biography; , Lion of ; Garry Sobers, My Autobiography and Courtney Walsh, Heart of the Lion. All in very good/excellent condition. Est. £35/40

213. Ten Signed Autobiographies by England Captains. Ian Botham, My Autobiography; David Gower, The Autobiography; , Time to Declare, My Autobiography; , Driving Ambition, My Autobiography; , Starting Out, My Story So Far; Michael Atherton, Opening Up, My Autobiography; Ray Illingworth, One Man Committee; , Playing with Fire, The Autobiography; Graham Gooch, My Autobiography and Alec Stewart, Playing for Keeps. All in very good/excellent condition. Est. £30/50

214. Five Signed Autobiographies/Biographies by Great All Rounders. Ian Botham, Head On, The Autobiography; Richard Hadlee, Rhythm and Swing An Autobiography; , Pakistan, A Personal History; , Twenty Years at the Top and , On Reflection. All in very good /excellent condition. Est. £35/40

215. Five Signed Glamorgan Autobiographies/Biographies. Alan Jones, Hooked on Opening; Peter Walker, It’s Not Just Cricket; Steve James, Third Man to Fatty’s Leg; Don Shepherd, Born to Bowl and Tony Lewis, Taking Fresh Guard. All in very good /excellent condition. Est. £15/20

216. Five Signed Hard Backed Books by County Cricketers. A Funny Turn by Ray East; The Narrow Line by Geoff Cook; Flat Jack by ; Basher by Basharat Hassan and A Life by Phil Neale. All in very good condition with similar dust wrappers. Est. £10/15

20 217. Five Signed Middlesex Autobiographies/Biographies. , Autobiography; Andrew Strauss, Coming into Play; , The Autobiography; , Fraser’s Tour Diaries and Simon Hughes, A Lot of Hard Yakka. All in very good /excellent condition. Est. £15/20

218. 1982 World Cup Final England v Pakistan in Scorecard. Signed by Eighteen Players, the card is in very good clean condition. Est. £25/35

219. Cricket, 8.5” x 6”, Team photo, possibly at Edgbaston c.1910-1914, though the photo was framed in , one for those with great knowledge. Sold with a note from Peter Wynne Thomas suggesting a location and date. Detective work required. Est. £5/10

220. Northamptonshire, signed County letter-head by 13 members of 1973 side, inc. Bedi, Peter Willey, Larkins, Milburn, Cook, Cottam, Virgin etc., stain to top edge, G Est. £10/12

221. New Zealand, Official Team sheet to Australia 1980-81, signed by 17 players and manager, inc. Howarth, Burgess, McEwan, B. Cairns, J. Wright, Hadlee, Lees, Boock, Troup etc., slight creasing, G to VG Est. £10/12

222. Benson & Hedges, two signed Official Team sheets on M.C.C. headed notepaper, 9th July 1994, Worcestershire (12), Warwickshire (13), inc. Reeve, Asif Din, Munton, Small, Twose, D. D’Oliveira, Hick, Lampitt, Moody, Radford, Rhodes etc., VG to EX, 2 Est. £15/20

223. West Indies, 1957 Tour Brochure, signed by Walcott (3), Weekes, Goddard and Ramadhin, together with postcard signed by14 members of the Windward Islands 1986 inc. John, Sebastien, Mahon, Thomas, Collymore etc., G to EX, 2 Est. £20/30

224. Worcestershire, signed album page 1930s, 12 signatures inc. Palmer, Perks, Lyttleton, King, Bull etc., in green ink, with signed c/c laid down (affecting two signatures), G Est. £25/30

225. Sussex, signed album page 1930s, 11 signatures inc. J & T Langridge, Oaks, Cornford etc., with signed piece & two signed c/c laid down (affecting five signatures), G Est. £20/30

226. Hampshire, 7” x 5” colour photo laid down to card, signed by12 players inc. Marshall, Crawley, Chris Smith, Parker, R. Smith, Connor, Goldie etc., VG Est. £10/15

227. Peter May, signed caricature plainback postcard, unknown artist, EX Est. £8/10

228. Nottinghamshire, scorecard, v , 13 July 1940, from the archive, centre fold, G Est. £10/15

229. South Africa, Official Team sheet, One Day Squad to UK, 2003, 22 signatures inc, Smith, Ntini, Boucher, S. Pollock, Adams, Gibbs, Kallis, Nel, Pretorius Wyk, management (5), about VG Est. £10/15

230. New Zealand, Official Team sheet, 1994 Tour to UK, 20 signatures, inc. Rutherford, Larsen, M. Crowe, Fleming, Nash, Pringle, Pocock, management (4), centre fold, G to VG Est. £8/12

231. Essex, signed sepia plainback postcard, Ken C. Preston (?), 1950s, VG Est. £5/10

232. India, large size programme, Bombay v Rest of India, North Railway Stadium New , 18th- 20th March 1960, 74 pages, some damage to spine, G Est. £12/15

233. New Zealand, softback edition of New Zealand Cricket Council Annual Report and Balance Sheet, 1931-32, 42 pages, centre fold, G Est. £10/12

21 234. Notts. Cricket Association handbooks, 1956, 1958-60, listing all the local sides and public grounds, many now long gone, nice insight into local Nottinghamshire cricket, VG, 4 Est. £8/10

235. Essex C.C.C. Facts and Figures 1894-1947, by Sir Home Gordon, 24 pages, G Est. £10/15

236. Doug Wright, signed 9” x 11” black & white photo for his Benefit, showing him in his 1946/47 Touring blazer, from his archive, light crease, about VG Est. £15/20

237. Australia, signed postcards, (ECB 111), , Dean Jones both Stamp Publicity, VG to EX, 3 Est. £8/10

238. A. Chipperfield, signed Players Cricketers 1934 No. 39, slight scuffs to reverse, G to VG Est. £12/15

239. L.S. Darling, signed Players Cricketers 1934 No. 40, slight scuffs to reverse, G to VG Est. £12/15

240. L.S. Townsend, Derbyshire, signed Players Cricketers 1934 No. 27, slight scuffs to reverse, G to VG Est. £12/15

241. C.J. Barnett, Gloucestershire, signed Players Cricketers 1934 No. 4, slight scuff to reverse, G to VG Est. £12/15

242. H.H. Gibbons, Worcestershire, signed Players Cricketers 1934 No. 10, slight scuffs to reverse, G to VG Est. £12/15

243. England, signed 12” x 8” colour photo, by Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain, 10th August 1998 v South Africa, Headingley, EX Est. £5/8

244. Greg Chappell, signed 8” x10” photo walking away from camera with (but not signed by) , with their baggy greens on backwards, VG Est. £8/10

245. Allan Border, signed 10” x 8” Press photo, 1st Test Trent Bridge June 1981, showing Willis and Botham dropping the catch, VG Est. £10/12

246. Mike Brearley, signed Benefit postcard, 1978, photo by Eagar, VG Est. £5/8

247. Leicestershire, signed album page by 5 members of a 1921 team, Astill, Shipman, King, Coe, J.A.F.P. de Lisle (only game in 1921 v Kent), in pencil, some age toning and corner crease, G Est. £15/20

248. Kent, signed album page by 9 members of a mid 1950s side, inc. Wilson, Pettiford, Ridgway, Wright, Lucas, Witherden etc., VG Est. £12/15

249. Derbyshire, signed album page by 9 members of a mid 1950s side, inc. Carr, Gladwin, Morgan, Revill, Jackson etc., slight age toning, VG Est. £12/15

250. The Ashes, brochure for The Bull Under 19 International Series 1991, signed by the Australian party with manager, 16 signatures inc. Brian Taber, , , Greg Blewett, , Simon Cook, Michael Foster etc., EX Est. £10/15

251. Book Plates, a 128 x 185cm hand coloured magazine print, ‘Disturbing his timber yard’, by A.C. Havell, overmounted in dark green, together with ‘In the Eton Playing Fields’, by Finch Mason, overmounted in brown, from an auction October 1987, VG, 2 Est. £15/20

252. Trade Issue, Anon., The Ashes, lapel badge, 1948, Bradman, 21mm dia., VG Est. £15/20

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253. Signatures, 12 mainly English Test Players, signed to reverse of large postcard of the New Mound Stand Lord’s, collected at 2nd Test v West Indies 1995, inc. Trueman, Graveney, Loader, Doggart George Young, Parfitt, Marks, Alf Valentine etc., EX Est. £15/20

254. Hampshire, album page signed by 8 members of a 1936 side, Pothecary, Mead, Budd, Boyes, Moore, Arnold, McCorkell, and one other, laid down to album page with two trimmed cigarette cards, one signed by Pothecary, corner crease affecting McCorkell signature, G Est. £20/30

255. Major R.H. Robertson Aikman (1866-1964), Gentlemen of Leicester, Leicestershire 2nd XI, own side v various sides, signed white card dated, together with a hand-written letter from his secretary on The Manor, Dunton Bassett headed notepaper, 18th May 1960, from the A. Brierly collection of Leicester, VG Est. £12/15

256. Northamptonshire, album page signed by 7 members of a late 1940s – early 1950s side, Thomas, Timms, Liddell, Partridge, Bellamy, Matthews etc., slight indentation marks and small stain to top right (not affecting signatures), G Est. £8/12

257. Autographs, sheet of Lord’s headed notepaper, signed by Len Hutton, Willy Watson, and , folds, G Est. £10/12

258. Scorecards, Notts v Surrey 1949, Warwick 1946 (laid down to board), Lancs v Notts 1949, all Ex. Reg Simpson Archives; Totteridge v Middlesex XI (L.H. Compton Benefit, filled in by hand), G to VG, (4) Est. £15/20

259. Pakistan, signed white cards, by 17 members of touring team to UK, inc. Shaheen Anwar, Moin, M. Akram, Waqar, Saqlain, Salim Malik, Kabir, Inzaman, Sohail etc, EX, (17) Est. £30/40

1930s -1950s scorecards.

260. Oxford v Cambridge June 1931 centre fold Est. £5/10 261. Champion County v Rest of England Oval September 12th 1931 Est. £5/10 262. England v West Indies Lord’s June 1933 Est. £8/12 263. MCC v Australians Lord’s 12th May 1934 Est. £8/12 264. England v The Rest Lord’s June 1934 Est. £5/10 265. Gentlemen v Players Lord’s July 1934 Est. £5/10 266. Surrey v Kent and Nottinghamshire 1934, (2) Est. £8/12 267. England v New Zealand Lord’s June 1937 Est. £5/10 268. MCC v West Indies Lord’s May 1939 Est. £8/12 269. Middlesex v West Indies Lord’s June 1939 Est. £8/12 270. Surrey v India, MCC v Surrey, Middlesex v Sussex, Surrey v Essex, 1946 (4) Est. £10/15 271. Surrey 1947 v Yorkshire II, Nottinghamshire, Glamorgan and Somerset (4) Est. £8/12 272. 1948 Oxford U v Cambridge U, Lancashire v Yorkshire, Surrey v Kent, Middlesex v Sussex and Warwickshire (5) Est. £5/10 273. Middlesex at Lord’s 1953 (6) 1954 (2) Est. £5/10

274. Thirteen Benefit Brochures Chris Smith, Nigel Cowley, , Mike Roseberry, Ray Illingworth, Keith Fletcher, Graham Gooch, Paul Pritchard, David East, Ray Julian (signed), Hugh Morris, Norman Featherstone and Middlesex. All in very good condition. Est. £10/15

275. “Lucky Dip” A selection of autographed magazine photographs, colour and black and white, various sizes and some duplication. You never know, there may just be the signature you have been looking for! Est. £5/10

23 276. West Indian Cricket Souvenirs. Programme for West Indies v. England Test Match Series 2004, 2004 including “Scotiabank” West Indian Jubilee and Sir Gary Sobers 50th Anniversary. All in good/very good condition. Est. £5/8

277. Two Glossy Brochures The Sun Cricket Special 2003 and a South African Tour Brochure for the series between South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan. Both in very good condition. Est. £5/8

278. Three Cricketing Calendars. Wisden, 2003 and 2010 (still in original wrapper) and Worcestershire 2006. Some very attractive grounds pictured. Est. £5/8

279. Australian Cricket Board Annual Report 1996-97 in very good condition Est. £5/8

280. Ten Postcards of Various U.K. Cricket Grounds, namely Farnham, Woodford Green, Sedbergh School, Cheltenham College, , , Sherborne School, Corsham, Lyndhurst and Eastbourne College. All in good/very good condition. Est. £5/8

281. Ten Postcards Showing (two used). All in good/very good condition. Est. £5/8

282. Part Collection of Trade Cards Sponsored by Buttercup. Thirteen in all of International Cricketers Est. £5/8

283. Part Collection of Trade Cards Sponsored by McDonalds. Fourteen in all, moving two image pictures of International Cricketers Est. £5/8

284. Eighteen Trade Cards of Western Australia 1998/99. Complete set sponsored by “Powerade”. Mint condition. Est. £10/12

285. Ten Postcards with Cricket Connection. All in very good condition. Est. £5/8

286. Ten Postcards of Australian Cricketers from different series. All in good/very good condition. Est. £5/8

287. Three Essex Bowlers Signed Cornhill Cards. The bowlers are Foster, Such and Illot. All the cards are in very good condition. Est. £5/8

288. Cricket Philately. Four postcards and six first day covers, a world wide selection all in very good condition. Ten in all. Est. £10/12

289. Postcards (9), Trade Cards (5), Philatelic Cover (1) all featuring Sir Don Bradman. All are in very good condition. Est. £10/12

290. Ten Large Size Trade Cards of International Cricketers all in good /very good condition. Est. £5/8

291. Raiders of the by Johnston and Siggins. The story of the Irish Invasion of the ICC World Cup 2007 in the West Indies. A scarce book in this country and in excellent condition Est. £8/12

292. Cricket – Celebrating the Modern Game Around the World. A “coffee table” book in excellent condition full of photographs and associated text of events over 25 years of NatWest involvement in sponsorship up to 2005. Sold with First Class Cricket 1939. Excellent condition Est. £3/5

24 293. An early (1979) signed biography written with . The book is also signed by Len Creed who is credited with discovering Viv Richards for Somerset. The book and cover are in very good condition. Est. £8/12

294. Cricket Crusader by Gary Sobers. An early (1966) autobiography in good condition with a good dust jacket. Sold with Everything under the Sun by Jeff Stollmeyer, a biography of his life in West Indian Cricket, in excellent condition. Est. £4/8

295. Three Wisdens 1965, 1966 and 1969. All linen backed and in good/very good condition. Est. £40/60

296. Three Hardbacked Wisdens 1970, 1972 and 1973. The 72 and 73 have dust covers. All three in good/very good condition. Est. £40/60

297. Two Wisdens 1972 and 1977. Both linen backed and in good/very good condition. Est. £20/30

298. Six Wisdens 1998 – 2002 inclusive and 2004. All hardbacks with covers and in very good condition. Est. £10/15

299. MBN Sporting Lunch Menu 2005 Holiday Inn Birmingham signed to their photographs by Frank Tyson, and . Excellent condition. Est. £30/40

300. Selection of First Day Covers.1992 World Cup Final signed by , two “Leaders of the World” one signed by Alan Knott the other by , a Sheffield Shield Commemorative cover signed by , an Ashes 1994/95 cover signed by Mark Ramprakash, an Ashes 1998/99 cover signed by , an Australia v. West Indies 1989 cover signed by Merv Hughes and a South Africa v. England cover 1995 signed by Jack Russell. Sold with eleven assorted not signed covers. All are in excellent condition. Est. £30/40

301.Album of First Day/Commemorative Covers. Approximately fifty different covers including Asia Cup Cricket 1988, Lambert & Butler Seven a Side 1981, Double Trouble Australia v. New Zealand 1985, Seven World Cricket Benham covers with different South African Stamps and a Trinidad & Tobago cover for West Indian Diamond Jubilee Tours 1988 with five Cricketer Stamps. There are four signed covers Tony Lewis and Steve Watkins +two. All are in excellent condition as is the album. Est. £18/25

302. Four Volumes of Wisden India 2013 – 2016 inclusive in excellent condition Est. £20/25

303. Eight Volumes of Australian Wisdens, 1998, 1999, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004- 05, 2005-06. All in excellent condition. Est. £15/25

304. The Official MCC Ashes Treasures. In Association with the MCC Museum at Lord’s. By Whimpress. Original pictorial boards in slip-case. In excellent condition. Est. £8/12

305. Two Somerset Testimonial/ Benefit Brochures, Brian Close signed on cover and a joint brochure for Trevor Gard, laid down signature inside and Dennis Breakwell signed on the cover. Both in very good condition. Est. £5/8

306. Teapot in shape of Cricket Pavilion with the mark REA on the base. Overall length 24cm and maximum height 15cm. There has evidently just been the fall of a wicket as a batsman is on his way to the crease and the batting team seem to be doing quite well as the scoreboard sys 181 for 3. The club is called Amthill. The item is in very good condition with no obvious damage. Est. £5/8

307. Carlton China Cricket Bag with Penrith Coat of Arms on the side, in very good condition. Est. £15/20

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308. Five Cigarette Cards of Yorkshire Cricketers Framed and Glazed, overall size 37 x 22cm. The cricketers are Hirst, Rhodes, Sutcliffe, Oldroyd and Macaulay. Nicely framed and in excellent condition Est. £5/8

309. Selection of Twelve Laid Down Signatures: Arthur John William McIntyre, Surrey, England (3 Tests) 1938-1963. Nice Ink signature on piece; James Charles Laker, Surrey, Essex, England (46 Tests) 1946-1965. Nice bold pencil signature on piece; Horace Edgar (Tom) Dollery, Warwickshire, England (4 Tests) 1934-1955. Nice ink signature on piece; William , Warwickshire, England (13 Tests) 1932-1957. Nice ink signature on piece; John James Warr, Cambridge University, Middlesex, England (2 Tests) 1949-1960. Nice ink signature on piece; John Gordon Dewes, Cambridge University, Middlesex, England (5 Tests) 1948-1956. Nice ink signature on piece; Charles Frederick Root, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, England (3 Tests) 1910-1932. Nice bold pencil signature on piece; Reginald Thomas David Perks, Worcestershire, England (2 Tests) 1930-1955. Nice bold ink signature on piece, Reginald Thomas Simpson, Nottinghamshire, England (27 Tests) 1946-1963. Nice bold ink signature on piece; Maurice Fletcher Tremlett, Somerset, England (3 Tests) 1947-1960. Nice bold ink signature on piece; Kenneth Ernest Palmer, Somerset, England (11 Tests) 1955-1969. Nice ink signature on piece; William Farrimond, Lancashire, England (4 Tests) 1924-1945. Nice pencil signature on piece. All in good clean condition. Est. £25/30

310. Signature Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie (Stork) Hendry, New South Wales, Victoria, Australia (11Tests) 1919/18 -1932/33. Nice ink signature laid down to card. Est. £10/15

311. Signature Ernest Leslie McCormick, Victoria, Australia (12 Tests) 1929/30-1938/39. Nice ink signature laid down to card. Est. £10/15

312. Benefit brochure – Richard Gilliat, 1983. Signed by Gilliat, Richards, Stephenson, Turner, Jesty, Taylor, Greenidge, Roberts, Rice, Sainsbury, Murtagh, Southern, Elms, Cowley, Pocock, Rock, T Tremlett, Stevenson and Godfrey Evans. Excellent Est. £25/30

313. Benefit brochure – Mushtaq Mohammed, 1976. Signed by Mushtaq, Cottam, Virgin, Steele, Sharp, Larkins, Hodgson, G Cook, Milburn, Dye, Romaines, Bedi, Willey and one unidentified. Excellent Est. £25/30

314. Benefit brochure – Mike Procter, 1976. Signed by Procter, Zaheer, Stovold, Shepherd, D Graveney, Brassington, Brown, Brain, J Shackleton, Childs, Foat, Sadiq, Hignell and Parker. Excellent Est. £25/30

315. Handwritten and signed note on A4 card by Alan M Beddow (Lancashire). Excellent Est. £5/10

316. Handwritten and signed note on addressed paper from Ken Snellgrove (Lancashire). Excellent Est. £5/10

317. Handwritten letter from R H Spooner dated 19th January 1958. Excellent Est. £30/40

The letter has no cricketing content, but Spooner, who was 78 when the letter was written, writes about a Christmas card which arrived when he was in bed, but continues that “[I] am practically alright again now.”Spooner played 10 tests for England as well as having a distinguished playing career with Lancashire.

318. Lancashire autograph sheet – 1930s. Signed by R Tyldesley, E Tyldesley, E McDonald, G Duckworth, J Iddon, C Hallows, F Watson, P Eckersley, T Halliday, L Hopwood, F Sibbles and G Hodgson. Excellent, clear signatures Est. £30/40

The vendor indicates that this a sheet from the 1930s, but Halliday only played from 1924-1929.

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319. Real photograph of . The photograph of Weekes in a batting pose is neatly mounted on card and signed to the top right corner by Weekes. He has tried to sign his name unsuccessfully across his pads, but this does not detract from the photograph. Excellent Est. £10/15

320. Handwritten and signed letter from Ivan Madray. The letter is on a blank A4 sheet addressed to the vendor. A rare signature. Excellent Est. £10/15

Ivan Samuel Madray played 2 tests for the West Indies against Pakistan in 1958 and only 6 first class matches, all for British Guiana. He played Minor Counties cricket for Lincolnshire and played against Hampshire in a Gillette Cup match to which he refers in the letter, remembering some of those he played against.

321. West Indies signatures. Three sheets of lined paper showing clear signatures in ink by Michael Findlay, (twice), (twice), and . Excellent Est. £8/12

322. West Indies 1976 team. A sheet of lined paper signed to both sides. Signatures are: D L Murray, A M E Roberts, R R Jumadeen, R C Fredericks, , Wayne Daniel, B D Julien, I V A Richards, C L Walcott and one unidentified signatory. Excellent Est. £8/12

323. Australia 1926 autograph sheet. Signed by Bardsley, Mailey, Richardson, Woodfull, Everett, Ponsford, Taylor, Andrews, Macartney, Grimmett and Oldfield. Enclosed with the sheet is a photocopy with the players names identified. All the signatures are really clear with no fading. Excellent Est. £120/150

324. Official autograph sheet of the 1948 Australian team. Fully signed except for Lindwall; the usual stamp by Barnes. Good clear signatures which really don’t need listing individually. Two vertical folds and one horizontal. VG Est. £180/200

325. Programme of the 1953 Australian Tour. Folded card with “Australian XI Coronation Tour 1953” to the front and fully signed by all 17 players to the rear. Inside is the schedule of matches. The front top corner bears the inscription “To Sam with sincere good wishes from all the team W H Leadbetter Asst. Manager 24/8/53”. To the bottom corner (in the same handwriting) is “Castle Hotel, , Somerset”. A unique piece of memorabilia. Excellent Est. £40/60

326. Unofficial autograph sheet of the 1956 Australian team. Signed by 12: Rutherford, Lindwall, Archer. Miller, Craig, Langley, Maddocks, Wilson, Crawford, McDonald, Davidson and Burge. Adhesive marks to the rear show through without detracting from the autographs. Excellent Est. £25/35

327. Official autograph sheet of the 1985 Australian team. Fully signed by 17, plus the manager and assistant manager. No folds, excellent Est. £20/30

328. Postcard of Lord’s. Depicts England v West Indies 1963, written and signed by and posted from Australia in 1984. Excellent Est. £20/30

The message on the card reads: “Dear Tony, Thank you for your letter and your cards. The best match for me was the 5th Test at 1948. Regards Ray Lindwall.”

329. Handwritten letter from . The letter is dated 14th February 1974 and comprises four sides with a vertical fold. Excellent Est. £40/60

The recipient had sent Oldfield some photographs – one signed by – which he has enjoyed viewing, particularly one of himself with J M Blackham. He talks about New Zealand being

27 unlucky “this summer”, but continues that softer New Zealand wickets will make them harder to beat. The signature is in the bottom right hand corner of the letter and nearly runs out of paper!

330. ColourPostcard of Scarborough. No address or message – just a signature of Bradman. Excellent Est. £40/60

The next eight lots are letters/notes in response to requests for autographs. The vendor has a significant collection which will feature in future auctions.

331. Handwritten letter from Ron Archer. Short letter dated 28th June 2000. Excellent Est. £18/25

Ron Archer comments “your county is obviously seeing both sides of Mr Warne. It makes interesting reading here and I’m sure he will never captain Australia.” Although Warne captained the ODI side, he was never captain of the test team.

332. Typed and signed letter from Richie Benaud. Single A4 sheet dated 3rd August 1998. No folds, excellent Est. £10/15

333. Short handwritten note from John Inverarity. About the size of a large compliment slip on King’s College School, Wimbledon letterhead dated 18th April 1988. Vertical folds. Excellent Est. £8/12

334. Handwritten letter from . An A4 sheet of lined foolscap dated 24th July 2000. Attached is a photocopy of a newspaper article about a special ceremony at the graveside of , Australian captain in their first three tests. This article is also signed by Tribe. Excellent Est. £15/25

Tribe makes no apology for his handwriting as he will be 80 later on 2000. He remarks that he enjoys receiving letters from collectors. He goes on to say that he was lucky to be invited to in January 2000 to a luncheon of former test players. There were 130 attending, of which 14 were test captains, the total guests being 700; Bradman could not make the trip from as he was 91 !

335. Handwritten letter from . Short letter on A4 sheet. Excellent Est. £8/12

336. Handwritten piece from Greg Chappell. Small piece which says in block capitals “I am pleased to return the signed sheets Regards” followed by Chappell’s signature. Excellent Est. £8/12

337. Handwritten note from Keith Miller. Short note dated 11th February 1998. Excellent Est. £18/25

The note says:”Hope the autograph is OK! What a big envelope for so little. Anyway Tony, I hope you’re OK and remember summer is just around the corner. Regards”

338. Handwritten note from Rick McCosker. Oversized blue Post-it dated 15th April 2002. Excellent Est. £8/12

339. 1951 Hampshire Autograph Album Page signed in ink by twelve players. The signatories are E D R Eagar, C J Knott, D Shackleton, V Cannings, C Walker, G Hill, L Harrison, J R Gray, N Rogers, D E Blake, A Rayment and N McCorkell. The signatures are clear and well spaced. Est. £15/20

340. Fifteen Surrey Scorecards 1947-1978 including six benefit match cards for Gover/Barling, Constable, Lock, M J Stewart, Clark and Storey. The cards are all in good condition and part completed. Est. £15/20

28 341. Seven Oxford v Cambridge Scorecards 1949/54/57/65/69/76/82. The cards are in good/very good condition and are part completed by hand apart from 1982 which is printed. A number of famous names are on these cards. Est. £10/15

342. Gloucestershire Two Official Autograph Sheets for 2002 (promotion year) and 1994. A total of forty signatures. The sheets are in good condition. Est. £10/15

343. Signed Benson & Hedges Cup Final Souvenir Brochure, Lancashire v. Worcestershire 1991. Ten players from each side have signed to their photographs. The brochure is in excellent condition. Sold with the programme for the Gillette Cup Final between Lancashire and Northants 1976, also in excellent condition. Est. £15/20

344. 1930s Lancashire Autograph Album Page. The signatories are Lister, Iddon, Pollard, Oldfield, Farrimond, Phillipson, Hopwood, Rhodes, Wilkinson, Washbrook and Nutter. The signatures are in pencil and the page is clean and crease free. Est. £20/30

345. Two Scarborough Lunch Menus 75th Festival 1961 and 100th Festival Anniversary 1976. Sold with a Mayor’s Invitation card to Dinner at the Grand to commemorate the Festival Jubilee. All items are in excellent condition. Est. £8/12

346. Signed Limited Edition Book (88/250) relating the story of the record 10th Wicket in First Class Cricket of 307 Runs. The book was written by John Riley and it was printed in Australia. The event took place during the match between Victoria and New South Wales in 1926. Sold with a photograph of the scoreboard at the end of the partnership. Both the book and photograph are in very good condition. (Just to note Bradman scored one run!) Est. £20/25

347. 1949 New Zealand Autograph Album Page signed in ink by squad of fifteen players and manager. The signatories are WA Hadlee, J Cowie, M P Donnelly, F L H Mooney, V I Scott, H B Cave, B Sutcliffe, G F Cresswell, W M Wallace, F B Smith, G O Rabone, J A Hayes, J R Reid, T B Burtt, C Burke and J M Phillips (Manager). The signatures are excellent as is the page. Est. £30/50

348. Press Photograph of Len Hutton walking out to bat with Arthur Mitchell at Bradford, signed by Hutton. Est. £15/20

349. Hon. Charles John Lyttlelton, a very good pencil signature on a piece. Born August 1909 and died March 1977. He was known as 10th Viscount Cobham succeeding in 1949. Played for Worcestershire 1932 to 1939 as captain for the last 4 years. Past President of the MCC. Est. £10/15

350. David Denton a very good pencil signature on a piece. Born July 1874 and died February 1950 Played for Yorkshire from 1894 to 1920, leading batsman for many seasons. Est. £10/15

The next main auction will be held in March 2019, and there will be a postal auction in July.

Lots for consignment to the auction should be discussed with/sent to Chris Hardy at [email protected]; phone 01274 582038; address 18 Lucy Hall Drive, , Shipley, BD17 5BG or with any of the auction people listed in the magazine.

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