Auction 241 Page:1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A SPORTING MEMORABILIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 5 Ephemera 'Order of Service' books for the funerals of Ron Clarke (4), Arthur Morris, Harold Larwood, David Hookes, Graeme Langlands, Roy Higgins, Dick Reynolds, Bob Rose (2), Merv Lincoln (2), Bob Reed & Paul Rak; Menus (10) including with signatures of Ricky Ponting (2), Mike Hussey, Meg Lanning, Henry Blofeld, Graham Yallop, Jeff Moss, Mick Taylor, Ray Bright, Francis Bourke. 150 7 Newspapers interesting collection featuring sports-related front page images and feature stories relating to football, cricket, boxing, horse racing & Olympics, mainly 2010-2019, also a few other topics including 1963 President Kennedy's assassination, Julia Gillard first female PM, Barrack Obama first black US President, Columbia space disaster, each in a protective sleeve. (86) 150 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots 26 Balance of collection including Nutting and Young 'Lyre Bird' cricket ball on vintage silver-plated stand; 1950s cricket cap with 'MCC' logo named to Reg Curtis; c.1950 shield-shaped plaque; 1999 World Cup mini-books set of 12 for each country competing; 'History of the Ashes 2006-7' tin of butter cookies; VB figurines of David Boon, Ian Botham & Shane Warne. (19 items) 120 27 Balance of collection including Victoria jumpers (2); England shirt; Victorian Bushrangers shirt; caps (5 including two different Crusaders caps); 'County - Equus 500' cricket bats (2 - one with unidentified signature); 'Classic Cricket Postcards' Nos 1-67; unsigned Bradman photographs (35); 'Test Match' games (2); covers, stamps, medallions, badges. Inspection will reward. (100s) 200 Lot 28 28 Autographs of Australian Test Captains in album with 28 signatures including Joe Darling, Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory, Warwick Armstrong, Warren Bardsley, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Johnson & Neil Harvey (some of the earlier autographs affected by tape); also book "Bradman's Best" signed by Sachin Tendulkar. 200 Lot 29 29 Book 'Laws of Cricket' by Charles Crombie, published by Kegan Paul Trench Tubner & Co. [London, c.1912], with 12 full colour humorous plates, with reverse of each page bearing Perrier logo in colour, pictorial boards with some soiling, though the plates are fine and would look fabulous framed. 300 30 Books (21) including 'Bradman's Best Ashes Teams' by Perry [Sydney, 2002] & 'Spun Out - The Shane Warne Story' by Barry [Sydney, 2006]; other sports books (7); plus c.1930-33 'The Australasian Pictorial' colour cricket posters (11) in poor condition. (39) 70 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 31 31 Ceramics collection including early Staffordshire-style 'WG Grace' figurine; Bendigo Pottery caricature jug featuring Tony Greig & Greg Chappell; 'Dunhill for Men' cricket figurine; tankards (4) including 1977 Centenary Test, 1982 Ashes Centenary & 1992 World Cup; ashtray for 1977 Centenary Test. (8 items) 200 Ex Lot 32 32 Ceramics collection including Royal Doulton WG Grace toby jug & batsman figurine; Bendigo Pottery 1977 Centenary Test toby jug; Franklin Porcelain 'The Ashes Tankard'; Wedgwood coffee mug. (5 items) 160 33 Clothing jumpers for Redbacks & Carlton CC; Bushrangers shirt; fan shirts for Australia, England (7), India (5), Ireland, New Zealand (3), Pakistan (3), South Africa & Sri Lanka; caps (6); hats (7); quilt cover & pillow-cases (2); book '200 Years of Australian Cricket'; programmes (4). (46 items) 100 34 Counters c.1930s Umpire's six ball cricket counter, made by 'LYREBIRD'; plus umpire's eight ball cricket counter of a different type. (2) 100 35 Ephemera including 'Sporting Globe Cricket Book' (2) for 1946-47 & 1950-51; 'The Listener-In Test Cricket Book' for 1948 Invincibles tour (a few pictures cut out), Fair to Fine condition. (8 items) 80 Auction 241 Page:3 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 36 36 WSC World XI Helmet, pale blue with 'W.S.C.' badge (red ball over 3 black stumps) on front, and plastic protective grill, match-worn in fair condition (some soiling). Extremely rare - one of the early helmet types. 300 Lot 37 37 Medal 1966 World Cup, silver medal, 50mm diameter, with on face 'ROTHMAN'S WORLD CUP, 1966', and on reverse 'PRESENTED TO ............... AT LORD'S, SEPT.1966'. Presented to members of the World XI team. 250 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 38 38 Miniature Bats with facsimile team autographs, including 1937 New Zealand, 1939 West Indies, 1947 South Africa, 1948-49 South Africa v England (2), 1949 New Zealand, 1950 West Indies, 1951 South Africa, 1953 Australia (2) & 1960 South Africa. A very attractive group in excellent condition. (11) 250 39 Plates '50th Anniversary of 1948 Invincibles Tour' by Bradford Exchange; 'The History of The Ashes' by Royal Doulton; 'W.G.Grace' by Royal Doulton. (3) 100 40 Ties collection (50) including 1977 Centenary Test, Australian Cricket Society, range of club ties including Peking & Kowloon; plus Olympics green tie embroidered with 'MELBOURNE/1956/XVI OLYMPIAD', Olympic rings & torch over map of Australia. (51) 80 Auction 241 Page:5 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 41 41 Vanity Fair prints, 1884-1910 comprising Australian Cricket (George Bonnor), Oxford Cricket (Hylton Philipson), Monkey (Albert Hornby), Sammy (Sammy Woods - played Tests for both Australia & England), Yorkshire Cricket (Lord Hawke), The Lobster (Digby Jephson) & Charlie (Colin Blythe), all window mounted, framed & glazed, each 39x53cm, one with some staining, others fine. (7) 300 42 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1901', original paper wrappers (some faults). Fair condition (spine broken). 100 43 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1907', original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition (spine damage). 100 44 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1908', original paper wrappers (some faults). Fair condition (spine split). 100 45 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1910', original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition (some tape on spine). 100 46 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1911', original paper wrappers. Fair/Good condition. 100 Lot 47 47 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1927', scarce original hardback. Fair condition (some tape remnants on inside covers). 300 Page:6 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 48 48 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1934', original paper wrappers. Fair condition. 150 49 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1935', original paper wrappers. Fair condition (some spine damage). 100 Lot 50 50 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1937', original paper wrappers. Fair condition. 150 51 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1938', original limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. 100 52 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1939', original limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. 100 Auction 241 Page:7 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 53 53 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1940', original limp yellow covers. Fair/Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. 200 Lot 54 54 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1941', original buff linen covers. Fine condition. Scarce wartime issue. 400 Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 55 55 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1942', original buff linen covers. Fine condition. Scarce wartime issue. 250 56 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1943', original buff linen covers. Fair condition. Scarce wartime issue. 150 57 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1944', original buff linen covers. Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. 150 58 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack for 1945', original buff linen covers. Fair/Good condition. Scarce wartime issue. 120 59 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack' for 1946-1949, original buff or yellow linen covers. Fair condition. (4) 200 60 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack' for 1950-1959, all with limp yellow covers. Fair condition. (10) 120 61 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack' for 1961-1969. The 1961-62 issues rebound; 1963-68 hardback (no dustjackets); 1969 with limp yellow covers. Fair condition. (9) 100 62 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack' for 1970-1979. The 1970-75 & 1979 issues hardback with worn dustjackets; 1976-77 with limp yellow covers; 1978 hardback (no dustjacket). Fair condition. (10) 120 63 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack' for 1975-1999, all with limp yellow covers. Ex Ken Piesse library. (25) 100 64 'John Wisden's Cricketers Almanack' for 1980-2016 (missing 2014); plus Australian editions from 1998 to 2005-06. Most issues hardback with faded dustjackets. Fair condition. (44) 250 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century Lot 65 65 1896-97 Hepburn Cricket Club season ticket amended in red to '1897-98' printed in gold on stiff card with brass eyelet, 'D McKINNON, Hon Sec' at base & handstamped advert on reverse for 'DUNCAN McKINNON/Boot & Shoe Maker/HEPBURN/...' in violet, unused & extremely fine. Ex Dr Alan Nicholson. [Presumably printed in gold because of the mining wealth of the area] 150 Auction 241 Page:9 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 66 66 Tour guide 'The English Cricketers in Australia, 1897-98', with J Miller Anderson & Co.'s Compliments [Adelaide, 1897]. With scoresheets for first tour matches v South Australia, Victoria & NSW filled in. Extremely scarce. 200 Lot 67 67 MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB: 1898-99 Member's Season Ticket, maroon leather cover with gilt MCC logo & '1898=9' on front. No.2051, some wear. 1,500 Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1901 to 1927 69 CARLTON CRICKET CLUB: Lady's Season Ticket, season 1922-23, with many holes punched for each game attended.