POSTAL AUCTION - Part of Lot 344 - CRICKET MEMORABILIA SOCIETY FRIDAY 19th MARCH 2021
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CRICKET MEMORABILIA SOCIETY POSTAL AUCTION FRIDAY 19th MARCH 2021 Part of Lot 344
CRICKET MEMORABILIA SOCIETY
POSTAL AUCTION
CLOSING AT NOON
19th MARCH 2021
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In the absence of a room auction there are several higher priced items in
this auction which carry reserves, thus the 10% below bottom estimate
clause (above) may not apply. Bid up, not down!CMS POSTAL AUCTION – MARCH 2021 1. 100 Years of English County Cricket. A file containing eighteen first day covers, one for each county and the MCC, a photograph of the county team and a touring team. (No Durham). In excellent condition. There are signatures on the appropriate cover, Taylor, Hendrick, Procter, Woolmer, Luckhurst, Engineer, Tolchard, Birkenshaw, Higgs, Radley, Cook, Steel, Mushtaq, Randall, Cartwright (Somerset), Pocock, Arnold, Parks, Mike Smith and Richard Hutton. Est. £15/20 2. The Prudential Cup 1975. A file containing a postcard of each participating team together with a cover post-marked in that country. These are followed by covers relating to each match, up to and including the final, post-marked from the location, with the result and Man of the Match and his performance typed on the appropriate cover. The file is in excellent condition and named on the spine. The contents are also in excellent condition. Est. £15/20 3. The Ashes Tour 1993. A file containing a sheet of facsimile signatures and a photograph of the England team for the first Test at Old Trafford and a sheet of facsimile signatures for the Australian Tourists together with a photograph of the Tourists. These are followed by a set of covers, postmarked appropriately for each Texaco Trophy and Test Match together with the scorecard of the match. The file is in excellent condition and named on the spine and front cover. The contents are also in excellent condition. Est. £15/20 4. The Bradman Albums. Both volumes have a laid down signature of Sir Don on the title page and both are in very good condition having been kept in the original sleeve. Est. £8/12 5. Cricket Characters 2 by John Ireland. A very good copy of the book with 26 signatures to their cartoon by Atherton, Hick, Hussain, Tendulkar, Cairns, Klusener, Pollock, Reeve, Akram, Russell, Stewart, Adams, Donald, Fraser, Gough, Malcolm, McGrath, Muralitharan, Olonga, Akhtar, Small, Tufnell, Warne, Bucknor, Lloyd and Shepherd. Jonathan Agnew has also signed. Sold with The Lord’s Taverners Fifty Greatest. A very good clean copy with similar dust wrapper. Est. £50/60 6. Australian Centennial Tour – 1977. A file containing first day covers for the five Test Matches, the three Prudential Trophy Matches, and two matches at Arundel, the opening match and the Jubilee Appeal match. There are also first day covers from the five Australian Test Match Cities and for the Centenary Test at Melbourne. This is No.555 of a limited edition of 750 and is in very good condition. Est. £10/15 7. Souvenir of Cricket Links between England and Australia. A file containing first day covers of 21st June 1988 issued as a joint venture to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary. There are thirteen covers franked at the Test Match grounds of the two countries. There are photographs of the two teams for the Bicentennial Test Match with facsimile autographs on the mount. There is a brief history of the contacts between the two countries including a list in chronological order. This is No.128 of a limited edition of 150 and is in very good condition. Est. £10/15 8. MCC Bicentenary Presentation Album. A file containing covers for the significant events that took place at Lord’s during the Bicentenary year. The file is fronted by a card advertising the match between the MCC and The Rest of the World and is followed by a rather dismissive note about the Post Office failure to appreciate the importance of the anniversary. This is No.92 of a limited edition of 150 and is in very good condition. Est. £10/15 9. 1880-1980 Centenary Test Match Album. Album includes First Day Covers for the Centenary Matches in England and Australia together with covers for the Prudential Trophy matches and 1980 Tour games against Hampshire, Lancashire, Surrey and Nottinghamshire. There are also postcard photographs of the teams involved. The album and contents are in very good condition. Est. £8/12
10. Thirty Assorted Signed Cornhill Cards: Angus Fraser, Devon Malcolm (2), Andrew Caddick (2),
Mark Ealham, Mark Ilott, Graham Thorpe, Mike Atherton, Dominic Cork (2), John Crawley, Graeme
Hick (2), Robin Smith, Alec Stewart (2), Craig White, Darren Gough (2), Alan Mullally, Bob Taylor,
Ashley Giles, Dean Headley, Adam Hollioake, Nick Knight, Darren Maddy, Chris Silverwood and Nasser
Hussain. All the cards are different and in very good condition with clear signatures. Est. £35/40
11. Twenty-Nine Assorted Signed Cornhill Cards: Eddie Hemmings, Devon Malcolm, Andrew
Caddick (2), Richard Illingworth, Mark Ilott, Matthew Maynard, Graham Thorpe (3), Brian Bolus, John
Crawley, Phil DeFreitas, Ray Illingworth, Alec Stewart, Mike Atherton, Angus Fraser (2), Graeme Hick
(2) Nasser Hussain, Nick Knight, Mark Ramprakash, Robin Smith, Ashley Giles, Dean Headley, Chris
Silverwood, Alan Mullally and Marcus Trescothick. All the cards are different and in very good condition
with clear signatures. Est. £35/40
12. Twenty-Nine Assorted Signed Cornhill Cards: Devon Malcolm (2), Alec Stewart, Graeme Hick,
Richard Illingworth, Mark Ilott, Mark Ramprakash, Peter Such, Graham Thorpe (2), Brian Bolus, John
Crawley, Darren Gough (2), Steven Rhodes, Alec Stewart (3), Mike Atherton (2), Angus Fraser, Mark
Ealham, Ashley Giles, Dean Headley, Adam Hollioake, Nasser Hussain, Darren Maddy, Chris
Silverwood and Robert Croft. All the cards are different and in very good condition with clear signatures.
Est. £35/40
13. David Stuart Sheppard Sussex and England 1947-1962: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of
David Sheppard held at Liverpool Cathedral 23rd May 2005. VG Est. £12/20
14. Basil Lewis D'Oliveira Worcestershire and England 1964-1980: A Service of Thanksgiving for the
life of Basil D'Oliveira held at Worcester Cathedral 27th January 2012. Mint Est. £12/20
15. Harold Larwood Nottinghamshire and England 1924-1938: A Memorial Service for Harold
Larwood held at Holy Trinity Church, Kingsford 28th July 1995. VG Est. £12/20
16. William Joseph O'Reilly New South Wales and Australia 1927-1946: A Service of Thanksgiving
for the life of Bill O'Reilly held at Mater Dei Church, Blakehurst in 1992. VG Est. £12/20
17. Ken Cranston Lancashire and England 1947-1950: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Ken
Cranston held at St, Michael's Church, Aughton 15th January 2007. Mint Est. £12/20
18. Hubert Preston Editor of Wisden 1944-1951: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Hubert
Preston held at St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street 17th August 1960. VG Est. £12/20
19. Arthur Booth Yorkshire 1931-1947: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Arthur Booth held at
Greenfield Methodist Church, Greenfield 17th September 2004. Mint Est. £12/20
20. John David Bond Lancashire 1955-1972: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Jack Bond held
at Blackley Crematorium 23rd July 2019. Mint Est. £12/20
21. John Brian Statham Lancashire and England 1950-1968: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of
Brian Statham held at Manchester Crematorium 16th June 2000. VG Est. £12/20
22. Cedric Settle Rhodes Chairman of Lancashire: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Cedric
Rhodes held at Wilmslow Parish Church 3rd April 1990. VG Est. £12/20
23. John Scholes Savage Leicestershire and Lancashire 1953-1969: A Service of Thanksgiving for the
life of John Savage held at St Phillips Church, Chatterton, Stubbins 22nd July 2008. VG Est. £12/2024. Harry Pilling Lancashire 1962-1980: A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Harry Pilling held at
St Matthews Church Little Lever 8th October 2012. VG Est. £12/20
25. Harry Pilling Lancashire 1962-1980: Testimonial Brochure issued for Pilling in 1974.G Est. £5/10
26. Geoff Pullar Lancashire Gloucestershire England 1954-1970: Testimonial Brochure issued for
Pullar in 1967. 24 pages of articles and photographs. Pullar has signed, neatly, to the front cover. G
Est. £10/20
27. Manchester and District Cricket Association: Menu for the Annual Dinner held at the Trafford
Suite, Old Trafford 10th October 1986. The menu has been neatly signed by: Clive Lloyd, Basil
D'Oliveira, Neil Fairbrother, Andrew Hayhurst, Billy Thompson (International Rugby League Referee). G
Est. £20/30
28. Yorkshire County Cricket Club: Menu for the 1997 season Opening Luncheon held at Elland Road,
Leeds 14th April 1997, boldly signed, to the rear cover, by Ray Illingworth, Bradley Parker, Chris Old,
Richard Kettleborough, Phil Carrick, Anthony McGrath and Darren Gough. G Est. £10/20
29. Yorkshire County Cricket Club: Menu for the Gala Dinner held at Elland Road, Leeds 12th May
1992, boldly signed, to the front cover by: Martyn Moxon, Richie Richardson etc. G Est. £8/12
30. National Sporting Club Tribute Dinner for Denis Compton: Programme and menu for the dinner
held at The Cafe Royal 24th March 1994. 10 pages of articles and photographs. G Est. £8/12
31. Raphael Tuck Postcard: Showing a coloured image of a schoolmaster being struck on the shin by a
cricket ball with a schoolgirl fielder shouting “Thank you Sir!”. Postally used June 6th 1905. G Est. £8/12
32. Cricket Club: Menu for the Celebration Dinner held at The Pavilion Beaconsfield Road, Widnes 9th
November 1984. Neatly signed to the front cover by guest speaker Jim Laker. 1” mark to top of front
cover otherwise generally good. Est. £8/12
33. Signed Mini Bat: 11.5” Gray Nicolls Crusader bat, neatly signed to the face by 12 members of the
England Tour of India and Pakistan 1972-73: Tony Lewis, Mike Denness, Dennis Amiss, Keith Fletcher,
Chris Old, Alan Knott, Tony Greig, Geoff Arnold, Norman Gifford, Derek Underwood, Pat Pocock, Bob
Cottam and to the rear by a further 18 England Test Players: Geoff Miller, Derek Randall, Barry Wood,
Geoff Cope, Graham Roope, John Edrich, Mike Hendrick, Bob Willis, Jack Birkenshaw, Graham Barlow,
Bob Woolmer, Roger Tolchard, John Lever, Geoff Boycott, Richard Hutton, Brian Luckhurst etc.
Originally collected by Ann Barrington wife of the late Ken. G Est. £15/30
34. Signed Mini Bat: 11.5” Gray Nicolls bat neatly signed by 17 England Test Players, possibly from the
1981 Tour of The West Indies: Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Graham Stevenson, Geoff Boycott, David
Gower, John Emburey, Peter Willey, Mike Gatting, Paul Downton, Robin Jackman, Graham Dilley, Bill
Athey, David Bairstow, Roland Butcher, Bernie Thomas (physiotherapist), Chris Old, Ken Barrington.
Originally collected by Ann Barrington wife of the late Ken. VG Est. £15/30
35. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Year Book 1934: Staples badly rusted, covers becoming
detached, contents generally good. Est. £5/10
36. Incidents in Fifty Years of Cambridge University Cricket 1886-1936: Percy Piggott's memoir of half
a century following Cambridge University Cricket. Original, light blue covers, 38 pages. Padwick 1628.
Odd faults otherwise generally good. Est. £8/1237. Shadows over the Wicket: Memories of six seasons of wartime cricket by the Official Scorer of the British Empire XI, E.Hoskin. 1st Edition 1946, 76 pages, illustrations, original pictorial covers. Rusting to staples, some wear to covers. Padwick 941. Est. £20/40 38. England v Pakistan 1996: Official Menu for the First Cornhill Test Match at Lord's Friday 26th July 1996. Neatly signed to cover by: Derek Pringle, Fred Ridgway, John Snow and John Shepherd. Slight mark to bottom of front cover otherwise good Est. £8/12 39. England v Pakistan 1996: Official Menu for the Second Cornhill Test Match at Headingley Thursday 8th August 1996. Neatly signed to cover by: Dennis Amiss, Roger Tolchard, Greg Thomas, Tom Cartwright, Bobby Parks. Good Est. £8/12 40. Surrey Old Players Association: Menu for the Association's 4th Annual Dinner held at The Oval 21st November 2003. Neatly signed to the cover by: Micky Stewart, Pat Pocock, Roger Harman and Richard Jefferson. Good Est. £8/12 41. West Indies 1963: 11.5” Gray-Nicolls Bat with printed signatures of the 1963 West Indian Tour Party. Good Est. £5/10 42. Signed Letters: Twenty one autograph letters signed. All one page, generally concerned with benefit arrangements or requests for signatures. Signatories are: Kim Barnett, Geoff Howarth, Nick Pocock, Neil Taylor, Colin Cowdrey, Richard Ellison, Alec Bedser, Paul Parker, Derek Randall, MJK Smith, Tom Graveney, Neil Foster, John Stephenson, Bob Woolmer, Rob Bailey, Freddie Brown, Ted Dexter, Reg Simpson, Geoff Arnold, Brian Close and Derek Ufton. Good Est. £25/50 43. Thomas George Wass Nottinghamshire 1896-1920: Real photographic postcard in the G.D and D Star Series showing Wass posed at the bowling crease. Postally unused. Small tear to top right hand corner. Est. £5/10 44. Donald Bradman: Small, reproduction, photograph of Bradman, seated in whites. Framed and glazed overall size 6.5”x4.5”. Bradman has signed, neatly, to the mount. Good Est. £25/50 45. Harrods Cricket Bear Trinket Box: Metal, wood effect, trinket box modelled in the form of a sitting brown bear wearing a red and white cricket cap and pads and holding bat, ball and stumps. 4” high. Retailed by Harrods in 1990 at a price of £29.95. Rare. VG Est. £10/20 46. Peter Bates Miniatures: Lovely, 3” diameter, circular, brass framed, silhouette entitled The Cricketers showing an 18th Century cricket scene. Original box and paperwork. VG Est. £10/20 47. West Indies 1988: Real photographic postcard, showing four views of the West Indians at the Headingley nets, in the J/V series. Desmond Haynes has signed, neatly, to the image. Postally unused. VG Est. £3/5 48. Raphael Tuck Postcards: two cards in the coming cricketer series showing a young boy batting from original drawings by E.H.Shephard. One titled “boundary” the other “hard hitting”. Both postally used; July 1909 and January 1908. Corner knocks generally good. Est. £12/20 49. E.P.Kinsella: Full set of six postcards published by Langsdorff and Co Series No. 675 showing the familiar urchin in different poses:” The Hope of his Side”, “Out First Ball”, “The Catch of the Season”, “Good Enough for his County”, “How's That”, “The Boss”. Two postally unused, others postally used 1906. Corners rounded otherwise good Est. £25/40 50. Frank Tyson: No.17 in the Kane Products 1956 Series The Cricketers.Tyson has signed, neatly, to the image. VG Est. £3/5
51. Alec Bedser: Real photographic postcard in the Collector-Cricket Series showing Bedser, full length, in bowling action. Bedser has signed, neatly to the image. Crease to bottom right hand corner otherwise good. Est. £5/10 52. Peter May and John Mortimore: Original, candid, 4”x4” photograph showing May and Mortimore, seated, at Katunayake Airport, Sri Lanka chatting to Carlton Seneviratne, Editor of the Ceylon Daily News. Nicely signed to the image by both men. Good Est. £8/12 53. England v Pakistan 1962-1974: Four Official printed scorecards for the matches played at Headingley 1962, Headingley 1971, Lord's 1974, Oval 1974. Some creases and very neat handwritten entries otherwise generally good. Est. 8/12 54. David Paul Hughes Lancashire 1967-1991: Testimonial Brochure issued for Hughes in 1981. 100 pages of articles and photographs. Hughes has signed, neatly, to the front cover. Good Est. £6/10 55. Cricket from the Middle: Doug Insole's autobiographical look at the cricket and cricketers of his time, 1st edition 1960, DJ unclipped. Insole has signed, neatly, to the title page. Good Est. £8/12 Douglas John Insole 9 Tests 408 runs Average 27.20 56. Five Middlesex Signatures: Short, signed, notes from Middlesex players Mike Selvey, F.G.Mann, Mike Brearley, John Emburey and Jack Robertson. Largely concerned with benefit arrangements. Three are replies written on bottom of correspondents original letter.VG Est. £8/12 57. Seven Hallmarked Silver Cricket Medals. Shildon League 1922, Gas Light Sports Association 1937, Coventry Works Cricket League, M.M.A.C. Inter Department 1936 and three undated and unallocated. Est. £30/40 58. Commemorative Medal issued by the Royal Mint for the Edgbaston Test Match against Sri Lanka in June 2002. In excellent condition kept in original box also in similar condition. Est. £10/12 59. Cartoons from 1920/21 Tour. Fourteen pages from an Arthur Mailey book showing 15 Australians, the Manager Sydney Smith shares a page with T.J. Andrews and 14 England players. Unfortunately, there are no covers and it has not been possible to positively identify the book from which the cartoons have come but it is almost certain that it is Who’s Who in Test Cricket 1920-21. However, the cartoons, which are in good condition, are worth owning bearing in mind the scarcity and cost of the Mailey books. Sold with four pages of Tom Webster cartoons from 1921, one relating to the Australian ban on interviews, two on the First Test and one on Bardsley. Est. £8/12 60. Signed Postcard of Alec and Eric Bedser sitting side by side wearing Surrey sweaters. The card is in excellent condition. Est. £5/8 61. 16 Unpublished Australian Scores produced by the Association of Cricket Statisticians. The booklet was printed in 1976 and is of previously unpublished friendly but first- class matches. Some interesting names appear on the scorecards. Est. 3/8 62. 1951 South Africa Album Sheet. Fifteen signatures on a 9x12cm album page Nourse, Rowan (E), Rowan (A), Van Ryneveld, Endean, McCarthy, Tayfield, McLean, Waite, Meile, Fullerton, Cheetham, Mansell, Mann and Chubb. The “Chubb” signature suffers from a loss of ink but that apart the page is clean and the signatures are clear. Est. £15/20
63. Signed Team Sheet of the England Tour of New Zealand 1991/92. The players’ signatures are
Gooch, DeFreitas, Fairbrother, Hick, Lamb, Lawrence, Lewis, Pringle, Ramprakash, Reeve, Russell,
Smith, Stewart and Tufnell. The sheet is also signed by Bennett (Tour Manager), Brown (Physiotherapist)
and Driver (Scorer). The sheet is in excellent condition. Est. £8/12
64. 1947 News Chronicle Cricket Annual in very good condition. Est. £3/5
65. 1951 News Chronicle Cricket Annual in very good condition. Est. £3/5
66. 1956 News Chronicle Cricket Annual in very good condition. Est. £2/5
67. 1957 News Chronicle Cricket Annual in very good condition. Est. £2/5
68. Leaders of the World Stamps In the order of ninety double stamps all in excellent condition. There
is some duplication. A list of individual stamps is available if required. Est. £8/12
69. 1983 Wisden Hardback in very good condition with similar dustjacket. Est. £3/5
70. Five 1930 Country House Cricket Photographs. The photographs from Oxfordshire Photographic
Archive show scenes from a match between Fosseway House and a Gloucestershire County XI in May
1930. The only cricketer identified is Hammond shown returning to the pavilion but Gloucestershire
experts may be able to name others photographed while at tea or watching from a bench in front of the
pavilion. The other two photographs are of the spectators, fascinating studies of rural cricket followers.
The pictures are all in excellent condition having been kept in plastic sleeves. A record of happier days.
Est. £5/8
71. 1948 Sunday Chronicle Cricket and Golf Annual in good condition. Est. £3/5
72. 1952 Sunday Chronicle Cricket and Golf Annual in good condition. Est. £3/5
73. 1954 Sunday Chronicle Cricket and Golf Annual in good condition. Est. £3/5
74. Astwood Bank Cricket Team. A postcard from the C. Hodges Series showing a photograph of
Astwood Bank Cricket Team in the 1900s. The team from a village near Redditch have appeared in two
National Village Knockout Finals at Lord’s in more recent times. The card is in excellent condition.
Est. £3/5
75. Five Team Cards/Photographs. (1) Nottinghamshire 1866, copied from Nottingham Scores and
Biographies. (2) England Team who played Australians 1886 from an original Hawkins photograph,
produced by Juliette Soester. (3) Derbyshire 1935. (4) England 1991 published by Stamp Publicity. (5) A
photograph from September 1939 of a gathering of “The Tustian Clan” for a cricket match. No record
found but probably in the Oxfordshire area. All the cards are in good condition. Est. £3/5
76. Selection of Fourteen Postcards/Photographs of Cricket Grounds. (1) Brighton, Star Series. (2)
Swinton Masham, Real photograph. (3) Lord’s, Bridge House Real Photo Series sepia. (4) Arundel 1956
Australians. Photograph. (5) Southampton photograph. (6) Southampton from the Grounds for Pleasure
Series. (7) Christchurch Oxford Cricket Match from an original watercolour by A.R. Quinton published
by J. Salmon, Sevenoaks. (8) The Scoreboard, Newlands. (9) United Services Ground, Portsmouth (10)
Mays Bounty, Basingstoke. (11) Lord’s, The New Stand. (12) Trent Bridge, The New Radcliffe Road
End. (13) Trent Bridge. (14) Edgbaston. Est. £5/8
77. Six Photographs of Sussex Players. Individual colour prints of Greig, Snow, Barclay and groups of
various players leaving the field in good condition. Est. £3/578. Fifteen Black and White Photographs (9x9cm) taken at Scarborough, during the 1957 Festival,
players walking to and from the refreshment tent or going out to bat and field. The individual players are
named on the back of the photograph but amongst them are Laker, Lock, Barrington, Sobers, Valentine,
Evans, Wardle, Close, Compton and Kanhai. Not exactly David Bailey but an interesting record of how
things used to be not that long ago. The photographs are in good/very good condition. Est. £5/10
79. Somerset C.C.C. Year Books, nine copies 1957-58 to 1967 inclusive. All in good clean condition
with no staple rust. Sold with Cricket in Somerset 1967/68 which was the first edition of the Yearbook
that sought to combine County Club records for the season with club cricket information and Memories
of Somerset Cricket edited by David Mills. Both in good/very good condition. Est. £10/15
80. Surrey Story. Fourteen coloured drawings of Surrey Greats and the team with which they were
associated. The “greats” are Caffyn, Hayward and Lohmann, Hobbs, Fender, Laker, May and Bedser,
Edrich and Younis. The prints are 17x25cms and in excellent condition. Sold with A History of the
Foster’s Oval (1990) by Nick Yapp in excellent, as new, condition; The Surrey Story (1957) by Gordon
Ross, in very good condition but lacking a dust jacket; The Story of the Oval (1949) by Louis Palgrave in
good condition with similar protected dust jacket; Surrey County Cricket Club Centenary (1945) a linen
backed book of 168 pages sold in aid of the Centenary Appeal in very good condition; an excellent copy
of the brochure produced for Guildford Jubilee 1938-1988 edited by David Frith; an excellent copy of the
brochure produced to celebrate 150 Years of Surrey County Cricket Club edited by Eric Midwinter and a
blue Foster’s Oval tie. Est. £15/20
81. Signed Tom Graveney at Lord’s by Stephen Fay. An excellent copy with similar dust jacket. Signed
by Tom Graveney in his usual immaculate hand. Est. £20/30
82. Signed A Game Enjoyed by Peter May. A very good copy with similar dustjacket boldly signed by
May on the title page. A first edition published by Stanley Paul in 1985. Est. £5/8
83. Signed My Incredible Innings by Bill Alley complete with dust wrapper both in very good condition.
Est. £5/8
84. Signed Menu from the First Test at Lord’s 1994. A lunch menu in very good condition signed by
David Gower, Sam Cook, Geoff Arnold, Arthur Milton, Mike Procter, Graeme Hick, Angus Fraser, Alan
Smith, Tony Lewis, Ray Illingworth, Fred Titmus, Gerry Liebenberg, Len Coldwell, Fred Ridgway, Alan
Brown and Phil Edmonds. The signatures are well spaced. Est. £10/15
85. Signed Souvenir of Callers-Pegasus Cricket Festival at Newcastle 1988. The matches were
between an England XI and R.O.W. The signatories, to their head and shoulders photographs, are Graham
Gooch, Neil Fairbrother, Gladstone Small, Robin Smith, Martyn Moxon, Peter Willey, Neil Foster, Philip
DeFreitas, David Bairstow, Derek Underwood, Robert Bailey and David Capel for England and Imran
Khan, Dennis Lillee, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Mudassar Nazer, Geoff Lawson, Javed Miandad, Dean
Jones, Maninder Singh and Kevin Corby for the R.O.W. Tom Graveney as Match Adjudicator and Frank
Twiselton as Match Manager have also signed. The souvenir is in very good condition and the signatures
clear. Est. £15/25
86. Fourteen Signatures collected at the 100th Lord’s Test Match of the Test Match Special Team and
Guests. The signatories are Graham Gooch, Tony Cozier, Mike Selvey, Viv Richards, Graham Fowler,
Jonathan Agnew, Penelope Keith, Shilpa Patel, Peter Baxter, Bill Frindall, Henry Blofeld, Donna
Simmonds, C.M.J. and Eleanor Oldroyd. The signatures are well spaced. Est. £5/10
87. 1965 Hampshire Autographs. A card of twenty Hampshire autographs produced to be sold on behalf
of the Peter Sainsbury Benefit Fund. The signatories are Ingleby-Mackenzie, Marshall, Barnard, Caple,
Castell, Cottam, Gray, Harrison, Haslop, Horton, Jesty, Keith, Lewis, Livingstone, Shackleton, Timms,
Wassell, Wheatley and White. The card is in very good clean condition. Est. £8/1288. Ron Roberts Fund. A signed brochure containing numerous tributes to Ron Roberts. There is a
preponderance of Somerset signatures as that was his adopted County but also international stars. The
signatories are Bill Alley, Denis Compton, Gary Sobers, Peter Robinson, Mervyn Kitchen, Brian
Langford, Colin Atkinson, Brian Rose, Roy Virgin, Fred Rumsey, Graham Atkinson, Richie Benaud and
Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie. The brochure is in very good clean condition. Est. £10/15
89. Twelve 1950 Leicestershire Signatures on a sheet of the county notepaper. The signatories are Vic
Jackson, Les Berry, Jack Walsh, Maurice Hallam, Gerry Lester, James Sperry, Maurice Tompkin, Ken
Smith, Charles Palmer, Paddy Corrall, Charles Wooler and Donald Goodson. The sheet has been stuck
down on an autograph book page and on the back is a signature of Malcolm Hilton of Lancashire laid
down. The sheet is in very good condition and the signatures clear and well-spaced. Est. £8/12
90. 1942 Signed Scorecard for a match Bolton Police v Bolton C.C. The County and International
Players’ signatures are B.P King (Worcestershire), G. Cox (Sussex), E. Robinson (Yorkshire), D. Watkin
(Notts), W. Andrews (Somerset), T. Mitchell (Derbyshire), E.A. Martindale (W.I.), G.H. Beet
(Derbyshire), E. Tyldesley, C. Hallows, W. Place, W. Farrimond, R. Pollard (all of Lancashire) and E.
Achong (W.I.). The scorecard and signatures are in very good condition. This must be a unique piece of
memorabilia. Est. £40/50
91. Souvenir of English Cricket Matches Played at Brisbane, Queensland 1946. A hard-backed folder
produced by Queensland Publications and containing two souvenir brochures for matches at Brisbane,
one for the match against the State and one against Australia. Sold with a tour souvenir brochure
produced after the game against Western Australia. The brochures and folder are all in very good
condition. Est. £40/50
92. Sixteen Signatures of the 1950 West Indies Tourists. The following eleven players’ signatures are
on a piece of notepaper from the Cavendish, Eastbourne: John Goddard, Frank Worrell, Alf Valentine,
Roy Marshall, Sonny Ramadhin, Cecil Williams, Gerry Gomez, Clyde Walcott, Prior Jones, Jeff
Stollmeyer and Everton Weekes. J.M. Kidney, the Manager is also a signatory on this sheet which is laid
down to brown card. Adjacent to the sheet are five laid down signatures of Lance Pierre, Robert
Christiani, Kenny Trestrail, Alan Rae and Hines Johnson. There is also a laid down signature of Alf
Gover. On the back of the brown card is a page of 1950s Lancashire signatures laid down. Nigel Howard,
Winston Place, Roy Tattersall, Dick Pollard, Alf Barlow, John Ikin, Ken Greives, Alan Wharton, Geoff
Edrich, Peter Greenwood and William Roberts are the signatories. As a final feature there are autographs
of Wilfred and Mabel Pickles laid down next to the Lancashire sheet. The card and signatures are all in
very good condition. Est. £20/25
93. Souvenir Programme for the visit of the MCC to Rhodesia in 1949. A comprehensive booklet
covering the usual pen portraits of the players of both sides, a brief history of previous visits to Rhodesia,
the results of the fixtures on the tour so far and pen portraits of several Rhodesian cricket personalities.
There are also a number of team photographs including the 1939 Tourists. The cover is endorsed “with
the compliments of the Compiler” who was Harry Pichanick and a very good job he made of it. The
Souvenir is in very good clean condition. Est. £20/30
94. Les Jackson A Derbyshire Legend by Mike Carey. An excellent copy of the book in stiffened covers.
Est. £5/8
95. Cricket’s Imperial Crisis 1932-1933 by Brian Stoddart. A booklet produced by the Canberra Branch
of the Australian Cricket Society as a limited edition of 200 of which this is number 34. The booklet is in
excellent condition. Est. £10/1596. Two Souvenir Programmes for matches at the W.A.C.A. 1952 Western Australia v South Africa and
1963 A Combined XI v South Africa. Both programmes are in good/very good clean condition although
the back cover of the 1952 programme is almost detached. Est. £8/12
97. Two Souvenir Programmes for the 1974/75 MCC Tour of Australia. One programme from
Queensland and one from New South Wales both in good condition although the Queensland publication
is on better quality paper. Est. £5/8
98. Souvenir Programme for the 1970/71 MCC Tour of Australia. Authorised by NSW Cricket
Association. Signed to his photograph by John Snow. The programme is in very good condition.
Est. £5/8
99. Official Souvenir Magazine for the All-India Tour of Australia 1947-48. This was the first official
tour of Australia by an Indian Team. The souvenir contains comprehensive pen-portraits of both Indian
and Australian Cricketers together with articles on some Australian cricket celebrities such as Monty
Noble and Victor Trumper and a brief history of Indian cricket. Sold with a Test Souvenir for the 1977-
78 Tour by India to Australia. Both souvenirs are in good/very good condition. Est. £25/30
100. Australian XI English Tour 1934. A very good copy of the brochure produced by the Orient Line
on whose boat, R.M.S. Orford, the 1934 Australians came to England. The players’ head and shoulder
photographs are accompanied by brief pen-pictures. Est. £25/35
101. MCC South African tour 1938/39. Brochure entitled Visit of the MCC Test Team to South Africa
1938/39 produced by Union Castle Line RMMV Athlone Castle. Pre-tour brochure for the tour with a list
of players, pen pictures and biographies, itinerary etc. An excellent copy. Est. £40/50
102. Three Programmes for the South African Tour of New Zealand 1953. (1) Test Match played at
Basin Reserve in March, in good condition but with the usual pocket fold. (2) Test Match played at Eden
Park in March, in very good condition and (3) Match v Canterbury played at Lancaster Park Feb/March in
good condition but with pocket fold and completed scorecard. All have pen portraits of both teams.
Est. £8/10
103. The Cloud Envoy Tribute to a Super Sport. A souvenir produced for the High Commission of
India in New Zealand for the Indian Tour of 2002/03. The brochure is in very good condition and full of
interesting articles from which perhaps that by the Mayor of Dunedin has the most UK relevance although
the comments in John Reid’s article referring to his time as an ICC Match Referee may generate some
speculation as to who he is talking about. Est. £5/8
104. Two Souvenir Programmes for the Australian Tour of New Zealand 1977. (1) Test Match at
Eden Park Feb/March in very good condition; (2) Match v Central Districts at Trafalgar Park, Nelson
February. The programme is somewhat creased, as if sat upon but the head and shoulders photographs of
the Central Districts side have been signed. There is a tribute to Ken Wadsworth, the New Zealand
wicketkeeper who died of cancer in August 1976 at the age of 29. Both programmes have the usual pen
portraits and head and shoulders photographs. Est. £5/8
105. Two Souvenir Programmes for the England Tour of New Zealand 1978. (1) Test Match at Basin
Reserve February. (2) Match v Auckland at Eden Park January. Both programmes are in very good
condition and have the usual pen portraits. Est. £10/12
106. Souvenir Programme for West Indies v England 1986. A comprehensive set of pen portraits with
action photographs of the players from both teams. The brochure is in very good condition and signed by
Trevor Bailey to his article on the series, Tim Robinson and Colin Milburn on the top of the first page.
Est. £8/10107. Official Souvenir for the Fourth Test Match India v England 1982. A very good copy of a
souvenir produced by the Cricket Association of Bengal to mark the Fourth Test Match at Eden Gardens,
Calcutta 1982. In addition to the usual pen portraits and photographs there are a number of interesting
articles from eminent Indian authors and players. There are reports of the previous matches and the
scorecard for this Test is entered by hand. Est. £10/15
108. Pre-Tour Brochure for the Visit of MCC to India 1976-77. A very good copy of this brochure
with the usual pen portraits of both teams and a comprehensive section of statistics from previous tours.
Est. £10/15
109. Official Souvenir for South Africa v India One Day International November 1991 at Eden
Gardens, Calcutta. The Souvenir was issued by The Cricket Association of Bengal and is a celebration of
the introduction to international cricket between the two countries. There are several excellent articles and
numerous photographs. The condition of the brochure is excellent. Est. £10/15
110. Souvenir Programme India v Pakistan at Kanpur December 1960. A very good copy of the
programme with pen portraits and head and shoulders photographs of the Pakistan team. There was a
memorable victory over Australia at Kanpur in the previous season and this is well reported together with
numerous statistics. Est. £8/12
111. England 1953 Autographs. A foolscap sheet of autographs of twelve England 1953 players all in
ink and well- spaced. The signatories are Len Hutton, Peter May, Alec Bedser, Freddie Brown, Fred
Trueman, Roy Tattersall, Reg Simpson, Tom Graveney, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Willie Watson
and Don Kenyon. There are punch holes on the left of the sheet but they are well clear of the signatures.
Est. £12/15
112. Selection of English, West Indian and South African Autographs on Two A4 Cards. The
signatories are, Peter Walker, Ali Bacher, Alvin Kallicharran, Neal Radford, Darryl Cullinan, Adam
Bacher, Russell Endean, Jimmy Cook, Graeme Pollock, John Waite, Lee Irvine, Richard Hutton, Neil
Fairbrother, Jon Fellows-Smith, Richard Snell and Eddie Barlow on one sheet headed Transvaal Cricket
Board. Jonty Rhodes, Roy McLean, Lance Klusener, Geoff Griffin, Lee Irvine, Richard Illingworth,
Andrew Hudson, Les Turner, Shaun Pollock, Mike Procter, Barrie Richards, Paul Parker, John Lever,
Jackie McGlew, Collis King, Graham Dilley, Dennis Camsy, Malcolm Marshall, Pat Symcox, Alvin
Kallicharran, Robin Smith and Bob Woolmer on a sheet headed Natal C.C. A total of 38 good clear
signatures on very good condition cards. Est. £25/30
113. Fifteen Surrey Signatures laid down to an A4 card. Barrington 1953-68, Fishlock 1931-52,
McMahon 1947-53, Squires 1928-49, Fletcher 1946-51, Barling 1927-48, Mobey 1930-48, Surridge
1947-59/60, Constable 1939-64, Westerman 1949-51, Bennett 1946, Gover 1928-47, Bartlett 1933-35,
McIntyre 1938-63 and Watts 1933-49. Sold with ten England signatures laid down to card. Fletcher,
Giles, Knight, Rumsey, Vaughan, Tattersall, Cranston, Russell, Greenhough and Gibb. All the signatures
are clear and neatly laid down. Est. £20/25
114. The Empire Cricket Annual 1924. Cricket stories, sketches, fixtures and records edited by “RIP”.
Published on behalf of St. Dunstan’s Cricketer’s Fund. Amongst the contributors are George Hirst,
Sammy Woods, Jack Hobbs and Lord Harris. The illustrations were provided by “RIP” including one
allegedly rejected by every funny paper in London but as Editor he is able to include it. There is some
staple rust but the overall condition of the booklet is very good. A scarce item. Est. £20/25
115. Twelve Rothmans Almanacks. Excellent booklets produced on behalf of Rothmans of Pall Mall
which introduced the season’s tourists with photographs of the players and articles by eminent authors
and journalists. There is also a wide range of records and statistics. The years and tourists covered are
1961 Australia, 1963 West Indies, 1964 Australia, 1965 South Africa, 1965 New Zealand, 1966 West
Indies, 1967 India and Pakistan, 1967 Rest of the World, 1968 Australia and 1969 West Indies and NewZealand. Additionally, there are two Australian publications covering the 1962-3 and 1965-6 visits by the
MCC. All the almanacks are in very good condition. Est. £8/12
116. The History of Lincolnshire County Cricket Club 1853-1960. A small booklet of 32 pages
produced by the Club Secretary Mr. R.J. Charlton as a labour of love. The booklet is in good condition
and possibly scarce. Est. £5/8
117. Henry, The Geoff Lawson Story, published by Ironbark Press Australia 1993. The book is in
excellent condition with pictorial stiffened card covers. Lawson has signed the book Geoff “Henry”
Lawson on the title page. Est. £5/8
118. Signed Copy of Cricket Personalities by H.D.G. Leveson Gower published by Williams and
Norgate Ltd. 1925. The book is in very good condition and signed in pencil by “The Author, H.D.G.
Leveson Gower”. Est. £15/20
119. 1936/37 MCC Tourists to Australia. Sometime ago an article by Mike Williams appeared in the
society magazine on the use of cricket and cricketers in adverts. One example he used was a picture of
cartoons of the 1936/37 Tourists surrounding a packet of 20 Players Navy Cut. This item is a newspaper
cutting of the same advert but with an autograph book page stuck over the picture of the box of cigarettes
with signatures of the Tourists. The signatories are Allen, Wyatt, Robins, Fishlock, Verity, Ames, Voce,
Farnes, Duckworth, Sims, Barnett, Worthington and Hardstaff. Hammond has signed the item but
adjacent to his cartoon picture. The newspaper cutting is 85 years old and is inevitably somewhat fragile,
it is however, complete and the signatures are excellent. An unusual presentation of the autographs.
Est. £25/35
120. Signed MCC Christmas Card from the 1956/7 Tour to South Africa. A card signed by both the
Tourists and the South African Team. The signatories are May, Bailey, Wardle, Statham, Compton,
Insole, Richardson, Brown, Taylor, Tyson, Laker, Evans, Oakman, Lock and Cowdrey for the MCC and
van Rynefeld, Pithey, McLean, Endean, Waite, Adcock, Heine, Goddard, Duckworth, Tayfield and
Funston for South Africa. The card is clean and has only a minor crease. Sold with an unused card from
the same series. Est. £30/35
121. Forest Hill Cricket Club Flyer for a Cricket Match v Notts County Cricket Club XI in aid of
Arthur Staples Benefit played on 1st August 1937. (Forest Hill Club in South East London later merged
with Catford and Cyphers Clubs.) Those listed as possible players for Notts include Larwood, Voce and a
galaxy of famous names. On the back of the flyer you were encouraged to avail yourself of refreshment at
the Two Brewers whose Proprietor, Mr. G.C. Bonnor, appears to have been the sponsor of the Notts.
Team. The flyer is in excellent condition. Est. £12/15
122. 1954 Sussex Autographs. A double autograph book page (24x10 cm) of twelve Sussex autographs
from July 1954 possibly the match v Notts at Hastings. The signatories are Doggart, Sheppard, Marler,
Parks, Suttle, Thompson, Cox, Langridge, Oakman, James, Webb and Wood. The pages are clean with
only minor creases and the signatures are in ink, clear and well-spaced. Est. £8/12
123. 1947 Worcestershire Autographs. A page from an autograph album (10x15 cm) with twelve
Worcestershire signatures, White, Wyatt, Perks, Bird, Howorth, Outschoorn, Kenyon, Young, Jenkins,
Blunt, Yarnold and Jackson. The page is clean and crease free, the signatures are clear and well-spaced.
Est. £8/12
124. 1950 Christmas and New Year Card. A card from the Commonwealth Cricket Team which toured
India in 1950/51, signed by Les Ames, captain of the team. The card is in very good condition. Est. £5/8125. MCC Special General Meeting July 13th 1983. Details of the Resolution and Counter Proposal
regarding the selection of an MCC Team to go to South Africa 1983/84. An interesting historical
document which identifies the various issues regarding the relationship with South Africa at that time.
Est. £5/8
126. 1950 Northamptonshire Autographs. An official page of fifteen signatures, Brown, Brookes,
Oldfield, Davis (E), Fiddling, Garlick, Jakeman, Broderick, Clarke, Livingston, Davis (P), Barron,
Barrick, Nutter and Constable (one game). The signatures are clear but the lower half of the page has been
laid down to card and there is what appears to be a rogue signature on the bottom right hand corner but
which does not affect the other genuine signatures. Est. £8/12
127. John Arlott Letter. A letter dated May 1963 from Arlott in reply to query regarding cricket books.
He refers to articles he has written and the best shop for cricket books being Epworth Second-hand Books
on City Road EC1 now, alas, long gone. He also refers to a booklet he produced for The National Book
League, A Reader’s Guide: Cricket a copy of which is included with this lot. The letter is in very good
condition and the booklet is a little creased but still good. Est. £10/15
128. Denise Dean Portrait of Graham Gooch. A signed A4 portrait in excellent condition. Est. £5/8
129. The Romance of the Ranji Trophy by Vasant Raiji. 50 Golden Years of the competition, not a
history but highlights captured by someone who saw the first final and the 50th. A soft backed book in
very good condition. Interesting to note that amongst the Europeans who have played in the Trophy
matches are Denis Compton and Reg Simpson. Est. £8/12
130. Three Souvenir Brochures for Schoolboy Visits to India. (1) London Schoolboys Indian Visit
1965/66. (2) London Schoolboys match v South Zone schools 1965/66. (3) English Schoolboys Team v
All India Schools Team 1970/71. Interesting to note the names of both English and Indian young players
and who progressed to greater glory. Sold with a souvenir programme for the 1968 South African Cricket
Board of Control Inter Provincial Cricket Tournament. Interesting for an article by Basil D’Oliveira.
Est. £4/8
131. Two Souvenirs of the First Test Match between England and Sri Lanka, February 1982. A cap
with the date and claim “I was there” on the peak and a blue tie with the badges of both teams either side
of a stripe labelled “First Test Match”. Both items are in very good condition. Est. £5/8
132. Phillips Auction Catalogue for the Hal Cohen Collection January 1995. It was not possible to
obtain an original catalogue on the day of the sale; they had all been sold, so one had to make do with a
photocopy which is being sold here along with a results sheet. It was said that Cohen wanted his
collection sold in small lots to encourage the smaller less affluent collector to bid. An admirable objective
but examination of the prices realised suggests it was not achieved. The catalogue is in good condition.
Est. £5/8
133. Signed Menu for the Lord’s Taverners Western Region Annual Dinner held in Bristol at the Grand
Hotel 1979. The signatories are Graham Burgess, Barry Meyer, David Shepherd, David Constant, Ken
Palmer, Tony Lewis, Tony Brown, David Evans, Andy Stovold, John Jameson, David Allen, Bill Alley
and John Childs. The menu is in good, clean condition. Est. £5/8
Denise Dean Limited Edition Portraits A4 Size All signed by the Artist.
(a) From Wisden Cricketers of the Year:
134. 1983 Imran Khan, 11/150 Est. £3/5
135. 1992 P.A.J. DeFreitas, 57/150 SIGNED. Est. £8/12(b) From “Owzthat” Portfolio: 136. J.R. Thomson, 81/100 Est. £3/5 137. C.J. McDermott, 74/100 SIGNED Est. £8/12 138. D.K. Lillee, 83/100 SIGNED Est. £8/12 139. Imran Khan, 83/100 Est. £3/5 140. M.G. Hughes, 74/100 SIGNED Est. £8/12 141. R. Benaud, 83/100 Est. £3/5 142. Sir Richard J. Hadlee 74/100 SIGNED Est. £8/12 (c) From the “Centurions” Portfolio: 143. L.E.G. Ames 91/100 Est. £3/5 144. G.E. Tyldesley 17/100 Est. £3/5 145. E.H. Hendren 17/100 Est. £3/5 146. First Class Cricket in Pakistan by Abid Ali Khan. Five volumes: Vol. 1 -1947/48-1952-53; Vol. 2 – 1953/54-1957/58; Vol. 3 – 1958/59-1962/63; Vol. 4 – 1963/64-1969/70; Vol. 5 – 1970/71-1974/75. All copies are first editions in DWs, published in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003 respectively. Apart from a very small tear to the foot of the spine of Vol. 3, the condition is excellent. Est. £40/50 147. Printer’s block – Wainwright cricket bat advert. This is a block for S M Wainwright Ltd of Leeds Bridge, Leeds 1. The top of the block – below which is a cricketer effecting a classic stroke (difficult to tell to where, being the opposite way round!) – says “Craftsman-made cricket bats for discriminating players”. It measures 22.5x16cms and is 2cms thick. Whether or not this is a unique item is open to question, but there can’t be many about. VG Est. £15/25 148. Wooden shield with a raised shield with a coat of arms. Above the smaller shield is a banner style sash “Captain Cook Bicentennial Tour 1978”. The similar style banner below has “Vancouver Island Vagabonds CC”. It measures approx 18x15cms. Unusual. VG Est. £5/8 149. The Game of Cricket –World v India. This is a board game produced by Gajra Series of Bombay. The date is uncertain, but the teams are captained by Hammond and Merchant; Hassat (sic), and Verity are included, so it was probably made in the late 1930s. The board is complete with the ‘hands’ to register scores intact. The set of Rules has, alas, not fared quite as well. A chunk is missing from the top left of the two-sided piece, but there is enough left to get the gist. The game needs dice, and these are missing, but easy to remedy. Given its age, it’s survived very well. It’s thought that there won’t be many of these still around. Est. £25/40 150. Rothmans Test Cricket Almanack 1965 England v South Africa. One of the series which Rothmans produced, 56pp with colour and b&w photos. VG Est. £2/3 151. Rothmans Test Cricket Almanack 1966 England v West Indies. One of the series which Rothmans produced, 56pp with half tone and b&w photos. VG Est. £2/3 152. ACS Publication – Country House Cricket Grounds of Leicestershire and Rutland. Published in 1998 and edited by E E Snow, who died that same year. An interesting stroll around the two counties, with each ground described, but not all are illustrated. Excellent – as new Est. £3/4 153. Warwickshire interest. Twenty-five tickets to events held by Warwickshire between 1983 and 1998. These relate to dining evenings, end-of-season receptions and the like. VG+ Est. £8/12
154. Whitbread ‘Century Makers’ cards. Thin cards in the shape of oval beer mats, each depicting an English century maker on the reverse. Each shows the name, score year and a fact about the innings. Produced in a set of 40, this is 29 of them. Rarely seen. Good Est. £3/5 155. A E Alderman’s Testimonial Souvenir. A 32pp brochure produced for the Derbyshire cricketer who first played for the county in 1928. He also played football for Derby County. There is a laid down signature on the first page. VG Est. £10/15 156. Jack Bond Testimonial Brochure. Brochure for the testimonial match – Lancashire v Yorkshire 1970. The usual supply of interesting articles. VG Est. £2/3 157. Tour brochure – New Zealand 1931. 32pp pre-tour brochure printed in a sepia tone, well illustrated. Good/VG Est. £10/15 158. Tour brochure – Australia 1934. 40pp pre-tour brochure compiled and edited by A W Simpson, well illustrated. VG Est. £10/15 159. Tour brochure – Australia 1953. 40pp pre-tour brochure, published by Playfair and edited by Peter West. Many articles and statistical information. VG Est. £3/5 160. Tour brochure – Pakistan 1954. 24pp pre-tour brochure, published by Playfair and edited by Gordon Ross. Interesting articles. VG Est. £3/5 161. Tour brochure – New Zealand 1958. 24pp pre-tour brochure, published by Playfair and edited by Gordon Ross. Well illustrated and statistical information. VG Est. £3/5 162. Gillette Cup Final match programme for the 1968 final between Sussex and Warwickshire. Well illustrated, details of the previous rounds and previous years’ finals. VG Est. £3/5 163. Gillette Cup Final match programme for the 1971 final between Kent and Lancashire. Well illustrated, details of the previous rounds and statistical information. VG Est. £3/5 164. Bass Charrington Cricket Trophy Single Wicket Championship ‘scorecard’. Held at Lord’s in 1969, this is a folding stiff card providing details of single wicket cricket by Irving Rosenwater and a fully completed scorecard on which winners and scores for each round are recorded. For the record, in the Final Keith Boyce scored 84 (the competition’s highest score) whilst Brian Bolus was out for 1 2nd ball – an anticlimax if ever there was one! Excellent Est. £2/3 165. Tour brochure – West Indies Women 1979. 20pp pre-tour brochure with interesting articles (our own Enid Bakewell was among the England team – even then she enjoyed knitting!). The back cover gives details of the Test matches and the scores are shown in ink. Excellent Est. £3/5 166. Service of Thanksgiving for Mike Denness held at Canterbury Cathedral, 2013, complete with entry ticket. Lovely colour photo of Denness playing a ball to leg on the front. Excellent Est. £3/5 167. Signed menu for the Sheffield Cricket Lovers’ Society Autumn Dinner 2004, signed by Freddie Trueman who was one of the guest speakers. Excellent Est. £5/8 168. Menu for the Nottinghamshire 150 Years of Cricket Dinner, 1988. A glossy production with photos of a 1862 and 1987 team to the rear. Bound with cord and tassel. Excellent Est. £3/5 169. Topical Times photographs. Two b&w photo supplements of Bill Copson and Harold Gimblett, undated. VG Est. £3/5
170. Cricket Spotlight 1971. The 66pp annual with a host of splendid articles and a review of each county
from 1970. VG Est. £2/3
171. Sunday Times Celebrating 200 Years of Cricket Wallchart. Produced in 1987 to coincide with the
MCC’s Bicentenary, the wallchart is complete with the 40 stickers which were issued weekly in July and
August. The paper size escapes me but it’s 8xA4. VG Est. £2/3
172. Christie’s Auction Catalogue for the auction held on 17th November 2010 of Sporting Books and
Memorabilia which included duplicates from the MCC Library. Unfortunately, it lacks the realisation
sheet. Excellent Est. £2/3
173. First Day Cover for the Gloucestershire Centenary 1970, signed by Tom Graveney and Arthur
Milton. Excellent Est. £3/5
174. First Day Cover for the Australian Centennial Tour 1977, signed by Mike Brearley and Greg
Chappell, the respective captains. Excellent Est. £3/5
175. First Day Cover for the Scarborough Centenary Cricket Festival 1986, postmarked Scarborough
30th August 1986 and signed by Len Hutton and Geoffrey Boycott. Excellent Est. £8/12
176. First Day Cover for the Women’s World Cup 1993, postmarked Lord’s 1st August 1993 and signed
by Karen Smithies. Excellent Est. £3/5
177. Eight First Day Covers. Three for the Bunbury Cricket Club. Each shows the same photo. Covers.
(1) v Gloucestershire 30th May 1999 in aid of Mark Alleyne’s Benefit; (2) v Norma Major’s XI 16th July
1999 at Alconbury; (3) Bunbury English Schools Cricket Association Festival 23rd-27th July 2001 at
Winchester College.; (4) 100 years of English County Cricket 1973, postmarked Lord’s 16th May 1973;
(5) the 1980 Centenary Tour, postmarked Nottingham 23rd August 1980; (6) the first NatWest Trophy
Final (Derbyshire v Northamptonshire), postmarked Lord’s 5th September 1981; (7) the Prudential World
Cup Final 1983 (West Indies v India), postmarked Lord’s 25th June 1983. Produced by Benham’s with
illustration of Kapil Dev; (8) postmarked for the C&G Final 30th August 2003, depicting a panoramic
view of Lord’s. The cover is from the ‘Treasures from the MCC Collection’ Series 1 (2003) No. 5 Lord’s
Ground 1995. All excellent Est. £12/18
178. Five Signed First Day Covers. (1) celebrating 100 Test matches England v West Indies, Old
Trafford 3rd – 7th August 2000. Images of Alec Stewart and Mike Atherton and signed by both. Limited
edition 11/50; (2) for the Leaders of the World, postmarked Grenadines of St Vincent 16th August 1984
and signed by Alan Knott who features on the stamps; (3) for the Australian Bicentenary 1988, entitled
‘Cricketing Links with Australia’, postmarked Lord’s 21st June 1988 and signed by Chris Broad who is
illustrated on the envelope; (4) postmarked “A Tribute to the Glory of Lord’s” Canterbury 2nd August
1994. The image to the left of the envelope shows Kent versus Lancashire at Canterbury 1906. The cover
is signed by Colin Cowdrey. Limited edition 290/5000; (5) postmarked for the NatWest Final 2nd July
2005, depicting a Menu Card, Sheffield Park 1896. The cover is from the ‘Treasures from the MCC
Collection’ Series 3 (2005) England v Australia. Signed by Paul Collingwood. All excellent
Est. £18/25
179. Five “Star Series” Postcards of County Teams namely Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Middlesex,
Essex, Derbyshire and Sussex. All the cards are in good condition except for the odd minor corner bump.
Est. £8/12
180. New Zealand 1937 Postcard. Team photograph, players are named below the photograph. Not
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