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Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. M.C.C. tour of Australia 1936/37, Australian tour of England 1938 and the M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1938/39. A selection of thirteen photographs from the three tours all involving Hedley Verity. Photographs

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Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. M.C.C. tour of Australia 1936/37, Australian tour of England 1938 and the M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1938/39. A selection of thirteen photographs from the three tours all involving Hedley Verity. Photographs include an official photograph of the M.C.C. Australian team 1936/37, the photograph laid down to official photographers mount with titles above and players names to lower border. The photograph by the Sydney Mail Photo. 15”x12”. Very good condi

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England, 1930-39 and Maurice Leyland, Yorkshire & England 1920-1947. Excellent sepia studio portrait photograph of the two players, full length, wearing suits and ties, Verity holding a pipe in his right hand. The photograph, ta

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Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England, 1930-39 and Maurice Leyland, Yorkshire & England 1920-1947. Excellent sepia studio portrait photograph of the two players, full length, wearing suits and ties, Verity holding a pipe in his right hand. The photograph, taken on the M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1936/37, with imprint for The Crown Studios, Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand, measures 5.5”x7.5” and is laid down to original photographers mount, overall 6.25”x8.25”. The photograph pr

Estimate£50 - £70

Starting£30

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M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1938/39. Official Union Castle Line ‘R.M.M.V. Athlone Castle’ brochure for the ‘M.C.C. South African tour 1938/39’. Pictorial colour front cover. With team detail, itinerary, player profile and pen pictures to inside pages. Very nicely signed in black ink to pen pictures by all sixteen members of the M.C.C. touring party. Signatures in ink include Holmes, Hammond, Ames, Edrich, Farnes, Gibb, Hutton, Paynter, Perks, Verity, Wright, Yardley etc. The brochure with some w

Estimate£200 - £300

Starting£120

Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. ‘Bradford’s First Sporting Dinner (to celebrate Arthur Wood’s Benefit’. Official menu for the Dinner held for the wicket-keepers Benefit at The Midland Hotel, Bradford on the 17th April 1939. Yorkshire rose im

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Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. ‘Bradford’s First Sporting Dinner (to celebrate Arthur Wood’s Benefit’. Official menu for the Dinner held for the wicket-keepers Benefit at The Midland Hotel, Bradford on the 17th April 1939. Yorkshire rose image to the centre of the menu with Yorkshire and M.C.C. colours to corners. Signed to the back cover in pencil, two in ink, by ten Yorkshire players. Signatures are Wood, Mitchell, Bowes, Sellers, Verity, Leyland, Barber, Hutton, Sutcliffe and R

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. Army life and cricket. Selection of five photographs showing Verity in the army, he rose to the rank of Captain Hedley Verity and cricket matches played by the ‘Green Jackets’ in Omagh in 1940/41, both a team

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Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England 1930-1939. Army life and cricket. Selection of five photographs showing Verity in the army, he rose to the rank of Captain Hedley Verity and cricket matches played by the ‘Green Jackets’ in Omagh in 1940/41, both a team photograph and of him walking off the pitch having batted. The army photographs are of various battalions and all feature Verity. There are also some modern photographs of Verity’s grave and stone on the lawns at Caserta, near Naples in Italy. I

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire & England 1898-1930. ‘Death of Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England in Italy, 31st July 1943’. Handwritten letter of condolence from Rhodes to Mr and Mrs Verity on ‘24 March Grove Road, Huddersfield’ headed paper by Rhodes on the 2

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Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire & England 1898-1930. ‘Death of Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England in Italy, 31st July 1943’. Handwritten letter of condolence from Rhodes to Mr and Mrs Verity on ‘24 March Grove Road, Huddersfield’ headed paper by Rhodes on the 2nd September 1943. ‘Just a line to say how very sorry both my wife and I were to hear the sad news about Hedley. It is a cruel blow to us but what it means to you one cannot imagine. Please accept our deepest sympathy in your irreparable loss. I

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

Charles John Barnett. Gloucestershire & England 1927-1948. ‘Death of Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England in Italy, 31st July 1943’. Four page handwritten letter of condolence from Barnett to Mr Verity on ‘Cowcombe House, Chalford, Gloucestershire’ headed

806

Charles John Barnett. Gloucestershire & England 1927-1948. ‘Death of Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England in Italy, 31st July 1943’. Four page handwritten letter of condolence from Barnett to Mr Verity on ‘Cowcombe House, Chalford, Gloucestershire’ headed paper by Barnett on the 10th September 1943. ‘Thank you very much indeed for your very nice letter. I cannot say how grieved I am to hear the very bad news of Hedley’s death. I feel words are no help to you and the family in such a time, but I d

Estimate£100 - £150

Starting£60

George Herbert Hirst. Yorkshire & England 1891-1929. ‘Death of Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England in Italy, 31st July 1943’. Two page handwritten letter from Hirst writing from 33 Glebe Street, Huddersfield to Mr Verity on the 7th October 1944. ‘Much as I

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George Herbert Hirst. Yorkshire & England 1891-1929. ‘Death of Hedley Verity, Yorkshire & England in Italy, 31st July 1943’. Two page handwritten letter from Hirst writing from 33 Glebe Street, Huddersfield to Mr Verity on the 7th October 1944. ‘Much as I would like, I am sorry I am unable to accept your kind invitation to come to Rawdon on October 13th’. He goes onto explain he has not been well due to an attack of shingles. He goes onto say ‘Anyone who came into contact with Hedley had but one

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

‘Hedley Verity. Portrait of a Cricketer’. Alan Hill. London 1986. The book signed and dedicated to the vendor ‘Remembering Hedley - Hove September 1939. With best wishes Allan Hill, 2000 Sold with various correspondence and copy correspondence between the

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‘Hedley Verity. Portrait of a Cricketer’. Alan Hill. London 1986. The book signed and dedicated to the vendor ‘Remembering Hedley - Hove September 1939. With best wishes Allan Hill, 2000 Sold with various correspondence and copy correspondence between the late vendor and Hill, also a postcard sent to Grace Verity (Verity’s daughter) in 1987 with mention of the book etc. Very good condition G

Estimate£25 - £35

Starting£20

William ‘Bill’ Voce. Nottinghamshire & England 1927-1952. One page handwritten letter on lined paper from Voce to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer. Voce is responding to Hill’s request for his thoughts on Verity. Voce’s reply written from his home in Huckna

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William ‘Bill’ Voce. Nottinghamshire & England 1927-1952. One page handwritten letter on lined paper from Voce to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer. Voce is responding to Hill’s request for his thoughts on Verity. Voce’s reply written from his home in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire reads ‘Hedley Verity was in his time the best left hander. He was always a gentlemen, a fine character of a man both on the field and off it. He was very dedicated to the game of cricket, he rather have the ball in his hand t

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Ellis Pembroke Robinson. Yorkshire & Somerset 1934-1952. One page handwritten letter/manuscript on lined paper from Robinson to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer. Robinson is responding to Hill’s request for his thoughts on Verity. Robinson’s reply reads ‘He

810

Ellis Pembroke Robinson. Yorkshire & Somerset 1934-1952. One page handwritten letter/manuscript on lined paper from Robinson to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer. Robinson is responding to Hill’s request for his thoughts on Verity. Robinson’s reply reads ‘Hedley Verity. The most accurate of all the left hand bowlers. Did not spin the ball very much which enabled him to find the edge of the bat. I still hold the record number of catches in an innings, all at first slip which proves my statement , in

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Donald George ‘Don’ Bradman. New South Wales, South Australia & Australia 1927-1949. Airmail typewritten letter from Bradman to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer. Bradman is responding to Hill’s request for his thoughts on Verity and in particular the Lords

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Donald George ‘Don’ Bradman. New South Wales, South Australia & Australia 1927-1949. Airmail typewritten letter from Bradman to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer. Bradman is responding to Hill’s request for his thoughts on Verity and in particular the Lords Test of 1934. Extracts from Bradman’s reply read ‘Now what can I say about him?. Undoubtedly he was one of the greatest slow left hand spinners of all time. His record testifies to that. His run to the wicket was amiable and just long enough to

Estimate£250 - £350

Starting£150

William Eric ‘Bill’ Bowes. Yorkshire & England 1929-1947. Selection of five handwritten letters to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer regarding the preparation and publication of Hill’s book on Verity. The letters date from March 1984 to March 1986. In the fi

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William Eric ‘Bill’ Bowes. Yorkshire & England 1929-1947. Selection of five handwritten letters to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer regarding the preparation and publication of Hill’s book on Verity. The letters date from March 1984 to March 1986. In the first letter Bowes agrees to allow Hill to use extracts from his book ‘Express Deliveries’, his paucity of available photographs for Hill to use second letter from Bowes refers to planning to meet Hill to discuss Verity and the book and concludes

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

Charles John Barnett. Gloucestershire & England 1927-1948. Selection of seven handwritten letters, some quite extensive, to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer regarding the preparation, planning and publication of Hill’s book on Verity. The letters, all writt

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Charles John Barnett. Gloucestershire & England 1927-1948. Selection of seven handwritten letters, some quite extensive, to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer regarding the preparation, planning and publication of Hill’s book on Verity. The letters, all written on ‘Cowcombe House, Chalford, Gloucestershire’ headed paper date from January 1984 to January 1987. The first refers to Barnett agreeing to help Hill with Verity’s biography ‘I played my first Test match as a substitute for Hedley on the 1933

Estimate£100 - £150

Starting£60

Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England, 1930-39. Selection of six typed and handwritten letters to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer, following the publication of Verity biography. The letters, all dated 1986, the year the book was published, from players who pl

814

Hedley Verity. Yorkshire & England, 1930-39. Selection of six typed and handwritten letters to Alan Hill, Verity’s biographer, following the publication of Verity biography. The letters, all dated 1986, the year the book was published, from players who played with him, knew him or simply admired him, Letters from Norman Yardley, John Kay (whose family Verity stayed with when he played at Middleton), Bob Wyatt, Jim Laker, Charles Ekberg, journalist and Lt. Col D.J. Bottomley M.B.E.(written from V

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

Oxford v Cambridge ‘The University Match at Lord’s’ 1841, Seventh Varsity match held. Original scorers sheets from the match played on the 14th, 15th & 16th July 1841, these sheets were compiled by the Oxford scorer. The sheets are handwritten in a neat

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Oxford v Cambridge ‘The University Match at Lord’s’ 1841, Seventh Varsity match held. Original scorers sheets from the match played on the 14th, 15th & 16th July 1841, these sheets were compiled by the Oxford scorer. The sheets are handwritten in a neat hand and are laid down to card, sheets to both sides. Handwritten titles of the match, dates to the top of the sheets. The first sheet shows the innings of Cambridge who made 103 in the first innings, J.B.R. Bulwer top scoring with 31, Lowth tak

Estimate£150 - £250

Starting£90

M.C.C. Club & Ground v Sussex 1855. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Lord’s 11th & 12th June 1855 with complete printed scores. Sussex (104 & 94) beat M.C.C. (88 & 94) by 16 runs. Henry Royston took eight wickets for M.C.C. in

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M.C.C. Club & Ground v Sussex 1855. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Lord’s 11th & 12th June 1855 with complete printed scores. Sussex (104 & 94) beat M.C.C. (88 & 94) by 16 runs. Henry Royston took eight wickets for M.C.C. in the first innings, and John Wisden returned match figures of 12/92 for Sussex. Other notable names include Spenser Ponsonby, Arthur Haygarth, James Grundy, Henry Royston (M.C.C.), Edwin Napper, John Lillywhite, Thomas Box (Sussex) etc. Printed

Estimate£120 - £160

Starting£70

H.H. Stephenson’s tour of Australia 1861/62. ‘International Cricket Match. New South Wales v All England, played at the Domain, Sydney on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 29th, 30th and 31st, and February 1st 1862. The All England Eleven

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H.H. Stephenson’s tour of Australia 1861/62. ‘International Cricket Match. New South Wales v All England, played at the Domain, Sydney on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 29th, 30th and 31st, and February 1st 1862. The All England Eleven introduced into the Colonies by Messrs Spiers & Pond’. Very early original silk scorecard for the match played in 1862 between New South Wales (22 players) and the All England XI. Printed by the Caxton Printing Office of George Street, Sydney. T

Estimate£500 - £800

Starting£300

‘Grand Cricket Match- Canterbury. North [of the Thames] v. South of the Thames’ 1866. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Canterbury, 6th- 8th August 1866. Both teams featured notable names, the South

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‘Grand Cricket Match- Canterbury. North [of the Thames] v. South of the Thames’ 1866. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at Canterbury, 6th- 8th August 1866. Both teams featured notable names, the South of the Thames team with the three Grace brothers, E.M., W.G. and G.F. Grace, also Jupp, Lubbock, Griffith, Humphrey, Stephenson, James Lillywhite, Pooley and Willsher. For the North of the Thames, Hearne, Shaw, Walker, Buller, Maitland, Grundy,

Estimate£100 - £150

Starting£60

‘Surrey v. Sussex’. Pooley’s record 1868. Early original silk scorecard produced to commemorate Ted Pooley’s achievement of the record number of twelve dismissals in a match by a wicket-keeper, taking eight catches and four stumpings at Kennington Oval 6t

819

‘Surrey v. Sussex’. Pooley’s record 1868. Early original silk scorecard produced to commemorate Ted Pooley’s achievement of the record number of twelve dismissals in a match by a wicket-keeper, taking eight catches and four stumpings at Kennington Oval 6th & 7th July 1868. Sussex (98 & 128) lost to Surrey (126 & 102/3) by seven wickets. John Bristow of Surrey took 7/45 in the first innings. Sussex captain, Charles Smith carried his bat for 47no in the second innings. Printer unknown. 5.5”x7”. Ve

Estimate£100 - £150

Starting£60

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Birkenhead v Grange, Edinburgh 1872. Official scorecard for the match played at Birkenhead Park ground on the 2nd and 3rd August 1872. Wear, folds and odd ink spot to scorecard otherwise in good condition. Sold with a menu for the Dinner held after the m

821

Birkenhead v Grange, Edinburgh 1872. Official scorecard for the match played at Birkenhead Park ground on the 2nd and 3rd August 1872. Wear, folds and odd ink spot to scorecard otherwise in good condition. Sold with a menu for the Dinner held after the match at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, dated 3rd August 1872 with heading ‘Birkenhead Park Cricket Club’. Some wear, folds and soiling otherwise in good condition. Qty 2

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

Sir Joseph Montagu Cotterill. Sussex 1870-1888. Sepia cabinet card photograph of Cotterill in cricket attire wearing cap and dressed to bat with pads and gloves on and bat in hand. The photograph by Russell & Sons of Chichester. Ink handwritten name, date

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Sir Joseph Montagu Cotterill. Sussex 1870-1888. Sepia cabinet card photograph of Cotterill in cricket attire wearing cap and dressed to bat with pads and gloves on and bat in hand. The photograph by Russell & Sons of Chichester. Ink handwritten name, dates and county to lower border. Sold with a small card from Cotterill, sent from Edinburgh, to Charles Pratt Green regarding a request for a cricket bat of his. ‘I am sorry my bats are all locked away in the pavilion and I can’t get at them at pre

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

Sussex v Surrey 1873. Early original double sided ‘Authorised Cricket Score’ card with complete printed and (mainly) handwritten scores in pencil for the match played at Brighton 21st- 23rd August 1873. Surrey (187 & 81/0) drew with Sussex (91 & 207). Hen

823

Sussex v Surrey 1873. Early original double sided ‘Authorised Cricket Score’ card with complete printed and (mainly) handwritten scores in pencil for the match played at Brighton 21st- 23rd August 1873. Surrey (187 & 81/0) drew with Sussex (91 & 207). Henry Jupp top scored in the match with 94 in Surrey’s first innings, Joseph Cotterill making 65 in Sussex’s second innings. In Surrey’s second innings, Fillery and Lillywhite bowled unchanged and wicketless for 72 four ball overs. Printed by Henry

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘8 Gentlemen and 3 Professionals v 14 Young Players of the County [Sussex Colts]’ 1876. Early original single sided ‘Authorised Cricket Score’ card with complete printed scores for the match played at Hove, 5th & 6th June 1876. Sussex Colts (142 & 217) dr

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‘8 Gentlemen and 3 Professionals v 14 Young Players of the County [Sussex Colts]’ 1876. Early original single sided ‘Authorised Cricket Score’ card with complete printed scores for the match played at Hove, 5th & 6th June 1876. Sussex Colts (142 & 217) drew with the Gentlemen (201 & 17/4). Top scorer in the match was Charles Kennedy with 87 for the Gentlemen in their first innings, with other notables including Henry Phillips and Richard Fillery. Of the Sussex Colts team, led by Sussex captain C

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘Surrey v. Sussex’ 1878. Early official single sided scorecard for the match played at Kennington Oval, 5th- 7th August 1878. The scorecard with complete printed and handwritten scores in ink and pencil. Batting first, Sussex made 185 (H. Whitfield 64), a

825

‘Surrey v. Sussex’ 1878. Early official single sided scorecard for the match played at Kennington Oval, 5th- 7th August 1878. The scorecard with complete printed and handwritten scores in ink and pencil. Batting first, Sussex made 185 (H. Whitfield 64), and in reply Surrey made 218 with H. Jupp taking 255 minutes to score 98. Sussex were then dismissed a second time, for 93, thanks to the Surrey bowler, E.D. Barratt taking 5/50. Surrey comfortably reached their target of 61 (J. Shuter 44no), end

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘Yorkshire v. Sussex’ 1882. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at the Saville Cricket Ground, Dewsbury, 15th- 17th June 1882. In the first innings a weak Sussex side were bowled out for 104, F.F.J. Gree

826

‘Yorkshire v. Sussex’ 1882. Early original single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at the Saville Cricket Ground, Dewsbury, 15th- 17th June 1882. In the first innings a weak Sussex side were bowled out for 104, F.F.J. Greenfield top scoring with 55 and E. Peate taking 5/41 for Yorkshire. Yorkshire then made 184 (W. Bates 56) before bowling Sussex out cheaply again for 100, James Lillywhite top scoring with 28no and Peate taking a further six wickets giving him ma

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘A Record in County Cricket. Nottinghamshire v. Sussex’ 1895. Early original single sided commemorative scorecard for the match played at Trent Bridge, 16th- 18th May 1895. The card, with decorative ornate maroon borders, shows Nottinghamshire’s then reco

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‘A Record in County Cricket. Nottinghamshire v. Sussex’ 1895. Early original single sided commemorative scorecard for the match played at Trent Bridge, 16th- 18th May 1895. The card, with decorative ornate maroon borders, shows Nottinghamshire’s then record total of 726, William Gunn scoring 219, Richard Howitt 119 and Robert Bagguley 110. Sussex were then dismissed twice for 170 (Wilkinson 5/56) and 178 (Newham 75no, Attewell 5/36), Nottinghamshire winning by an innings and 378 runs. Printer un

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

‘Nottinghamshire v. Sussex’ 1897. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Trent Bridge 10th- 12th May 1897 with complete printed and handwritten scores in pencil. Sussex (255 & 119) lost to Nottinghamshire (448/7 declared) by an inni

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‘Nottinghamshire v. Sussex’ 1897. Early original double sided scorecard for the match played at Trent Bridge 10th- 12th May 1897 with complete printed and handwritten scores in pencil. Sussex (255 & 119) lost to Nottinghamshire (448/7 declared) by an innings and 74 runs. Nottinghamshire’s captain, John Dixon, scored 268no in their only innings with Dick Attewell taking 6/40 in Sussex’s second innings. Printed on the ground by Charles Richards of Nottingham. Local advertising to verso. 4.5”x7.25”

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

Sussex ‘away’ scorecards 1897-1900. Three early official double sided scorecards for Sussex County matches, all with complete printed and/ or handwritten scores in pencil. Matches are v Middlesex at Lord’s 12th- 14th August 1897 (Middlesex won by seven wi

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Sussex ‘away’ scorecards 1897-1900. Three early official double sided scorecards for Sussex County matches, all with complete printed and/ or handwritten scores in pencil. Matches are v Middlesex at Lord’s 12th- 14th August 1897 (Middlesex won by seven wickets), v Surrey, Kennington Oval 11th- 13th August 1898 (Surrey won by 73 runs), and v Essex, Leyton 31st May- 2nd June 1900 (match drawn). Two with horizontal fold, the Middlesex card with tape to verso, the Essex card with old tape and adhesi

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Derbyshire’s first win over Nottinghamshire in a first-class match 1903’. Silk scorecard of the match produced to commemorate the occasion printed by S.B. Smith of Derby on the ground. The low scoring match was played at Derby on the 9th to 11th July 190

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‘Derbyshire’s first win over Nottinghamshire in a first-class match 1903’. Silk scorecard of the match produced to commemorate the occasion printed by S.B. Smith of Derby on the ground. The low scoring match was played at Derby on the 9th to 11th July 1903. Derbyshire made 284 and Nottinghamshire in their first innings were all out for 117, In their second innings Derbyshire made 198 before bowling Nottinghamshire out for 201 to win the match by 114 runs, Warren took ten wickets in the match. So

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

‘Souvenir Score Card. Yorkshire v Lancashire 1905’. Small attractive folding card which open out into a fully printed scorecard of the match. Attractive titles printed in red and black to front cover. The match was played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield on the

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‘Souvenir Score Card. Yorkshire v Lancashire 1905’. Small attractive folding card which open out into a fully printed scorecard of the match. Attractive titles printed in red and black to front cover. The match was played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield on the 7th-9th August 1905. Yorkshire won the match by 44 runs after being bowled out for 76 in their first innings, For Yorkshire Rhodes took 9 wickets in the match and scored 74 in the second innings while Brearley took thirteen wickets in the match

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

Essex C.C.C. 1907. Early original double sided scorecard for Essex v Gloucestershire, 20th- 22nd May 1907 with complete printed scores. Essex scored 233 (Charlie McGahey 96, Percy Ford 5/66) and 155 (Ford 6/52, eleven wickets in the match), Gloucestershir

832

Essex C.C.C. 1907. Early original double sided scorecard for Essex v Gloucestershire, 20th- 22nd May 1907 with complete printed scores. Essex scored 233 (Charlie McGahey 96, Percy Ford 5/66) and 155 (Ford 6/52, eleven wickets in the match), Gloucestershire 260 (Thomas Langdon 88, Gilbert Jessop 86, Walter Mead 6/52) and 88 (Mead 4/34, ten wickets in the match). Essex won by 40 runs. 5”x9.5”. Printed on the ground by Phelp Brothers of Leyton, with local advertising to verso. Minor age toning to e

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australia tour to England 1909. ‘England v. Australia’. Second Test. Early original commemorative silk scorecard for the 2nd Test, played at Lord’s, 14th- 16th June 1909. Australia won the Test by nine wickets. England batted first and made 269 all out, K

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Australia tour to England 1909. ‘England v. Australia’. Second Test. Early original commemorative silk scorecard for the 2nd Test, played at Lord’s, 14th- 16th June 1909. Australia won the Test by nine wickets. England batted first and made 269 all out, King top scoring with 60, Cotter, Laver and Noble sharing the wickets. In reply Australia made 350 with Ransford making 143 not out, Relf taking 5/85 for England. In their second innings England were bowled out for 121, Armstrong taking 6/35. Aus

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

Surrey v Yorkshire 1909. Early original silk commemorative scorecard with complete printed scores for the remarkable match played at The Oval, 19th- 21st August 1909. Surrey batted first and made 273 all out, Marshal made 110 for Surrey, Haigh took 7-65,

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Surrey v Yorkshire 1909. Early original silk commemorative scorecard with complete printed scores for the remarkable match played at The Oval, 19th- 21st August 1909. Surrey batted first and made 273 all out, Marshal made 110 for Surrey, Haigh took 7-65, Yorkshire then batted and made 223 all out, Lees taking 6-60. In Surrey’s second innings they were bowled out for 62, Hirst taking four and Rhodes four wickets. Yorkshire then proceeded to be bowled out for only 26 runs, Rushby and Smith taking

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

Jack Hobbs Benefit Year 1914. Two commemorative silk scorecards on one piece of silk, for Surrey v Kent, 10 & 11th August 1914 and Surrey v Yorkshire, 13th- 15th August 1914, both played at Lord’s. Surrey won the first match by eight wickets, Hobbs made 1

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Jack Hobbs Benefit Year 1914. Two commemorative silk scorecards on one piece of silk, for Surrey v Kent, 10 & 11th August 1914 and Surrey v Yorkshire, 13th- 15th August 1914, both played at Lord’s. Surrey won the first match by eight wickets, Hobbs made 16 and 26no. Hitch took nine wickets in the match and Blythe took 9-97 in Surrey’s first innings. In the Yorkshire match, Surrey won by an innings and 30 runs. Hobbs made 202, Hayward 116 and Hayes 134. For Yorkshire, Wilson top scored with 95 an

Estimate£120 - £160

Starting£70

England v South Africa 1924. Original commemorative silk scorecard for the 1st Test played at Edgbaston, 14th- 17th June 1924. England were put in to bat and scored 438 with five batsmen scoring over fifty (Hobbs 76, Sutcliffe 64, Woolley 64, Hendren 74 a

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England v South Africa 1924. Original commemorative silk scorecard for the 1st Test played at Edgbaston, 14th- 17th June 1924. England were put in to bat and scored 438 with five batsmen scoring over fifty (Hobbs 76, Sutcliffe 64, Woolley 64, Hendren 74 and Kilner 59), George Parker taking 6/152. South Africa were then bowled out for only 30 in under thirteen overs, no batsman reaching double figures, the top scorer being eleven extras. Arthur Gilligan took six wickets for seven runs off 6.3 ove

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

Australian tour to England 1926. Official double sided scorecard with complete handwritten scores in pencil for the tour match, Sussex v Australians at Hove, 28th- 31st August 1926. Printed on the ground by Crowhurst of Brighton. Local advertising to vers

837

Australian tour to England 1926. Official double sided scorecard with complete handwritten scores in pencil for the tour match, Sussex v Australians at Hove, 28th- 31st August 1926. Printed on the ground by Crowhurst of Brighton. Local advertising to verso. Sold with two contemporary matching real photograph postcards of the teams reproduced from originals with signatures to lower mount borders. Publisher unknown. Both postally unused. Very good condition. Qty 3.

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

England v Australia, 3rd Test match, Leeds. July 1930. Original scorecard for the historic Test match where Don Bradman made the record Test score of 334. The folding scorecard, by Crosland & Co of Leeds with fully printed scores of the match. The scoreca

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England v Australia, 3rd Test match, Leeds. July 1930. Original scorecard for the historic Test match where Don Bradman made the record Test score of 334. The folding scorecard, by Crosland & Co of Leeds with fully printed scores of the match. The scorecard beautifully signed in ink by the Australian team, signatures are Woodfull, Archie Jackson, Don Bradman, Kippax, McCabe, Richardson, a’Beckett, Oldfield, Grimmett, Hornibrook and Wall. Good/very good condition. A rarely seen scorecard of this

Estimate£700 - £1,000

Starting£420

Don Bradman 334 record score. England v Australia, 3rd Ashes Test match, Headingley, Leeds, 11th- 15th July 1930. Original folding scorecard for the historic Test match where Don Bradman made the record Test score of 334. The scorecard with incomplete pri

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Don Bradman 334 record score. England v Australia, 3rd Ashes Test match, Headingley, Leeds, 11th- 15th July 1930. Original folding scorecard for the historic Test match where Don Bradman made the record Test score of 334. The scorecard with incomplete printed scores, Australia’s only innings complete. Printed by Crosland & Co of Kirkgate, Leeds 10”x6”. vertical fold and soiling, otherwise in good condition. A rarely seen scorecard.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘The Cricket Championship of India, for The Ranji Trophy 1944-45’. Official folding scorecard for the tournament semi-final, Bombay v North India, played at the Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, 16th- 20th February 1945. The scorecard with printed scores complet

840

‘The Cricket Championship of India, for The Ranji Trophy 1944-45’. Official folding scorecard for the tournament semi-final, Bombay v North India, played at the Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, 16th- 20th February 1945. The scorecard with printed scores complete to the close of the fourth day’s play. Fully and nicely signed in ink to the centre scorecard page by the eleven members of the Northern India XI. Signatures are Mohammad Saeed (Captain), Imtiaz Ahmed (Pakistan 41 Tests 1952-1962), Munawar Ali

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

Scorecards and menus 1946-1998. A selection of thirteen scorecards and two menus. Three scorecards are signed. England v West Indies one day international, Headingley 1980 signed by ten players including Lever, Boycott, Gower, Botham (England), Lloyd, Gar

841

Scorecards and menus 1946-1998. A selection of thirteen scorecards and two menus. Three scorecards are signed. England v West Indies one day international, Headingley 1980 signed by ten players including Lever, Boycott, Gower, Botham (England), Lloyd, Garner (West Indies) etc. v Australia, Lord’s 1985 signed by Gooch and Gower. Sussex v Middlesex, Gillette Cup 1980, signed by twelve Middlesex players including Gatting, Brearley, Radley, Hughes, Barlow, Butcher etc. Other earlier scorecards inclu

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Gentlemen v Players 1950. Official double sided scorecard for the match played at Lord’s 26th- 28th July 1950. The scorecard, with complete printed scores, is nicely signed in ink by all eleven member of the Gentlemen team. Signatures are Brown (Captain),

842

Gentlemen v Players 1950. Official double sided scorecard for the match played at Lord’s 26th- 28th July 1950. The scorecard, with complete printed scores, is nicely signed in ink by all eleven member of the Gentlemen team. Signatures are Brown (Captain), Dewes, Brennan, Yardley, Doggart, Bailey, Insole, Carr, Knott, Warr and Simpson. The match was drawn with centuries by both captains, Brown (122 for Gentlemen) and Dollery (123 for Players). Small adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in very good

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

India tours to England 1952-1990. Four official scorecards for India tour matches played in 1952 and 1959. All four with incomplete handwritten scores in pencil or ink. Matches are v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge 1952, v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham 1952,

843

India tours to England 1952-1990. Four official scorecards for India tour matches played in 1952 and 1959. All four with incomplete handwritten scores in pencil or ink. Matches are v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge 1952, v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham 1952, v India, Bournemouth 1952, and v Surrey, Kennington Oval 1959. Sold with two official tour guides, one for the 1952 tour edited by A.W. Simpson, the other for the 1990 New Zealand and India tours to England. Odd minor faults, otherwise in good c

Estimate£30 - £40

Starting£20

West Indies XI v. C.J. Barnett’s XI. Colwyn Bay Cricket Festival 1952. Official double-sided scorecard for a match dated 27th & 28th August 1952 at Colwyn Bay. The players listed at start of play. Signed by ten players, five from each team. Signatures are

844

West Indies XI v. C.J. Barnett’s XI. Colwyn Bay Cricket Festival 1952. Official double-sided scorecard for a match dated 27th & 28th August 1952 at Colwyn Bay. The players listed at start of play. Signed by ten players, five from each team. Signatures are Worrell, Rickards, Headley, Weekes, Ramadhin (West Indians), Barnett, Nayudu, Nimbalkar, Cockburn and Shepherd (C.J. Barnett’s XI) and one other. Result not known, no record of the match can be found. Printed by Powlsons, the Colwyn Bay Press.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

Kent v Australians 1953. Official scorecard for the tour match played at Canterbury on the 29th, 30th August, 1st September 1953, Signed to scorecard in ink by ten of the Australians and by nine of the Kent team who played in the game plus commentator Pet

845

Kent v Australians 1953. Official scorecard for the tour match played at Canterbury on the 29th, 30th August, 1st September 1953, Signed to scorecard in ink by ten of the Australians and by nine of the Kent team who played in the game plus commentator Peter West. Signatures include Hassett, Tallon, Benaud, Ring, Harvey, Lindwall, Davidson, Johnston, Langley, Cowdrey, Shirreff, Wright, Dovey, Phebey, Edrich etc. Light vertical folds otherwise in good condition. The Australians won the match by an

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

Surrey C.C.C. 1955. Official Luton Town Cricket Club printed scorecard for a match Luton Town C.C. v ‘A Surrey XI’ played at Luton on 5th June 1955. The scorecard signed in ink to the front by thirteen Surrey players. Signatures include Surridge (Captain)

846

Surrey C.C.C. 1955. Official Luton Town Cricket Club printed scorecard for a match Luton Town C.C. v ‘A Surrey XI’ played at Luton on 5th June 1955. The scorecard signed in ink to the front by thirteen Surrey players. Signatures include Surridge (Captain), A. Bedser, E. Bedser, Stewart, McIntyre, Loader, Constable, Barrington, Clark etc. Window mounted with a mono photograph of the Surrey team of 1954. Framed and glazed, overall 11”x25”. Good condition

Estimate£30 - £40

Starting£20

West Indies tour to England 1963. Gloucestershire v West Indians, Bristol 4th- 7th May 1963. Official folding scorecard with complete printed scores. Signed in ink to the centre scorecard by sixteen members of the West Indies touring party. Signatures are

847

West Indies tour to England 1963. Gloucestershire v West Indians, Bristol 4th- 7th May 1963. Official folding scorecard with complete printed scores. Signed in ink to the centre scorecard by sixteen members of the West Indies touring party. Signatures are Worrell (Captain), Hunte, Sobers, King, Nurse, Carew, Hall, Murray, Butcher, Gibbs, Griffith, Valentine, McMorris, Solomon, Allan and Gaskin (Manager). Printed by E.W. Hicks, Bristol. 5”x8.25” folded. Very good condition.

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

England v Australia, Edgbaston 1964. Official scorecard for the First Test match played on the 8th-13th June 1964. Signed by Ted Dexter who made 180 in the England second innings. Sold with a further Edgbaston scorecard signed by Ken Barrington who made 1

848

England v Australia, Edgbaston 1964. Official scorecard for the First Test match played on the 8th-13th June 1964. Signed by Ted Dexter who made 180 in the England second innings. Sold with a further Edgbaston scorecard signed by Ken Barrington who made 137 in the first Test of the England v New Zealand Test match played on the 27th May to 1st June 1965. Both of the scorecards in very good condition with nice ink signatures

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

Test match significant achievement scorecards 1970-2018. Six official scorecards, all signed by players who recorded a notable achievement in England home Test matches. Matches are v Rest of the World, 3rd ‘Test’, Edgbaston 1970, signed on label laid down

849

Test match significant achievement scorecards 1970-2018. Six official scorecards, all signed by players who recorded a notable achievement in England home Test matches. Matches are v Rest of the World, 3rd ‘Test’, Edgbaston 1970, signed on label laid down by Basil D’Oliveira (110). v India, 1st Test, Lord’s 1990, signed on label laid down by Graham Gooch (333 & 123). v Australia, 5th Test, Edgbaston 1993, signed by Mark Waugh (137). v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval 2005, multi-signed by eight mem

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

County Championship significant achievement scorecards 1973-2023. Ten official scorecards, all signed by players who recorded a notable achievement in County matches. ‘Souvenir match card of the Maidstone Cricket Week 1973 during which Colin Cowdrey score

850

County Championship significant achievement scorecards 1973-2023. Ten official scorecards, all signed by players who recorded a notable achievement in County matches. ‘Souvenir match card of the Maidstone Cricket Week 1973 during which Colin Cowdrey scored his 99th and 100th Centuries in First Class cricket’. Signed to label laid down to inside by Mike Denness (178) in the match v Somerset. Lancashire v Essex 1978, signed to label laid down by John Lever (5/23). Worcestershire v Sussex 1998, Gra

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australian tour to England 1975. Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs. Essex, Glamorgan & England, 1961-81. Official Essex C.C.C. single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the tour match Essex v Australians played at Chelmsford, 23rd- 26th August 197

851

Australian tour to England 1975. Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs. Essex, Glamorgan & England, 1961-81. Official Essex C.C.C. single sided scorecard with complete printed scores for the tour match Essex v Australians played at Chelmsford, 23rd- 26th August 1975. Robin Hobbs, batting at number 9, scored 100 in the Essex 2nd innings. Signed in ink by Hobbs. Australians won by 98 runs. Very good condition.

Estimate£25 - £35

Starting£20

No lot

852

No lot

Starting£0

Nottinghamshire v India 1982. Official scorecard for the tour match played at Trent Bridge on the 12th-14th May 1982. Appears to be a pre match copy, with no printed or handwritten details. Signed by both teams and the two umpires, Bird and Whitehead. Sig

853

Nottinghamshire v India 1982. Official scorecard for the tour match played at Trent Bridge on the 12th-14th May 1982. Appears to be a pre match copy, with no printed or handwritten details. Signed by both teams and the two umpires, Bird and Whitehead. Signatures include Robinson, Randall, Birch, Hemmings, Saxelby, Hassan, Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Kirmani, Vengsarkar, Roy, Shastri, Sharma, Madan Lal etc. Twenty four signatures in all, each player has written their batting number after their signature

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

England v New Zealand 1983. New Zealand’s first Test victory in England. Official scorecard for the 2nd Test, Headingley 28th July- 2nd August 1983 with complete printed scores. Signed in ink by fourteen members of the New Zealand touring party. Signature

854

England v New Zealand 1983. New Zealand’s first Test victory in England. Official scorecard for the 2nd Test, Headingley 28th July- 2nd August 1983 with complete printed scores. Signed in ink by fourteen members of the New Zealand touring party. Signatures include Hadlee, Snedden, Coney, Franklin, Howarth, Smith, Bracewell, Cairns, Wright, Edgar, M. Crowe, Chatfield, J. Crowe etc. Some staining, otherwise in good condition.

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Bicentennial Test. Australia v England 1988. Official folding scorecard for the match played at Sydney Cricket Ground, 29th January- 2nd February 1988. Blank scorecard to centre pages. Signed in ink to the rear ‘Autographs’ page by eight former Test playe

855

Bicentennial Test. Australia v England 1988. Official folding scorecard for the match played at Sydney Cricket Ground, 29th January- 2nd February 1988. Blank scorecard to centre pages. Signed in ink to the rear ‘Autographs’ page by eight former Test players. Signatures are Don Bradman, Colin Cowdrey, Ted Dexter, Peter May, Alan Smith, Hubert Doggart, Alec Bedser and Doug Insole. Horizontal fold, otherwise in good condition.

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Sachin Tendulkar. Bombay/ Mumbai, Yorkshire & India 1988-2014. Official scorecard for the Yorkshire v Kent, Benson & Hedges Cup match played at Headingley on the 30th April 1992. This was Tendulkar’s first game for Yorkshire having signed as their first e

856

Sachin Tendulkar. Bombay/ Mumbai, Yorkshire & India 1988-2014. Official scorecard for the Yorkshire v Kent, Benson & Hedges Cup match played at Headingley on the 30th April 1992. This was Tendulkar’s first game for Yorkshire having signed as their first ever overseas players. Signed by Tendulkar and by ‘Gold Award Judge’ David Lloyd. Tendulkar made seven runs before being run out and took 2 wickets for 21 with the ball from 11 overs. Kent beat Yorkshire by 70 runs. Neat handwritten details in bl

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

‘Hastings & St. Leonards Cricket Week, 1907. Gentlemen of South v. Players of South’. Jessop second fastest century. Early original double sided folded scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings,

857

‘Hastings & St. Leonards Cricket Week, 1907. Gentlemen of South v. Players of South’. Jessop second fastest century. Early original double sided folded scorecard with complete printed scores for the match played at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, 2nd- 4th September 1907. Gentlemen of the South chose to bat first and posted 211 with Percy Perrin starring with the bat scoring 117. Bill Fairservice and George Dennett shared the wickets five apiece. Replying, the Players were dismissed for

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

Australia 1926. ‘Cricket 1926’. Official pre tour brochure with pictures of the Australian team, thirty leading English cricketers and the Test grounds. Pub by Barton & Co, London 1926. Original pictorial wrappers, some wear with small loss to wrappers ex

858

Australia 1926. ‘Cricket 1926’. Official pre tour brochure with pictures of the Australian team, thirty leading English cricketers and the Test grounds. Pub by Barton & Co, London 1926. Original pictorial wrappers, some wear with small loss to wrappers extremities otherwise in good condition. Sold with ‘Australian Cricketers 1926. Portraits drawn from life and signed by each player’. Laurence East. London 1926. With seventeen full page illustrations of the 1926 touring team with printed signatur

Estimate£50 - £70

Starting£30

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1928/29. ‘The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1928/29. A book of averages and records’. Compiled by E.H.M. Baillie (Bail). Melbourne 1929. Original pictorial wrappers. Some soiling and age toning to wrappers, handwritten name of owner

859

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1928/29. ‘The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1928/29. A book of averages and records’. Compiled by E.H.M. Baillie (Bail). Melbourne 1929. Original pictorial wrappers. Some soiling and age toning to wrappers, handwritten name of ownership to top border of the front wrapper otherwise in good condition

Estimate£25 - £35

Starting£20

M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand 1928/29. ‘England v Canterbury, Lancaster Park 24th-26th December 1929’. Official Souvenir Score book published by Sage & Wallace of Christchurch. 8pp and blue card covers. The book was designed to give spectators

860

M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand 1928/29. ‘England v Canterbury, Lancaster Park 24th-26th December 1929’. Official Souvenir Score book published by Sage & Wallace of Christchurch. 8pp and blue card covers. The book was designed to give spectators scoresheets to fill in with the centre spread having head and shoulders portraits of the tourists. Some soiling and staining to covers, creasing to front cover otherwise in good condition

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1932/33. The Bodyline tour’. Two brochures produced for the tour. ‘Special Test Souvenir- with careers of players to beginning of 1932/33 season’. Sixteen page brochure with pen pictures, biographies, scoresheet, records etc issue

861

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1932/33. The Bodyline tour’. Two brochures produced for the tour. ‘Special Test Souvenir- with careers of players to beginning of 1932/33 season’. Sixteen page brochure with pen pictures, biographies, scoresheet, records etc issued by ‘The Australian Cricketer’ magazine as a Supplement. Image of Don Bradman to front wrapper. Good condition. ‘The Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1932/33’. Compiled by E.H.M. Baillie (‘Bail’). With M.C.C. Itinerary, Ashes records, pictures of th

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

M.C.C. tour of New Zealand 1935/36. Official tour programme with decorative wrappers in M.C.C. colours with picture of England Captain E.R.T. Holmes to centre and title above. The programme covering the M.C.C. v Wellington match played at the Basin Reserv

862

M.C.C. tour of New Zealand 1935/36. Official tour programme with decorative wrappers in M.C.C. colours with picture of England Captain E.R.T. Holmes to centre and title above. The programme covering the M.C.C. v Wellington match played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington on the 20th-23rd December 1936 and also includes biographies of the players, itinerary, scorecards for the match, past tours etc. Signed to the front wrapper by twelve of the M.C.C. team including E.R.T. Holmes (Cpt), Barber, Hards

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand 1946/47. Official souvenir programme for the ‘M.C.C. Team Australian Tour 1946-47’. Issued by the New South Wales Cricket Association. With itinerary, pen pictures etc. Original decorative covers. Sold with three o

863

M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand 1946/47. Official souvenir programme for the ‘M.C.C. Team Australian Tour 1946-47’. Issued by the New South Wales Cricket Association. With itinerary, pen pictures etc. Original decorative covers. Sold with three other brochures ‘Pocket Book Cricket Guide 1946/47’, England-Australian Tests, ‘Sporting Globe Cricket Book 1946/47’ ‘Official Cricket souvenir England v Australia 1946/47, published just after the first tour match played in Perth and the ‘The M.

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand 1946/47. Official souvenir programmes for the first Test match, England v Australia, played on the 29th-5th December 1946 in Brisbane, the only Test match played in New Zealand at Lancaster Park on the 21st-24th Ma

864

M.C.C. tour of Australia and New Zealand 1946/47. Official souvenir programmes for the first Test match, England v Australia, played on the 29th-5th December 1946 in Brisbane, the only Test match played in New Zealand at Lancaster Park on the 21st-24th Match 1947 and the tour match against Auckland played at Eden Park, Auckland on the 28th-31st March 1947. Odd faults, age toning staple rusting otherwise in good condition. Qty 3

Estimate£70 - £100

Starting£40

South Africa tour of England 1947. Six various brochures and programmes from the tour. Official souvenir brochure for the ‘South African tour of England’. Edited by A.W. Simpson, ‘Findon’ Cricket Annual 1947’, ‘The Springboks Here Again’ Ledbroke, Souveni

865

South Africa tour of England 1947. Six various brochures and programmes from the tour. Official souvenir brochure for the ‘South African tour of England’. Edited by A.W. Simpson, ‘Findon’ Cricket Annual 1947’, ‘The Springboks Here Again’ Ledbroke, Souvenir ‘pirate’ programme for England XI v South Africa XI (5th Test), The Oval 16th-20th August 194, ‘The South African Team in England 1947’. Cricket Book Society and official ship issue ‘’First Class Sports and Entertainment’ programme for the ‘R.

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Australian tour of England 1948. ‘Australian XI v Tasmania 1948’. Official programme for the match played at Hobart on the 5th & 6th March 1948. The programme lists the England tour itinerary, fixtures in England, scorecard for the game and details and pe

866

Australian tour of England 1948. ‘Australian XI v Tasmania 1948’. Official programme for the match played at Hobart on the 5th & 6th March 1948. The programme lists the England tour itinerary, fixtures in England, scorecard for the game and details and pen pictures of the Australian teams. Handwritten details of match to the scorecard in pencil. Sold with eight various booklets, brochures and programmes related to the Australian tour, ‘The Australian Tour 1948’ Simpson, ‘Fight for the Ashes’ C.G

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

South African tour booklets. Two booklets, one issued for the M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1948/49 by the United Tobacco Co. Cape Town 1948. 32pp. Very small pre tour booklet comprising pen pictures, map, fixtures etc with original decorative colour paper

867

South African tour booklets. Two booklets, one issued for the M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1948/49 by the United Tobacco Co. Cape Town 1948. 32pp. Very small pre tour booklet comprising pen pictures, map, fixtures etc with original decorative colour paper wrappers printed in both English and Afrikaans and the other entitled ‘M.C.C. Cricket Tour of South Africa 1948’ and was issued by J.F. King Limited, sports specialists of Durban & Maritzburg 166pp, pen pictures and biographies, fixtures etc. Th

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

M.C.C. tour of South Africa & Rhodesia 1948-1949. Official programme for the match Rhodesia v M.C.C. played at the Raylton Club, Bulawayo, 29th January- 1st February 1949. Comprises pen pictures of the M.C.C. team, scorecards, advertising etc. The 48pp pr

868

M.C.C. tour of South Africa & Rhodesia 1948-1949. Official programme for the match Rhodesia v M.C.C. played at the Raylton Club, Bulawayo, 29th January- 1st February 1949. Comprises pen pictures of the M.C.C. team, scorecards, advertising etc. The 48pp programme in original wrappers. P. Mansell’ handwritten to top border of the front cover, so presumably his copy. Nicely signed by both teams in ink to the scorecard pages next to their printed names. Sixteen signatures of the M.C.C. team and elev

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

M.C.C. tour of South Africa & Rhodesia 1948-1949. Souvenir of the M.C.C. tour of South Africa & Rhodesia 1948/49’, published by Donaldsons Publication of Johannesburg. Sold with an official programme for the Rhodesia v M.C.C. played at the Salisbury Sport

869

M.C.C. tour of South Africa & Rhodesia 1948-1949. Souvenir of the M.C.C. tour of South Africa & Rhodesia 1948/49’, published by Donaldsons Publication of Johannesburg. Sold with an official programme for the Rhodesia v M.C.C. played at the Salisbury Sports Club Ground on the 4th to 7th February 1949. 96pp. The programme in original wrappers with the two Captains, Mann and Martin’s pen pictures to front wrappers. Odd faults, good condition

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

New Zealand tour to England 1949. Ten various brochures and programmes from the tour including ‘A Complete Record of the New Zealand Cricket Team in England 1949’ Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, ‘Halo for Hadlee. A lighthearted history of the New Zealand cricket t

870

New Zealand tour to England 1949. Ten various brochures and programmes from the tour including ‘A Complete Record of the New Zealand Cricket Team in England 1949’ Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, ‘Halo for Hadlee. A lighthearted history of the New Zealand cricket team 1949’, G. Wycherley, Dunedin 1949 ‘New Zealand Tour 1949 (Simpson), ‘Cricketers from New Zealand’ 1949. (Playfair edited by Gordon Ross), England versus New Zealand. A complete Record 1930-1949 (Bedford, Findon), ‘Selected for England’ Compi

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

South Africa Tour to England 1951. Official pictorial pre-tour souvenir programme for the 1951 tour published by Playfair, edited by Peter West. Fully signed to the pen pictures by all fifteen original members of the touring party. Signatures are Nourse (

871

South Africa Tour to England 1951. Official pictorial pre-tour souvenir programme for the 1951 tour published by Playfair, edited by Peter West. Fully signed to the pen pictures by all fifteen original members of the touring party. Signatures are Nourse (Captain), E. Rowan, Chubb, Melle, A. Rowan, Fullerton, Endean, van Ryneveld, Cheetham, McGlew, McCarthy, McLean, Mann, Waite and Mansell. Also signed by Hugh Tayfield who joined the tour late. Minor wear otherwise in good/very good condition

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

‘Commonwealth Silver Jubilee XI tour of India 1953’. Large official Souvenir programme published by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Pen pictures, biographies, fixtures, results etc. Original decorative covers. Good condition

872

‘Commonwealth Silver Jubilee XI tour of India 1953’. Large official Souvenir programme published by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Pen pictures, biographies, fixtures, results etc. Original decorative covers. Good condition

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

South Africa Tour to England 1955. Official pictorial pre-tour souvenir programme for the 1955 tour published by Playfair, edited by Gordon Ross. Signed to the pen pictures by sixteen members of the touring party. Signatures are Cheetham (Captain), McGlew

873

South Africa Tour to England 1955. Official pictorial pre-tour souvenir programme for the 1955 tour published by Playfair, edited by Gordon Ross. Signed to the pen pictures by sixteen members of the touring party. Signatures are Cheetham (Captain), McGlew, Adcock, Duckworth, Endean, Goddard, Heine, Keith, Mansell, McLean, Murray, Smith, Tayfield, Waite and Winslow. Good/very good condition

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

‘Cricketers from New Zealand. Tour of India 1955-56’. Sport & Pastime Publication. Pen pictures, biographies, fixtures etc. Rarer tour brochure, name ‘Don Neely’ to first advertising page suggesting this was his copy. Good condition

874

‘Cricketers from New Zealand. Tour of India 1955-56’. Sport & Pastime Publication. Pen pictures, biographies, fixtures etc. Rarer tour brochure, name ‘Don Neely’ to first advertising page suggesting this was his copy. Good condition

Estimate£25 - £35

Starting£20

Australian tour to England 1956. ‘Cricketers from Australia’. Official souvenir tour brochure edited by Gordon Ross, published by Playfair. Signed in ink to the pen pictures by thirteen members of the Australian touring party. Signatures are Johnson (Capt

875

Australian tour to England 1956. ‘Cricketers from Australia’. Official souvenir tour brochure edited by Gordon Ross, published by Playfair. Signed in ink to the pen pictures by thirteen members of the Australian touring party. Signatures are Johnson (Captain), Miller, Archer, Benaud, Burke, Burge, Craig, Crawford, Langley, Lindwall, Mackay, Maddocks, McDonald and Rutherford Plus W.J. Dowling, the tour manager. Wrappers detached, internally good

Estimate£50 - £70

Starting£30

West Indies 1957. Official souvenir Playfair brochure for the West Indies tour of England. Edited by Gordon Ross. Pictorial covers. Signed in ink to pen pictures by all seventeen members of the West Indies touring team plus the two Managers Pierce and De

876

West Indies 1957. Official souvenir Playfair brochure for the West Indies tour of England. Edited by Gordon Ross. Pictorial covers. Signed in ink to pen pictures by all seventeen members of the West Indies touring team plus the two Managers Pierce and De Caires. Signatures include Goddard, Atkinson, Sobers, Hall, Weekes, Kanhai, Walcott, Alexander, Worrell, Gilchrist, Valentine, Ramadhin etc. Also signed by the joint tour managers Peirce and de Caires. Spine taped, covers worn and creased, some

Estimate£50 - £70

Starting£30

‘Cricketers from New Zealand’ 1958. Official tour souvenir programme for the tour by Playfair edited by Gordon Ross. Signed in ink to pen pictures by all sixteen members of the touring party, Reid (Captain), Cave, Alabaster, Blair, D’Arcy, Harford, Hayes,

877

‘Cricketers from New Zealand’ 1958. Official tour souvenir programme for the tour by Playfair edited by Gordon Ross. Signed in ink to pen pictures by all sixteen members of the touring party, Reid (Captain), Cave, Alabaster, Blair, D’Arcy, Harford, Hayes, MacGibbon, Meale, Miller, Moir, Petrie, Playle, Sparling, Sutcliffe and Ward. Good condition

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

M.C.C. tour of Argentina & Brazil 1958/59’. Official souvenir for the visit to Brazil. 12pp, paper wrappers. Published by the Brazilian Cricket Association. Itinerary and pen pictures of the players. Four matches were played two in Rid De Janiero and two

878

M.C.C. tour of Argentina & Brazil 1958/59’. Official souvenir for the visit to Brazil. 12pp, paper wrappers. Published by the Brazilian Cricket Association. Itinerary and pen pictures of the players. Four matches were played two in Rid De Janiero and two in Sao Paulo. After that the tour moved to Argentina. Good condition. A rarer tour programme

Estimate£30 - £40

Starting£20

Australian tour of Malaya 1959. Rare official programme. 40pp, excellent pictorial wrappers, Printed by Central Printers, Singapore. Signed to their pictorial biographical picture by all fourteen of the touring party with the exception of Gavin Stephens w

879

Australian tour of Malaya 1959. Rare official programme. 40pp, excellent pictorial wrappers, Printed by Central Printers, Singapore. Signed to their pictorial biographical picture by all fourteen of the touring party with the exception of Gavin Stephens who was apparently ill at the time. Signatures are Richie Benuad (Captain), Harvey, Favell, McDonald, O’Neill, Lindwall, Davidson, Mackay, Grout, Jarman, Kilne, Rorke, Meckiff and Burge. Also signed by McDonald’s brother. There were two matches p

Estimate£120 - £160

Starting£70

‘Official Programme commemorating the Visit of the Australian Cricketers to America, Sept & Oct 1912’. 16pp official pre tour brochure with front cover printing in yellow and green, tipped in to modern green cloth, gilt title to spine. Comprises details o

880

‘Official Programme commemorating the Visit of the Australian Cricketers to America, Sept & Oct 1912’. 16pp official pre tour brochure with front cover printing in yellow and green, tipped in to modern green cloth, gilt title to spine. Comprises details of the seven matches to be played in the USA, Bermuda and Canada and scores of games played on tours in earlier years, portraits of players including Bardsley, Carkeek, Kelleway, Gregory (Captain), Whitty, blank scoresheets, entrance charges, etc

Estimate£400 - £600

Starting£240

‘Official Programme commemorating the Visit of the Australian Cricketers to America 1913’. 8pp official pre-tour brochure with front cover printing in red and black, containing details of the thirty matches to be played in the USA, Bermuda and Canada from

881

‘Official Programme commemorating the Visit of the Australian Cricketers to America 1913’. 8pp official pre-tour brochure with front cover printing in red and black, containing details of the thirty matches to be played in the USA, Bermuda and Canada from May to September 1913, portraits of the team, players including Mailey, Crawford, Macartney, Mayne, Collins, Bardsley, Arnott etc. Recorded but not seen by Padwick 5325. Some wear and nicks to wrappers and pages, slight splitting to spine of wr

Estimate£500 - £800

Starting£300

Australian tour of Malaya 1927 ‘W.A. Oldfield’s XI’. Rare official large souvenir brochure ‘Australians Visit to Malaya 1927’. 56pp with colour pictorial covers featuring the emblem of Malaya and illustrations of a tiger and kangaroo, with printed title t

882

Australian tour of Malaya 1927 ‘W.A. Oldfield’s XI’. Rare official large souvenir brochure ‘Australians Visit to Malaya 1927’. 56pp with colour pictorial covers featuring the emblem of Malaya and illustrations of a tiger and kangaroo, with printed title to centre. The front cover is beautifully signed in black ink by eleven members of the Australian touring party. Signatures are Macartney, Mayne, Woodfull, Rofe, Adams, Bardsley, Sullivan, Everett, Gamble, Andrews and Oldfield. Contents comprise

Estimate£400 - £600

Starting£240

Australian tour of Malaya 1927 ‘W.A. Oldfield’s XI’. Large official four page folding programme for the North Malaya v Australian XI match played at The Esplanade, Penang on 17th and 18th June 1927. Printed in blue and red, title to front ‘The Greatest Cr

883

Australian tour of Malaya 1927 ‘W.A. Oldfield’s XI’. Large official four page folding programme for the North Malaya v Australian XI match played at The Esplanade, Penang on 17th and 18th June 1927. Printed in blue and red, title to front ‘The Greatest Cricket Season in Malaya. The first Australian cricket tour to this country’, with double page picture to centre pages of the Australian and Singapore C.C. teams that played earlier in the tour, and integral scorecard for the match below partially

Estimate£200 - £300

Starting£120

Australian tour of Malaya 1927 ‘W.A. Oldfield’s XI’. Rare souvenir tour brochure printed and published by ‘The Malayan Daily Express’. 44pp with original pictorial wrappers featuring a Malay tiger and Australian kangaroo to the front, and title ‘Souvenir

884

Australian tour of Malaya 1927 ‘W.A. Oldfield’s XI’. Rare souvenir tour brochure printed and published by ‘The Malayan Daily Express’. 44pp with original pictorial wrappers featuring a Malay tiger and Australian kangaroo to the front, and title ‘Souvenir of Australian Cricketers’ Visit May- June 1927’. Contents include player biographies by ‘Not Out’, photographs, statistics etc. Annotations in ink to front wrapper. Wear and soiling with expert repairs to wrappers and some pages, otherwise in go

Estimate£200 - £300

Starting£120

Australia. E.L. Waddy’s tour to Queensland 1935. A tour brochure and match programme from the tour made up by a team of prominent Australian cricketers captained by Stan McCabe, with other Test players including Ernest Bromley, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Brow

885

Australia. E.L. Waddy’s tour to Queensland 1935. A tour brochure and match programme from the tour made up by a team of prominent Australian cricketers captained by Stan McCabe, with other Test players including Ernest Bromley, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Brown and Ray Robinson. The 48pp tour brochure ‘Produced for the Cairns Cricket Association by H. Smallwood Esq., Cairns’, lacking original wrappers, comprising team images, statistics, blank scoresheet, advertising etc. Also a ‘Souvenir Programme.

Estimate£60 - £90

Starting£40

Australia Tour to Ceylon and India 1935/36. ‘Official Souvenir of the Visit to India of H.H. the Maharajadhiraj of Patiala’s Team of Australian Cricketers 1936’. 30th Nov. to 8th Dec. 1935’. Official brochure compiled by C.D. Parthasarathy, edited and pub

886

Australia Tour to Ceylon and India 1935/36. ‘Official Souvenir of the Visit to India of H.H. the Maharajadhiraj of Patiala’s Team of Australian Cricketers 1936’. 30th Nov. to 8th Dec. 1935’. Official brochure compiled by C.D. Parthasarathy, edited and published by ‘The Field- Madras (An All-Sports Journal)’, Madras. Bound in cloth boards, gilt title to spine, with original decorative colour wrappers retained. Lavishly illustrated with portraits and text on members of the opposing teams. Indian p

Estimate£400 - £600

Starting£240

M.C.C. tours to India 1961-1977. Three souvenir pre-tour brochures published by C.K. Haridass of Madras covering M.C.C./ England tours to India. Issues are ‘India vs England 1961-62’ thirteenth year of publication, ‘M.C.C. vs India 1964’ fourteenth issue,

887

M.C.C. tours to India 1961-1977. Three souvenir pre-tour brochures published by C.K. Haridass of Madras covering M.C.C./ England tours to India. Issues are ‘India vs England 1961-62’ thirteenth year of publication, ‘M.C.C. vs India 1964’ fourteenth issue, and ‘M.C.C. in India 1976-77’ twentieth issue. Clear tape reinforcement to spines of all three, otherwise in good/ very good condition.

Estimate£80 - £120

Starting£50

India. Bombay ‘Quadrangular Cricket Tournament’ 1925/26. ‘Bombay Gymkhana Official Scorecard’. 8pp booklet in original decorative paper wrappers comprising scorecards of the first two matches played in the 1925/26 tournament, Europeans v Muslims (European

888

India. Bombay ‘Quadrangular Cricket Tournament’ 1925/26. ‘Bombay Gymkhana Official Scorecard’. 8pp booklet in original decorative paper wrappers comprising scorecards of the first two matches played in the 1925/26 tournament, Europeans v Muslims (Europeans won by eight wickets) and Hindus v Parsees (Hindus won on first innings) and, to the centre pages, a blank scorecard for the Final, Europeans v Hindus played at Bombay 7th- 10th December 1925 (Hindus won by four wickets). A previous owner has

Estimate£100 - £150

Starting£60

England v All-India 1946. ‘Pirate’ four page ‘Pictorial Souvenir Programme’ for the third Test, Kennington Oval 17th- 21st August 1946. Printed by G.P. Abbott for Programme Publications, London. Light creasing, otherwise in good condition.

889

England v All-India 1946. ‘Pirate’ four page ‘Pictorial Souvenir Programme’ for the third Test, Kennington Oval 17th- 21st August 1946. Printed by G.P. Abbott for Programme Publications, London. Light creasing, otherwise in good condition.

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

Yorkshire C.C.C. tour to Jamaica 1935/36. ‘Jamaica Cricket Association Official Programme’ compiled by C.A. Lopez and issued by the Jamaica Cricket Board of Control. 88pp pre-tour booklet comprising tour itinerary, player profiles, three blank fold-out sc

890

Yorkshire C.C.C. tour to Jamaica 1935/36. ‘Jamaica Cricket Association Official Programme’ compiled by C.A. Lopez and issued by the Jamaica Cricket Board of Control. 88pp pre-tour booklet comprising tour itinerary, player profiles, three blank fold-out scorecards to rear and advertising. Original pictorial wrappers. Minor age toning to wrappers otherwise a nice copy in very good condition throughout. A scarce tour brochure, does not appear to be listed in Padwick and not previously seen by Knigh

Estimate£200 - £300

Starting£120

‘A Bit of a Test’. Ben Travis 1933. Official theatre programme for the production staged at the Aldwych Theatre, dated 20th March 1933. The play was the final production in a series of twelve ‘Aldwych farces’ and was a take on the controversial ‘Bodyline’

891

‘A Bit of a Test’. Ben Travis 1933. Official theatre programme for the production staged at the Aldwych Theatre, dated 20th March 1933. The play was the final production in a series of twelve ‘Aldwych farces’ and was a take on the controversial ‘Bodyline’ Ashes series in which the England cricket captain attempted to keep his star batsman out of trouble. The original production starred the legendary farceur, Ralph Lynn, whose picture is featured on the front wrapper. Padwick 6812. Rusting to sta

Estimate£40 - £60

Starting£20

Horsham v Arsenal 1951. Official football programme for the friendly match played at Horsham on the 3rd September 1951. The match was played on behalf of cricketer George Cox in his Benefit Year. Four page folding programme with titles to front cover. The

892

Horsham v Arsenal 1951. Official football programme for the friendly match played at Horsham on the 3rd September 1951. The match was played on behalf of cricketer George Cox in his Benefit Year. Four page folding programme with titles to front cover. There were four cricketers who played in the Arsenal team being Leslie Compton, Arthur Milton, Don Bennett and Don Roper. Annotation to the back cover otherwise in good condition

Estimate£30 - £50

Starting£20

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume II nos. 22-49 (16th February to 27th December 1883). Illustrated. Bound in modern green cloth, gilt title to spine, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking orig

893

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume II nos. 22-49 (16th February to 27th December 1883). Illustrated. Bound in modern green cloth, gilt title to spine, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Good/ very good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume III nos. 50-79 (31st January to 25th December 1884). Illustrated. Original publisher’s cloth, with titles in gilt, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking origi

894

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume III nos. 50-79 (31st January to 25th December 1884). Illustrated. Original publisher’s cloth, with titles in gilt, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Complete with the five supplement score sheets as issued. Bookplate of Gordon Ross to front endpaper. Some rubbing to board extremities, otherwise in good/ very good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume IV nos. 80-109 (31st January to 24th December 1885). Illustrated. Bound in maroon quarter leather, gilt title to spine, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking

895

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume IV nos. 80-109 (31st January to 24th December 1885). Illustrated. Bound in maroon quarter leather, gilt title to spine, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Lacking the one supplement score sheet issued for 23rd July. Loss to spine, wear to boards, breaking to front internal hinge. Pages in very good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume V nos. 110-139 (28th January to 30th December 1886). Illustrated. Original publisher’s cloth, with titles in gilt, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking origi

896

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume V nos. 110-139 (28th January to 30th December 1886). Illustrated. Original publisher’s cloth, with titles in gilt, red speckled page edges. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Complete with the three supplement score sheets as issued. Rubbing to board extremities, Minor creasing to some page corners, otherwise in good/ very good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume VI nos. 140-169 (27th January to 29th December 1887). Illustrated. Bound in green cloth, leather gilt title label to spine. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Co

897

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume VI nos. 140-169 (27th January to 29th December 1887). Illustrated. Bound in green cloth, leather gilt title label to spine. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Complete with the six supplement score sheets as issued. Ex Mitcham Public Library. Wear and rubbing to boards. Small loss to corner of odd pages and odd nicks to page edges, otherwise in good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume VII nos. 170-199 (26th January to 27th December 1888). Illustrated. Bound in red cloth and marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers

898

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume VII nos. 170-199 (26th January to 27th December 1888). Illustrated. Bound in red cloth and marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Complete with the 1st November pictorial supplement of the Surrey XI bound in to front, and the six supplement score sheets to rear, all as issued. Ex Mitcham Public Library. Some rubbing to boards, pages in good/ very good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume VIII nos. 200-229 (24th January to 27th December 1889). Illustrated. Bound in modern green cloth, gilt title to spine. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Complet

899

‘Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game’. Volume VIII nos. 200-229 (24th January to 27th December 1889). Illustrated. Bound in modern green cloth, gilt title to spine. Pages complete with title and contents pages to front, lacking original wrappers. Complete with the eight supplement score sheets as issued. Odd nicks and minor age toning to page edges, staining to the supplement of 27th June, otherwise in good/ very good condition.

Estimate£50 - £80

Starting£30

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