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THE TEST MATCHES OF 1956

Ernest William SWANTON

An account of the 1956 Ashes cricket series. Paperback. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Illus.  A very good copy.

£7.00 (Code: 65565)

80 NOT OUT - A CELEBRATION OF TEST CRICKET AT THE SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND

Philip DERRIMAN

A commemoration of Australia's first 80 years of Test matches in Sydney, told through a series of momentous episodes and nicely illustrated with numerous photographic portraits and images of matches and

£15.00 (Code: 84326)

THE TEST MATCHES OF 1953

Ernest William SWANTON

An account of the 1953 Ashes cricket series. Paperback. Small 8vo. 172pp. Illus. Printed wrappers. Good condition.

£4.00 (Code: 74998)

TEST CRICKET CENTENARY 1977 FIRST DAY COVER - SIGNED BY MANY GREAT ASHES PLAYERS

First day cover commemorating the Centenary Test Match at the MCG in March 1977. Address and sender's details completed in ink by Godfrey Evans. Signed to the reverse by 25 great English and Australian

£260.00 (Code: 70582)

HOW TO BECOME A TEST CRICKETER

R.C. ROBERTSON-GLASGOW

Instruction and reminiscences from the famous 'Crusoe', illustrated by 'Graham'. 1st edition. Small 8vo. Very good in dust wrapper. Signed nicely by Robertson-Glasgow to fly-leaf (not dedicated).

£20.00 (Code: 82309)

OVER AND OUT - MY INNINGS OF A LIFETIME WITH TEST MATCH SPECIAL

Henry BLOFELD

A look back at Blofeld's time commentating on cricket with TMS. 8vo. 304pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£5.00 (Code: 82749)

TEST OUTCAST

Roy MARSHALL

Autobiographical volume from West Indies batsman Roy Marshall. 1st edition. 8vo. 159pp. plus plates. Previous owner's very small inscription to front endpaper. Internally very good in the very good pictorial

£14.00 (Code: 30417)

ENGLAND TEST CRICKETERS - THE COMPLETE RECORD FROM 1877 (JOHN WOODCOCK'S COPY)

Kenneth GREGORY (ed.)

The most comprehensive record of England Test cricketers ever published, featuring profiles, illustrations and complete statistical surveys of 536 players. 8vo. 518pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition. From

£20.00 (Code: 83170)

TEST OF FIRE

Graham GOOCH

A personal account of England's dramatic tour of the West Indies in 1989-90. Gooch was captain on the tour. 8vo. 185pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£5.00 (Code: 84959)

THE TEST - A NOVEL

Nathan LEAMON

Fast-paced, humorous and candid cricket novel, endorsed by leading former players and centred on a fictional stand-in England captain who leads the side in the final match of an Ashes series. 8vo. 310pp.

£5.00 (Code: 81909)

MOSTS WITHOUT IN TEST CRICKET

Keith WALMSLEY

Reference guide to statistics such as 'Most Tests without Batting', 'Most innings without dismissal' etc. Fully updated edition. Paperback. 458pp. Covers lightly rubbed. Very good condition. A heavy book.

£18.00 (Code: 78328)

CRICKET'S COLOSSEUM - 125 YEARS OF TEST CRICKET AT THE MCG

Ken PIESSE

Published to commemorate the Melbourne Cricket Ground's 150th anniversary, a fully illustrated exploration of its role in the development of Test cricket as host to 95 matches up to 2003 and informed by

£16.00 (Code: 77981)

NEW ZEALAND V AUSTRALIA 1960 ( 4TH UNOFFICIAL TEST, EDEN PARK) CRICKET PROGRAMME

Official cricket match programme issued by the Auckland Cricket Association for the match between Australia and New Zealand played at Eden Park on the 18th to 22nd of March 1960, the 4th and final "Test"

£15.00 (Code: 29188)

NOT TEST CRICKET

J.E. MONFRIES

Subtitled "Happy Reminiscences of Every Other Kind of Cricket in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart" 1st edition. 8vo. 106pp. Internally clean and bright in original dust-wrappers, slightly tanned

£15.00 (Code: 28019)

THE TEST WITHIN. TALENT AND TEMPERAMENT IN 22 CRICKETERS

Frank TYSON

The author examines the character and style of 22 players including Sobers, Trueman Hadlee, Richard, Botham and many others.  1st edition. 8vo. A fine copy in dust wrapper.

£5.00 (Code: 46850)

TEST MATCH DIARY 1953

John ARLOTT

An account of the 1953 Ashes series. First edition. 8vo. Photos. Dust wrapper, rubbed to edges with the odd small chip. Good condition.

£14.00 (Code: 75182)

TOT SIENS TO TEST RUGBY

Hennie MULLER

Autobiography of perhaps the finest back row forward of the immediate post-war years and the star player of the brilliant Springbok teams of the era.  1st edition. 8vo. 211pp. No dustwrapper. Owner's

£6.00 (Code: 93978)

TEST OF FIRE

Graham GOOCH

A personal account of England's dramatic tour of the West Indies in 1989-90. Gooch was captain on the tour. 8vo. 185pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by Gooch in ink to title-page.

£10.00 (Code: 41004)

THE TEST MATCHES OF 1956

Ernest William SWANTON

An account of the 1956 Ashes cricket series. Paperback. First edition. 8vo. 164pp. Illus. Good condition. Signed nicely by Swanton (not dedicated) to title-page.

£20.00 (Code: 82180)

INDIA V PAKISTAN (MADRAS) 1952 CRICKET SCORECARD (PAKISTAN'S 4TH EVER TEST MATCH)

Official scorecard for the fourth Test match between India and Pakistan, played in Madras on November 28 - December 1, 1952. The match was drawn after rain washed out the last two days. 23 x 14cm. Single

£70.00 (Code: 36714)

MAILEY'S GOOGLIES: A SERIES OF SKETCHES AND CARICATURES OF ENGLISH COUNTY AND TEST MATCH CRICKET, BY THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN GOOGLY BOWLER

Arthur MAILEY

Issued during the 1921 Australian tour. Mailey travelled around with the team, sketching skits and impressions of the different counties and cultures he experienced. Thus we have scenes from matches with

£90.00 (Code: 1457)

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA (LORDS) 1980 CENTENARY TEST CRICKET PROGRAMME - SIGNED BY BRADMAN, LARWOOD & PONSFORD

Official souvenir programme for the centenary Test at Lords, 28 Aug - 2 September 1980. Very good condition. Signed to the front cover by Bradman, Larwood and Ponsford - very slight smudge to Larwood's

£220.00 (Code: 85908)

STANDING THE TEST OF TIME

Bill ALLEY

Autobiography of Bill Alley, the Australian all-rounder who had a long career with Somerset before becoming a first-class umpire. 8vo. 197pp. Illus. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by Alley to title-page.

£16.00 (Code: 64508)

TEST CRICKET TOURS - PAKISTAN

Michael RONAYNE

History of Pakistan tours from 1952-53 up 2001-02, with results, statistics and potted match reports. Paperback. 1st edition. 8vo. 68pp. Very good condition.

£18.00 (Code: 80389)

BERT OLDFIELD'S BROKEN FINGER 1930 (1ST TEST AT TRENT BRIDGE) CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Origial Press photograph showing the hand (and broken finger) of the Australian wicket-keeper Bert Oldfield. Oldfield broke his finger just before he left Australia for the 1930 Ashes cricket tour, and

£28.00 (Code: 84532)

ENGLAND'S ONE TEST WONDERS

Roderick EASDALE

The remarkable individual stories of thirty great cricketers who represented England just once only during the early decades of the 20th century. 8vo. 153pp. Paperback. Previous owner's name to half-title

£7.00 (Code: 88438)

BEHIND THE TESTS: THE STORY BEHIND THE 1953 TEST MATCHES

Norman CUTLER

An account of the 1953 Ashes cricket series. 8vo. 207pp. 12 pages of photographs. Bookplate. Dust-wrapper, rubbed and chipped to edges. Good.

£6.00 (Code: 71279)

THE TEST MATCH CAREER OF TED DEXTER

Derek LODGE

A statistical account of Ted Dexter's England career, written by a leading light in the Association of Cricket Statisticians. 8vo. 164pp. 8 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£4.00 (Code: 21810)

AUSTRALIA V NEW ZEALAND (4TH TEST) 1997 RUGBY PROGRAMME

Official programme for the match played on July 27th 1996. Very good condition.

£9.00 (Code: 62123)

THE TEST MATCH SURPRISE

Jack HOBBS

Novel, 'A Romance of the Cricket Field' purporting to be from the pen of the great Surrey and England batsman, Jack Hobbs. 1st edition. 12mo. 253pp. Page edges soiled and nicks to a few pages. Dust wrapper

£14.00 (Code: 44635)