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CRICKET CHOICE (MULTI SIGNED)

Alec BEDSER

Bedser appraises contemporary players from the Test nations and picks a 'fantasy eleven' 204pp. 26 photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed to the title page by 6 cricketers, none of whom made Bedser's

£20.00 (Code: 91622)

BRIAN LARA - THE STORY OF A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR

Jack BANNISTER

Within three months in 1994 Brian Lara recorded the highest ever scores in Test cricket (375) and in first-class cricket (501*). Jack Bannister looks back at that incredible time. Paperback.

£9.00 (Code: 80354)

WILLIE WATSON - A BIOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND'S MOST SUCCESSFUL DOUBLE INTERNATIONAL

Frank GARRICK

The definitive life of the Huddersfield and Halifax footballer and Yorkshire and Leicestershire cricketer who was one of only 12 men to represent England at senior level in both sports, best known for

£12.00 (Code: 80465)

BROWN AND COMPANY: THE TOUR IN AUSTRALIA

John Henry Webb FINGLETON

An account of the England cricket tour of Australia in 1950-51 under FR Brown, one of the weakest combinations ever to represent England. How they won a Test match and, indeed, were in with a tilt at the

£7.00 (Code: 70233)

JOE HARDSTAFF (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE & ENGLAND) 1946 SIGNED CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of Hardstaff batting during the Test trial match at Canterbury in 1946. S.C. Griffith looks on. 19 x 14cm. Press stamp to reverse. Good condition. Signed nicely by Hardstaff

£48.00 (Code: 82440)

WALTER HAMMOND

Gerald HOWAT

Cricket biography of Walter Reginald Hammond (1903-65), scorer of 22 centuries for England, over 50,000 first-class runs,mostly for Gloucestershire. He is the only player to have twice scored double

£6.00 (Code: 76107)

THE CRICKETER DIGEST OF A SEASON - 1990

Richard LOCKWOOD (comp.)

With statistics made available for the first time by the Test and County Cricket Board, a comprehensive review of the 1990 English season with scorecards for every first-class match, all one-day internationals

£10.00 (Code: 80422)

CARIBBEAN CRUSADE: THE NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS IN THE WEST INDIES 1972

Don CAMERON

An account of the New Zealand cricket team's first tour of West Indies under the captaincy of Bevan Congdon. In the fourth Test at Bourda, Guyana, Glenn Turner and Terry Jarvis put on 387 runs for the

£4.00 (Code: 74130)

WICKETS, CATCHES AND THE ODD RUN (FRANK KEATING'S COPY)

Trevor BAILEY

Cricket autobiography of Trevor Bailey, the all-rounder for Essex and England and later regular member of BBC Radio's Test Match Special team. First edition. 8vo. 240pp, 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper,

£24.00 (Code: 85565)

IN THE FAST LANE: WEST INDIES TOUR 1981

Geoffrey BOYCOTT

Boyc's account of England's fraught cricket tour of the West Indies, which saw the expulsion from Guyana of Robin Jackman, the subsequent cancellation of the second Test and the sudden death of assistant

£6.00 (Code: 31314)

THE LONG RUN

Alf GOVER

Alf Gover (1908-2001) had two careers in the game. Between 1928 and 1948 he was a whole-hearted fast bowler for Surrey, and occasionally England. He then turned to coaching, and for the next 40 years ran

£16.00 (Code: 19253)

FIFTY INCREDIBLE CRICKET MATCHES

Patrick MURPHY

Murphy picks the 50 most exciting matches from the 1870 Varsity Match (Cobden's Match) to the 1986 Faisalabad Test between Pakistan and the West Indies when the seemingly invincible visitors were

£7.00 (Code: 80885)

AT THE DOUBLE: THE STORY OF CRICKET'S PACEMAKER

Richard HADLEE

The story of Hadlee's 'purple' period between August 1983 and August 1984 in which he helped New Zealand to their first ever Test win in England, in the process achieving the 'double' of 1000 runs and

£8.00 (Code: 90059)

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA 1953 (TRENT BRIDGE) CRICKET SCORECARD

Trent Bridge, June 11 - 16, 1953. Drawn. In this rain-ruined Test match Bedser took 7 wickets in each innings and Hassett scored a century. England went on to regain the Ashes at the Oval after Australia

£8.00 (Code: 24124)

A SOMERSET HERO WHO BEAT THE AUSSIES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF J.C. "FARMER" WHITE

Basil Ashton TINKLER

Cricket biography of John Cornish White (1891-1961), a wily left-arm spin bowler who relied on guile and flight rather than turn. He played for Somerset from 1909 to 1939 and in 15 Test matches for England. 8vo.

£10.00 (Code: 81268)

SRI LANKA CRICKET TEAM (TOUR TO UK) 1981

Pre-tour brochure for the Sri Lankan cricket tour of England in 1981. Soon after the tour Sri Lanka was admitted to full membership of the ICC and was awarded Test match status. Contains a history of Sri

£25.00 (Code: 35101)

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN: MY LIFE IN WEST INDIES CRICKET

Jeff STOLLMEYER

Cricket autobiography. Jeffrey Baxter Stollmeyer (1921-89) played 32 Test matches for West Indies (13 as captain) between 1939 and 1955. After his playing career, Stollmeyer had a distinguished career

£5.00 (Code: 91207)

AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND 1936-37 (ADELAIDE OVAL) CRICKET PROGRAMME

(ENGLAND TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 1936-37)

Souvenir guide of the English Cricketers' visit to Adelaide issued prior to the Fourth Test in Adelaide on January 29th, 1937. 8vo. [72]pp. Profusely illustrated. Original pictorial paper wrappers,

£150.00 (Code: 461)

FIRE AND ASHES: HOW YORKSHIRE'S FINEST TOOK ON THE AUSTRALIANS

Geoffrey BOYCOTT (Introduction)

Published to coincide with the 4th Test of the 2009 Ashes series, played at the Headingley Carnegie Cricket ground this book looks back at the Yorkshire greats who have taken on the Aussies. Small 4to.

£15.00 (Code: 29024)

CRICKET FORM AT A GLANCE IN THIS CENTURY 1901-1923

Home GORDON (Ed)

Showing batting and bowling figures of every cricketer who played first-class cricket in any two seasons between 1901 and 1923, with Test match averages, aggregates, and births and deaths of cricketers. Tall

£20.00 (Code: 67575)

AUSTRALIAN OPENERS: FROM TRUMPER TO TAYLOR

Marc FIDDIAN

Profiles of Australian opening batsmen arranged chronologically from the great Victor Trumper born in 1877, the year of the first Test match between England and Australia in Melbourne through to end of

£15.00 (Code: 82173)

ENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND 1937 (THE OVAL) COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS

Pair of complimentary tickets for the England v New Zealand Test at the Oval in 1937. One with corner torn off, otherwise good. 

£20.00 (Code: 47503)

A MOTHER'S SON

Beatrice FRY & Charles Burgess FRY

School story about a youngster who grows up to play cricket for England against Australia at Lord's. This is the only fictional work associated with the great CB, whose first Test match was WG Grace's

£18.00 (Code: 67572)

WEST INDIAN ADVENTURE WITH HUTTON'S MCC TEAM 1953-54

Ernest William SWANTON

Swanton's account of the MCC tour of the West Indies in 1954. It was the first England touring team in modern times to be led by a professional captain (Len Hutton). The series was a 2-all draw but saw

£8.00 (Code: 85388)

JANARDAN NAVLE 1932 (ALL INDIA) CRICKET POSTCARD

Real photographic postcard of the Indian Janardan Navle, taken during the All India cricket tour of England in 1932. Navle faced the first ball of India's first ever Test innings. Postally unused. Fine

£100.00 (Code: 69655)

THE STORY OF THE TESTS, VOL. II: INDIA V AUSTRALIA, WEST INDIES

S.K. GURUNATHAN

Second volume of three, covering India's Test-playing record against the other cricket nations. This volume, the second, covers contests against Australia and West Indies. Paperback. 8vo. 137pp. 16 pages

£24.00 (Code: 90083)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1898 (JOHN SHUTER'S COPY)

Thirty-fifth edition. Rebound in blue cloth without original wrappers or advertisement leaves. Page edges trimmed. From the library of John Shuter, and signed by him on the flyleaf. Shuter (1855-1920)

£120.00 (Code: 2613)

THE M.C.C. 1930 TOUR - CRICKET AT BARBADOS.

THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE

Post tour brochure for the 1929-30 MCC cricket tour of the West Indies (covering their time in Barbados only), with extensive accounts of the two matches against Barbados (reprinted from 'The Barbados

£420.00 (Code: 86933)

SIR GARY SOBERS 2004 SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER

Gary SOBERS

First Day Cover issued as a tribute to Sobers during the Lord's Test of 2004. Signed nicely to the front by Gary Sobers. Very good condition.

£30.00 (Code: 85752)

SOUTH AFRICA (TOUR TO ENGLAND) 1935 CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Press photograph of the South African team a few days before the first Test match at Trent Bridge. The players are KG Viljoen, DS Tomlinson, B Mitchell, EAB Rowan, ABC Langton, AD Nourse, RJ Williams,

£60.00 (Code: 3239)