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ONE HUNDRED LORD'S TESTS - A CELEBRATION OF THE HOME OF CRICKET (SIGNED BY TOM GRAVENEY)

Jonathan RICE

Each of the first 100 Test Matches played at Lord's Cricket Ground, from 1884 to 2000, brought to life with illustrations, full scores and analysis in a volume published for the MCC Cricket Library. 8vo.

£12.00 (Code: 88490)

TICH FREEMAN AND THE DECLINE OF LEG-BREAK BOWLING

David LEMMON

Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (1888-1965) took an astonishing number of wickets for Kent in a career stretching between the two wars: 3,776 in all, with a highest tally of 304 in 1928! In each of the next

£7.00 (Code: 72853)

THE OFFICIAL MCC ASHES TREASURES - IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MCC MUSEUM AT LORD'S

Bernard WHIMPRESS

Third edition of the authoritative account of England v Australia Test-match cricket from its beginnings in 1877 to England's series victory Down Under in 2011, including 30 fascimile reproductions of

£8.00 (Code: 80698)

BORN LUCKY - THE STORY OF JACK POTTER, AUSTRALIA'S FINEST 12TH MAN

Jack POTTER and Sarah POTTER

Autobiography by the highly regarded batsman and innovative coach who was 12th-man for Australia three times in the 1960s but never played a Test. Potter later became a teacher and cricket coach at Sedbergh

£35.00 (Code: 77299)

CRICKET: A HISTORY OF ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Rowland BOWEN

Scholarly and highly-regarded cricket history with useful chronological appendices detailing the events and records of the game in each Test match playing country. With a lengthy introduction by C.L.R.

£60.00 (Code: 88484)

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA 1948 (JOHNSON CAUGHT BY EVANS) cricket photograph

Original Press cricket photograph. Godfrey Evans catches Johnson during the 3rd Test at Old Trafford in 1948. The match ended in a draw.  10.4 x 15cm. Original Press copyright stamp and paper slip

£20.00 (Code: 26600)

THE WEST INDIES AT LORD'S

Alan ROSS

An account of the gripping second Test of the West Indies 1963 cricket tour of England. Played at Lord's in front of packed crowds, the game ended up a draw after five days of pulsating, fluctuating

£10.00 (Code: 49941)

WEST INDIES 1963 CRICKET SCORECARDS (7 IN TOTAL)

Collection of scorecards from the West Indies cricket tour of England in 1963, including three Test matches - Lord's, Edgbaston and the Oval. Also included are scorecards for matches against Surrey,

£45.00 (Code: 37371)

AUSTRALIAN VISIT TO MONTEGO BAY 1955 CRICKET PROGRAMME

(AUSTRALIA CRICKET TOUR OF THE WEST INDIES 1954-55)

Souvenir programme of the Australian cricketers' visit to Montego Bay before the final Test match of their 1955 tour of the West Indies. They played against George Headley's XI on June 6th and 7th 1955

£150.00 (Code: 67583)

AN AREA OF CONQUEST - POPULAR DEMOCRACY AND WEST INDIES CRICKET SUPREMACY

Hilary BECKLES (ed.)

A selection of papers first delivered at the Centre of Cricket Research at Barbados in 1994 to mark the 40th anniversary of Garfield Sobers's Test debut, combining to trace the development of West Indies

£48.00 (Code: 79846)

AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND 1907-08 STEREOCARD CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Stereocard, published by Underwood & Underwood. Titled "Great international cricket match on the grounds at Melbourne", it shows Jack Hobbs (in his first Test match) and George Gunn running between

£200.00 (Code: 5114)

WEST INDIES 1957 CRICKET SCORECARDS - INCLUDING 4 TESTS

Collection of scorecards from the West Indies cricket tour of England in 1957, including four Test matches (not Headingley). Also included are scorecards for matches against Surrey (two different

£65.00 (Code: 37370)

PETER RICHARDSON (ENGLAND) 1956 SIGNED CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of Richardson batting during the first Test of the 1956 Ashes series at Trent Bridge. He top scored in England's first innings with 81. 21 x 16cm. Press caption to reverse. Very

£36.00 (Code: 78034)

FRED: PORTRAIT OF A FAST BOWLER

John ARLOTT

Classic cricket biography of Frederick Sewards Trueman (1931-06), known as Fiery Fred due to his rapid bowling and abrasive character. In 67 Test matches he claimed 307 wickets and was the first bowler

£5.00 (Code: 68296)

LEN DARLING (AUSTRALIA) SIGNED CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Len DARLING

Original black and white Press photograph of the Australian Test cricketer Len Darling, taken before the 1934 Ashes tour to England. Signed nicely in black marker to front. 14 x 10cm. Press

£55.00 (Code: 70480)

LONDON CALLING - AUSTRALIA CRICKET TOUR OF ENGLAND 1956

Edition of London Calling, the overseas journal of the British Broadcasting Company, dated May 31st, 1956. This was the "Australian Test Tour Number" and focused on the upcoming Ashes cricket tour.

£30.00 (Code: 72099)

MY CRICKETING LIFE

Pelham Francis WARNER

Cricket autobiography of "Plum" Warner, stylish opening bat for Rugby, Oxford University, Middlesex, MCC and England, whom he captained in 10 Test matches. He led Middlesex from 1908 to 1920, leading them

£16.00 (Code: 63622)

THE STORY OF THE ASHES - CRICKET'S GREATEST RIVALRY AS TOLD BY THE WRITERS WHO WERE THERE

Edward CRAIG (ed.)

Nicely illustrated chronicle charting England v Australia Test battles compiled from articles originally published in The Cricketer, Wisden Cricket Monthly and The Wisden Cricketer, embellished with contextual

£8.00 (Code: 80659)

ENGLAND V INDIA 1990 (OLD TRAFFORD) LUNCH MENU - SIGNED BY AZHARUDDIN

Menu card for a lunch held during the Old Trafford Test match of 1990, dated August 11th. Signed to the front by Mohammed Azharuddin, who scored 179 on that day. Single folded card. Very good condition.

£20.00 (Code: 71566)

DENIS COMPTON 1956 (BATTING IN THE NETS) CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Original cricket Press photograph showing Compton batting in the nets at Lord's, dated May 9th 1956. Compton was slowly recovering from having his knee-cap removed but was fit enough to play in the

£45.00 (Code: 70795)

ENGLAND TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 1956-57 CRICKET BROCHURE

Official souvenir brochure for the MCC cricket tour of South Africa 1956-1957. Test match edition. This brochure was also issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home

£12.00 (Code: X07261)

THE 1966-1967 AUSTRALIANS: OFFICIAL TOUR BROCHURE

Geoffrey A. CHETTLE (Ed)

Mid-tour, for the 1966-67 Australia tour of South Africa. Published in different versions with text tailored to the opposing teams, this is the edition for the third test at Durban.  Paperback.

£12.00 (Code: X07272)

SOUTH AFRICA V ENGLAND 1957 CRICKET SCORECARD

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, Mar 1 - 5, 1957. South Africa won by 58 runs. Bowlers dominated as Tayfield took 6 for 78 to seal victory and level the series 2-2 in this final Test. Earlier for England,

£25.00 (Code: X08355)

GODFREY EVANS: A BIOGRAPHY

Christopher SANDFORD

An acclaimed cricket biography of the charismatic Kent and England wicket-keeper who, with Denis Compton, was an icon to cricket followers in the 1950s. Thomas Godfrey Evans (1920-99) effected 219 dismissals

£5.00 (Code: 23586)

SPORTS REVIEW

Louis T. STANLEY

The BBC commentator's illustrated chronological review of British sport from 1951, featuring events such as the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon, Test Matches against Australia and South Africa and the Calcutta

£8.00 (Code: 82784)

CYCLING FOR FUN WITH A DASH OF CRICKET FOR MAKEWEIGHT AND A PREFACE FOR MOTORISTS

"ATTABOY" John R. HETHERINGTON

An account of the author's cycling exploits in the early 1930s, including keeping up with the "Bodyline" cricket series in Australia while touring the English countryside. A chapter is dedicated to travelling

£35.00 (Code: 73923)

THE SOUTH WALES CRICKETERS' MAGAZINE AUGUST 1949

H.H. JARRETT (editor)

Issue for August 1949 (Vol.2 No. 4) with much on local club cricket in South Wales. Also has some photographic images of the New Zealand cricket tour of 1949, including some of the Lord's Test match. The

£20.00 (Code: 65848)

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA 1961 (MAY CAUGHT BY GROUT) CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press cricket photograph. May is caught by Australian wicketkeeper Grout off Davidson for 17 in the first innings of the 2nd Test played at Lord's, 22-26 June 1961. Australia won by 5 wickets. 10

£15.00 (Code: 26602)

THE GREATEST SERIES - SOUTH AFRICA VERSUS NEW ZEALAND 1970

Rufus PAPENFUS

 The key moments in the South Africa v New Zealand test series of 1970 illustrated by Rufus Papenfus. 1st edition. 4to [landscape]. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed to edges. Ownership note to front

£24.00 (Code: 77921)

CRICKET CAULDRON: WITH HUTTON IN THE CARIBBEAN

Alex BANNISTER

An account of the 1953-54 MCC cricket tour of the West Indies. England and West Indies drew a close-fought test series against a background of inter-island tension and controversy. First edition.

£18.00 (Code: 86459)