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THE PICTURE POST BOOK OF THE TESTS 1956 (SIGNED BY AUSTRALIANS)

Denzil BATCHELOR

Post-tour cricket brochure, with an account of each of the five Test matches in the 1956 Ashes series. Paperback. Small 4to. 48pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Pictorial paper wrappers, split

£35.00 (Code: 36340)

AUSTRALIA YOUNG CRICKETERS TOUR OF ENGLAND 1977 ... AT THE INVITATION OF THE BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA SOCIETY

(AUSTRALIA YOUNG CRICKETERS TOUR OF ENGLAND 1977)

Pre-tour. The squad included future Test stars such as David Boon, Wayne Phillips and Geoff Marsh. The brochure has been signed by 10 of the squad next to their portraits, including Boon and Phillips.

£15.00 (Code: X07287)

CONTENDERS AND DEFENDERS - THE ASHES 1932-3

Roy N. CONNOLLY

Pre-tour cricket brochure for the 1932-33 England cricket tour of Australia, better known as the "Bodyline" series. Contains pen portriats of all the England team and over 70 Australian cricketers who

£375.00 (Code: 63206)

M.C.C. V SOUTH AFRICANS 1907 CRICKET SCORECARD - SIGNED BY TARRANT & SNOOKE

Cricket scorecard. Lord's, September 2 - 4, 1907. 10 wickets in the match for Frank Tarrant and good innings from Lawton and Foster saw MCC home comfortably by an innings and 9 runs, Tancred carried his

£68.00 (Code: 22212)

JOHN NICOLSON & DENYS MORKEL 1927-28 (SOUTH AFRICA) SIGNED CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

John NICOLSON and Denys MORKEL

Original Press photograph of John Nicolson and Denys Morkel going out to bat. This is probably during the Test series of 1927-28 against England in South Africa. 21 x 16.5cm. Heavy card stock. Press stamp

£50.00 (Code: 37049)

AUSTRALIA & SOUTH AFRICA 1957-58 CRICKET AUTOGRAPHS

Two album pages signed by the full Australian cricket team that toured South Africa in 1957-58 (16 players and the manager) and to the reverse of one sheet by the 12 South Africans picked for the fifth

£130.00 (Code: 65614)

THE GAME'S THE THING: A RECORD OF CRICKET EXPERIENCE ... WITH SPECIAL CHAPTERS ON THE GENIUS OF VICTOR TRUMPER ...

Monty NOBLE

Montague Alfred Noble (1874-1940) played 42 Tests for Australia, 15 of which he was captain between 1903 and 1909. Between his first Test in January 1898 and his last in August 1909, he scored 1,997 runs

£40.00 (Code: 89539)

CHAPMAN & LARWOOD (ENGLAND) 1928 - GOING OUT TO BAT AT SYDNEY CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Original black and white Press photograph of APF Chapman (20) and H Larwood (43) walking out to continue piling up runs after Hammond's mighty 251 in England's then world record total of 636

£240.00 (Code: 2261)

FARNHAM XV V SURREY XI 1953 - ALEC BEDSER'S BENEFIT MATCH, INCLUDING BORIS KARLOFF AS UMPIRE

Small original Press photograph taken during Alec Bedser's benefit match between a Farnham XV and a Surrey XI, played at Farnham Park in 1953. The Surrey team included Alec Bedser, Eric Bedser, Laker,

£40.00 (Code: 37818)

ENGLAND V WEST INDIES 1979 (WOMEN'S CRICKET, ST LAWRENCE GROUND, CANTERBURY)

Cricket scorecard from the  Women's Test between England and the West Indies (No. 63) played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 16,17,18 June 1979 (3-day match). England won by 9 wickets. Single

£6.00 (Code: 27834)

PLUM WARNER 1951 CRICKET LETTER - TO TOM DOLLERY, CONGRATULATING WARWICKSHIRE ON WINNING COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

WARNER, Sir Pelham Francis

Handwritten letter in ink from Warner to Tom Dollery, the Warwickshire captain, congratulating him on winning the County Championship that season - "sincere congratulations on winning the County Championship,

£110.00 (Code: 78037)

LONG INNINGS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SIR PELHAM WARNER (BARON CORNWALLIS'S COPY)

Pelham Francis WARNER

The autobiography of Sir Francis Pelham Warner (1873-1963), captain of Middlesex and England. He captained England in 10 Test matches and the MCC on three major tours, two to Australia (1903/04, 1911/12)

£24.00 (Code: 76654)

ENGLAND CRICKET TOUR 1954-55 CHRISTMAS CARD - FROM DENIS COMPTON TO BAGENAL HARVEY

Official MCC Christmas card sent by Compton to his agent Bagenal Harvey. Compton writes "P.S. Hope all is well, what a bloody fool I am. Denis". This undoubtedly refers to the hand injury that Compton

£40.00 (Code: 85909)

JACK HOBBS & DOUGLAS JARDINE (ENGLAND) 1929 CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

HOBBS, J.B. & JARDINE, D.R.

Rare original black and white Press photo of Jardine and  Hobbs walking out to open the batting for the only time together for England - Sutcliffe being ill - against Australia in the Fifth

£300.00 (Code: 93025)

SHUTE BANNERJEE BENEFIT MATCH 1974 - OFFICIAL SOUVENIR

SHUTE BANERJEE (INDIA)

Official souvenir programme for Shute Banerjee's Benefit Match, played at Eden Gardens , Calcutta, on January 6-8, 1974. The two teams were made up of the Indian team to tour Sri Lanka and a Rest of India

£85.00 (Code: 37247)

NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM XI V WEST INDIES XI 1956 SIGNED CRICKET SCORECARD

Official cricket scorecard for the match played on July 15th, 1956. The West Indian XI was made up of players from the Northern cricket leagues, although most were or had been Test match players. Signed

£65.00 (Code: 71764)

SOUTH AFRICA & AUSTRALIA 1961 RUGBY AUTOGRAPHS (BOTH TEAMS)

Two album pages, signed by the full Australian rugby touring party that travelled to South Africa in July and August 1961 and the full South African team that played in the second Test at Port Elizabeth

£220.00 (Code: 65610)

THE URN RETURNS: A DIARY OF THE 1954-55 M.C.C. TOUR OF AUSTRALIA (MULTI SIGNED)

Arthur Edward Robert GILLIGAN

An account of the 1954-55 England cricket tour of Australia under Len Hutton, England's first attempt at defending the urn which they had won in 1953. 8vo. 207pp. Frontispiece, 14 pages of b/w photographs.

£210.00 (Code: 63288)

ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA 1924 (WOOLLEY PULLING THE BALL TO LEG) CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

Original black and photograph, taken on the first day of the 1924 Edgbaston Test match between England and South Africa. It is a classic image of Frank Woolley pulling the ball to leg, with Patsy

£250.00 (Code: 4608A)

CRICKET: SHAW AND SHREWSBURY'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA 1884-5

Alfred SHAW & Arthur SHREWSBURY

The voyage out, description of cricket matches, description of the players, the voyage home &c. An important and rare early cricket tour book detailing the English cricketers tour of Australia in 1884-85.

£580.00 (Code: 5476)

ENGLAND & SOUTH AFRICA 1964-65 (TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA) CRICKET AUTOGRAPHS

Three album pages, signed in red ink by 14 members of the England cricket team that toured South Africa in 1964-65 and by the South African team that played in the 5th Test at Port Elizabeth.

£85.00 (Code: 65615)

ABDUL HAFEEZ KARDAR (PAKISTAN) 1958 CRICKET LETTER

Handwritten letter (over 3 sheets) from Kardar to his close friends in Guyana Mr and Mrs Raymon. Kardar stayed with the family during the 1957-58 Pakistan cricket tour of the West Indies and this humorous

£195.00 (Code: 27953)

LONG INNINGS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SIR PELHAM WARNER (PRESENTATION COPY TO CECIL BURTON)

Sir 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

£130.00 (Code: 28742)

ENGLAND 1928-29 CRICKET TOUR TO AUSTRALIA - GROUP OF 13 PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

A group of 13 small Press cricket photographs from the England tour of Australia. Each captioned neatly in white ink before printing. Comprises team photographs of England and Australia

£225.00 (Code: 19515)

SOUVENIR OF TWENTY YEARS FOOTBALL ... ILLUSTRATIONS AND RECORDS OF ENGLISH AND NEW ZEALAND TEAMS SINCE 1884

Souvenir brochure commemorating the first 20 years of rugby union in the Empire, published to coincide with the visit of the British rugby team to Australia and New Zealand in 1904. With 15 photographs

£450.00 (Code: 4701)

ENGLAND CRICKET TOUR TO AUSTRALIA 1946-47 SIGNED SOUVENIR

Lionel COVENTRY

Titled "1946-7 Test Cricketers in Caricature". Pre-tour brochure, covering the 1946-47 England tour of Australia under Wally Hammond. With caricatures by Lionel Coventry. Paperback. Small 4to. 32pp. Contains

£380.00 (Code: 61771)

THE COWDREYS: PORTRAIT OF A CRICKETING FAMILY (MULTI SIGNED)

Ivo TENNANT

Biography of Kent's Cowdrey cricketing dynasty, multi-signed by all three Cowdreys plus about 120 other Kent, England and other international players. 8vo. ix + 205pp. Text illustrations. Dust-wrapper,

£300.00 (Code: 895)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE V AUSTRALIA 1930 CRICKET SCORECARD - MATCH TIED

The day after Australia had famously won the Ashes at the Oval in the final Test match of the summer they travelled down to Bristol to play Gloucestershire. The rest is the stuff of folk-lore

£250.00 (Code: 64475)

ANNALS OF CRICKET. A RECORD OF THE GAME COMPILED FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES, AND MY OWN EXPERIENCES DURING THE LAST TWENTY-THREE YEARS

Walter William READ

The author played for Surrey from 1873 to 1897. In 1888 he scored 338 against Oxford University, at the time the second highest first-class score ever made. He was a member of the sides that won the County

£120.00 (Code: 22715)

CRICKET: SHAW AND SHREWSBURY'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA 1884-5

Alfred SHAW & Arthur SHREWSBURY

The voyage out, description of cricket matches, description of the players, the voyage home &c. An important and rare early cricket tour book detailing the English cricketers tour of Australia in 1884-85.

£485.00 (Code: 65692)