His 'upright style, pendulum-straight bat in defence and calm temperament marked him as a natural opening batsman' (OCAC); this side view of him practising at Lord's reflects this description. He hit a career-best of 209 against Queensland in 1923-24, partnering Ponsford in an opening stand of 456, still the Australian..... More

When compared with all other examples of portrait photographs of either explorer in the public domain, this matching pair - delicately hand-coloured and skilfully vignetted to the head and shoulders - has little if any competition. And significantly, they are fresh to the market ... However, when it came to..... More