50 Not Out. Clarence District Cricket Club Inc. 1956-2006
Rosny Park, Clarence District Cricket Club Inc, 2006. More
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An albumen paper cabinet photograph (image size approximately 150x100mm) laid down on the blind-stamped card of H. Parker Rolfe of Philadelphia; it dates from the short visit to America made on the homeward journey of the 1896 Australian touring team to England
It is a posed outdoor shot of the batsman at the crease; it is inscribed ('Yours Truly ... 3.10.96') and signed in ink in the bottom right-hand corner of the image. The surface of the image is slightly scuffed and the mount has a few minor surface chips; overall it..... More
I Zingari Australia. 75 Years of Cricket, 1888 - 1963
[Point Piper, The Author], 1963. More
Early Riders. The Beginnings of Mounted Warfare in Asia and Europe
New York, Routledge, 2004. A 'wide-ranging and often controversial book [which] examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse'. More
The Paddock that Grew. The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club
North Melbourne, Cassell, 1974 (revised and enlarged)/ 1962. More
An original signed gelatin silver photograph (140x80mm) of Jack Ellis, a member of the 1926 Australian Test touring team to England; he was Bert Oldfield's deputy but did not play in a Test match
It is a full-length portrait, taken while on tour (and probably during a practice session); he is wearing an Australian pullover and cap, holding a bat. It is signed clearly in ink across the image; it is slightly crazed with two short clean marginal tears, and several light marginal marks..... More
A detached autograph album leaf (150x90mm) signed in ink by thirteen members of the England Test touring team in Australia in 1936-37
The signatures are Allen (Captain), Ames, Copson, Duckworth, Fagg, Farnes, Fishlock, Hammond, Leyland, Robins, Sims, Voce and Worthington (plus T.H. Wade, one of the officials). This is possibly the team for the 25th (and penultimate) match of the Australian leg of the tour - an MCC XII versus a Victorian..... More
An end-of-match scorecard (265x150mm) for the Third (and final) Test between England and the West Indies held over three days at The Oval, 19-22 August 1939. The result was a draw: England 353 (Constantine 5-75) and 3 for 366 (Hutton 165 not out, Hammond 138); West Indies 498 (Weekes 137). 'The worsening international situation brought the tour to an abrupt halt on 24 August' (Wynne-Thomas) and the final seven matches were abandoned. Ten days later, on 3 September 1939, Great Britain declared war on Germany, and Test cricket ceased for the duration. Very slightly foxed near the top edge; in excellent condition
(Offered together with a scorecard for the First Test at Lord's over three days on 24-27 June. West Indies batted first - Headley 106; Copson 5-85 - and the card is complete to the fall of the first England wicket at 49. 240x125mm, creased where folded in four; in very..... More
An original signed gelatin silver photograph (140x80mm) of Sam Everett, a member of the 1926 Australian Test touring team to England; he was injured on tour and did not play a Test
It is a full-length portrait, taken while on tour (and probably during a practice session); he is wearing an Australian pullover and cap. It is signed clearly in ink across the image; it is in fine condition, tipped onto a slightly larger piece of card. The provenance for the photograph..... More
Sykes of Sledmere. The Record of a Sporting Family and Famous Stud
London, Philip Allan, 1929. 'A record of a famous sporting family and its stud...[with] a wealth of racy anecdote and turf history of the nineteenth century'. More
By Hook or by Cut
Adelaide, Investigator Press, 1970 (first edition). Inscribed and signed by the author. More
Trout Quest
Melbourne, Lansdowne, 1969. More
The Basis of the Golf Swing
London, Thomas Murray, 1925 (first edition). More
Cricket in the Dales. A Celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the Dales Council Cricket League, 1955 - 2005
Cleckheaton, Dales Council Cricket League, 2004. More
Cricketing Memories
London, The London Publishing Co., 1930. More
The Ross Gregory Story
South Melbourne, Lothian Books, 2003. Presentation copy to Max Fatchen. More
Clunes to Caribbean
Lismore, The Author, 2001. Signed by the author. Cricket in the Clunes District. More
True Colours. My Life
Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2008. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
A detached autograph album leaf (160x130mm) signed in ink by twelve members of the Glamorgan team for the match against Australia at Swansea, 2, 4 and 5 August 1930
The signatures are Turnbull (Captain), Bates, Bell, Clay, D. Davies, E. Davies, Dyson, Every, Howard, Hills, Mercer and Ryan. In fine condition. More
Big Fish and Blue Water. Gamefishing in the Pacific
London, Angus and Roberston, 1983/ 1980 (fourth revised edition). More
Soldiers and Sportsmen. An Account of the Sporting Activities of the Australian Imperial Force during the Period between November 1918 and September 1919
London, AIF Sports Control Board (and printed by the Rosebery Press), 1919. The plate depicting the AIF Cricket Team accompanying the relevant fourteen-page chapter contains some familiar names: Gregory, Oldfield, Pellew ... Dornbusch 235; Fielding and O'Neill, page 246. More
The Science of Golf. A Study in Movement
London, Methuen, 1922. More
Famous Scottish Links and other Golfing Papers
Edinburgh, R. and R. Clark, 1911. Inscribed and dated (26 December 1913) by the author. More