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A detached autograph album leaf (165 x 195 mm) signed in pencil by the MCC touring team to Australia at the time of the First Test in Brisbane, 29-30 November and 2-4 December 1946 - the first post-war Test, and the first English visit for ten years. The signatures are Hammond (Captain), Alec Bedser, Edrich, Evans, Fishlock, Gibb, Hardstaff, Hutton, Ikin, Langridge, Pollard, T. (Peter) Smith, Voce, Washbrook, Wright and Yardley (plus Major Howard, the Manager), only Compton is missing. 'Hammond led a team of great experience, although many players were in the twilight of their careers' (Webster)
On the verso are the pencil signatures of the Victorian team for the match against Queensland in Brisbane, 17-20 January 1947 (SSM 349). The signatures are Hassett (Captain), Baker, Freer, M.R. Harvey, Ian Johnson, Bill Johnston, Loxton, Meuleman, Miller, Ring and Tribe. Six of the future Invincibles, and only Baker... More about A detached autograph album leaf (165 x 195 mm) signed in pencil by the MCC touring team to...
A detached autograph album leaf (165 x 200 mm) signed in pencil by the NSW team for the match against Queensland, 24-28 October 1947 (SSM 354). The signatures are Arthur Morris (Captain), Alley, Donaldson (12th man), Fred Johnston, Kissell, Lindwall, Lukeman, Miller, Moroney, Pettiford, Saggers and Toshack. Six Test players, including five future Invincibles; Alley and Pettiford played for the Services and/or later Commonwealth teams. This was Keith Miller's debut match for NSW, after representing Victoria from 1937-38 to 1946-47
On the verso are the pencil signatures for the Victorian team for the match against Queensland in Brisbane, 14-18 November 1947 (SSM 356). The signatures are Hassett (Captain), Baker, Fitzmaurice, Fothergill, Freer, M.R. Harvey, Ray Harvey (12th man), Howard, Jinks, Lambert, Meuleman and Ring (plus the Manager). Five Test players... More about A detached autograph album leaf (165 x 200 mm) signed in pencil by the NSW team for the match...
A vintage gelatin silver photograph of the Australian Test cricketer Bert Oldfield, taken in Sydney in the mid-1920s. William Albert Oldfield (1894-1976), described by Jack Hobbs as the 'best wicketkeeper of his time', played for NSW and Australia, and his Test career of 54 matches ran from 1920 to 1937. This photograph is a fine sepia-toned head-and-shoulders studio portrait of Oldfield in a suit; he has signed and dated it (1926) in ink in the bottom right-hand corner, above the ink signature of the photographer May Moore. The image size is 280 × 180 mm, and it is now archivally matted, ready for framing
New Zealand-born May Moore (1881-1931) emigrated to Australia in 1910 and opened her first studio the following year in Sydney. Working initially together with her sister Mina (who ran her own studio in Melbourne from 1916), her excellent portrait photography attracted a large clientele, especially among artistic circles. May in... More about A vintage gelatin silver photograph of the Australian Test cricketer Bert Oldfield, taken in...
A carte de visite of a large Victorian-era family group on a croquet court. Various members are holding mallets; two balls and a hoop are included for good measure
The albumen paper photograph, on the original plain card mount, is in excellent condition. We presume it to be 'somewhere in England', and some time in the 1860s. More about A carte de visite of a large Victorian-era family group on a croquet court. Various members are...
Life is Sweet, Brother
London, Collins, November 1940 [second impression]/ October 1940. Reminiscences of the famous 'Times' golf correspondent (and grandson of the more famous Charles). More about Life is Sweet, Brother
A Round with Darwin. A Collection of the Golf Writings
London, Souvenir Press, 1984. More about A Round with Darwin. A Collection of the Golf Writings
Test Cricket in Australia, 1877-2002. The Test Match Archive
[Melbourne, The Author], 2002. 'This Edition includes 334 numbered copies, of which this is number 184', and signed by the author. More about Test Cricket in Australia, 1877-2002. The Test Match Archive
Australian Tour of the MCC Team 1958 - 1959
North Sydney, NSW Cricket Association, 1958. Official Souvenir Programme. More about Australian Tour of the MCC Team 1958 - 1959
Australian Tour of the MCC Team 1965 - 1966
Crows Nest, NSW Cricket Association, 1965. Official Souvenir Programme. More about Australian Tour of the MCC Team 1965 - 1966
The Royal Ocean Racing Club. The First 75 Years
London, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2000 (first edition). More about The Royal Ocean Racing Club. The First 75 Years
50 Not Out. Clarence District Cricket Club Inc. 1956-2006
Rosny Park, Clarence District Cricket Club Inc, 2006. More about 50 Not Out. Clarence District Cricket Club Inc. 1956-2006
Green Hills to the Gabba. The Story of Queensland Cricket
Caringbah, Playright Publishing, 2000 [first edition]. More about Green Hills to the Gabba. The Story of Queensland Cricket
I Zingari Australia. 75 Years of Cricket, 1888 - 1963
[Point Piper, The Author], 1963. More about I Zingari Australia. 75 Years of Cricket, 1888 - 1963
The Paddock that Grew. The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club
North Melbourne, Cassell, 1974 (revised and enlarged)/ 1962. More about The Paddock that Grew. The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club
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 about A detached autograph album leaf (150x90mm) signed in ink by thirteen members of the England Test...
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 about An end-of-match scorecard (265x150mm) for the Third (and final) Test between England and the West...