Cricket
33 Years of Cricket
Sydney, Beatty, Richardson & Co., Printers, 1920. Reminiscences and observations of an Australian Test player. Frank Iredale (1867-1926) played 133 matches for NSW from 1888-1901 and 14 Test matches from 1894-99; these included the 1896 and 1899 tours of England. 'A journalist by profession, Iredale was an Australian selector during... More about 33 Years of Cricket
Mailey's Googlies. A Series of Sketches and Caricatures of English County and Test Match Cricket, by the Famous Australian Googly Bowler .
London, Graphic Publications Ltd, [1921]. Padwick 5027 and 7024. More about Mailey's Googlies. A Series of Sketches and Caricatures of English County and Test Match Cricket,...
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History of Yorkshire County Cricket 1903 - 1923. [Together with] .. 1924 - 1949
Leeds, Chorley and Pickersgill/ The Electric Press and the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, 1924 and 1950. More about History of Yorkshire County Cricket 1903 - 1923. [Together with] .. 1924 - 1949
SA 'Cricketer'. Third Test. Adelaide Jan 16th 1925. Souvenir. Records, Photos, Score Sheets Etc. Price Threepence. Comments by J.J. Lyons, Famous Hitter [cover title]
Adelaide, Publishers Limited, Printers, 1925. A gripping contest: Australia, batting first, reached 489, with Ryder 201 not out; England and Australia then put on 365 and 250 respectively. England, set 375, were bowled out just 11 runs short. Padwick II: 2582. More about SA 'Cricketer'. Third Test. Adelaide Jan 16th 1925. Souvenir. Records, Photos, Score Sheets Etc....
Wickets and Goals. Stories of Play
London, Chapman and Hall, 1926. With the ownership signature of Ernest H.M. Baillie, the sportswriter 'BAIL', who possessed an exceptional cricket library (see the MCG website). Includes Australia v England, 1893-1909. Also with the stamps (pocket, card and cancellation datestamp) of the Melbourne Cricket Club library. Catton also writes of... More about Wickets and Goals. Stories of Play
Between the Wickets. An Anthology of Cricket
London, Philip Alan, 1926. With the ownership signature of Robert Trimble, son of Hugh Trimble, and (presumably) his relevant annotations on a late blank. Uniform with the author's 'Game Pie'. More about Between the Wickets. An Anthology of Cricket
Wigs and Wags. A Volume of Fun, Facts & Faces about Our Railways. 60 Cartoons
Adelaide, Printed by Pritchard Brothers, c.1928]. Loosely inserted is an original pencil caricature by Maegraith (dated 1950); on the verso are twelve autographs of WA cricketers (plus the manager, Bryant) dated November 1949. A fund-raiser for charity. More about Wigs and Wags. A Volume of Fun, Facts & Faces about Our Railways. 60 Cartoons
Cricketing Memories
London, The London Publishing Co., 1930. More about Cricketing Memories
Getting Wickets
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. 'Dedicated to Bowlers (the Cinderellas of Cricket)'. More about Getting Wickets
Getting Wickets
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. More about Getting Wickets
Souvenir of English Cricketers' Visit to Adelaide. Third Test Match. January 13, 1933
Adelaide, South Australian Cricket Association, 1933. 'International Cricket. England v. Australia. Souvenir of Visit of MCC Team. October 1932 to March 1933. Third Test Match ...' [cover title]. More about Souvenir of English Cricketers' Visit to Adelaide. Third Test Match. January 13, 1933
Bodywhine. A Treatise on the Jardinian Theory. Cartoons by R.W. Blundell
Adelaide, Rigby, 1933. 'The Book has been written for the new regime of cricket; the batter, bruise and bust cricket, which has been thrust upon us. This travesty of an erstwhile noble sport demands new techniques to master it ... We find after years of research that all previous books... More about Bodywhine. A Treatise on the Jardinian Theory. Cartoons by R.W. Blundell
Cricket Sketches and Short Stories by Arthur Mailey, the Australian Googly Bowler, 1932-33
Glebe, Simmons Limited (Printers), [1933]. Padwick 6881. More about Cricket Sketches and Short Stories by Arthur Mailey, the Australian Googly Bowler, 1932-33
P.F. Warner's Book of Cricket
London, Dent, 1934 (revised and reset)/ 1911. More about P.F. Warner's Book of Cricket
Tricking the Batsman
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1934 (first English edition)/ 1932. More about Tricking the Batsman
The Ashes, 1936-1937. The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records [cover title]
[Sydney, Wrigley's, 1936]. Signed on the front cover by Don Bradman and Len Darling (who has also signed below his portrait near the centre of the booklet); Bill O'Reilly has signed the inside rear cover. More about The Ashes, 1936-1937. The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records [cover title
Official Souvenir of the English Cricketers' Visit to Adelaide. Fourth Test Match commencing January 29th, 1937
Adelaide, Osborne, 1937. 'Fourth Test Match. English v Australia. Adelaide. Jan. 29th. 1937' (cover title). Padwick 4499. More about Official Souvenir of the English Cricketers' Visit to Adelaide. Fourth Test Match commencing...
Grimmett on Cricket. A Practical Guide
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1948]. More about Grimmett on Cricket. A Practical Guide
Cricket in the Fiji Islands
Christchurch, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1949. The author was 'Captain of the Fiji team touring New Zealand, 1948'. Loosely inserted is the original 1948 hand-written receipt for the book. More about Cricket in the Fiji Islands
Cricket in the Fiji Islands
Christchurch, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1949. The author was 'Captain of the Fiji team touring New Zealand, 1948'. More about Cricket in the Fiji Islands
Marmaduke the Possum
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1950 [third impression]/ 1943. Inscribed 'To Chris, Wishing you a very Happy Birthday. Don Bradman 1/11/51'. We know this to be a present from Don to a child the Bradmans fostered, as we bought it in 2002 from the recipient (and have just got around to cataloguing it!). More about Marmaduke the Possum
News Chronicle Cricket Annual 1953
London, News Chronicle, 1953. More about News Chronicle Cricket Annual 1953
Cricket Association of Bengal. Eden Gardens, Calcutta. Silver Jubilee 1929-1954
Eden Gardens, Cricket Association of Bengal, 1956. More about Cricket Association of Bengal. Eden Gardens, Calcutta. Silver Jubilee 1929-1954
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
Alletson's Innings
London, Epworth Press, 1958/ 1957. 'The most remarkable sustained hitting innings in first-class cricket'. More about Alletson's Innings
Adelaide District Cricket Club. A Grade - B Grade - C Grade Premiership Dinner .. 20th May 1959 [cover title]
[Adelaide, The Club, 1959]. And autographs there from this auspicious year, in which the Club won the premiership in all three grades in the 1958-59 season. Sir Don Bradman proposed the toast to the Club, and he is one of the signatories, along with Clarrie Grimmett, the Club coach. Among... More about Adelaide District Cricket Club. A Grade - B Grade - C Grade Premiership Dinner .. 20th May 1959...
A Portfolio of Cricket Prints. A Nineteenth Century Miscellany, with Introduction and Notes by .
London, Holland Press and Neville Spearman, 1962. More about A Portfolio of Cricket Prints. A Nineteenth Century Miscellany, with Introduction and Notes by
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
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
West Indies Tour of Australia 1968 - 1969
Crows Nest, NSW Cricket Association, 1968. Official Souvenir Programme. More about West Indies Tour of Australia 1968 - 1969
By Hook or by Cut
Adelaide, Investigator Press, 1970 (first edition). Inscribed and signed by the author. More about By Hook or by Cut
100 Not Out. A Century of Cricket on the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Rigby, 1972. With the contemporary ink signature of Don Bradman on the title page. More about 100 Not Out. A Century of Cricket on the Adelaide Oval
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
Chappelli. Ian Chappell's Life Story
Melbourne, Hutchinson, 1976. Number 1240 of 1500 copies signed by the author. More about Chappelli. Ian Chappell's Life Story
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1979
London, Queen Anne Press / Macdonald and Jane's, 1979. Loosely inserted is a typed letter from the editor regarding an error (on page 150) of this book; the recipient's ownership signature is inscribed on the front flyleaf. More about Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1979
Board of Control for Cricket in India 1929-1979. Golden Jubilee Commemoration Volume
[Bombay, Board of Control for Cricket in India, 1980]. More about Board of Control for Cricket in India 1929-1979. Golden Jubilee Commemoration Volume
Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1919-1939
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, 1980. More about Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1919-1939
Cricket Balmainia. Official History Balmain District Cricket Club
Rozelle, Balmain District Cricket Club, 1981. With the presentation plate on the front pastedown: number 320 of 600 copies signed by the author. A warm presentation inscription, dated (30 March 1981) and signed by the author, is on the verso of the flyleaf. More about Cricket Balmainia. Official History Balmain District Cricket Club
Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983 [first edition]. With a contemporary (blue ink) signature of Don Bradman on the title page. More about Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
John Player Art of Cricket
London, Secker & Warburg, 1983. More about John Player Art of Cricket
Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983. Signed by Don Bradman in thin blue ink on the title page. More about Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
The Genius of Gower
Kings Heath, B&G Publishing, [c.1983]. Signed and inscribed by both authors. More about The Genius of Gower
Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983 [first edition]. With a contemporary (blue ink) signature of Don Bradman on the half-title. More about Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983. Signed by Don Bradman in thin blue ink on the half-title. A small related newspaper clipping is loosely inserted. More about Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
Adelaide Oval Test Cricket, 1884-1984
Adelaide, Wakefield Press/ SACA, 1984. One of 299 numbered copies of the deluxe edition issued with a gilt-embossed leather cricket ball signed by Don Bradman. The odd limitation number was chosen because it is the Test record for the Adelaide Oval, set by Bradman against South Africa in 1932 -... More about Adelaide Oval Test Cricket, 1884-1984
Fifty Years in Cricket
London, Stanley Paul, 1984. Loosely inserted is a card inscribed and signed by Len Hutton. More about Fifty Years in Cricket