Auction of Cricket, Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, Football and Sporting Memorabilia

W.G. Grace. ‘Souvenir of the National Testimonial to Dr. W.G. Grace, July 22nd 1879, with Photograph and Record of Performances. Sixpence.’ Printe...

W.G. Grace. ‘Banquet held on Monday, June 24th 1895 at the Victoria Rooms, Clifton to Mr W.G. Grace in celebration of his One Hundredth Century, c...

‘Farewell Dinner to Dr W.G. Grace 1898’. Original menu card for the Dinner, given by the Clifton Foot Beagles, held at the Clifton Down Hotel on D...

‘Player’s Please’ c.1930s. Unusual free-standing colour advertising display card produced by John Player and Sons depicting the raised figures of ...

‘Two Great Players’ c.1930s. Original colour advertising display card produced by for John Player & Sons Navy Cut cigarettes depicting a partially...

‘Craven ‘A’ for me says England’s fastest bowler Freddie Trueman’ c.1950. Original colour advertising showcard depicting a youthful figure of True...

‘Player’s Please. Favourite Through the Years’ c.1940/50s. Large original colour advertising showcard published by The Imperial Tobacco Company. ...

‘Drink Seymour’s Dry Ginger’ 1925. Original advertising showcard published by Wm. Seymour & Co., Mineral Water Manufacturers, Sherbourne in 1925. ...

Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe. Yorkshire. ‘Record Makers’. Original large mono advertising card of Holmes and Sutcliffe standing full length ...

‘Hobbs’ 100 Centuries’. Large original newspaper poster for the ‘Late Extra’ edition of the [London] Evening News, dated 8th May 1923. The poster ...

‘Hornibrook 6 for 5 Essex Rout’. Large original newspaper poster for the ‘Home’ edition of the [London] Evening News, dated 8th May 1930. The post...

‘W.G.’s Son Drops Dead at Cricket’. Large original newspaper poster for the Daily Herald, dated 7th June 1938. The poster measures approx. 20”x30”...

‘The Sportsman Alamanac 1902. ‘The Sportsman’ is the Oldest, Largest and Leading Sporting Daily Paper’. Large original rare poster for 1902 season...

Australia tour to England 1896. The Times of London newspaper. Four original and complete copies of issues dated 26th and 27th May 1896 with cover...

‘England’s Champion Batsman. J.B. Hobbs. Surrey & England XI’ 1922. Large linen handkerchief with printed headings and five images of Hobbs in var...

‘Groves Cricket & General Sporting News Agency, Sheffield’. Two four page ‘Final Revised List of Cricket Fixtures for 1887’, one printed on white ...

‘Cricket Notes and Scores’ 1902-1904. Five large scrapbook albums in matching leather bindings (one album larger) with raised bands to spines and ...

Sussex cricketers’ orders of service. A selection of four original memorial service booklets for George Cox, Hove 7th May 1985, Hugh Tryon Bartlet...

West Indies. Four colourful greetings cards, each featuring a reproduction of oil paintings by David Skinner, produced in 1994. Subjects are ‘Sir ...

Cricket books, programmes, scorecards etc. Box comprising a selection of ephemera with Gloucestershire interest. Includes ‘Gloucestershire Cricket...

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1924/25. Official menu card for breakfast on the ‘P.& O. R.M.S. Maloja’, dated 13th April 1925, on which the main touring...

‘Complimentary Dinner to the South African Team’ 1929. Official folding menu for the dinner given by the M.C.C. at the Lord’s Hotel, London, 3rd J...

M.C.C. tour to Australia 1929/30. Official menu for the dinner given ‘In honour of the M.C.C. Australian Team’ at the Mansion House, London, 18th ...

Clarence Victor ‘Clarrie’ Grimmett. Victoria, South Australia & Australia 1918-1941. ‘Farewell Dinner to the Australian Cricket Team’ 1930. Excell...

New Zealand tour to England 1931. Official menu for the farewell dinner given to the New Zealand team at the Mayfair Hotel, 22nd September 1931. T...

M.C.C. tour of India & Ceylon 1933/34. Official single sided card menu for a Dinner held for the Marylebone Cricket Club Touring Team in India on ...

M.C.C. tour of India & Ceylon 1933/34. Official menu for the ‘Calcutta Cricket Club Dinner to the Marylebone Cricket Club Touring Team in India on...

‘A Welcome to the Australian Cricketers from the Savage Club’ original one page menu for a Dinner given to the Australian team on the 28th May 193...

M.C.C. tour to New Zealand 1946/47. Official menu for the ‘Complimentary Dinner’ given by the New Zealand Cricket Council for the M.C.C. touring p...

South Africa tour to England 1947. F.A. Cup Final Charlton Athletic v. Burnley. Official menu for the lunch held at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, 2...

Australian tour to England 1948. Official folding menu for the luncheon given by the Institute of Journalists London District to welcome the Austr...

M.C.C. tour to South Africa 1948/49. Large official folding menu for the ‘Farewell Luncheon to the M.C.C. Cricket Team’ held on board the Union Li...

M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1948/49. Rare official folding luncheon menu for the ‘M.C.C. Visit’ to the Raylton Recreation Club, Bulawayo from Janu...

M.C.C. tour of South Africa 1948/49. Rare official menu for the luncheon given for the M.C.C. held at the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 11th Ma...

New Zealand tour to England 1949. Large official folding menu for the luncheon given for ‘The New Zealand Cricket Team 1949’ by the British Sports...

New Zealand tour to England 1949. Official folding menu for the dinner held at the close of the New Zealand tour at the Savoy Hotel, 21st Septembe...

West Indies tour to England 1950. Large official folding menu for the luncheon given to welcome ‘The West Indies Cricket Team 1949’ by the British...

South Africa Tour to England 1951. Official Union-Castle Line ‘R.M.S. Arundel Castle’ menu for dinner in the ‘First Saloon’ on which the touring p...

The Cricket Writers’ Club Fourth Annual Dinner 1951. Official menu for the Dinner held at The Press Club, London on the 23rd June 1951, the Dinner...

India tour to England 1952. Official folding menu for the Northern Cricket Society ‘Dinner in honour of the Indian Cricketers’ held at the Guildfo...

‘Complimentary Dinner to Len Hutton and his Test team in acknowledgement of their success in winning the Ashes’. Official menu booklet for Claude ...

M.C.C. tour of the West Indies 1953/54. Fyffes Line ‘S.S. Ariguani’ official dinner menu with printed detail of menu to inside pages, dated 19th A...

M.C.C. tour of Australia 1954/55. Orient Line R.M.S. Orsova folding menu for the ‘Book Dinner’ held on board 19th September 1954. Seventeen signat...

Australian Tour to England 1956. Official folding menu for ‘Dinner to the Australian Touring Team’ held at British Timken Limited, Duston, 13th Ju...

M.C.C. tour to South Africa 1956/57. Official menu card for Luncheon held at The Victoria Falls Hotel, 20th November 1956. The single sided card w...

Brian Taylor, Doug Insole and Trevor Bailey, Essex & England. Copy menu for the ‘Presentation Dinner to record the profound wisdom of the M.C.C. s...

New Zealand tour to England 1965. Small original folding menu for the ‘Northern Cricket Society’s Test Match Dinner to the New Zealand Cricketers’...

Australia tour to England 1968. Official menu for the Anglo-American Sporting Club ‘Boxing-Dinner Evening in honour of The Australian Test Cricket...

Len Hutton 1968. Official menu for the Anglo-American Sporting Club ‘Boxing Dinner Evening in honour of Sir Leonard Hutton’ held in Mayfair, Londo...

E.W. ‘Jim’ Swanton. Small official folding menu for a dinner at 10 Downing Street, 15th October 1970, hosted by the Prime Minister, Edward Heath. ...

Garry Sobers. West Indies. Official folding menu for the dinner for the presentation of ‘The Lawrence Challenge Trophy’ to Sobers, held at Quaglin...

West Indies tour to England 1976. Official folding menu for the ‘Tribute Dinner’ given by the Sheffield Cricket Lovers’ Society to the West Indies...

England tour to Australia 1978/79. Official menu for in-flight meals on the Qantas flight to Sydney, Australia via Bahrain and Singapore. The 8pp ...

Sri Lanka tour to Zimbabwe 1982. Official folding menu for the ‘Celebrity Dinner in honour of the Sri Lankan Tour 1982’ held at the Jameson Hotel,...

‘The Forty Club’. Official menu for the ‘Annual Dinner’ held at the London Hilton, Park Lane, 23rd October 1992. The 16pp menu in card wrappers wi...

Hampshire C.C.C. 1930s-1980s. A selection of autographs in ink on pieces and pages of Hampshire players. Signatures are H. Horton (2), D. O’Sulliv...

John Berry ‘Jack’ Hobbs. Surrey & England 1905-1934. Single page handwritten letter written in ink from Hobbs to Arthur Wellard (Somerset & Englan...

Charles Aubrey Smith. Cambridge University, Sussex & England, 1882-1896. Three page handwritten letter from Smith, dated 29th June 1938, replying ...

Charles Burgess Fry. Oxford University, Sussex, London County, Hampshire & England 1892-1922. Single page handwritten letter in ink from Fry, date...

Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott. Four page handwritten letter from Scott to ‘Parker’, dated 10th October 1935, turning down an invitation...