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188023382London: H.P. Robinson 1880. Ephemera. Good overall. Albumen photograph of young British cricket players in a match with observers seated in front of a school building. Stamped on verso is "H. P. Robinson & Son Red Hill". <br /> <br /> Robinson started his career in photography in 1852 opening a studio in 1855 in Leamington Spa then later London. He became known for 'combination printing' or the melding of multiple negatives to create a new single image. <br /> <br /> Image 9 1/8 x 6 1/4" on toned paper wrinkled removed from an album with some old glue on verso closed tear at left margin crease and closed tear on right edge. A pleasant view of an earlier age and favorite pastime. H.P. Robinson unknown
187428059Sydney: Town and Country Journal 1874. Very good condition. 6 portraits of members of the Victoria State cricket team: Cooper Cosstick Gibson Carr Laughnan Conway published in the Town and Country Journal. Woodcut with modern color. 7 x 5 1/2" on newspaper 11 1/2 x 8". Clean on trimmed newspaper page slt ruffled at top margin not affecting image. Town and Country Journal unknown
1938134463Broughty Ferry Dundee: Unidentified Photographer 1938. Very Good. Broughty Ferry Dundee Unidentified Photographer 1938. A vintage gelatin silver photograph 205 × 296 mm laid down on the original captioned mount with the players identified below the image. The mount is a little marked mainly by three small faint glass-rings one slightly encroaching on the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph; tiny mark to the surface of the photograph; overall in excellent condition. The Burnie 'Advocate' Friday 5 August 1938 has an interesting account of the first day's play: 'The Australians arrived by charabanc at the picturesque Broughton sic Ferry ground to-day wearing tartan bonnets but there was nothing festive about their early batting on a good wicket. McCabe won the toss and decided to bat. The weather was fine and cool. By virtue of his father being an Aberdonian the Yorkshireman Gibb led Scotland which drew no nationalistic bar. The team included the West Indian Hunt who is now a professional for Aberdeenshire. Chipperfield was train sick after the 12.5 hour journey from Swansea and stayed in bed to-day. Bradman is staying with friends at Perth. He is expected to stand down in the minor matches to ensure freshness for the next Test. Badcock and Walker who opened for Australia scored only seventeen in half an hour before Badcock was stumped off the first ball from Laidlaw. Walker was bowled in Hunt's first over. <p>Against creditable bowling Barnes batted crisply until caught in the slips by Laidlaw. Fingleton whom one kilted spectator described as a "we bitty on the dour side" stayed with McCabe until lunch when three wickets were down for 95 runs. After lunch Fingleton was soon out and Brown did not last long but McCabe gave the crowd of 4000 the kind of batting it had come to see. Brilliant and versatile he scored 50 in 50 minutes. At tea the Australians were all out for 213 runs'. A few days later the Hobart 'Mercury' Monday 8 August reported that the match was a draw with Australia 213 and 320 and Scotland 88 and 8 for 185. The 'two-day match which ended at Dundee yesterday would have been won easily had not the Australians in light-hearted mood refused to allow it a definite finish. Some of the Scottish newspapers are critical of the Australian tactics at Dundee. The "Scotsman" says it was with no sense of satisfaction that Scotland drew the match in such circumstances'. The full account of the match is nothing if not entertaining with snippets such as these: 'A crowd of 6000 in sultry weather after lunch was entertained first by the release on the field of a kangaroo from the Australian exhibit at the Glasgow Exhibition' and 'As an example of Scottish economy tickets for the match with India in 1932 were used as pass-out checks at lunch time'. [Unidentified Photographer] unknown
1948132776Sydney: The Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches 1948. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sydney The Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches 1948. Small octavo 12 pages with a centrefold map of Great Britain showing the venues plus maps on the inside surfaces of the covers a track chart of the voyage on RMS 'Strathaird' from Fremantle to London and a map of London. Saddle-stapled pictorial card covers with Australia's green and gold colours printed across the top right-hand corner; spine slightly rubbed; staples a trifle oxidised; an excellent copy. Essentially the itinerary for 'The Invincibles'. The name 'Mr Niehuus' is written lightly in pencil on the front cover; this is probably Richard Niehuus 1917-2005 who 'played in ten first-class matches for South Australia between 1946 and 1948' cricinfo. Padwick 5081. The Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches paperback
110709Image size 229 × 286 mm on the original mount 252 × 304 mm with the caption in ink below the image behind a mat with interior quarter-round corners maximum visible image size 223 × 282 mm framed and glazed with a gilt fillet behind the glass. The caption is not visible when the mat is in position; the bottom left-hand corner of the mount and photograph has been broken away and repaired with a 75 mm diagonal crack across that corner visible but unobtrusive; there is a tiny amount of surface loss to the shirt of the player in the centre of the front row; overall a very appealing period piece in an early but not contemporary mat and frame. Furreedpore Faridpur formerly in East Bengal India now Bangladesh has important Australian connections exemplified by this photograph. Silas Mead 1834-1909 a Baptist minister emigrated to South Australia in July 1861; 'he preached at chapels in Adelaide and North Adelaide. Regular services began at White's Rooms and within a month a Baptist Church was constituted with twenty-six members. Inspired by Mead's enthusiastic leadership the congregation decided to build a large church in Flinders Street; it was opened on 19 May 1863. When its cost of £7000 was cleared by 1864 he established at Furreedpore India the first constituted Australian Baptist Foreign Mission and later helped to found similar societies in other Australian colonies'. His son Dr Cecil Silas Mead 1866-1940 followed closely in his footsteps; after graduating from the University of Adelaide in 1891 'he served as a medical missionary in eastern Bengal for twenty-nine years returned to Adelaide to teach anatomy in 1923-39 and died in June 1940' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Dr Mead is second from the right in the top seated row; we have no reason to doubt that this photograph was once in his possession and for all intents and purposes it is unique. A copy of 'Doctor Sahib: The Story of Dr Cecil Silas Mead' by Elva Schroeder 2013 is offered together with the photograph. 2 items. unknown
195973294Adelaide: The Club 1959. Fine. Adelaide The Club 1959. Quarto one large sheet of card approximately 510 x 380 mm printed on one side only and folded twice down to size. An attractive menu card printed in red and blue throughout with the menu and toast list on the centrefold and the last page designed for autographs; in fine condition. 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 the more than fifty other signatures all but one in ink are the following Test and State players: Alec Barker Bert Bedford Leon Hill Alan Hitchcox Hitchcock Gil Langley Brian Leak Bob Lee Douglas McKay Roy Middleton 'Nip' Pellew Colin Pinch Ross Stanford Cecil Starr and Rolly Vaughton. The oldest former Club member A.P. May born in 1873 has also added his signature. The original owner of the menu has written his ownership details at the head of the first and last pages. The Club unknown
66219Very Good. Printed in blue on white silk now framed and glazed visible surface 245 × 185 mm. A few light creases and light marginal spotting; in excellent condition. Australia lost by an innings and 18 runs . and 18 was Australia's total first innings score! Kelly Graham and Trott scored 8 4 and 6 respectively; Darling was the last man standing on nought Giffen was unable to take to the field so only ten men played but Gregory Iredale Hill Trumble Eady and McKibbin ALL scored ducks! Bowling figures were Pougher 5-0 Hearne 4-4. This is still Australia's lowest first-class score a record they hope won't ever be broken. unknown
1991132778Adelaide: Australian Cricket Board 1991. Very Good. Adelaide Australian Cricket Board 1991. Quarto 4 pages a card bifolium. Apart from a few trifling creases and marks in excellent condition. Philip Lovett Ridings 1917-1998 played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1937 to 1957; he was captain from 1946 to 1957. He was then a cricket administrator serving as Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board from 1980 to 1983. Loosely inserted is an original colour photograph sheet size 210 × 296 mm of Phil Ridings and six of the guests of honour at the dinner: Don Bradman Ray Lindwall Alan Davidson Sam Loxton Bill Johnston and Neil Harvey. All seven have signed the wide margin of the photograph. <p>The rear cover of the menu has also been signed by some 35 attendees at the dinner including the above seven luminaries. 2 items. Australian Cricket Board unknown
1880259401880. Photography. Good condition. A great cricket photograph a large albumen group picture of the entire11 players in the unidentified team. <br /> <br /> Each player wears cricket whites and a cap emblazoned with a horse head or rook and elaborate belts or sashes which also bear emblems. Some players wear a striped shirt; all wear cricket boots with studs. Most sport healthy handlebar mustaches as was in vogue at the time. <br /> <br /> One player at the far right holds the cricket bat while the bowler at the far left holds the ball. The wicket-keeper rests his gloved hands on the shoulders of the seated players in front of him. There appears to be an older player with a beard showing some gray and wearing wire rim spectacles who seems somewhat out of place given the youth of the rest of the players.<br /> <br /> The team looks to be in front of a large white canvas screen an indication that this is an important game. Fall leaves cover the grass behind the team a suggestion that this was an end of season game. <br /> <br /> Approximately 13 x 10" image laid on thicker board no margins minor chipping at edges. unknown
87899The heavyweights are Benaud Captain Booth Craig Davidson Flockton 12th man Ford Neil Harvey Martin Misson O'Neill Simpson and Thomas. Only Ford and Flockton were not current or former Test players and five of them were Test captains. Webster as ever breathes life into this sheet of paper with his account. After a first day declaration 'Richie Benaud mesmerised the New Zealand batsmen before lunch . in a spell of 3/4 from 7 overs. The attacking play of Dick chanceless 127 from 190 balls in 150 minutes 23 fours who hit his only first-class century in a 78-match career' livened things up but NSW finally won by 59 runs. Two tiny spots and trifling edge discoloration well clear of the signatures; in excellent condition. unknown
191216545London: Vanity Fair 1912. First printing. Print. Very good overall. Full length chromolithographic portrait of the famous batsman published August 7th 1912. John Jack Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey 1905 - 1934. He also represented England in 61 Test matches 1908 - 1930 and is thought to be the greatest opening batsman in cricket history. <br /> <br /> This portrait has always been one of the hardest Vanity Fair plates to find and my favorite line in the bio. "Is a keen collector of Ashes" <br /> <br /> Vanity Fair was an English magazine that published satirical caricatures from 1868–1914. These handsome chromolithographs are prized for their portraits of important scientists sportsmen judges & politicians. With page of descriptive text. Approximately 8 x 14" matted in gray. Vanity Fair unknown
66275There are eleven signatures: Rowan presumably when captain Endean Chubb McCarthy McGlew McLean Mann Mansell Melle Waite and van Ryneveld. Slight corner creases well away from the signatures; in excellent condition. unknown
114805The black and white photograph 303 × 240 mm is personally signed in ink on the image by Sir Donald Bradman 1908-2001 and comes with our letter of authenticity. Although produced in the mid-1990s this photograph was individually printed from the original 1930s negative. We purchased this item in the late 1990s from a source whom we know well and whose connection with Don Bradman was proven and long-established; we know the owner of the negative; we can guarantee the signature is genuine. unknown
190520142London: Spottiswoode & Co 1905. First printing. Very good condition. Chromolithographic portrait of the cricketer James Joseph Kelly 1867-1938 the wicket keeper for Australia and New South Wales. In 1903 Kelly was named Wisden Cricketer of the year; he also was Australia's first choice Test keeper from 1896 to 1905. Illustration by Taylor 1862 - 1925 the English artist specializing in portrait and genre painting. Taylor was also an avid cricketer and made a set of 12 watercolors of famous cricket players. Showing Kelly in classic wicket keeper's crouched pose all in white with brown gloves and green baggy cap and with the stumps. 10 x 15" Spottiswoode & Co unknown
189220326London: Vanity Fair 1892. First printing. Very good condition. Sammy Woods was one of the few players to have played cricket for both Australia and England. He is depicted here with ball in hand ready to bowl. With sheet of text pp 89-90. Published Aug 6th 1892.The illustrator was Stuff and it is signed it in the image. Vanity Fair was an English magazine that published satirical caricatures from 1868-1914. The handsome chromolithographs are prized for their portraits of important scientists sportsmen judges & politicians. Color chromolithograph 10 1/2 x 15 1/2" Vanity Fair unknown
187820325London: Vanity Fair 1878. Fred Spofforth 1853 - 1926 the player also known as "The Demon Bowler" was arguably the Australian cricket teams' finest pace bowler of the 19th century. Spofforth was the first bowler to take 50 test wickets and the first to take a test hat trick on January 2 1879 where a bowler takes three wickets in consecutive deliveries. Published on July 13 1878. Color chromolithograph 10 x 14 1/2". Sml. crease near the title otherwise very good condition. Vanity Fair unknown
1927130960London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1927. Octavo x 72 pages. Quarter cloth and papered boards with a paper title-label to the spine; fore- and bottom edges uncut; covers lightly rubbed and sunned; a few small marks at the bottom edge; ink ownership details on the front flyleaf; an excellent copy. Nine of the poems are about cricket. Padwick 6494. Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
56465Image size 218 × 347 mm plus captions; in fine condition. Digby Jephson 'was one of the last of the lob bowlers and one of the very best. At the height of the Golden Age of cricket he kept the flame of old-fashioned lobs burning with the spectators switching between roars of laughter and applause of acknowledgement whenever he went on. He was a fine middle-order batsman as well' Cricket Country website. unknown
55349The signatures are Arthur Morris Captain Alley Donaldson 12th man Fred Johnston Kissell Lindwall Lukeman Miller Moroney Pettiford Saggers and Toshack. The team featured 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. <p>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. There are five Test players including two future Invincibles; Howard toured New Zealand in 1949-50 and Fitzmaurice and Lambert toured with the Commonwealth team in India in 1949-50. In excellent condition. unknown
55377The signatures are Brown Captain Alec Bedser Berry Close Compton Dewes Evans Hollies Hutton twice - once in ink McIntyre Parkhouse Sheppard Simpson Warr Washbrook and Wright plus Nash one of the managers in ink. The only player not to have signed is Bailey. Given the starring role Hutton played in the series let alone throughout his 27-year long first-class career it is perhaps appropriate that his signature should appear twice! Two small light marks well clear of the signatures; in excellent condition. unknown
55381The 12 signatures are Hassett Captain Benaud 12th man Harvey Hole Ian Johnson Bill Johnston Langley Lindwall McDonald Miller Morris and Ring. A heavyweight team by any account with eight former Invincibles and five future Australian Captains. <p>On the verso are the pencil signatures of the Victorian team for the match against Queensland in Brisbane 16-20 January 1953 SSM 444. The 12 signatures are Hassett Captain Chambers Fitchett 12th man Harvey Hill Ian Johnson Bill Johnston Loxton Colin McDonald Ian McDonald Ring and Thoms. Six of the team played with the Invincibles; in fact only Chambers Fitchett and Ian McDonald were not capped for Australia although Thoms and Hill played in only one and three Tests respectively. Victoria won by seven wickets with Johnston collecting ten wickets. unknown
55343The signatures are Hammond Captain Alec Bedser Edrich Evans Fishlock Gibb Hardstaff Hutton Ikin Langridge Pollard T. Peter Smith Voce Washbrook Wright and Yardley plus the manager Major R. Howard; only Compton is missing. 'Hammond led a team of great experience although many players were in the twilight of their careers' Webster. <p>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 were future Invincibles and only Baker did not play Test cricket although Freer Harvey and Meuleman each played in only one Test; Hassett scored 200 his third 50 coming in just 28 minutes. The top left-hand corner is signed in ink by the Honorary Scorer James J. Cantwell '59 yrs connected with game'. A few light fingermarks; mild offsetting to the Victorian side of the leaf; in very good condition. unknown
61482The signatures are Allen Captain Ames Barnett Copson Duckworth Fagg Farnes Fishlock Hammond Hardstaff Leyland Robins Sims Verity Voce Worthington and Wyatt plus the manager Captain R. Howard. Apart from very light smudging the leaf is in excellent condition. Australia won the series 3-2: 'England's failure can be attributed to a combination of poor batting and brilliance on the part of Bradman' Wynne-Thomas. unknown
199825150Adelaide: State Library of South Australia 1998. Adelaide State Library of South Australia 1998. It is a high-quality reproduction 160 × 115 mm of a studio portrait of a young Don in a batting stance wearing an Australian cap. The original photograph is in the State Library of South Australia's Bradman Collection. This example signed in ink by Don Bradman is in fine condition. State Library of South Australia unknown
144619It is an exceptional gelatin silver photographic print measuring a gigantic 530 × 510 mm approximately printed from the negative by the photographer for Michael Treloar in the mid-1990s. Treloar went to an exhibition of Simpson's work at his studio at the time and saw the image on display. It had been commissioned originally as part of a series of portraits of significant older South Australians for an exhibition at the David Jones Gallery in the later 1970s. Treloar in turn commissioned David Simpson to produce a small quantity of prints ten from memory. The photographic paper used to print them was old stock long obsolete; the results were so impressive another batch possibly five was commissioned. Alas only modern paper could be had - still very large at 470 × 475 mm still a wonderful portrait - but the difference was sufficient to determine that no more prints were commissioned. The original lot were signed and dated 1977 by the photographer and subsequently all prints were personally signed in black felt-tipped pen by Sir Don Bradman. The group of very large format prints has been in storage for nearly twenty years forgotten about if not exactly lost until now . The outstanding quality of these portrait photographs make them a far more fitting tribute to the man than a lot of the pedestrian and indifferent material universally on offer. The 470 × 475 mm prints signed by Sir Don Bradman are available for $1250 each. unknown
