THE COLLECTION OF A SYDNEY GENTLEMAN 75 75 THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM TO ENGLAND, 1882 Original sepia-toned cabinet card depicting the second official Australian touring team to England; mounted on original Hills & Saunders (Oxford) card, 11 x 15.5cm. Although the team played a lot of cricket against the Counties, only one Test match was played; Australia winning by 7 runs. Spofforth, the “Demon bowler” took 14 wickets. This was Australia’s first Test win on English soil. The magazine “Bell’s Life” said. “Though England for the first time had to lower her colours to Australia at home, we were beaten by a magnificent eleven, before whose prowess it was no disgrace to fall. ” The Australian team included Bannerman, Murdoch, Giffen, Blackham and Spofforth. The English team included W.G.Grace, Ulyett, Peate and Barlow.���������������������������������������������$200–300 76 76  THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND 1921: An attractively presented card signed by the Australian touring squad of 13 players plus manager, Sydney Smith, Jack Ryder and Edgar Mayne, neither of whom appeared in any of the Tests). The signatures are all strong and in ink with captain Warwick Armstrong at the top followed by Collins, Carter, Pellew, Gregory, Taylor, McDonald, Oldfield, Bardsley and the rest of the team. The signed sheet is laid down on a larger captioned sheet (21 x 17 .5cm) and both are in fine condition. Accompanied by an original vintage photograph (15.5 x 20.5cm) of the team, mostly in their baggy greens; the image with the blind stamp of “Russell & Sons, Southsea” . (2 items).��������������������������������������������������������������������$750–1,000 77 77  AUSTRALIA in ENGLAND 1926: An autograph page attractively signed by all 15 players and officials in the Australian Touring Squad including Collins (Captain), Mailey, Bardsley, Woodfull, Oldfield, Grimmett, Ponsford, Richardson and Macartney. In the five Test Series the first 4 matches were drawn and England won the 5th.�����������������������������������������������������������$500–750 17