88 87 85 85  1946 AUSTRALIAN TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND: Official team photograph (by C.P .S. Boyer, Wellington) signed by the 14 members of the touring party, led by captain, Bill Brown and including Keith Miller, Ron Hamence, Don Tallon, Bill O’Reilly, Sid Barnes and Ray Lindwall. Attractively annotated in black and gold against a green background; acid-free mounting, framed and glazed. Overall 104.5 x 52cm. A particularly rare signed photograph. Played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, the single Test match, won by Australia, was the first test match between these two countries. It was also the first test match played by Australia after World War Two. Australia won by an innings and 103 runs. The five-week adventure to New Zealand was the first overseas tour by an official Australian cricket team since the 1938 Ashes tour and launched the careers of many future test stars, including Keith Miller, Don Tallon and Ray Lindwall. It was, however, the last tour for legendary leg-spinner Bill “Tiger” O’Reilly, whose wonky knees finally had given way. Don Bradman, Australia’s unrivalled pre-war batting colossus, declined to tour owing to ill health – many feared that the Don’s cricketing career was over. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$500–750 86  AUSTRALIAN TEST CAPTAINS headed sheet of card with the printed names and original signatures of 19 Australian Cricket Team captains from 1946 to 1992 including Bill Brown, Ian Craig, Don Bradman, Richie Benaud, Lindsay Hassett, Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris, Ray Lindwall and Arthur Morris.�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$300–350 87  1948 AUSTRALIAN TOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: Attractive presentation comprising an original team photograph and an illustrated unofficial team sheet headed “AUSTRALIA” with a batsman at the crease and with the legend “The TOURISTS of 1948” . The sheet is signed by the 18 tourists including Bradman, Hassett, Barnes, Miller, Brown, Lindwall, Harvey and Toshack. The titles and results of the 5 Test matches have been beautifully annotated in black and gold against the green backgound. Framed and glazed, with acid free mounting board, overall 106.5 x 50cm.����������������������������������������������������������������������$500–750 88  AUSTRALIA in SOUTH AFRICA 1949-50: An official team sheet headed “Australia XI, South Africa 1949-50 signed by all 15 in the Tour party including Hassett (Capt.), Morris (Vice Capt.), Harvey, Lindwall, Loxton, Saggers and Langley. (some fading). Beautifully annotated by hand in gold and black ink and accompanied by the official team photograph, titled “AUSTRALIAN TOURING CRICKET TEAM” signed in the margins and all clear and legible. Both the team sheet and the team photograph are rare. A lovely presentation; acid free mounting, framed and glazed, overall 104.4 x 56.5cm. Australia won the 5 match Test Series 4-0, with 1 drawn. This was the first meeting of these two sides since the 1935-36 Series. Neil Harvey made centuries in 4 Tests, including the 5th Test in which he made 116, Morris made 157 and Hassett made 167 in Australia’s total of 7 dec. for 549.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$500–750 89  1953 AUSTRALIAN TOUR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM attractively headed display featuring an official team photograph (from the Arthur Morris collection) with title and names printed on the mount and signed by the touring party to the left and right of the image. The photograph is complemented by the extensive annotations in black and gold on green acid-free mountboard; detailing the results in the five Tests and providing information about Australia’s and England’s best performers. The Australian team was captained by Lindsay Hassett; England by Len Hutton. Framed and glazed; overall 107 x 63.5cm. The first four Test matches were drawn; England winning the fifth by 8 wickets. Australia’s best performed batsmen were Hassett (365), Harvey (346) and Morris (337). Lindwall took 26 wickets (at 18.85), Miller took 10 and Benaud 8. For England, Hutton made 443 runs and Bedser took 39 wickets.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$500–750 90  AUSTRALIA in ENGLAND 1953: Official team sheet titled “AUSTRALIAN XI CORONATION TOUR” fully signed in ink with Hassett (Capt.), Morris (Vice Capt.), Benaud, Craig, Davidson, Harvey, Lindwall, Miller, Ring and the 8 others. A very fine and fresh example.�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$150–200 20