1 130 30  THE 1934 AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM IN ENGLAND An official team photograph, window mounted, with 15 original pen signatures in the window below: Bill Woodfull (captain), Alan Kippax, Don Bradman, Fleetwood-Smith, Hans Ebeling, Arthur Chipperfield, Bill O’Reilly, Tim Wall, Bill Brown, Len Darling, Stan McCabe, Bert Oldfield, Ben Barnett & officials. Overall 41 x 35cm. Australia won the 1934 Ashes series against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn. In the second Test of the series at Lord’s, known as Verity’s Match, left-arm spinner Hedley Verity took 15 wickets to hand England their only victory in a Lord’s Ashes Test in the twentieth century. The last two Tests of the series were notable for the prodigious runscoring of Bill Ponsford and Donald Bradman, who shared partnerships of 388 at Headingley (scoring 181 & 304 respectively) and 451 at the Oval (scoring 266 & 244 respectively) in Ponsford’s final Test.��������������������������������������$1,500–2,000 131  CIGARETTE CARDS: CARRERAS 1934 “Cricketers - A Series of 50 Cricketers” (fronts in brown & white) complete set, [50], VF/EF . Cat.£175, plus PLAYERS “Cricketers 1938” complete set [50] VF/EF . Cat.£50.�����������������������������������������������������$200–250 132  ENGLISH TEST PLAYERS: J.M.Sims bowling at Sydney, December 1936 (4 Tests, 1935-37); Norman Yardley (20 Tests, 1938-50); Reg Simpson (27 Tests, 1948-54) and Dennis Amiss (50 Tests, 1966-77) signed pictures (various sizes) attractively mounted, framed and glazed. (4).������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$200–250 133  SOUTH AFRICAN TEST PLAYERS: Eric Rowan (26 Tests, 1938-51) and Hugh Tayfield (37 Tests, 1949-60) original press photographs signed by each; both mounted, framed and glazed. (2).������������������������������������������������������������������������������$100–150 134  SOUTH AFRICA: “South African Cricket Tour 1947” of England, official 32-page programme, plus a range of signed cards, photographs, etc., including Gibbs, Boucher, N’tini, Kirsten, Pollock and Klusener. (20 items).����������������������������������������$100–150 135  AUSTRALIA: A diverse collection of documents, programmes, menus, telegrams, etc., with many items bearing the original autographs of Bob Simpson, Doug Walters, Barry Jarman, Geoff Lawson, Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Keith Stackpole, Bruce Reid, Bill Brown, Arthur Morris, Bill Johnston, Sam Loxton, Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and others; also some unsigned items.�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$400–500 136  THE 1948 INVINCIBLES: A collection comprising the R.M.S. “Strathaird” signed shipboard booklet (some defects); ticket stubs for the 5 days of the 3rd Test at Old Trafford; Old Trafford scoresheet (completed by hand); and the photo album that accompanied the travellers on their trip, with snaps from the Fremantle departure, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Gibraltar, London, shots during the 3rd Test, Manchester, Cornwall, Devonshire, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire, Canary Islands, South Africa, and home to Melbourne. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$500–750 137  20th Australian Team to Great Britain 1948 attractively headed display featuring a photograph of the touring party together with their names in a cut-out panel at the base; framed and glazed; overall 48 x 49.5cm. ����������������������������������������������$100–150 138  1948 AUSTRALIAN TEAM, “THE INVINCIBLES - THE GREATS OF ‘48” , display comprising team photograph, window mounted together with action photo and tour record for each player, with 9 facsimile & 8 original signatures,including Arthur Morris, Neil Harvey, Bill Johnston & Bill Brown; framed & glazed, overall 93 x 113cm. LIMITED EDITION #349/1500.���������������$300–500 26