b'33262BALANCE OF A CRICKET LITERATURE CONSIGNMENT: mostly hardbound with plenty of better titles including Gary Sobers - Cricket Crusader by Sobers (1966), The Thoughts of Trueman Now by Fred Trueman, illustrations by Willie Rushton (1978), Imran - The Autobiography of Imran Khan (1983) Ranji by Alan Ross (1983), The Guardian Book of Cricket by Engel (1986), McGilvray - The Game Goes On (1987, 2 copies), The World on Tour - The Untold Story of Crickets World XI by Stephen Walters (2011) signed by Barry Richards & Brian Booth; also softbound The Art of Sledging by Harold (2008), plus booklets & guides and some non-cricket titles incl. The Concise History of Modern Painting by Read (1959) & Chagall by Jean Cassou. (80 items approx) $100200263WORLD XI TEAM - TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 1971-72: colour team photograph including Gary Sobers (Capt., West Indies), Intikhab Alam (Vice-Capt, Pakistan), Graeme Pollock & Tony Grieg (both South Africa), Clive Lloyd & Rohan Kanhai (West Indies), Sunil Gavaskar & Bishen Bedi (India) Zahir Abbas (Pakistan), plus Tour Manager Bill Jacobs; framed & glazed, overall 40x38cm. The first example we can recall offering.Ex The Cricketers Bar, Windsor Hotel, Melbourne. $150250264MEMBERSHIP CARDS - QUEENSLAND: with Queensland Cricketers Club 1969-81 Club Membership Cards (13),1971-76 Ladys Pass/Tickets (5) & 1983-91 Car Passes (7), Brisbane Cricket Ground 1971-75 Ground Members Ticket (4); also RUGBY LEAGUE: Grammar North Old Boys 1971-81 Membership Cards (9); mostly fine. (38 items) $120160265SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND: 1972-80 collection of Ladys Tickets, (8 different). $5080266AUSTRALIAN CRICKET - LITERATURE: with hardbound titles including 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket (1997),An Illustrated History of Australian Cricket by Whittington (1972), The Encyclopaedia of Australian Cricketby Andrews (1980), True to the Blue - A History of the New South Wales Cricket Association by Derriman (1985),The Top 100 & The 1st X1 by Philip Derriman (1987) Australian Cricket Anecdotes by Gideon Haigh (1996), Australian Test Cricket Facts 1946-1978 by Stokes (1979); also softbound Australians Abroad by Whittington (1983) & The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (2006, 2 copies) condition variable. (20)$80120267AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS - BIOGRAPHIES/AUTOBIOGRAPHIES: selection of titles, a few signed, majority hardbound including My World of Cricket by Ian Chappell (1973), The Archie Jackson Story by David Frith (1974) signed by the author, Lillee - My Life in Cricket (1982) Lillee - Over and Out (1983), The Demon Spofforth by Richard Cashman (1990), Under the Southern Cross - David Boon Autobiography (1996), Steve Waugh - Never Say Die (2003), signed by Waugh, Scarlet - Clarrie Grimmett, Test Cricketer by Ashley Mallett (2008), signed by Mallett; also softbound Steve Waugh - Never Satisfied, Diary of a Record Breaking Year (2000), Millers Luck by Roland Perry (2005),Tom Wills - His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall by Greg de Moore, signed by de More, etc; condition variable. (21) .$100200268CRICKET IMAGES: comprising M.C.C. Tour Australia & New Zealand 1974-75 official team photograph (photo. Frank Boase, Malvern, S.A.) mounted on card; framed signed image of Australian cricket broadcaster Alan McGilvray, overall 35x29cm, framed photograph (25x32cm) of Doug Walters pouring himself a beer at The Cricketers Bar, Windsor Hotel. (3 items)Ex The Cricketers Bar, Windsor Hotel, Melbourne. $801202691974-2014 COLLECTION OF WISDENS: a complete run comprising of 41 editions, all hardbound with dustjackets; condition generally VG to F/VF. (41) $400600270SIR GARFIELD SOBERS: c.1976 Australian Cricket Society (ACT Branch) Great Cricketers Series No.1; Sir Garfield Sobers limited edition (#44 of 200) folder containing commemorative tile, plus a philatelic maximum card signed by Sobers. .$6080271MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB: 1977-78 to 1990-91 collection of I (Interstate) membership fobs; all different. (14 items). $180220272WISDENS ALMANACKS: original linen cover editions for 1977, plus hardbound editions, with dust jackets, for 1982, 1984, 1985 (2), 1990 & 2003.$801202731977 CENTENARY TEST: Great Moments poster, signed by captains Greg Chappell & Tony Greig, limited edition 183/550, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 112x87cm.$150250274MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND: MCG related group comprising 1976 The MCG Story booklet signed bt Harold Larwood, 1977 Centenary Test Match Celebrations Entree Cards (2), 1977 Centenary Test programme and Centenary Test FDC. (4 items) $100200275AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND 1977 ASHES CENTENARY: commemorative brass plaque (61x46cm) presented to the Windsor Hotel by North Melbourne Cricket Club (12 March 1977), mounted on wooded frame; overall 65x50cm.Ex The Cricketers Bar, Windsor Hotel, Melbourne.The plaque states that the Ashes were created at Cliveden Mansions however it is now accepted that the Ashes were created by Lady Janet Clarke at Rupertswood in 1882, where they were presented in an urn to English captain Ivo Bligh. (see lot 400026834) $2004002761977 CENTENARY OF TEST CRICKET: TCCB/ The Centenary & Jubilee Pair, limited edition folder (#195 of 500 issued) including 1977 Centenary Test FDC with 17 Australian Test cricketer signatures including Lillee, Thomson, Walters, Marsh & Greg Chapell, plus 1977 Silver Jubilee Test cover with England team signatures including Brearley, Greig, Willis, Knott & Randall; some foxing. .$100200'