A Royal Worcester bone china plate with facsimile signatures of the Australian team in the centre. 1972. Title and some signatures rather rubbed, affecting text. Diameter 27cms. Edged in gold. Produced to commemorate the 1972 Australian tour of England. The first Royal Worcester plate produced to commemorate a cricket tour of England was in 1938. The company next produced a cricket plate to commemorate the 1949 New Zealand tour of England, and this series of plates appeared regularly until 1973. Issued in very limited numbers they were presented to each member of the touring team during their visit to the factory at Worcester. See Royal Worcester Plates by Keith Crump, in The Cricket Memorabilia Society Magazine no. 68, September 2005, pages 12-13. [ref: 34890] £100.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A Royal Worcester bone china plate with facsimile signatures of the Australian team in the centre. 1972. Diameter 27cms. Edged in gold. Title and some signatures rubbed, with slight loss of text. Produced to commemorate the 1972 Australian tour of England. The first Royal Worcester plate produced to commemorate a cricket tour of England was in 1938. The company next produced a cricket plate to commemorate the 1949 New Zealand tour of England, and this series of plates appeared regularly until 1973. Issued in very limited numbers they were presented to each member of the touring team during their visit to the factory at Worcester. See Royal Worcester Plates by Keith Crump, in The Cricket Memorabilia Society Magazine no. 68, September 2005, pages 12-13. [ref: 51705] £150.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A Royal Stafford bone china plate, decorated with the Australian badge and facsimile signatures of the 1977 Australian team. (Issued in 1977). Diameter 26cms. Edged in gold. Good condition. Produced to commemorate the 1977 Australian tour of England. A companion plate was issued with facsimile signatures of the 1977 England team. [ref: 38260] £25.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A Royal Albert bone china plate titled: England v. Australia. Headingley. July 1981. Howzat? With a central design of the match scorecard. (Issued in 1981). Diameter 21cms. Edged in gold. Good condition. Produced to commemorate the Third Test match between England and Australia, played at Headingley, 16th-21st July 1981. After following on England won the match by 18 runs when Botham scored 149 not out and Willis took 8-43. [ref: 50046] £50.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A china plate produced to commemorate the joint testimonial year of Chris Balderstone and Ken Higgs in 1984. (Issued in 1984). Diameter 21cms. Edged in gold. The central design incorporates the Leicestershire County badge. Higgs played for Lancashire between 1958 and 1969, for Leicestershire between 1972 and 1986, and for England between 1965 and 1968. Balderstone played for Leicestershire between 1971 and 1986, and for England in 1976. [ref: 30117] £30.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A hand-painted ceramic figurine of Sydney Barnes bowling. Mounted on a mahogany base, printed on the mount: Sydney F. Barnes 1873-1967. Staffordshire & England. Produced in Derby, c.1980s. Height c.8cms including base. [LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 100 HAND-PAINTED FIGURINES]. Barnes played for Lancashire between 1899 and 1903, and for England between 1901 and 1914. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler in the history of cricket. [ref: 80136] £85.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A china plate bearing a central colour illustration of S.F. Barnes standing at the wicket, holding a cricket ball. Titled: Syd. F. Barnes, Famous International Bowler. Brilliant Bowling by Barnes. Obtained six wickets for 24 runs. The English Team in Australia 1908. (Manufactured 1908). Diameter 20cms. Fluted rim. Edged in gold. Good condition. Barnes played for Lancashire between 1899 and 1903, and for England between 1901 and 1914. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler in the history of cricket. [ref: 77898] £165.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A china plate bearing a colour illustration of S.F. Barnes, standing at the wicket holding a cricket ball, with arm raised. Titled: Syd. F. Barnes, Famous International Bowler. (Manufactured c.1908). Diameter 24cms. Fluted rim. Image rubbed. Barnes played for Lancashire between 1899 and 1903, and for England between 1901 and 1914. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler in the history of cricket. [ref: 64635] £150.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A china plate bearing a colour illustration of S.F. Barnes, standing at the wicket, holding a cricket ball, with arms at his sides. Titled: Syd. F. Barnes, Famous International Bowler. (Manufactured by Thos. Hughes & Sons Ltd,), (c.1908). Diameter 18cms. Small chip to rim. Barnes played for Lancashire between 1899 and 1903, and for England between 1901 and 1914. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler in the history of cricket. [ref: 40728] £135.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A china plate bearing a colour illustration of S.F. Barnes, standing at the wicket, holding a cricket ball, with arms at his sides. Titled: Syd. F. Barnes, Famous International Bowler. (Manufactured c.1908). Diameter 18cms. Fluted rim. Hairline crack from centre to outer edge. 3cm chip to upper edge. Discolouring to edges. Barnes played for Lancashire between 1899 and 1903, and for England between 1901 and 1914. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler in the history of cricket. [ref: 45089] £75.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |