MATCH. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES, 16 TO 21 DECEMBER 1927. Adelaide, the Author, 2019. 8vo. 41pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION of 117 numbered copies, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. An account of the match when Don Bradman made his first-class debut. [ref: 72391] £18.00 enquire buy |
PASSPORT TO NOWHERE. ABORIGINES IN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET 1850-1939. Sydney, 1999. 4to. 298pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. A review of aboriginal cricket in Australia. With studies of Eddie Gilbert, Jack Marsh, Johnny Mullagh, Twopenny, and others. [ref: 26618] £20.00 enquire buy |
SUNDRY EXTRAS: BYWAYS IN SPORTS HISTORY. Adelaide, the Author, 2017. 8vo. 20pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION OF 100 numbered copies, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page. The author reflects on his sports writing, including much on cricket. [ref: 69565] £18.00 enquire buy |
THE OFFICIAL M.C.C. ASHES TREASURES. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE M.C.C. MUSEUM AT LORD'S. THIRD EDITION. London, 2013. 4to. 64pp. Profusely illustrated. With sleeves and folders throughout containing facsimile scorecards, autographs, brochures loosely inserted. Original pictorial boards. Preserved in slipcase. A history of England v. Australia cricket since 1877, with facsimiles of contemporary cricket books and ephemera loosely inserted. [ref: 69754] £20.00 enquire buy |
W.G. GRACE AT KADINA. CHAMPION CRICKETER OR SCOUNDREL? Adelaide, the Author. 1994. 8vo. 12pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION of 300 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. An account of the match played by England at Kadina during the 1873-74 tour of Australia. The England team included W.G. Grace. [ref: 19827] £20.00 enquire buy |
CRICKET ON BOXING DAY. COMPILED BY ARNOLD WHIPP. Leeds, The Society, [1964]. Large 8vo. 44pp. Illustrated. Original cloth. LIMITED EDITION of 100 numbered copies. Accounts of matches played by the Northern Cricket Society on each Boxing Day between 1949 and 1963. Padwick, 3157. [ref: 17998] £18.00 enquire buy |
1993 TESTIMONIAL. (1993). 4vo. 80pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. A brochure for the James Whitaker testimonial year. Whitaker played for Leicestershire between 1983 and 1999, and for England in 1986. [ref: 46525] £5.00 enquire buy |
JAMES WHITAKER 1993 TESTIMONIAL. (1993). 4vo. 80pp. Illustrated. Original wrappers. SIGNED BY JAMES WHITAKER on the frontispiece. A brochure for the James Whitaker testimonial year. Whitaker played for Leicestershire between 1983 and 1999, and for England in 1986. [ref: 34733] £10.00 enquire buy |
GUNNING FOR THE DOUBLE. THE STORY OF ARSENAL'S 1997-98 SEASON. London, Sporting Editions, 1998. 8vo. 174pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. WITH A PRINTED LABEL SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR laid down inside the front cover: This hardback edition is limited to 100 individually numbered copies, of which this is number 41. An account of Arsenal's 1997-98 season. Seddon, A Football Compendium, B72. [ref: 74213] £50.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
WEALDING THE WILLOW. A PORTRAIT OF ENGLISH VILLAGE GROUNDS IN THE CRADLE OF CRICKET. Stroud, Glos, 2005. Large oblong 8vo. 96pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Original stiffened pictorial wrappers. A review of village cricket in the South of England. [ref: 52044] £12.00 enquire buy |