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25 A signed W G Grace letter dated 31st May 1896,


complete with original envelope and addressed to Mr Woodiwiss of Upminster thanking him and his wife for “putting him up during the Surrey match”, on black edged note paper, sent from his Clifton address; sold with a photocopy of a Country Life article from 1897 featuring Mr E S Woodiwiss and his dachshunds at Hill Place, Upminster (2) £150 - 250


26 An England v Australia 1926 Oval Test Match autographed display, with a sheet signed in ink by the 11 England players Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Woolley, Hendren, Chapman, Stevens, Rhodes, Geary, Tate, Larwood & Strudwick, and two others, mounted together with a postcard of the England captain A P F Chapman, a scorecard, a Daily Sketch newspaper and title plaque, 63.5 by 107cm., 25 by 42in.


The first four matches in the 1926 Series had ended in draws. England thereby regained The Ashes by winning the Oval Test by 289 runs. Trailing after the 1st innings, England openers took the game away from Australia by both scoring 2nd innings hundreds. £300 - 500


27 Autographed cricket memorabilia,


comprising a framed official autograph sheet for the 1961 Australians; three signed letters from the commentator Brian Johnston on BBC stationery addressed to a young boy by the same name; and an autograph book with a selection of cricketers including Worrell, Lindwall, Compton, Hassett, Evans etc., and other sportsmen including the Celtic & Scottish Youth football teams (3) £100 - 150


28 A multi-signed 1980 Centenary


Test souvenir brochure, bearing 56 signatures throughout, a full hand written list is available in the lot, signatures including Titmuss, Lock, Cowdrey, Graveney, Barrington, Voce, E Bedser, Ames, Boycott, Jackman, Gower, O’Reilly, Massie, Walters, Yardley, Gooch, Close, Luckhurst, McKenzie, Tyson, Roope and many others; sold together with postcards featuring the England & Australia teams from this match; and also including a Graham Gooch signed ‘333’ scorecard v India in 1990 (4) £40 - 60


A signed ‘Atherton’s Barmy Army Down Under’ 1994-95 T-shirt, 14 signatures of the England team including Gatting, Thorpe, Gooch, Russell etc.


29 £80 - 120


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