AUCTIONS

Posted by Brian Sanderson

The first auction I went was the Cricket Memorabila Society at Old Trafford.The first thing you see arriving there is the New Stand painted red. It is still being built and workmen were still there on Saturday.

Bob Taylor , Derbyshire and England wicket keeper was signing Memorabilia. I took along the scorecard for 1981 at Headingley.He told us that he had the cricket ball for the second Australian innings when he took four catches. Before the auction I purchase three photographs fom David Drabble.The first one was Yorkshire Under 25 winnig the 1978 Final at Edgbaston.The players were confirmed by Mollie Staines.They were Sharp,Ingham,Hartley S.N.A Sidebottom,N.Crawford,M.D.Brearley,Woodliffe,Heritage,D.T.Smith,Dennis and Padgett.Second one was Taylor and Boycott going out to bat. The third one was Yorkshire in the 1980,s at Scarborough.
The auction did not include much Yorkshire items.

The second auction was Vennett-Smith at Gotham. The auction took place on Tuesday however I also went on Monday.There were excellent items about Denton and Herbert Sutcliffe. Denton had put together four scrapbooks about his career. They were excellent historical items and should have stopped in Yorkshire. However they went out of County for a total over£ 4000 .

Herbert Sutcliffe items included a gold fob,pen knife and cuff links. These were kept in Yorkshire.
I purchased two pictures of Trueman and Yardley.Scorecards and two scraqpbooks. One of the book was a exercise book of Ephraim Lockwood scores.

It was a brillent auction with excellent Yorkshire items.

Still waiting for warmth and sun.