It’s surprising to learn that John Astley Cooper first proposed what has become the Commonwealth Games in 1891: 5 years before the Modern Olympics. The plan was to hold a sports competition every four years “as a means of increasing goodwill and understanding of the British Empire”. Committees were set up throughout the Empire to […]
England at the FIFA World Cup over the years – it’s certainly been a journey! From crushing defeat to glorious victory…to who knows what the 2026 tournament will bring. We’ve still got the fun and great hope of not knowing at this point. The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930. FIFA chose […]
Was Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world? King Gustav V of Sweden certainly thought so. He described Thorpe thus as he handed him two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe was a legendary Native American sportsman, who lived from 1888 – 1953. He was a Sac and Fox Native American, […]
Testimonial sheet with attached donation form for the JPL match between Northants and Somerset as part of Hodgson's benefit year.
Singled folded sheet. Very good.
Alderman played for Derbyshire from 1928 to 1948 as well as football for Derby County and Burnley.
Paperback. 8vo. 34pp. Very good condition. Signed nicely by Alderman to first page, dated 1980.
Paperback. Cricket benefit brochure. Entitled "The Alec Bedser 1953 Benefit Book", edited by Peter West. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Pictorial paper wrappers with central horizontal fold. Good.
Cricket benefit brochure. Large format. Pictorial card covers. 96pp. A very good copy. Text in English and Afrikaans.Ex. Woodhouse collection (bookplate).
Cricket benefit brochure. Issued for the Yorkshire v Middlesex match played at Park Avenue, Bradford, July 8-11th 1939. Medium format. 22pp + [2]. 5 illustrations. Rebound in cloth-backed, marbled boards
