Catalogue
Auckland Cricket Club, struck and hand engraved in silver (38mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Prize/For/Bowling/Won By/A.M.Beale/First Eleven/1885-6' (D&C.-, reverse as P2). Slight edge bruising, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Auckland Cricket Club, 1886-87, Club Medal for Batting Average, struck in silver (28mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, inscribed 'M.F.Jervis'? (cfD&C.R21). Harshly cleaned of corrosion, inscriptions indistinct, very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
N.D.C.C. (North Dunedin Cricket Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (probably 9ct, 4.3g, 35x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'N.D.C.C./President's Prize/Best/Batting Average', reverse inscribed 'Won By/J.McFarlane/Season/1886 87/Average 15-1'; DCC (Dunedin Cricket Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/By/T.S.Graham Esq/To J.McFarlane/For Batting/Season/1915-16'. Fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Midland C.C. (Cricket Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (18ct, 10.5g, 33x27mm), by J.K. (James King, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Trophy/Presented by/W.E.Woods,/"The-Co-operative Drug Store"/Won By/E.Fitzsimons./Best/Allround Man/Midland C.C./91-92.'. Very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
Colyton Cricket Club, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 8.5g, 32x32mm), by J.Scott (Feilding), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Colyton/Cricket Club/Presented by/D.P.Barrett./for/Best Fielder/1895.6', obverse inscribed 'Won By/D.Entwisle'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $420
A.C.A. (Auckland Cricket Association), fernleaf badge, handcrafted in silver (45x15mm), by Kohn (Kohn & Co, Wellington), pin-back, back inscribed 'Lord Hawke's/N.Z.Tour 1902'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 8.4g, 26x26mm), by D.B., ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'JCC', reverse inscribed 'Albion Cricket Club/J.C.Cameron/Batting Average/1906.'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $420
W.B.C.L. (Wellington Boys' Cricket League), fob medal, hand engraved in silver (32x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st Class/Thordn. Meth. C.C./J.Renner/1906-07'. Fine.
Estimate $50
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Great Britain, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 13.9g, 38x33mm), by W.J.D., hallmark for Birmingham 1900, reverse inscribed 'Pres To/J.Sullivan/By The/Members & Supporters/of/Carrington C.C./28.1.08'. Good fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
St.K.C.C. (St Kilda Cricket Club), (Dunedin), stock fob medal, in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 30x25mm), by 'L', scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'JSB', reverse inscribed 'St.K.C.C./Highest Score/87/Won By/J.S.Botting./1909-10.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
Dunedin cricket, silver buttons (3), probably removed from a shield (each 25mm), all awarded to G.A.Wycherley, inscribed '101 Not Out/Dunedin C.-V-Dunedin B./March 25th 1911'; another inscribed '106/Dunedin C.-V-Opoho/March 14th 1914' and the third '104 Not Out/Dunedin/V/Christian Bros./Decr.18.1915'. Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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H.S. (High School), (Wanganui), stock fob medal, in silver (29mm), by Drews (Wanganui), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'H.H.Wells/Best Bowler/1918'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $100
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WTC (Wellington Technical College), struck in bronze (76mm), no maker, edge inscribed 'C.S.Dempster/1918-19/Sports Champion'; also, cricketing and rugby fob medals in silver and gold (7) and silver (6), by various makers, mostly English hallmarked, ring top suspensions, all awarded to S.Dempster in the early part of his career, between 1916 and 1921. Fine - extremely fine, the first in fitted case of issue. (14)
Estimate $1,200
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W.B.I (Wellington Boys' Institute), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 35x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Good Sport/Won by/R.McLean/1927'; W.B.I.C.C. (Wellington Boys' Institute Cricket Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.7g, 28x28mm), by G. & T.Y. (G & T Young, Dunedin), reverse inscribed 'W.B.I.C.C./Batting/1929-30/Pres. By/Mrs Parton'; another, fob medal, hand engraved in silver and gold (30x26mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'B.I.C.C./R.McLean/Senior Batting/1930-1'; W.B.C.L. (Wellington Boys' Cricket League), fob medal, struck uniface in silver (31x23mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Inter 'A' Batting/1929-30/R.McLean/Av.28.8'. Very fine - extremely fine, all with ring top suspensions. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Otago Cricket League, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented to/S.C.Ringrose/for his services in the interest/of the/Otago Cricket League/April 1931.', obverse inscribed 'Presented by/C.Aitchison.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
S.O.C.C. (Stop Out Cricket Club), 1933-34, fob medal in silver and gold (30x26mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Peterson Memorial/for/Keeness/Senior Boys/A.L.Plowman'. Toned, fine.
Estimate $100
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Motupiko C.C. (Cricket Club), hand engraved in silver with obverse shield in gold (30x25mm), by HB&S, hallmark for Birmingham 1929, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Motupiko C.C./Highest Batting Average/1934-35'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $50
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Otago Cricket Umpires Assn., c1940s, badge in gilt and enamel (27mm), by Moller (Dunedin), pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
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Medals, awarded to C.L. (Chris) Cairns, c1990s, includes Shell Cup Winner, struck in silver (38mm) (5), no maker (Moller & Young, Christchurch), one inscribed '1993/Canty. V. Otago/C.Cairns' [illustrated]; another as previous, Shell Cup Runner Up, struck in bronze; as first, but Shell Trophy Winner, struck in silver (38mm); Cornhill Insurance Test Series 1999, England V New Zealand, struck in silver (50mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'C.L.Cairns' [illustrated]; another as last but in gilt, reverse inscribed 'Player of the Series/C.L.Cairns' [illustrated]. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $1,000
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