Just wanted to start a thread for all of us to start showing off our favourite bits of cricket memorabilia on here! (Everything besides cards, and Im guessing there's a lot out there!)
Great thread, I look forward to seeing people's pics!
Here are some of mine that are on display - in them are:
- Merv Hughes signed replica 1992/93 shirt
- Mark Waugh match worn shirt circa 1991/92
- Adam Gilchrist match worn ODI keeping pad 1994/95
- Mark Waugh match worn ODI pad
- sgned pics (Ian Chappell, Warne, Bradman, Bradman/Bill Brown, Bradman/Larwood, Lara, Tendulkar)
- Len Pascoe match worn WSC jumper circa 1980
- signed pics of Marshall/Holding/Garner, Sobers, Richards & 1986 Aussies in India
- various signed mini bats crica 1958-1988
Matt - i picked it up off ebay of all places. The lady selling it was a family friend of the Waughs and had 3 or 4 items for sale at the time, although this was by far the best one. She had an ACB training cap signed by Steve Waugh also that was a players only release which in hindsight i wish i also bought. I emailed her, offered her more than she was asking and also asked her to end the auction early and fortunately she obliged. I have an identical shirt that I bought at retail back around 1991 and the Mark Waugh one has the word "Australia" stitched on across the front rather than printed (the name on the back is stitched also), and the WSC logo on the sleeve is stitched in rather than printed. It is also a heavier cloth woven material rather than the cotton/poly t-shirt material, so i don't doubt its authenticity.
Awesome collections....i still have that genuine dennis lillee auto bat #92/100 if anyone local wants it...the guy wants $400 !! less than he payed 18 yrs ago.
And this isnt 1 of those bats signed in person at a game...unless you had it signed yourself theres a lot of dodgy fakes gettin arround..this 1 comes with a COA from county !!
Sorry to hijack but i have to give it back this week..
Pics dont do this any justice but give you some idea..