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Memorabilia relating to British tennis player John Olliff, including Olliff's personal photo album covering his school career at St Paul's and several

Hammer Price:
£75
Estimated Price:

£150 - £200

Memorabilia relating to British tennis player John Olliff, including Olliff's personal photo album covering his school career at St Paul's and several tennis photos; also his two hallmarked silver trophies for the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for Juniors in 1924 and 1925; and his book The Romance of Wimbledon (4) . Olliff won the Junior Championship 1924 & 1925, the 1929 Covered Championships at Queen's, 1930 British Hard Court & Covered Court Championships with Bunny Austin and 1932 British Hard Court Championship with Fred Perry. He played Davis Cup for Great Britain and later became a distinguished journalist.