A collection of signed cricket ephemera including Len Hutton’s book Fifty Years in Cricket signed and dedicated “to Bill with Best wishes” Arlott on C

A collection of signed cricket ephemera including Len Hutton’s book Fifty Years in Cricket signed and dedicated “to Bill with Best wishes” Arlott on Cricket signed “Cheers Bill”, sold with a group of nine personal letters to Bill Pertwee from various cricketers including Tony Greig, jack Russell, John Arlott, Freddie Truman. Together with four cricket ties, a tea towel commemorating the 1981 Headingly Test, newspaper clippings and reproduction photographs. Foam advertising panel for the book “The Bedsers” by Alan Hill signed by the twins Alec & Eric. Signed miniature cricket bat England v West Indies 1988 (14 signatures) three Coalport commemorative plates, “The last Yorkshire team to play at Bramall Lane”, “WR Hammond Century of Centuries”, Sir Leonard Hutton, Century of Centuries”, (qty) Provenance: The following lots belonged to comedy actor and lifelong cricket fan Bill Pertwee MBE, known to millions as Warden Hodges in the sitcom Dad’s Army, thence by family descent.