Trio of Roy Ullyett original artworks for newspaper cartoons featuring the England v Australia 1964 Ashes cricket series,the first titled I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH HE ADMIRES FRED TRUEMAN. HE'D NO NEED TO SPEND THE WEEK-END DRINKING A SEPARATE TOAST TO EACH OF THE 300 WICKETS; the second titled WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT ONE SPECTATOR RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AT A FIGHT HALL? THERE WERE THOUSANDS PUT TO SLEEP AT THE OVAL TEST; the third in strip cartoon style titled WE READ THIS WEEK-END THAT FRED [TRUEMAN] HAS LOST HIS FRIGHTENING GLARE, all signed, pen & ink and blue pencil and measuring 32 by 39cm., each accompanied by the printed cartoon as appeared in newspapers
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Trio of Roy Ullyett original artworks for newspaper cartoons featuring the England v Australia 1964 Ashes cricket series,the first titled I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH HE ADMIRES FRED TRUEMAN. HE'D NO NEED TO SPEND THE WEEK-END DRINKING A SEPARATE TOAST TO EACH OF THE 300 WICKETS; the second titled WHY ALL THE FUSS ABOUT ONE SPECTATOR RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AT A FIGHT HALL? THERE WERE THOUSANDS PUT TO SLEEP AT THE OVAL TEST; the third in strip cartoon style titled WE READ THIS WEEK-END THAT FRED [TRUEMAN] HAS LOST HIS FRIGHTENING GLARE, all signed, pen & ink and blue pencil and measuring 32 by 39cm., each accompanied by the printed cartoon as appeared in newspapers