Autographs of Wally Hammond
Walter Reginald Hammond (19 June 1903 – 1 July 1965) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of England. Primarily a middle-order batsman, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him in his obituary as one of the four best batsmen in the history of cricket. He was considered to be the best English batsman of the 1930s by commentators and those with whom he played; they also said that he was one of the best slip fielders ever. Hammond was an effective fast-medium pace bowler and contemporaries believed that if he had been less reluctant to bowl, he could have achieved even more with the ball than he did. More about Wally Hammond
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In a Test career spanning 85 matches, he scored 7,249 runs and took 83 wickets. Hammond captained England in 20 of those Tests, winning four, losing three, and drawing 13. His career aggregate of runs was the highest in Test cricket until surpassed by Colin Cowdrey in 1970; his total of 22 Test centuries remained an English record until Alastair Cook surpassed it in December 2012. In 1933, he set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, surpassed by Len Hutton in 1938. In all first-class cricket, he scored 50,551 runs and 167 centuries, respectively the seventh and third highest totals by a first-class cricketer.
Although Hammond began his career in 1920, he was required to wait until 1923 before he could play full-time, after his qualification to play for Gloucestershire was challenged. His potential was spotted immediately and after three full seasons, he was chosen to visit the West Indies in 1925–26 as a member of a Marylebone Cricket Club touring party, but contracted a serious illness on the tour. He began to score heavily after his recovery in 1927 and was selected for England. In the 1928–29 series against Australia he scored 905 runs, then a record aggregate for a Test series. He dominated county cricket in the 1930s and, despite a mid-decade slump in Test form, was made captain of England in 1938. He continued as captain after the Second World War, but his health had deteriorated and he retired from first-class cricket after an unsuccessful tour of Australia in 1946–47. He appeared in two more first-class matches in the early 1950s. Read even more about Wally Hammond at Wikipedia
Although Hammond began his career in 1920, he was required to wait until 1923 before he could play full-time, after his qualification to play for Gloucestershire was challenged. His potential was spotted immediately and after three full seasons, he was chosen to visit the West Indies in 1925–26 as a member of a Marylebone Cricket Club touring party, but contracted a serious illness on the tour. He began to score heavily after his recovery in 1927 and was selected for England. In the 1928–29 series against Australia he scored 905 runs, then a record aggregate for a Test series. He dominated county cricket in the 1930s and, despite a mid-decade slump in Test form, was made captain of England in 1938. He continued as captain after the Second World War, but his health had deteriorated and he retired from first-class cricket after an unsuccessful tour of Australia in 1946–47. He appeared in two more first-class matches in the early 1950s. Read even more about Wally Hammond at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Wally Hammond
The most expensive item with a signature of Wally Hammond (WALLY HAMMOND - HAND SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO - CLASSIC OFF-DRIVING POSE ) was sold in June 2020 for £162.00 while the cheapest item (1930s Rare Wally Hammond Signature Children's Cricket Bat 30") found a new owner for £2.20 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2018 with an average selling price of £14.99 for an autographed item of Wally Hammond. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with £162.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.00 was October 2018. In average, an autographed item from Wally Hammond is worth £36.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Wally Hammond were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1930s Rare Wally Hammond Signature Children's Cricket Bat 30" | £2.20 | |
| 30`s ENGLAND STAR BATSMAN - WALLY HAMMOND Signed 10"x8" Official PressPhotograph | £149.00 | |
| Autograph Page Signed by Wally Hammond +2 others from about 1936 | £9.99 | |
| Autographed Wally Hammond post card | £17.50 | |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE cricket signed AUTOGRAPHS 1933 WALTER WALLY HAMMOND Glamorgan | £149.00 | |
| SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE-WALLY HAMMOND-ENGLAND, GLOUCESTERSHIRE CRICKET | £9.99 | |
| SIGNED BOOK-DAVID FOOT-WALLY HAMMOND,THE REASONS WHY | £5.00 | |
| Signed Wally Hammond 1903-1965 Gloucestershire England MCC 1928 Ashes 1920s 30s+ | £36.00 | |
| VERY RARE! WALLY HAMMOND ENGLAND CAPTAIN LEGEND HAND-SIGNED VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH | £79.95 | |
| Wally Hammond , W R Hammond England Captain Signed Autographed Cricket bat | £113.00 | |
| WALLY HAMMOND - HAND SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTO - CLASSIC OFF-DRIVING POSE | £162.00 | |
| Wally Hammond Autograph - Great Gloucestershire & England Cricketer | £41.00 | |
| Wally Hammond hand signed album page laid down to card | £19.99 | |
| Wally Hammond Signature Bat, Nicholls Antique. | £50.00 | |
| WALTER WALLY HAMMOND CRICKET ENGLAND AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED x2 LETTER to WIFE 1940 | £44.00 | |