Autographs of Bill Athey

Charles William Jeffrey Athey (born 27 September 1957) is a retired English first-class cricketer, who played for England, and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Sussex; he also played a solitary one-day game for Worcestershire. His bulldog spirit was exemplified by the Union Jack tattooed on his arm. He played in 23 Test matches between 1980 and 1988, but scored more than 50 runs only five times in 41 innings. In 1990, Athey joined the rebel tour to South Africa. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
He made his debut for his native Yorkshire in 1976, before moving to Gloucestershire in 1984. He captained the side in 1989, and scored four hundreds in successive innings while there. In 1993, he moved to Sussex, and passed the increasingly rare landmark of 25,000 first-class runs when he made an unbeaten century against Somerset in 1997.
At the end of that season he joined Worcestershire as coach, having 'retired' from playing, though in spite of his status he did play several times for the Second XI and once (in 1999) in a National League game. He left New Road at the end of 2000. He played 467 first-class matches and batted 784 times with 71 not outs. He scored 25,453 first-class runs, with a best of 184, at an average of 35.69, with 55 centuries and 126 fifties. He took 429 catches, and 2 stumpings on his rare ventures behind the stumps. In 459 List A one-day matches, he scored 13,240 runs, with a top score of 142 not out at an average of 33.86, scoring 12 centuries, 89 fifties, and taking 171 catches and one stumping. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Suffolk.
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Traded items with a signature of Bill Athey

The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Athey (Bill Athey - England/Yorkshire bastman - Genuinely Autographed Ltd Edition Print) was sold in August 2013 for £21.00 while the cheapest item (Bill Athey (Gloucestershire C.C.C. & England) autograph piece ... 23 Tests) found a new owner for £0.29 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2025 with an average selling price of £5.60 for an autographed item of Bill Athey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with £7.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.98 was May 2014. In average, an autographed item from Bill Athey is worth £4.10.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Athey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Bill Athey (England - Gloucestershire) Signed 1st Day Cover	£6.10
	Bill Athey (England - Gloucestershire) Signed 1st Day Cover	£6.10
	Bill Athey (England Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£6.10
	Bill Athey (England Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£6.10
	Bill Athey (England Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£4.60
	Bill Athey (England Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£4.60
	Bill Athey (Gloucestershire Cricket) Signed 1st Day Cover	£8.50
	Bill Athey (Gloucestershire Cricket) Signed 1st Day Cover	£8.50
	Bill Athey (Gloucestershire Cricket) Signed 1st Day Cover	£5.10
	Bill Athey (Gloucestershire Cricket) Signed 1st Day Cover	£5.10
	Bill Athey (Gloucestershire Cricket) Signed 1st Day Cover	£6.10
	Bill Athey (Yorkshire Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£6.50
	Bill Athey (Yorkshire Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£6.50
	Bill Athey (Yorkshire Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£4.10
	Bill Athey (Yorkshire Cricket) Signed Photo Paper	£4.10