ENGLISH CRICKETERS -- ALTHAM, Harry Surtees (1888-1965); Harry ELLIOTT (1891-1976) and Errol HOLMES (1905-1960) -- A 4pp. a.l.s. by Harry Altham, dated King's Mead, Kingsgate Road, Winchester, 22nd May 1958, discussing his work and mentioning Jack Crawford: "I am delighted to think that Jack Crawford means something to you: he gave me my Colours at Repton & I believe he was the greatest all round public school cricketer of all time;" a 4pp a.l.s. by Harry Elliott, dated 44 Osmaston Rd, Derby, 29th September 1958, discussing New Zealand's performance the previous summer: "Your young players did very well, wicket keeper quite good, Blair, good, also one or two others, the older players I have met before and one cannot expect to get any better, so you must begin to look out for a few more young ones;" a 3pp a.l.s. by Errol Holmes, Scene Farm, Near Hythe, Kent, 1st August 1958, commenting: "I don't know if you realise that I bought an M.C.C. side out to N.Z. many years ago in 1935 and you may find it interesting to reflect that my vice-captain was your present Governor-General Lord Cobham;" together with 17 other a.l.s. by English cricketers including R. Wyatt, R.T. Stanyforth, P.A. Gibb, J.T. Taylor, A. Bedser, D.S. Sheppard, G. Geary, I. Peebles, J.C. Hartley, J.M. Parks, J.C.W. McBryan, A. Kennedy, J.C. Clay, T.E. Bailey, C.W.L. Parker, H.W. Lee, T.B. Mitchell and H.T.W. Hardinge, M.R. Hallam, the majority in their original s.a.e. (21)