Object number
M.55.1
Title
Bat of WL Murdoch, 1880
Date
1880 - 1880
Creator
Production notes
B. Warsop/ Marylebone
Material
Size
length: 87 cm
Description
Spliced cane handle, twined. Straight blade, indistinct swell. Worn toe with slight damage. Blade bound with twine. Maker’s marks face. Signature and match scores to face.
Display caption
Bat autographed by W L Murdoch with which he as Captain of Australia, scored 153 in the First Test Match in England, 1880, and 117 against eighteen of Newcastle.
Association
Related objects
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP214 : Curator's correspondence relating to acquisitions for the MCC Collection
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