Object number
M.44.4
Title
Bat of WG Grace, circa 1873
Date
1873
Creator
Production notes
Stamped: F Dark & Sons Lord's Ground
Material
Size
Height: 87.5 cm
Height: 34.5 inches
Weight: 1030 g
Weight: 2 lb 4 ¼ oz.
Description
Spliced cane handle, twined. Head of handle bound with canvas tape. Straight blade, indistinct swell. Worn toe with nails and losses to inside edge. Maker's mark and remnants of letter to face. Inscription on reverse.
Display caption
Bat of W.G. Grace
F. Dark and Sons, 19th century
This but was inscribed by Grace himself who wrote “I Played against the Australians with this bat”. The occasion on which he did so is not known. The inscribed figures “243/4” refer to the weight of the bat by imperial measure.
M.44.4
MCC Collection
Donated by J. Watt, 1944
Association
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TN.2008.227 : Bat of WG Grace, circa 1880
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M.79.27 : Bat presented by Dr W.G. Grace to Gloucestershire Cricketers.
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