Object number
M.65.5a
Title
Bat of Sir Donald George Bradman, 1930
Date
1930
Creator
Production notes
Face: W M Sykes Ltd. London & Horbury (x2)
Test (x2)
(four coronets )
Don Bradman, N.S.W. and Australian XI.
(facsimile signature)
Short Handle
Reverse: William Sykes Ltd.
(facsimile signature)
Material
Size
Height: 86 cm
Height: 34 inches
Weight: 1002 g
2 lb 4 oz.
Description
Spliced, triple sprung cane handle, twined. Red rubber grip. Straight blade, distinct swell. Blade bound with twine. Blade has area of transparent film on reverse. Worn toe. Maker's marks on face and reverse. Signatures of Bradman on both face and reverse and Australian team on face.
Display caption
A bat used by Donald Bradman in making a century at Trent Bridge in 1930
Association
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MCC/AAL/2/TEMP100 : Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1960s-1970s - donor surname D
TN.2009.2378 : Portrait of Sir Donald Bradman
M.65.5b : Bat of Maurice Leyland, 1933
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