Object number
TN.2008.541.1
Title
Left Boot of Alec Bedser
Date
1946 - 1955
Creator
Production notes
Peter May brand G1156 1311107 or G1156 1311187 or G1156 1311167
These are possibly made by Stuart Surridge, (Surrey connection) now taken over by Slazenger. Check archive
Material
Size
16.5 x 33 cm
Description
Left boot with white, leather uppers. Two leather ‘belt’ loops and heel tab. Leather soles with napped leather lining. Laced with eleven enamelled eyelets. Stamped G1156 13 K1167A inside lining. ‘Peter May’ facsimile signature inside tongue. Four studs in heel, seven in sole. ‘Blakey’ on toe of right foot.
Display caption
Bedser’s size 13 cricket boots had to support an immense workload as well as his huge
frame. Before the emergence of Trueman, Statham, Tyson and others, Bedser largely
carried England’s bowling attack. He averaged 56 overs per Test, including 31% of
England’s overs in the summer of 1953. In his 51 Tests he opened England’s bowling
with no fewer than 17 different partners.
Association
Related objects
TN.2008.500 : England Blazer of Sir Alec Bedser, 1946
TN.2011.35 : Ball presented to Sir Alec Bedser, England vs. India, Lord's 1946
TN.2008.663 : Leg Guards by Stuart Surridge & Co Ltd, 1950's
TN.2008.663.1 : Left Leg Guard by Stuart Surridge & Co Ltd, 1950's
TN.2008.663.2 : Right Leg Guard by Stuart Surridge & Co Ltd, 1950's
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