Object number
M.60.6
Title
Bat of Thomas Hayward, 1906
Date
1906
Creator
Production notes
Stamped: Trade Mark/ Wellington (x2 with mounted man logo)
Stamped Specially Selected/
Stamped: Stuart Surridge & Co/ patent Rapid Driver/
Stencilled oval: Stuart Surridge & Co/Practical Makers/ 175 Boro’ London
Grip 'Boro'
Material
Size
Length: 87.5 cm
Length: 34.5 inches
Weight: 1.06 kg
2 lb 5 1/2 oz.
Description
Spliced cane handle, single sprung, twined. Remnants of red rubber grip. Straight blade, distinct swell. Worn toe. Blade bound with tape. Maker’s marks on face, and trace on grip. Multiple signatures and inscriptions on blade.
Display caption
Used by him in making his record season's aggregate of 3,518 runs in 1906. Bares signatures include Hayward and about 135 famous cricketers of his day and later, including P.F. Warner, A.P.F Chapman, W.G Grace and K.S. Ranjitsinhji. Made by Stuart Surridge & Co.
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