Object number
M.2017.32.2
Title
Right Hand Wicket-keeping Glove of LV (Len) Maddocks, 1956
Date
1956
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Coolback brand
Material
Size
length: 31 cm
Description
Right hand, wicket-keeping gloves. Cream, leather trank with perforations and fourchettes. Black, dimpled, rubber palm, Protection to digit ends and padding and cane inserts on cuff. White mesh on reverse, black leather strap and buckle. Maker’s label on cuff reverse.
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Right 'Coolback' Wicket-keeping Glove of Len Maddocks, 1956
Slazenger
Slazenger 'Coolback' cream, leather wicket-keeping glove worn by Maddocks during the Australian tour of England in 1956.
Maddocks played in seven Test matches for Australia between 1954 and 1957. He played in two Tests on the 1956 tour to England, standing in for the injured Gil Langley. He was manager of the 1977 Australian team to England.
Kindly loaned by Marylebone Cricket Club Museum
Museum Number: M.2017.32.2
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