Object number
M.2022.97
Title
Cricket Bat of Betty Snowball, 1948
Date
1948
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Size
Length: 87 cm
Description
Bat with spliced cane handle, treble spring with red rubber. Green twine on handle with partial remnants of black rubber grip. Maker’s name and logo stamped on face ‘Walter Lambert & Sons Ltd Makers, Nelson England’ (x2); cursive ‘William [craft/aft]’; ‘Lambert’s’ (medieval style font) ‘Treble Spring’ x 2 below image of sailing ship and man wearing bicorn/Napoleon hat. ‘Autograph L Constantine West Indies Test Selection’ . On reverse: ‘William Craft [?] Harrow’ (this may refer to Lambert’s bowling style, https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/william-lambert-16395)
Inscription on left shoulder. 'Go for it [?] 1948'
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