Numero oggetto
M.65.6
Titolo
Bat of WG Grace, 1869
Data
1869
Creatore
Handle: Cobbett
Face: M. Dark & Sons, Lord's Ground
Materiale
Portata
Height: 87 cm
Height: 34.25 inches
Weight: 991 g
2 lb 3 oz.
Descrizione
Spliced cane handle, possibly with wood insert, twined. Straight blade, indistinct swell. Blade bound with twine. Worn toe with losses. Maker’s and retailer’s marks to face and head of handle. Ink inscription to face, initials to reverse and white Bakelite plaque to face.
Bat used by W.G. Grace 1869
Made by Matilda Dark & Sons
Donated by Major Robert Edwards
M.65.6
J.H. Dark had two brothers. The eldest, Ben, ran a bat making business at Lord’s, the youngest, Robert, made cricket balls and was responsible for taking in the gate money at grand matches. On Ben’s death in about 1840 the bat making business was taken over by Matilda Dark. Matilda’s son Frank took over both businesses in the 1870s. Lord’s had become the Dark family business, and was sometimes referred to as “Dark’s”.
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