Objectnummer
M.47.6
Titel
Bat of Victor Trumper, circa 1909
Datum
1909
Vervaardiger
Splice: Crawford, Patent, The Exceller
J. Wisden & Co., London
Materiaal
Omvang
Height: 88.5cm
Height: 34.7/8 inches
Weight: 1kg
Weight: 2lb 3.1/4oz
Beschrijving
Spliced cane handle, double sprung perpendicular springs, twined. Straight blade, indistinct swell. Blade bound with twine. Worn toe. Maker's marks on face, reverse and head of handle. Signatures, weight and inscription on face. ‘Trumper’ in pencil on reverse.
Bat used by Victor Trumper, who came to England with four successive Australian teams 1899 - 1909. The inscription on this bat, which he probably used during the 1905 tour, reads: 'This which I selected at the beginning of our tour is the best that I have ever used and never want a better.'
maker; Crawford
Presented by R osborne, 1947
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP81 : Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1945-1960 donor surname O
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