Over counter, used by VCA umpire Edward Fleming c1930s
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Scoring equipment/Counter
Date Used
1930s
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Home-made over counter made from the back of a fob-watch case. Round, grey-painted tin or other light metal, with a lever fashioned in the shape of a hook extending out over the edge of the circle from the centre. The numbers 1 through 8 are etched in a clockwise direction around the face, and notches have been made on the edges to correspond with the numbers. The hook was pushed one notch to the right to mark each ball in an over during a game of cricket, and was used in the late 1930s.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 60 W: 48 D: 11mm (H: 2 3/8 W: 1 7/8 D: 7/16")
Media/Materials
Date Used
1930s
Location
In storage
Registration No
1988.1946.6
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Edward W Fleming Jnr
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