Cricket stump broken by Fred Spofforth in Victoria v NSW match, 1876
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Stump
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Wooden presentation cricket stump with metal ferrules. A metal band around the middle has been engraved with an inscription, reads, "MR E. SPOFFORTH / FROM MR CHAS THORNE / MEMENTO / INTERCOLONIAL MATCH / VICTORIA V N.S. WALES / SYDNEY / 1876", with the initials "ES" engraved on the other side. The point of the stump is covered with brass, and initials are imprinted in the wood near the ferrule, "NSWCA" (New South Wales Cricket Association).
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 775 W: 27 D: 27mm (H: 30 1/2 W: 1 1/16 D: 1 1/16")
Associated Event
Location
In storage
Registration No
1988.2008.4
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Pamela & Anita Spofforth
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