Bat used by W. H. Ponsford during matches against Cambridge University & MCC 1934
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Bat
Date Used
1934
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Cricket bat, featuring sealed, spliced blade with twine bound handle covered with bitumen and black rubber grip. The Gunn and Moore Ltd manufacturer's mark is twice stamped on the front by the shoulder. Inscription below, handwritten in ink, reads THIS BAT WAS USED / BY / W H POSFORD / IN MAKING 229 RUNS / NOT OUT / V CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY / AND 289 NOT OUT V MCC / 1934. The blade has been signed by various English and Australian cricket players in ink, with the lower part bound with cloth strips.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 865 W: 110 D: 50mm (H: 34 1/16 W: 4 5/16 D: 1 15/16")
Associated Person
Date Used
1934
Location
In storage
Registration No
M7716
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