Cricket bat dating from the eighteenth century
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Bat
Date Used
1740-1780
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Cricket bat featuring an unspliced, curved blade and twine-bound handle. The blade has split, and subsequently repaired with twine near the toe. This bat was suited to playing the under-arm "grubber" bowling typical until the 1770s.
Measurements
H: 1000 W: 130 D: 35mm (H: 39 3/8 W: 5 1/8 D: 1 3/8")
Date Used
1740-1780
Location
On display
Registration No
M12442
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