Cricket bat, autographed by Alan Kippax
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Bat
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Cricket bat with sealed, spliced blade and twine-bound handle. Imprinted inscription on the front of the blade reads, "DEMON SMITER / SPECIALLY SELECTED / FOR / ALAN KIPPAX", with the WM SYKES LTD. maker's mark stamped by the shoulder. On the reverse, a handwritten inscription in green ink reads, "TO LLOYD JONES / FROM ALAN KIPPAX", followed by Kippax's signature. The maker's mark, on the front of the blade, has been partly coloured in with green ink, with an undecipherable inscription written by the shoulder (? Jack Hobbs).
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 795 W: 102 D: 50mm (H: 31 5/16 W: 4 D: 1 15/16")
Associated Person
Location
In storage
Registration No
M12441
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Lloyd Jones.
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