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Miniature cricket bat, autographed by England players - 1977 Centenary Test match

Melbourne Cricket Club

Melbourne Cricket Club
Jolimont, Australia

Wooden miniature cricket bat with unsealed, unspliced blade and black rubber grip over the handle. The front of the blade features the signatures, in ink, of the England Test players, with the Test Cricket Centenary logo and ENGLAND cut from newspaper and adhered to the shoulder and centre. On the reverse the name of each player, also in newsprint, is adhered to the blade, with a typewritten list titled to the right. It reads, "CENTENARY TEST / PLAYERS - / ENGLAND 12/3/77 / (IN BATTING / ORDER..... / R. WOOLMER (KENT) / M. BREARLEY (MDSEX) / D. RANDALL (NOTTS) / D. AMISS(WCKSHR) / K. FLETCHER (ESSX) / A.W. REIG (SUSSX) / A. KNOTT (KENT) / C. OLD (YORKSHIRE / J. LEVER (ESSEX) / D. UNDERWOOD (KENT / R. WILLIS (WCKSHR) / G. BARLOW (MDSEX) / 12TH MAN / MANAGER: / KEN BARRINGTON."

Details

  • Title: Miniature cricket bat, autographed by England players - 1977 Centenary Test match
  • Date Created: 1977
  • Provenance: Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Anthony Baer.
  • Medium: Wood; Rubber; Paper

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