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Bat of Patsy Hendren, 1928



Date:
1928
Object Number:
M.53.10
Creator
B Warsop (bat maker)
Production notes
Extra Special, Improved Conqueror
Material
wood, twine, rubber
Size
Height: 85.3cm Weight: 2lb 6oz
Object name
bat cricket bat
Object category
sports equipment - cricket

Description

B Warsop bat with spliced cane handle, twine wrapped. Quadruple-sprung with two inner layers of rubber and two outer layers of mock buckskin. Mailey cartoon on reverse with signatures of M.C.C. touring team and leading Australian players. Used to score his hundredth century, MCC vs Victoria Melbourne 1928

Display caption

Bat with which 'Patsy' Hendren scored his 100th century, for M.C.C. v Victoria, at Melbourne, 1928. Bat bears a drawing of Hendren by A.A. Mailey and autographs of the M.C.C. touring team and leading Australian players. Made by Benjamin Warsop & Sons Ltd.
Association:
Elias Henry Hendren (owner) 1928 - 1928
Alfred Arthur Mailey (artist) 1928 - 1928
MCC Touring Team (team) 1928 - 1928
Related objects:
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP74 : Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1945-1960 donor surname H