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Robert Wyatt Cricket Collection



Object Number:
M.2017.45
Object name
sweater shirt trousers, boots, gloves, bat, pads,
Object category
clothing sports equipment - cricket

Description

Collection of clothing and equipment previously owned and used by Bob Wyatt, Warwickshire and England. White sweater with blue band, cream, Kadema shirt and Glanson trousers; signed 1935 Gunn & Moore bat; red padded batting gloves, Kingswell cricket boots and pair of J B Hobbs brand pads.

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Description Robert Wyatt (Warwickshire & England) Cricket Collection consisting of his Signed ‘Gunn & Moore’ 1935 Cricket Bat used by R.E.S. Wyatt against South Africa XI at Nottingham June 1935 in which Wyatt scored 149 runs and against Australia in 1934, ‘The Autograph Short Handle’ with signatures to the back of the blade featuring Wyatt, Sutcliffe, Ames, Wade Williams, 22 signatories in total, some damage to the blade, stamped either side of the splice, with a poor original grip, the collection also includes ‘The J.B. Hobbs batting leg guards’ cricket pads, finger guards, boots and whites such as his long sleeve shirt, long sleeve pullover and trousers, condition varies with tears and rips throughout Note: Considered a consistent and well determined batsman with a career spanning 35 seasons, he hit over 1,000 runs in a season 17 times, going on to 2,000 fives times, with his best year in 1929 with 2,630 runs, av 53.66. Wyatt toured South Africa, Australia, India West Indies and Argentina, a broken arm- bone limited his activities and on returning almost equalled his best home effort by scoring 2,625 runs, av 53.57, including 232 against Derbyshire. Hammer Price: £400.00
Association:
Robert Elliot Storey Wyatt 1935
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Related objects:
M.2014.39 : Hip Prosthesis of Bob Wyatt
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP802 : Provenance