Wisden barnd cricket bat autographed by the 1925 Victorian Cricket team

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Type: Cricket bats
Place: London, England; Victoria, Australia
Materials: Rubber, Wood
Collection: Nanette Ward collection
Accession number: 1986.0001.0008

Description

Wisden English willow wood cricket bat with a grey/brown rubber grip. The back of blade has the signatures of the Victorian Cricket Team of 1925 in ink along one side. The lower edge of blade is badly damaged with a section that has broken away. There is a depression in the willow evident on the edge and face of bat, and there are seam marks from the ball visible. Text on the bat reads "WISDEN'S LONDON WC2 BY APPOINTMENT TO HM THE KING", followed by the autographs of the Victorian team.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:12:00 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-03-06. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.