Cricket Bat, Herbert Suttcliffe Autograph Stamped

Cricket Bat, Herbert Suttcliffe Autograph Stamped

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Vintage Stuart Surridge & Co. Cricket Bat, Herbert Sutcliffe.
A good willow cricket bat stamped on the face with a facsimile autograph of Herbert Suttcliffe with the maker's name: Stuart Surridge & Co. Ltd,. The blade stamped with the 'Wellington' trade mark on the shoulders, face with 'Patent reinforced toe No. 19386/28, Yorks XI, England XI, The "Herbert Sutcliffe" Autograph, "Coil Spring Handle", Pat. 27237, Stuart Surridge & Co. Ltd, Witham England. The bat has a strung handle. A good decorative piece with nice patina.

The last image is a copy of and old advert from a 1930's cricket magazine.

On 30 September 2009, Herbert Sutcliffe was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Herbert Sutcliffe (1894 - 1978) is universally regarded as one of the greatest-ever opening English Cricket Batsman and batted for Yorkshire and England. For much of his Test career, which spanned from 1924 to 1935, Sutcliffe opened the batting for England with his fellow Hall of Fame member Jack Hobbs in what is regarded as the most formidable partnership England has ever seen. He played in 54 Tests for England and scored 4555 runs at an average of more than 60.

Dimensions:

Height 85 cm / 33 "
Width 11 cm / 4 "
Depth 6.5 cm / 2 34"
Period

1900-1949

Year

Circa 1930's

Medium

Willow

Country

England

Signed

Herbert Sutcliffe

Condition

Very good.

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