Vintage Stuart Surridge & Co. Cricket Bat, Neil Harvey.
Vintage Stuart Surridge & Co. Cricket Bat, Neil Harvey.
A good willow cricket bat stamped on the face with a facsimile autograph of 'Neil Harvey' with the maker's name: Stuart Surridge & Co. Ltd, London, England; with the 'Wellington' trade mark on the shoulders of the bat. The bat is also stamped 'Gamages, Holborn' and is with a strung handle. A good decorative piece with nice patina.
Gamages was a department store in central London. It began in 1878 and quickly became successful amongst its customers and soon grew large enough to take up most of the block on which it was situated.
The last image is a copy of and old advert from a 1930's cricket magazine.
From Wikipedia
Robert Neil Harvey OAM MBE (born 8 October 1928) is an Australian former cricketer who was a member of the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. An attacking left-handed batsman, sharp fielder and occasional off-spin bowler, Harvey was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s and was regarded by Wisden as the finest fielder of his era. Upon his retirement, Harvey was the second-most prolific Test run-scorer and century-maker for Australia.
Dimensions:
1950-1999
Circa 1950's
Willow
United Kingdom
Nice decorative bat with good patination.
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