Lot 132 - A vintage signed cricket bat, marked for Stuart Surridge & Co., 'M.S.D Special' with approx. 37 signatures

Vendor reports bat won when he was 16; no additional provenance, authenticity unconfirmed; excellent condition, few nicks and wear to lower, some surface wear and scuffing, some wear to signatures on reverse

Some identified signatures (provided by vendor) include, in order:
Don Tallon (b.1916 ��� d.1984) top right edge
Len Hutton (b.1916 ��� d.1990) 1st to front
Alan Davidson (b.1929 ��� d.2021) 2nd down, front
Clarrie Grimmett (b.1891 ��� d.1980) 3rd down, front
Denis Compton (b.1918 ��� d.1997) 4th down, front
Tom Gravenney (b.1927 ��� d.2015) 9th down, front
Bill Lawry (b.1937) 10th down, front
Fred Brown (b.1910 ��� d.1991) 11th down, front
Ray Lindwall (b.1921 ��� d.1996) 12th down, front
Doug Ring (b.1918 ��� d.2003) 15th down, front
Bill Edrich (b.1916 ��� d.1986) 16th down, front
Graham McKenzie (b.1941) 17th down, front
Ian Redpath (b.1941) 18th down, front
Ashley Mallett (b.1945 ��� d.2021) 19th down, front
Fred Titmus (b.1932 ��� d.2011) 22nd down, front

Alan Connolly (b.1939) 1st down, back, first column
Bob Massie (b.1947) 2nd down, back, first column
Ian Meckiff (b.1935) 3rd down, back, first column
Arthur Chipperfield (b.1905 ��� d.1987) 9th down, back, second column
Ron Saggers (b.1917 ��� d.1987) 10th down, back, second column
Bill Brown (b.1912 ��� d.2008) 11th down, back, second column

Bruce Yardley (b.1947 ��� d.2019) ?
Harold Larwood (b.1904 ��� d.1995) ?
Frank Tyson (b.1930 ��� d.2015) ?

Auction 1259 - Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Section 8, Foyer and Section 1 | 30 May 2023, (Tuesday 06:00 PM)

Description

A vintage signed cricket bat, marked for Stuart Surridge & Co., 'M.S.D Special' with approx. 37 signatures

Vendor reports bat won when he was 16; no additional provenance, authenticity unconfirmed; excellent condition, few nicks and wear to lower, some surface wear and scuffing, some wear to signatures on reverse

Some identified signatures (provided by vendor) include, in order:
Don Tallon (b.1916 ��� d.1984) top right edge
Len Hutton (b.1916 ��� d.1990) 1st to front
Alan Davidson (b.1929 ��� d.2021) 2nd down, front
Clarrie Grimmett (b.1891 ��� d.1980) 3rd down, front
Denis Compton (b.1918 ��� d.1997) 4th down, front
Tom Gravenney (b.1927 ��� d.2015) 9th down, front
Bill Lawry (b.1937) 10th down, front
Fred Brown (b.1910 ��� d.1991) 11th down, front
Ray Lindwall (b.1921 ��� d.1996) 12th down, front
Doug Ring (b.1918 ��� d.2003) 15th down, front
Bill Edrich (b.1916 ��� d.1986) 16th down, front
Graham McKenzie (b.1941) 17th down, front
Ian Redpath (b.1941) 18th down, front
Ashley Mallett (b.1945 ��� d.2021) 19th down, front
Fred Titmus (b.1932 ��� d.2011) 22nd down, front

Alan Connolly (b.1939) 1st down, back, first column
Bob Massie (b.1947) 2nd down, back, first column
Ian Meckiff (b.1935) 3rd down, back, first column
Arthur Chipperfield (b.1905 ��� d.1987) 9th down, back, second column
Ron Saggers (b.1917 ��� d.1987) 10th down, back, second column
Bill Brown (b.1912 ��� d.2008) 11th down, back, second column

Bruce Yardley (b.1947 ��� d.2019) ?
Harold Larwood (b.1904 ��� d.1995) ?
Frank Tyson (b.1930 ��� d.2015) ?

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