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Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:18 pmby OnSong
Hi cricket followers.
I found this bat in an op-shop at Streaky Bay a few years ago and oiled it up etc.
Any ideas about how old it might be? It's a long-handle Gunn and Moore Non-Jar. The label has been pressed into the bat.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:25 pmby Phantom Gossiper
Mid 70s?
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:38 pmby OnSong
I don't know hey? The only online references I can find have it mid-1940s or so.
Re: Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:42 pmby heater31
OnSong wrote:I don't know hey? The only online references I can find have it mid-1940s or so.
I would be guessing pre 1960's as a minimum.
I have an old slazenger bat that is from a similar vintage at home made a great backyard bat when at the grandparents house.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:45 pmby OnSong
I haven't considered using it as I was worried about breaking some sort of antique. Lol.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:46 pmby wooly
Lala Amarnath used one when making a Century on debut for India in Dec 1933 according to this article;
http://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/141740.html
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:50 pmby OnSong
I wonder if his bat ended up at Streaky Bay op-shop?
Thanks wooly, top bit of research.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:01 pmby Phantom Gossiper
WOW I didnt realise it would be so old!! In pretty good knick considering!
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:39 pmby Mythical Creature
I'll give ya 5cents for that CoolRidge water bottle when you've finished with it!
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:41 pmby OnSong
Not interested in bulk Vegeta flavouring?
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:45 pmby Mythical Creature
Na, but I'll let you throw in the pepper grinder.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:21 pmby Booney
Good find mate if it is 60+ years old.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:35 pmby OnSong
Booney wrote:Good find mate if it is 60+ years old.
Therein lies the problem. Not sure how old it actually is but it should have 60 years covered.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:33 pmby Squids
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:39 pmby OnSong
Squids wrote:http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/669422
Wow. There it is. Still no date though! haha.
How did you find that Squidward?
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:56 pmby Lightning McQueen
There's a dead fly on your floor.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:03 pmby OnSong
Lightning McQueen wrote:There's a dead fly on your floor.
In the words of BT "That's the biggest dead fly I've ever seen in my life"
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:05 pmby Squids
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_ ... ID=2086745Tough one...that is the earliest mention of it I can mind.....yet there is a few mentioned around 1948
its old...that is all I know.
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:12 pmby OnSong
Yeah, those are autograph bats too. So the real deal....who knows?
Re: Vintage cricket stuff
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:34 pmby Johno6
were u using that bat to make a salad on your chopping board then realised it may be worth some money or something?