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Auction of Cricket, Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, Football and Sporting Memorabilia including the David Frith Collection- 2 Day Auction (#10) 06/08/2023 10:30 AM BST Closed

Starts Ending 06/08/2023 10:30 AM BST

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Lot #434Frank Dark & Sons, Lord’s Cricket Ground. An early cricket bat made by Frank Dark &Sons at Lords in 1876. The bat is slightly gently rounded rather than ridged and its convex shape flattens at the toe. It measures 34.25” long and weighs just over 2lb. The top of the handle has impressed ‘F.Dark’ and on the front of the shoulders the words ‘F. Dark & Sons’ and ‘Lord’s Ground’ and down the splice again the words ‘F.Dark & Sons’. There is a metal presentation plaque to the back of the bat which rea

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Lot closed - Winning bid:N/A
Estimate: £200 - £300

 

  • Frank Dark & Sons, Lord’s Cricket Ground. An early cricket bat made by Frank Dark &Sons at Lords in 1876. The bat is slightly gently rounded rather than ridged and its convex shape flattens at the toe. It measures 34.25” long and weighs just over 2lb. The
  • Frank Dark & Sons, Lord’s Cricket Ground. An early cricket bat made by Frank Dark &Sons at Lords in 1876. The bat is slightly gently rounded rather than ridged and its convex shape flattens at the toe. It measures 34.25” long and weighs just over 2lb. The - 2
  • Frank Dark & Sons, Lord’s Cricket Ground. An early cricket bat made by Frank Dark &Sons at Lords in 1876. The bat is slightly gently rounded rather than ridged and its convex shape flattens at the toe. It measures 34.25” long and weighs just over 2lb. The - 3
  • Frank Dark & Sons, Lord’s Cricket Ground. An early cricket bat made by Frank Dark &Sons at Lords in 1876. The bat is slightly gently rounded rather than ridged and its convex shape flattens at the toe. It measures 34.25” long and weighs just over 2lb. The - 4
  • Frank Dark & Sons, Lord’s Cricket Ground. An early cricket bat made by Frank Dark &Sons at Lords in 1876. The bat is slightly gently rounded rather than ridged and its convex shape flattens at the toe. It measures 34.25” long and weighs just over 2lb. The - 5