Image:Historical cricket bat art.jpg

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Artwork.

• The head of the main title plate reads: THE HISTORY OF THE CRICKET BAT

• The text centred and below reads: ONE SEVENTH SCALE REPLICA OF THE BATS TAKEN FROM THE M.C.C COLLECTION AT LORDS CRICKET GROUND.

• The text on the left of the main plate reads: WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE ~ 1848-1915 ~ W.G.GRACE ~ 'THE CHAMPION'

• The text on the right of the main plate reads: SIR JOHN BARRY HOBBS ~ 1882-1963 ~ 'JACK' HOBBS ~ 'THE MASTER'

The text below the replica bats is as follows (from left to right):

• EARLY CURVED BAT
  • C.1720

• CURVED BAT
  • C.1750

• EARLY STRAIGHT BAT
  • C.1774

• 'LITTLE JOEY'
  • C.1792

• E.BAGOT
• 'SKYSCRAPER'
  • C.1793

• FULLER PILCH'S BAT
  • C.1835

• W.G.GRACE'S BAT
  • C.1901

• JACK HOBBS' BAT
  • C.1930

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