Trumper’s bat Joan
The bat with which the ! illlustrious Australian crickieter, Victor Trumper, started I his famous innings of 293 runs against Canterbury al [Lancaster Park in the 191314 season is to be lent to [a cricket museum in New | South Wales. I Arrangements for the loan were completed yesterday Iby the New Zealand Cricket i Council, and it will stay in | Australia until its return is ) requested. | Trumper reached 130 beI fore breaking the bat. and. in all, his total of 293 took [only three hours and in- [ eluded three sixes and 44 , fours. It was his last great i innings, for Trumper died the next year at the age of 37. I On the day after the innings—regarded as the most memorable played on the park—Trumper presented the bat to Mr O. A. Y. Johnston, 'now a prominent Chrjsijchurch businessman, who was only 13 years of age at the I time. Along with the bat, Trumper offered advice on how to | have it repaired and the [young Johnston later used it [on several occasions as a member of the Christ’s Col- | lege Ist XL
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