Made by Slazenger, with pen inscription to the face 'Used by me during the England tour of Australia/India 1979/80 and in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Australia and West Indies. Dec 11th at Sydney under lights against Australia scored 105 runs with the bat Geoff Boycott February 19th 1980' (signed)
85 cm. long

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Lot Essay

GB used this bat during the England tour of Australia in 1979-1980. He finished the tour with the top batting average of 52.66, scoring 1 century and 5 half-centuries although England largely underperformed in the Test Matches, losing 3-0. This bat was used in Boycott’s finest innings in the Benson & Hedges World Series contested by England, Australia and the West Indies. GB scored 105 versus Australia under the lights at the Sydney Cricket Ground and was awarded man-of-the-match.