**Vintage Gradidge "Imperial Driver" Lord’s Taverners Charity Presentation Bat – c.1961**
*Features Original Ink Signatures – NOT Printed Facsimiles*

Up for sale is a scarce, historically rich period piece from the early 1960s Lord’s Taverners charity circuit. This miniature presentation bat combines one of West Indies cricket’s most celebrated figures with English county players and a leading name from classic British film.

**Item Details**
Gradidge "Imperial Driver"

**Charity Stamping:**
Stamped “Presented by Rothmans of Pall Mall in aid of the National Playing Fields Association” with the official Lord’s Taverners crown logo.

**Size Context:**
This is a miniature presentation/souvenir bat (smaller than a full-size match bat), produced specifically for charity fundraising events rather than for play. Please see photos with the tape measure for exact physical scale.

**Identified Original Ink Autographs:**

**Sir Frank Worrell** – West Indies Legend and Test captain, later knighted.

**Ian Carmichael** – Celebrated British Actor (*I’m All Right Jack*, *Lucky Jim*) and Lord’s Taverners stalwart.

**Maurice Fenner** – Combined Services and Kent wicketkeeper.

**Keith Andrew** – England and Northamptonshire wicketkeeper.

**Roger Prideaux** – England, Oxford University, Essex and Northamptonshire.

*Note: Other signatures are also present on the blade face but remain unidentified.*

**Condition Report:**
Vintage presentation piece showing natural age, wood patina, and handling marks fully in line with its 60+ year history. The signatures vary in clarity; the five listed above are distinctly recognizable.

Please view all macro photos closely for the overall condition and specific detail of the signatures, as they form an integral part of the description. Item will be securely packed and tracked for safe transit.