The Quest

Find the Bardswell bats
Bring the collection back together
Restore a long-forgotten woman to her rightful place in cricket history

If the quest can be achieved, a bigger picture comes into view ….

The Bardswell Foundation

Women’s versions

A bat carrying the same number of signatures as ‘The Golden Age Cricket Bat’ (211) that include the greatest living female cricketers. Other bats could be created for ODI and T20 International female cricketers.

Disability versions

Cricket bats carrying the signatures of International cricketers from Blind and Vision Impaired Cricket, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Cricket, Intellectual Disability Cricket, Physical Disability (PD) Cricket, to make it an all-inclusive Foundation.

Deluxe, limited-edition reprint

A deluxe, limited edition copy of the original hardback copy (unlike the reprint from 1979) could be created for corporate association and sponsorship with the foundation.

Documentary

A documentary recording the search for ‘Cricket’s holy Grail’ with potential surprises along the way (discovery of unknown bats, original versions of the ‘Penny popular’ and hardback versions of ‘Played On’.