Sykes Cricket Bat. Purchased albion mills at horbury bridge. Small cracks can usually be sanded out and have been appearing on cricket bats for.
Sykes was just 23 when against the advice of his father he married and then with his own and his new wife s savings purchased a saddler business in horbury england in about 1874. Sykes cricket bat william sykes 1852 1910 was an english businessman. Donald bradman with a wm sykes cricket bat william sykes was just 23 when against the advice of his father he married and then with his own and his new wife s savings purchased a saddler business in horbury england around 1870 he married ethel marshall sister of herbert marshall and alice whitmarsh née marshall.
The sykes zig zag branded football was used in many leading events including the fa cup finals of 1936 1937 1939 and 1946.
Purchased albion mills at horbury bridge. In 1935 william sykes ltd. Don bradman autograph cricket bat william sykes ltd and slazenger 1940s produced shortly after the two companies merged. A fine sykes don bradman autograph cricket bat.
