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Cox's Lewes Bat Workshop Becomes Sussex's Equipment Centre — 1815

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1815-09-01

By 1815 the Lewes bat-maker Cox — running his workshop from the High Street — had established himself as the principal Sussex supplier of cricket bats and balls. With William Small's Petersfield workshop continuing to dominate Hampshire and the home counties, Cox's emergence at Lewes confirmed the geographic spread of cricket equipment manufacture and the distinct Sussex style of bat — slightly straighter and lighter than the Petersfield model.

#regency-cricket#underarm#cricket-bat

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Introduction of the Shouldered Cricket Bat — Petersfield Workshop, 1815

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1815-04-01

Around 1815 the Petersfield bat-maker William Small — son of the Hambledon professional John Small Senior — began producing cricket bats with a recognisable 'shoulder', tapering from a thicker blade up to a narrower handle. The design replaced the curved, club-like underarm bat that had been standard since the eighteenth century and is the immediate ancestor of the modern cricket bat shape.

#regency-cricket#underarm#cricket-bat