‘Banned’ bats welcomed at auction
The John Goodwin (15% buyer’s premium) saleroom in Malvern offered what it dubbed “probably the most notorious bat in cricket history” in its June 20 auction: the infamous aluminium bat used by Dennis Lillee in the 1979-80 Ashes.
Lillee had been persuaded by a friend that an aluminium bat, inspired by baseball, was a great ide…