GB used this bat in a man-of-the-match performance at Old Trafford in the first Test against the West Indies in 1969. He scored 128 and 1* in an England victory. In the first innings, GB shared notable partnerships with Tom Graveney playing in his final Test Match and Basil d’Oliveira, fending off long spells from Sir Garfield Sobers.
Signatures on the bat include Boycott, Edrich, D’Oliveira, Graveney, Illingworth, Underwood, Knott, Sobers, C. Lloyd, Shepherd, Butcher.