I was very lucky to get my hands on a rather special Mongoose recently.
A certain forum legend with an incredible cricket bat knowledge as well as the experience of working at Mongoose around the time, has told me he is confident it is the real deal.
Long story short, in theory this is a Keeley made bat, issued to Marcus Trescothick as part of the 'hit a ball over the Lords pavilion for £1 million' campaign.
Suffice it to say, it feels incredible in the hands, and taps up unlike anything I've had before.
As usual for Tres, the bottom hand of the handle is much thicker and more oval in shape.
Considering myself very fortunate to have a piece of cricketing history, from one of my cricketing heroes.
Enjoy the pictures. First time using postimages so fingers crossed has worked as expected!