The Junior Sabres website auction is gathering momentum and by the end of the day on Wednesday had received bids amounting to over £300.

The highest bid for any lot had been made for the new captain Mike Burns Gunn and Moore 2002 cricket bat that currently stands at £75, and with ten days still remaining this is expected to go higher.

When Peter Bowler called in at the County Ground during the afternoon he was so impressed with the with the response that there had been to the lots on offer that he donated two items of his playing equipment to help to swell the funds.

The veteran batsman, who became a father for the third time just a few weeks ago, donated the Millichamp and Hall bat that he used during the 2002 season and his Millichamp and Hall batting gloves to add to the website auction.

There are now eleven lots in the auction with Peter Bowler's cricket bat becoming Lot number 10, and his batting gloves Lot number 11.

A bid for both of the new items has already been received. £35 has been bid for Lot number 10, and £15 for Lot number 11.

An updated list of bids received for all lots will be posted on the site over this coming weekend and please remember that the auction will close on November 30th.

Anybody wishing to view the full list of items of offer can find them on the features list on the lower section of the title page of the website.

Bids for any item in the auction should be sent to Joanne.Betsworth.Somerset@ecb.co.uk

All items in the auction are genuine and all monies raised by the auction will go towards the Junior Sabres members of the club.

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