Cricket bat

A cricket bat was the principle offensive tool used by a cricket side. With it, the batsman hit the ball bowled to him and thereby protected his Stumps. (NA: Happy Endings) Made of wood, they required regular application of linseed oil for proper maintenance. (DW: Castrovalva (TV story))

Beyond the Cricket pitch, they were commonly kept in British houses as a means for self-protection. Amy Pond, for instance, once stuck the Eleventh Doctor with one when she felt he had broken into her house. (DW: The Eleventh Hour) Similarly Beth Halloran kept a cricket bat in her house for protection. (TW: Sleeper)