Thanks all. I followed your advice and used formbys lemon oil after using a light application of murphys oil soap to remove dirt. I liked the result. Still learning however - have several vintage bats but have been reluctant to clean knowing how delicate cleaning any vintage / antique example can be. Still refraining from using steel wool not saying it doesn't work. I just can't undo what I have already done
Looking forward to adding other bats to my vintage sports collection as time goes by. Thanks