Cricket shops in London

Hi guys. I'm from Singapore and am going to London for a couple of months. Could someone tell me where in London would I be able to get reasonably priced bats? Am also interested in Fusion bats. Are they available in London? cheers

cheers Clobber. Is it going to be really cold during march/april in London?

The best shop in London is VKS it stocks quite a few major brands and is better than Lilleywhites as I think they have been bought out by Sports World. If that is the case they'll only sell cheap Slazenger & Fearnley gear

Originally posted by tevans The best shop in London is VKS it stocks quite a few major brands and is better than Lilleywhites as I think they have been bought out by Sports World. If that is the case they'll only sell cheap Slazenger & Fearnley gear

Nothing cheap about Fearnley gear lad, but you are right about Lilleys, taken over by the awful Sports World chain and turned into a tacky hoody clobber emporium.  Nipped in there for a look around last year when up to see Les Mis and I couldn't believe what they had done to the place - raped it raw they have.

Originally posted by Clobber Lillywhites in Piccadilly Circus will no doubt carry a decent range of cricket gear. I don't know about any specialist shops in the area though.

have you seen the cricket mechendise in Sports World

The Lords cricket shop is good, it's right next to the cricket ground, got a good stock of stuff, got my bat there

Thanks red_snapper. Was told that cricket equipment in the UK is generally expensive. Am interested in Slaz sxi, se, Hawks and Fusion custom made bats. Going for a lightweight bat (2lb 6oz-2lb 7oz) with a normal to high sweet spot. Budget around 100 pounds. Any suggestions guys?

The Newbery Uzi C6+ goes down as low as about 2'5 but still has masses of wood for striking power

Edited by Clobber - 18 March 2008 at 5:54pm

If your willing to drive 2 or 3 hours out of London, www.cricket-hockey.com have their warehouse near where I come from in the New Forest, I just got a new bat there, it's got loads of stock, literally hundreds of bats, and it's cheaper than anywhere i've seen, I paid £95 for a bat that sells for £120 or so some places

Given the 'info' can I ask ............. why did you go?

One good thing I got in Lilleywhites, Asics Gel 452's were £20.99

This was in the Nottingham branch, marked up as £34.99 but went through £14 less

Originally posted by Chin Music Lillywhites is dirt cheap, there's no doubt about that, but if you're shopping properly for serious sporting equiptment you don't want to substitute a decent range of choices for cost do you?

Well in my case I knew I was going to get the Gel 452's as I'd tryed them on at Owzat Cricket the week before. They were £60 so I had to wait a bit, just by chance I went into Lillywhites and there they were at £34.99. You should have seen my face when it said £20.99!!! I saved £40, not all the stuff in there is ever so crap.

I NO this conversation is long finished but fordham sports in sw london is verygood.
cricket specialist. most bats under 100 quid
sell all well known makes
its good