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Posted By: Sledger
Subject: ALL Cricket Bat Posts In Here
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 6:52am
There's an alarming number of threads being created for different makes of bat and it's making this field very unwieldy.
From now on I'll delete any new bat thread and I ask you to use existing ones or this one for all queries. I'll "sticky" it too , so that it remains at the head of the list.
Thanks , Sledger
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 8:38am
I give it 48 hours......

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Posted By: Jonny in action
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 1:21am
hi, look i know theres been loads of posts on this but please help, my budget is £400 and im looking for a new bat. i am a the strongest hitter in the team but get caught to often in the team. i play straight drives or big hits over mid-wicket or the bowlers head. i would want a strong bat with a big middle but not to heavy, im only 13 ^^. please dont tell me coz im 13 just to go in a shop and just pick a bat i like, im not that bad i play for west of scotland. k thanx. all advice will be appreciated
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Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 6:22am
Originally posted by Clobber
I give it 48 hours......
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It didn't go twelve Clobs!!
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:15am
Originally posted by Jonny in action
hi, look i know theres been loads of posts on this but please help, my budget is £400 and im looking for a new bat. i am a the strongest hitter in the team but get caught to often in the team. i play straight drives or big hits over mid-wicket or the bowlers head. i would want a strong bat with a big middle but not to heavy, im only 13 ^^. please dont tell me coz im 13 just to go in a shop and just pick a bat i like, im not that bad i play for west of scotland. k thanx. all advice will be appreciated
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£400? Blimey.....
You can have pretty much anything you want for that and your best bet would be to have one custom made - discuss your requirements with a good bat makers and they will sort you right out. Try contacting Fusion, Bradbury, Laver & Wood, Millichamp & Hall and Kippax to name but a few and see what they have to tell you.
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Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:32am
Can anyone please tell me if this is a good bat Kashmiri Wilow Reebok ready play...At a extremely low price $60.00 cndn but I have good friendship with the owner. It's a brand new bat. What do you guys think?
Thanks, Abubakar52
Any help by those bat experts will be greatly appreciated.
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 10:15am
Couldn't you find an English willow bat for the same sort of price?
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Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 10:16am
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Its about $30.00 more I've only saved up $70. I'm not even a batsmen I have minimum knowledge of bats. I'm trying to transform into an all-rounder trying to ind a good bat these days as well thats the best one and the cheapest I found any one know wether it's good or not?
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 10:25am
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Kashmir willow bats tend not to be as good and you could get one for far less than what you are proposing to pay, which only costs so much because of the Reebok stickers in my opinion.
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Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 10:28am
Thanks Clobber, i'll be looking into that. So I'll try to get the English Willow. If not a new quest for another bat begins
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Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:30pm
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Originally posted by Jonny in action
hi, look i know theres been loads of posts on this but please help, my budget is £400 and im looking for a new bat. i am a the strongest hitter in the team but get caught to often in the team. i play straight drives or big hits over mid-wicket or the bowlers head. i would want a strong bat with a big middle but not to heavy, im only 13 ^^. please dont tell me coz im 13 just to go in a shop and just pick a bat i like, im not that bad i play for west of scotland. k thanx. all advice will be appreciated
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try hitting it really hard - on the floor
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Right Arm Bat
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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:38pm
kashmir willow sends the ball miles to me and really doesn't require as muck knocking in as an english willow.
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Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:40pm
But i though Kashmir was of worser quality?
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Right Arm Bat
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Posted By: Hawks fan
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:45pm
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I'm looking for a bat and I am wondering has anyone got a Gray Nicolls Lazer or used one? If so can yoiu tell me if it's any good. And worth buying at all. I am quite interested so any replies would be great. Thank you.
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 21 July 2006 at 9:02am
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Kashmir willow is harder than English willow and so doesn't "ping" anything like as well
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Posted By: willhello
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 10:40am
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Hi All,
It happens to us all, a dearly beloved piece of willow unfotunately passed away on me this weekend, it served me so well and had fittingly just passed fifty when the fateful split happened!
However every cloud has a silver lining and now the hunt for a new piece of willow can begin! I am looking for any feedback on any of the following bats;
1. Gray Nicolls XXX - only seen them available from one place in Aus.
2. Bradbury Sterling
3. Screaming Cat
4. Fusion - England
5. GN Fusion
6. GN Predator
I am a bit of a bowed blade fan - my out going bat was a Vampire and was around 2'10!! Any help/feedback would be greatly appreciated!!
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Posted By: phoenix
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 12:30pm
Add this to your list if you want a decent bat. County Test Collection LE. I bought one a few days ago, 2lb 10oz, picks up really well, titanium inserts in handle for more strength, ball is screaming off the middle, slight bow, made by grey nicols, inch thick edges through the middle, awsome awsome bat. 
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Posted By: phoenix
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 12:32pm
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Meant to add, was only $390 Aussie, it's the gladius shape from 3 years ago, the actual shape hayden uses.
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 4:37pm
you say its LE, but is that a knot i see in the middle of the bat! if it is then i wouldnt be very impressed with this "LE" willow!
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Posted By: phoenix
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 10:56pm
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Then crick, it shows your limited knowledge on bats. To many knotts all over will make the bat too heavy, buy find one in the middle of the blade and it really pings off the the harder willow. Yet another person that goes for looks over performance.
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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 11:14pm
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Yes, but im sure crick is trying to say that being the top end range, you should get the best performance with the best looks, thats what usually fits companies l.e qualities, i know what you are saying about the knot making th ebat harder making it ping, but these knots, butterflys are usually beter off around the middle so effectively you have a larger pinging area, yet still a soft sweet middle. You may see some pros bats with butterflys knots etc, but i doubt yu would find many ded bang in the middle of the bat.
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Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 1:37pm
i was under the impression ALL knots were bad?
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Right Arm Bat
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Posted By: phoenix
Date Posted: 27 July 2006 at 7:20am
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Butterfly stain (the stain resembles the shape of a butterfly), for example, used to be very popular for its superior strength and playing ability. Unfortunately, these days because it does not "look clean and white" people do not buy it. It does make very good bats that are very strong and perform well. Taken from the Js. Wright site. Buy your bats on performance, not looks, I would never buy a bat from a somewhere that wouldn't let me check the rebound with a wooden mallet ( custom made is a little different if you can find a bat maker you can trust ) because there are to many bats out there that are way overpriced because of their label.
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Posted By: Shepherd11
Date Posted: 28 July 2006 at 2:41pm
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Newbery Mjolnir C6+
Does anybody have any information on this bat please? At the moment it's a toss-up between this bat and the Fusion custom made bats that I have heard so much positive feedback about? Could anybody expand on the pros and cons of both products please?
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Posted By: Rafay
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 1:36am
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Anybody here know how the Kookaburra is? Also, could someone tell me what the lightest bat available is?
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Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 2:54pm
I'm really bad when it comes down to choosing a bat. I don't know which is a really good bat for beginners or how to improve it once I buy one. I wonder if I'll ever be able to find out anything about bats. Let's hope this thread helps me.
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 6:16pm
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Originally posted by phoenix
Then crick, it shows your limited knowledge on bats. To many knotts all over will make the bat too heavy, buy find one in the middle of the blade and it really pings off the the harder willow. Yet another person that goes for looks over performance. |
wow sorry i didn't know we were part of the weekly W.I.
if a knot means the ball pings off the harder willow, then why dont they simply press the bats harder! becuase we know that softer willow that has been well knocked in is much better in performance!
im sure we can get Bill Cornfords View on knots in the middle of the blade if possible?
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Posted By: Rafay
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 2:45am
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Err, meant to ask if anyone knew how the Kookaburra Sword was in my earlier post.
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Posted By: phoenix
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 6:40am
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I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy.
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Posted By: phoenix
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 6:41am
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The sword was deleted from their range a few years ago.
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 11:34am
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Originally posted by phoenix
I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy. |
how does that work! actually it will simply become more dense! and thinner! however the weight wil not change!
(mass = density x volume)
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 5:12pm
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hi guys
what do you think of sommers equipment?
are their bats any good? their pads and gloves look good, and the bats stickers are good too. but what do they play like, or the quality of them?
cheers
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Posted By: Rafay
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 7:08pm
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How come the Sword was taken out? I'm asking because I saw one at the store recently and I thought it was pretty good.
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Posted By: qasim
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 9:07pm
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Can anyone give me thier thoughts on the Slazenger sxi pro?
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 10:35am
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Has anyone used a Uzi? How does it feel with its long handle and short blade?
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Posted By: willhello
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:45pm
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UKKiwi,
A guy I open the batting uses an Uzi and he really rates it, he is not a big hitter either!! The bat is designed for 20/20 cricket to enable you to 'give it the long handle'!
Really interested with your Fusion post on the other topic, I have got my eye on one of these as they look like an awesome bat - 34cm edges!!!! I am not surprised your mate in Aus reckons it pings!!! Shame about the price - one website in the bats description has the quote 'regrettfully the first bat to break the $au600 mark!'
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Posted By: Reddragon1981
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 5:28am
its 34mm not 34cm ! and i'm UKkiwi's mate thats getting the Fusion! should get my bat back from the shop in a few days!
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 8:55am
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oh stop bragging Red, i am very very jealous :)
Willhello,
cheers for that, so your mate thinks the balance of it is perfect? despite the 'odd' combination of the handle and blade length?
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Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 9:59am
Originally posted by crick
Originally posted by phoenix
I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy. |
how does that work! actually it will simply become more dense! and thinner! however the weight wil not change!
(mass = density x volume)
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Mass = Density X Volume
So if Density is greater with volume remaining the same, mass would increase. This is how it works.
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Posted By: willhello
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 10:43am
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UK Kiwi, REf: UZi
I had a go with it at nets last night, and the balance is ok, I found it a little strange on where to gauge your hand position due to the long handle however it felt ok and went well off the middle - as you would expect for a Newbury. It is not the Top model either yet the wood quality is very good with arond ten grains and a slight mount of red wood on the inside edge. The one thing I did notice when I tried holding it long handle was the 'whip' factor when trying to hit over the top - there is definititely some extra flex when trying to hit somone long and straight - the best comparison is like using a driver in golf!!!
Also - great point ref the fusion about the lighter handle making the bat pick up heavier - I am with you on that as surely the bat will be bottom heavy which makes for a hevy pick up. Although I have to say I am still very tempted by one as I am currently without willow due to a split.
http://www.sportequip.com.au - www.sportequip.com.au has all the new Southern Hemispheren bats on, it also has a custom made GN on there made bats by GN Master Batmaker - Stuart Kranzbuhler
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 11:06am
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Hi Reddragon1981 once you get your fusion could you post some pictures of it, or could you please send me some.
which fusion is it, e.g players, 1000, 750 ect.
cheers
mailto:ashni.j@ntlworld.com - ashni.j@ntlworld.com this is my email
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Posted By: Ck_spin
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 11:12am
Originally posted by shan
Originally posted by crick
Originally posted by phoenix
I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy. |
how does that work! actually it will simply become more dense! and thinner! however the weight wil not change!
(mass = density x volume)
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Mass = Density X Volume
So if Density is greater with volume remaining the same, mass would increase. This is how it works.
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The volume won't stay the same, because if you press the bat, the volume would decrease.
This is to Phoenix,
it doesnt matter how much the bat has been pressed, you cannot make a bat heavier just by pressing it. It wont add any weight onto the bat!
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 11:15am
Originally posted by shan
Originally posted by crick
Originally posted by phoenix
I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy. |
how does that work! actually it will simply become more dense! and thinner! however the weight wil not change!
(mass = density x volume)
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Mass = Density X Volume
So if Density is greater with volume remaining the same, mass would increase. This is how it works.
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no unfortunately this is not how it works! if you press the bat the volume will reduce, and the density will increase, here is an e.g.
take a peice of bread,
if you squash it into a ball shape, and make it as small as possible, then do you think the mass will be greater? somehow i dont think so!
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 12:18pm
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Willhello mate,
Well, the GN fusion does look a beaut, however I think people are really paying for its high tech handle.
Time will tell, and I reckon cricket is such a monkey see monkey do industry, before you know it everyone will have the same/similar things anyway.
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Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 12:20pm
Originally posted by crick
Originally posted by shan
Originally posted by crick
Originally posted by phoenix
I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy. |
how does that work! actually it will simply become more dense! and thinner! however the weight wil not change!
(mass = density x volume)
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Mass = Density X Volume
So if Density is greater with volume remaining the same, mass would increase. This is how it works.
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no unfortunately this is not how it works! if you press the bat the volume will reduce, and the density will increase, here is an e.g.
take a peice of bread,
if you squash it into a ball shape, and make it as small as possible, then do you think the mass will be greater? somehow i dont think so!
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Well what if you take a bigger loaf of bread? This is what they do when they need to make a harder bat, I guess.
And dimensions of a bat are almost standard, this is what I know, and I could be wrong too. Thickness might be an exemption.
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 12:21pm
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And thats why although I dont own a newbery (ok I lied, I have a 3Lb6 Zeus as a netbat) I commend Newbery's innovations on handles and shapes. They certainly lead the way in some of their designs.
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 12:36pm
shan we werent talking about dimensions! phoenix said the butterfly mark had harder wood, so i said why dont they just press the bat harder!
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 12:52pm
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i could be wrong, isn't the knots or butterfly stain harder because it contains more moisture?
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Posted By: Ck_spin
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 1:41pm
knots and butterfly stains are harder because they take longer time to grow and therefore denser than the normal wood.
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Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 4:31pm
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Originally posted by crick
shan we werent talking about dimensions! phoenix said the butterfly mark had harder wood, so i said why dont they just press the bat harder! |
That's alright mate. I got the idea.
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Posted By: muddyslufc
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 4:37pm
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hey all i have a GM hero 303 cost £30 from jjb and to me its not bril it has no middle and i put anough power for a six sht and t goes for 4 if that.
im gettin a new bat and moving to senior cricket can any tell me a really good bat for around £80 with a big profile.
cheers danny the spinner
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Posted By: Ck_spin
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 5:13pm
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if you want a really good bat for £80, then you will have to go on ebay. I got a newbury naravone 5 star for 50 something off ebay. The RRP is £115!!!
I would suggest you go for GM purist original or 909. Buy it off ebay you will only have to pay less than £100.
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Posted By: jake
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 9:51pm
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hi people i was wondering what the best bat for me would be to buy after using my blade for a season now and it being a bit damaged, i am willing to pay up to 120£ and i have a few brands that are meant to be gud. i would like all opinions please. jake jones
newberry
salix
bradburry
nixon
fusion
puma
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Posted By: Reido99
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 11:17am
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willhello,
the bradbury sterling has a slight bowed blade, but is extremely beefy. the kudos however, has a massive bowed blade, and comes in a 2'10
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Posted By: Boonie
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 7:32am
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Hi chaps,
Has anyone used or tried the Irfan bats in particular the Irfan titan, master and ace ?
I would like to know what your thoughts are on this brand from pakistan.
Cheers
Boonie
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 5:46pm
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hi guys
im really interested in getting a fusion, and i spoke to bill and he seemed you knew what i needed in a bat. if anyone has got a picture of their own please could you send me it and let me know what weight it is in and what sort of weight it feels like to pick up. i probably going to order it soon, i just have to send him some sketches on what sort of shape im looking for.
if you have any pictures you could send please send them to mailto:ashni.j@ntlworld.com - ashni.j@ntlworld.com cheers
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Posted By: chris E
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 7:47pm
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Does anyone know a lot about Choice Willow cricket bats (based in Herts)? A friend of mine has just got a custom made Choice Willow bat which looks and feels very nice - what are people's thoughts on these and I'm currently looking for a new bat myself?
thanks
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Posted By: mchughh555
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 8:45pm
i have a bat that was made for me a couple of years ago and now its broken
(beh=yond repair) i was wondering whats the better option
see if fusion can make me a replica so to speak or
get another bat the same sort o shape
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Posted By: willhello
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 8:55pm
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Reido99,
Thanks for the Bradbury info, have you owned a Bradbury?? Think that is what I may go for just wondering what they played like as they seem to get great reviews!
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Posted By: muddyslufc
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 9:27pm
hey thanks ck-spin ive been on ebay and looked and it really good just looking for a bat with thick edges and big middle any ideas wat to get any 1
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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 10:36pm
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I live fairly near where they are based, they seem nice bats, well made and they sort them out if they break.
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Posted By: chris E
Date Posted: 07 August 2006 at 11:11pm
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I've seen players use them previously and I'd never heard of them until a friend of mine bought his. I take it they are quite a small bat maker as they don't advertise a great deal.
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 1:54pm
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has anyone got a fusion cricket bat, i most definatly may be getting one made for me, have you got any pictures you could send me?
my address is mailto:ashni.j@ntlworld.com - ashni.j@ntlworld.com
cheers
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Posted By: Reido99
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 4:45pm
Originally posted by willhello
Reido99,
Thanks for the Bradbury info, have you owned a Bradbury?? Think that is what I may go for just wondering what they played like as they seem to get great reviews!
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i currently playing with a Bradbury Kudos, and to be honest i don't like it as much as the Sterling. i think it's because the bow is just to big!!! but maybe thats just me!
also with bradbury, you can negotiate the price! i got mine down £30!
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Posted By: muddyslufc
Date Posted: 08 August 2006 at 11:20pm
how and wer did u get a bradbury down to £30 and wat was it
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Posted By: Reido99
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 1:05pm
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you miss understand. i got it down to £150 from £180.
down by £30
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Posted By: rightarmleggy
Date Posted: 09 August 2006 at 10:33pm
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i know its a stupid question
but what makes a cricketbat have a middle
surley it cant just be the thickness of wood in the "middle" of the bat
any thoughts
sorry for being stupid
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 4:36am
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I have a spare Bradbury Sovereign Gold, I havent even got a chance to use it yet! But it has a dream pick up!
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Posted By: muddyslufc
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 4:16pm
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how much do u want for it
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 4:58pm
Originally posted by rightarmleggy
i know its a stupid question
but what makes a cricketbat have a middle
surley it cant just be the thickness of wood in the "middle" of the bat
any thoughts
sorry for being stupid
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well this has been debated alot! such as the new shape that fusions have which means they have very big middles, but is it the size of the willow, or the quality of the wood that makes the ball 'ping'?
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 5:00pm
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well crick i know you a big fusion fan, and thats fair enough too as I am sure they are good bats. But surely to have a piece of a willow as their apart from the parallel weight there must be something else too? such as, drier willow, perhaps?
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 6:40pm
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oops part of that post didn't make any sense! What i was meant to say is, surely to have a big piece of willow like that while being light, apart from the parallel weighting, there must be something else such as drier willow ?
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Posted By: shep
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 1:49pm
Someone was asking about "Screaming Cat" bats.
Manufactured by Jullian Millichamp, formally of Millichamp & Hall Puma.
He has set up somewhere in country victoria australia, not sure where
exactly. The name refers to the sound produced when striking a willow
glut with a wooden mallet (the description comes from the guy who
trained jullian).
Very high quality bats.
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 9:46pm
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yeah greg chappel cricket centre has a full range of screaming cat's bats.
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Posted By: shep
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 7:22am
managed to track Jullian Millichamp down.
Brand new ewb sie - screamingcat.com.au
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Posted By: jake
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 12:35pm
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Rang up bill at fusion the other day, very nice man, will be buying one of his best bats soon , if you want a ba why not give him as ring??
Jake Jones
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 12:47pm
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He is super busy at the mo tho isn't he? someone was saying there is a 3 week waiting at the moment?
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Posted By: TheraPutty
Date Posted: 14 August 2006 at 4:40pm
I got a bat from bill... i think the service is werth going to him let alone the bat good man good product...
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 14 August 2006 at 5:07pm
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Originally posted by UKKiwi
He is super busy at the mo tho isn't he? someone was saying there is a 3 week waiting at the moment? |
there was at one stage near the start of the season, but if you contact him it may be alot different at the minute! if you live nearby and pick out a bat they have already made, then you wont be waiting for 3 weeks!
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Posted By: Spanky202
Date Posted: 14 August 2006 at 7:39pm
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I'm looking to buy a new bat but after having had a look at some of the other bat topics going here thought I better be a little specific.
First off the budget is around £100 but anything less of course would be a bonus . I'm looking for a bat with a decent size middle as I tend to be a smack it hard rather than perfect stroke player but without a heavy pick up as I'm on a lil un. As for wood quality the only rule I'd say is english willow rather than kashmir but I guess for a budget of £100 thats pretty obvious.
At the moment I use a old Hunts county rapide which although not perhaps the top of the range bat has for some reason always pinged the ball miles, which is the reason I've used for over 4 years now but its starting to reach the end of its life and as its been a faithful servant I dont want to break it.
The only other query I have is, is it better to wait 2 months or so and buy something after the end of season here in the UK and hopefully pick up something cheaper?
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 15 August 2006 at 7:27am
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Go to Bill at Fusion, he might be able to help you.
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Posted By: Ck_spin
Date Posted: 16 August 2006 at 3:38pm
Does anyone know what happened to the GM cannon? I asked my dad to get me one for christmas anyone know where i can get it from?
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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 16 August 2006 at 3:56pm
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Phased out ages ago. You might have better luck trying on ebay.
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Posted By: Pietersen Fan
Date Posted: 16 August 2006 at 10:05pm
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him,
im looking to buy a new bat and im fed up off getting ripped off by big mass prodcing cricket companies such as woodworm etc.
does anybody know of any small bat making companies who dont mass prduce thier bats
please giv me their web address 2
thanks
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Posted By: CWCNCC
Date Posted: 17 August 2006 at 3:44am
Originally posted by chris E
Does anyone know a lot about Choice Willow cricket bats (based in Herts)? A friend of mine has just got a custom made Choice Willow bat which looks and feels very nice - what are people's thoughts on these and I'm currently looking for a new bat myself?
thanks
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Personally i think that Choice are as good as any bat that you will buy , plus they come with 2 years free service . They are the best bat that i have personally used and will be now available in Australia this upcopming Summer .
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Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 17 August 2006 at 6:19am
Originally posted by Pietersen Fan
please giv me their web address 2
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pm the websites please , don't post them here.
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 17 August 2006 at 9:43am
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all he needs to do is look in the thread directly underneath this one where Doc links to Cricdirect which in turn links to plenty of manufacturers
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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 17 August 2006 at 11:40am
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Personally i think that Choice are as good as any bat that you will buy , plus they come with 2 years free service . They are the best bat that i have personally used and will be now available in Australia this upcopming Summer .
If you don't mind me asking, how did you find out and decide to buy one of these bats as you live in aus?
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Posted By: CWCNCC
Date Posted: 17 August 2006 at 11:46pm
Originally posted by henjam
Personally i think that Choice are as good as any bat that you will buy , plus they come with 2 years free service . They are the best bat that i have personally used and will be now available in Australia this upcopming Summer .
If you don't mind me asking, how did you find out and decide to buy one of these bats as you live in aus?
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No probs . Played in England in 2002 and were put onto these by the guys at the club I played at . Was that impressed by them that we are bringing them to Australia for this Summer . Cannot recommend them highly enough and I have used a heap of bats .
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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 8:58am
surely no patriotic Aussie is going to want to be seen with a St George's cross all over his bat?
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 3:43pm
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are these the fusion pads and gloves, i noticed these two use the same pads, gloves and fusion bats.

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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 3:45pm
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 3:51pm
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I noticed Moeen was using an SS bat the last couple of times I've seen him play
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 4:30pm
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sorry henjam, heres another of moen using the same pads and gloves, are they fusion ones?

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Posted By: UKKiwi
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 4:39pm
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yeah Moem is sponsored by Fusion I heard.
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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 4:43pm
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Bat and gloves are, not sure about pads, bill is getting the new fusion pads in soon, i doubt they will be the same as the ones moeen is using there because they look like those lightweight morrant/tendulkar pads.
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Posted By: stroke master
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 5:45pm
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henjam those pads are the bdm titanium pads, without the bdm logo. i heared that bill knows bdm well.
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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 6:20pm
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Cool, so do you know what the new fusion pads will look like?
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Posted By: crick
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 7:04pm
not too dissimilar to the puma pads, with regard to the top hat, below the knee is normal though
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Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 18 August 2006 at 7:09pm
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what the ballistics? And will they be all white like the gloves crick?
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