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hello Tom, long time no see. How's it going?

There are a few of us familiar with Redback, one of our posters, scuudz, picked up one a while ago that looked pretty good . Yours looks a cracker too.

I boughta a Slazenger Power Blade pro a few months back. This season's first game was on Sunday and I used it for the first time and scored a 76 off 64 balls. The bat feels awesome.

I bought a bat for me a few months ago. I made sure to knock it in with a bat mallet until I couldn't see any more dents when knocking. That didn't take very long.

It was a CA bat with about 9 grains. It's an English willow and the wood was soft, in other words, dented easily when knocking in but I tell you, this bat is hitting real sweet now and makes a real nice sound when it comes off the middle. It's suited for cross batted shots as the sweet spot is a bit more up on the bat. It's very light too, not too sure how much it weights though but it looks flashy as well so many people want to use it.

I haven't bat much with it as yet but I've pulled some good sixes with it. Some guys have blazed some exquisite straight hits with it as well so I guess it's very good on the drives too.

Best thing is, it only cost about �65. CA bats rock!!

In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.

I have a Slazenger V600 Pro that I got a while - must be three seasons, I think - ago.

I've used it constantly in nets as well and it is still going strong - no cracks, no dents and it still goes like a bomb when I middle it. The toe is a little dead but I got it wet in the first game I played with it (too lazy to fit a toe guard when I first knocked it in) and the wood there has gone a little strange when it dried out. Apart from that it is in great nick.

It was a �60 bat but I got it for �20 because they were selling off old stock (it was the season before the new Slazenger bats came in). The pick up is great and it feels lighter than it is. I love it. Not that I've scored many run in it, but I bat at 10 or 11 usually, so that doesn't mean much.

I swing both ways - but only when I'm bowling!

I bought BDM LE for this season, its ultimate desi bat I ever had, superb pick up. Willow Grade is excellent. Still knocking it.

Originally posted by Warne in making

Ponting uses a bradbury. I can garuntee it. Flintoff uses a Hunts County, Ramnaresh Sarwan uses a fusion, Vaughn uses some indian thing, piterson uses an ss, jones uses a salix, collingwood doesnt use a slazenger, clarke uses a bradbury, the list is endless. The big companies that you all know arent all that good. The pros turn to these other companies but are offered lots of money for there stickers to be on the bats

all of the top Woodworm bats are actually made at Hunts County Bats by Tony, Rob and Matt (pukka to his mates). the old Torches were Indian, but the Flame and Globe were made at the Hunts factory

the one Flintoff started with was just an off the shelf Custom Classic with scoops taken out of the sides and new stickers.

while i was there and saw bats with name tags on for Ricky Clarke, allan Lamb (still playing somewhere i suppose) and even some with stickers on for Darren Maddy who was there collecting them himself.

Edited by TMaxxUK - 21 April 2008 at 12:19am

Almost all the kash willow puma bats are the same and I dont find a difference in stealth or ballistic or even vendetta.

Akhver - Rbk bats would probably be marked up due to the brand name.

OK, then I will look for a BDM, SG, SS, or Rbk

Hey I just realised i cant buy a slazenger or kookaburra as they are not available. Im buying either a kashmir willow woodworm or a kashmir willow Rbk.I want a durable one and should be comfortable to hold.Its weight should be medium(about 2.2lbs to 2.5 lbs).which one-woodworm or Rbk

I have got a kookaburra beast and love i'd say kookaburra would be the best brand too

Im buying a kashmir willow bat. should i take a woodworm or a slazenger?

yeah Top Bananas are great

I play cricket in a playground and i'm not taking cricket as a profession. Should I take an english willow bat or a kashmir willow one is fine