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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 07:58:05 PM

Title: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 07:58:05 PM
As the GN 5 star Evo, and the Kookaburra Rogue Havoc are currently £50 a piece on Sports Direct, I'm thinking of taking a punt on one of them. Previously used GN 5 star bats in the past, and always got along with them, but I've never owned a kookaburra.
What grades of willow are the pair?
Any opinions would be appreciated thanks
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:01:27 PM
I hope u dnt get the last havoc in was seriously debating buying that lol
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Post by: 19reading87 on November 27, 2011, 08:02:42 PM
The 5 star is grade 2 mate.

Put a couple of links up buddy :)
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:03:23 PM
Haha, im siding with the GN at the moment, plus its worth the punt because if your not satisfied they will take them back for a refund
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Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:04:13 PM
http://www.sportsdirect.com/gray-nicolls-evo-5-star-cricket-bat-859058

http://www.sportsdirect.com/kookaburra-rogue-havoc-cricket-bat-mens-851202

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:06:24 PM
Sports direct are great my only problem and it only me I suppose , is that there delivery round here is horrendous the courier never turns up on the day they say
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:07:36 PM
Yeah that is a bad thing, when i ordered well over £100 worth of stuff off them they left the bloody thing by the front door!
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:09:10 PM
Ah well thats p****d on my bonfire added to the basket and it's out of stock :(
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Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:10:23 PM
Damn man I never u derstand why they keep them on the website ,
I have been to the sports direct near me and they are loaded wall to wall with bats , seems to be the only decent place
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Post by: tim2000s on November 27, 2011, 08:11:10 PM
And don't forget that sports direct send you whatever weight they fancy...
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: tim2000s on November 27, 2011, 08:12:10 PM
Damn man I never u derstand why they keep them on the website ,
I have been to the sports direct near me and they are loaded wall to wall with bats , seems to be the only decent place
There are about 6 reasonably close to me, and it really is pot luck
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:12:36 PM
Tim - Yeah i know thats why i said ill take the punt, hoping they'd send a weight i use.

Shaq - the one round here only has the 12 quid bats, so thats rather annoying
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:14:26 PM
Oh man mi e is full to the brim I think no o e has ever got a cricket bat from there !!! ,
There are all the expensive bats actually reduced in there ,
I got in to trouble well partly my fault some one had been pulling up the peel to look at the grains uncderneath an apex so I did the same and got caught and told off lol
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:16:12 PM
Haha, did they have any of the Evos in there?
The Evo players is only £100, but if I'm spending that much it takes away the punt part of it.
Might give a few of the stores further away a ring and see if they have any
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:17:54 PM
I may be going on Tuesday or Thursday matey al take a look and if there is al get a weight and let you know
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:19:15 PM
Ok mate, i use 2'11 normally, be good if you could!
Drop me a pm if you get one, and im sure we could sort something out
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:22:01 PM
Yea where do u live matey ???
If I see one in will most definitely get you one
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:26:02 PM
Shropshire mate, theres 3 local to me, 2 have nothing, and the other only cheap bats
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: shaqharris on November 27, 2011, 08:26:48 PM
Not a problem mate will defo look for you
Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by: wilkie113 on November 27, 2011, 08:29:37 PM
Cheers mate, ill pm you my number, so drop me a text when you go to have a look