Custom Bats Cricket Forum

Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Canners on February 21, 2012, 05:31:17 AM

Title: Buffalo bats
Post by: Canners on February 21, 2012, 05:31:17 AM: Anyone know anything about these bats?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Buffalo-Bison-Cricket-Bat-/270913522208?pt=UK_SportingGoods_CricketBats_SM&hash=item3f13b44a20
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: kaustav on February 21, 2012, 06:05:12 AM: You do have a liking for all sorts of BBs of this world!! :D
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Sherpa75 on February 21, 2012, 08:09:44 AM: guess you could plough some bowling with those things
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: gabbers on February 21, 2012, 04:25:31 PM: Yeah, they're a small brand down in Brighton I think. They sponsored chad Keegan when he played at sussex. Not sure but think their bats are imported from India.
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: tommy on February 21, 2012, 04:34:10 PM: They are based in Brighton, we have just ordered our club kit from them, prices were really good and the quality of the samples was as good as MKK. The bats are made in Sussex apparently but they would not disclose where.
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: gabbers on February 21, 2012, 05:14:38 PM: Yeah, when I saw them I thought they were English made but the guy who owned the bat was quite adamant that they were sourced abroad. But I had also heard somewhere they were Sussex mAde
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: tim2000s on February 21, 2012, 05:26:26 PM: Quote from: tommy on February 21, 2012, 04:34:10 PM
They are based in Brighton, we have just ordered our club kit from them, prices were really good and the quality of the samples was as good as MKK. The bats are made in Sussex apparently but they would not disclose where.
Hummm. Come on everyone, let's have a guess....
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Canners on February 21, 2012, 05:42:07 PM: why would you say they were made abroad if they're not? seems odd to me
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: johnnyw on February 21, 2012, 05:55:11 PM: I remember Talisman had some buffalo stickers for sale before. He would have great knowledge on them but he is not around anymore
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Alvaro on February 21, 2012, 06:16:59 PM: Great or some?
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: wilkie113 on February 21, 2012, 09:04:56 PM: Stickers ain't the best looking IMO
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: LEACHY48 on February 21, 2012, 09:49:41 PM: gabbers your right, they did sponsor chad, and they are really nice bats, he is my cricket coach and i have used his bats on a couple of occasions briefly and the rebound was very good, looks to be a steal at that sort of price if it is genuine
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Johnnog19 on February 29, 2012, 01:24:49 PM: They are a company based in Brighton and yes the bats are made in India. The bloke who owns it is an amateur cricketer who does it to make some money. They have contacts at Sussex hence the Chad Keegan connection. Their playing kit is also sourced in Asia, Pakistan I think
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Riggers on February 29, 2012, 04:05:44 PM: Are they the old bald bloke who used to work in Newbery in Brighton? My dad used to take me there when I was younger and this bloke would always serve my dad as he remembered him but last year the manager said he had been sacked and was really rude about him. someone else told him he was selling cheap bats in Brighton? Not on my buying list.
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Johnnog19 on February 29, 2012, 05:29:37 PM: No it's a young lad, mid twenties. The bloke from Newbery I guess you mean is Michael. Didn't know he'd left...
Shame Newbery got bought out and taken over by someone who only likes to drink and has no clue how to run a business!!!
Sounds from what I hear that Newbery's brand image is sliding... and fast!!!
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Johnnog19 on February 29, 2012, 05:31:26 PM: Quote from: tim2000s on February 21, 2012, 05:26:26 PM
Hummm. Come on everyone, let's have a guess....

You couldn't be more wrong... The Keeley's have nothing to do with it... at all. I only know that because I know the guy who owns it
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Fezballoh on February 29, 2012, 06:11:26 PM: Where do you play your cricket then John? I play at Henfield myself I've met Matt a couple of times too.
Title: Re: Buffalo bats
Post by: Johnnog19 on February 29, 2012, 06:29:44 PM: I used to live and play down in Sussex. Live and play in London now