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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => CA => Topic started by: pumakid on April 08, 2012, 07:31:27 PM
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Hi,
Thinking of buying a ca plus 15000 for a mate!
Any ideas on prices am I right in thinking this is the current best model from CA ie above the TRD LE edition.
Got a contact offering the bat for 22000rps direct from factory is this about right? However would prefer to purchase from UK sellers
Any help and reviews would be appreciated
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If you use a UK retailer, you're bound to get ripped off.
Try trustworthy websites like Cricmall or; if you remember him, Armie, who used to be a sponsor on here.
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Hi,
Thinking of buying a ca plus 15000 for a mate!
Any ideas on prices am I right in thinking this is the current best model from CA ie above the TRD LE edition.
Got a contact offering the bat for 22000rps direct from factory is this about right? However would prefer to purchase from UK sellers
Any help and reviews would be appreciated
There were a few on eBay with sellers claiming stock was available in the UK
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Im selling a CA Pro 2000 ;)
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Whereas arnie his websites down aswell
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I came from nets and I saw this bat for the first time and believe me I was blown away! It has exceeded my expectations enormously!
It has big profile and extremely minimal concaving while TRD has more concaving compared to 15000 Plus so yes TRD and CA 15000 Plus are different indeed.
You can PM armie or you can contact Sialkot Shop guy (he has a website too!) and this guy can sort you out.
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Anyone know factory prices of ca 15000 think mine is costing 26000 RPS delivered direct from CA
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Not sure, I guess what you quoted is it because TRD I think is around 21,000 mark
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Ok bit of an update just been informed that the ca 15000 I will be receiving is one from the 15 that were to be sent to Chris Gayle!!!!!!.
So fingers crossed should be a belter will post pics on Tuesday when it arrives 😃
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Get pictures ASAP
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Sounds good, but won't it be around 3lb +?
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Apparently Gayle uses 2.9 i don't know will just have to wait and see
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They're very big for 2'9!
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Gayle uses 3lb+ and with 2" longer blade plus longer handle apparently from what I have been told
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Gayle uses 3lb+ and with 2" longer blade plus longer handle apparently from what I have been told
I have been told the same by a very reliable source in the industry who has made bat for the Giant
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No wonder he hits it hard...
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Ok I agree with you all.
I am aware that ca does or did make bats for Gayle so it may be a possibility that this is one of them it may be one he uses in training who knows??
to be honest am not really bothered but it's good assurance that the bat must be of very good quality and thus for me to use at club level will be more than adequate.
The guy from the factory specifically told me that this is one of 15 to be sent to Gayle and then it was held back for nasir jamshed and then the agent bought the bat
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....or there's a bit of salesmanship going on
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Ahh well that's the prob with buying without seeing
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Did this turn up?
Kibbs
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I saw it the other day, lovely piece of willow. Amazing shape and very good feel.
Quite different to TRD's profile.
Hanlde seem to be good one as well
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I am tempted by one of these, Just dont know where the best place would be to get one from, as i know they are available at around £150
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You've seen a 1500 for £150?? Where? :D
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eBay or straight from the supplier
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Ebay ones at that price are almost certainly fake........direct from supplier works out about £260! (at least according to the original post here)
Shame, I would actually quite like one...
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22000 Pakistani rupees is around £150
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CA Factory rates are:
CA 15000 Plus = 24,000 PKR
CA 15000 Plus Gayle Edition = 27,000 PKR
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What's the difference between the two? And how do you contact ca directly? Through alibaba? Or does anyone have contacts?
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22000 Pakistani rupees is around £150
My mistake! I did the conversion on Indian Rupees.........
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Don't think there is any differemce except a autograph on CG Edition.
www.cawears.com has contact information, on website.
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Ok go tthe bat and OH MY GODDDDDDDDD its 2.10 picks up like a feather and without doubt the finist willow i have ever seen heres a few pics along side my alastair cook's oblivion LE rejected bat.
Also picked up soem TRD pads in total for both i paid £205.00 for both pads and bat and mate paid the postage lol. best £200 i have ever paid am sure this bat will be a gun.
NB: The edges are quite straight on this do i need to knock it in on th eedges to round the edge a bit... cheers for looking..
It also came with a sheet shall i oil the bat forst then apply the sheet or just put sheet n first?
just pinging a ball on it is amazing but there are tiny seam marks does this mean it needs more knocking in as it says fully knocked?
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Wow! Contender for best grains!
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Yep, that looks really really nice.
Bet you are well chuffed
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mate am buzzing i dont want to go to work after getting this ave counted 18 grains but i know that could mean nothing the willow is soo nicely made, the woods soft though do u think a couple of hours of knockign in shud be right
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Where did you get it from mate? :)
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My mate kamran sajid google him on crickinfo hes the PIA captain
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thats a lovely stick mate, If i had this bat I would oil, sheet and knock...well done.
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My mate kamran sajid google him on crickinfo hes the PIA captain
He's got fairly good stats, fancy selling anymore? :)
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My mate kamran sajid google him on crickinfo hes the PIA captain
How do you google someone on cricinfo? ;)
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That's a lovely looking piece of willow there.
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Bargain at 205 for it all as well
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blow me down that thing is a stunner lol!
I hope it hoes half as well as it looks mate, if so it will be a gun! The CA I had had unbelievable rebound and was only an 8000
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When I saw pics and page 3 i thought it was going to be something completely different :D
But that is one hell of a good looking piece of willow ! How come it was so cheap?
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I don't know all I know us the price was 26k in Pak which is about 180 quid he must of got slight discount being a first class player and pads were about 20 quid.
Still not sure on the oiling knocking in process
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I guess the willow looks ok, but those stickers. The stickers alone would out me off buying the bat. I could take them off, but then there's the branding!
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Looks lovely, and a bargain price too.
Roll the edges to 45 degrees and then knock it in with care. If your putting a scuff sheet on then there is no need to oil the face
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Looks very good! I held one of these the other day and its amazing stick! Lovely! I'm sure it will serve you quite well! CA pads has improved immensely over the years.
Yes, you will need to knock it and oil it
It has flat face but is cracking stick!
I am aware of Kamran, he is a decent player
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Looks very good! I held one of these the other day and its amazing stick! Lovely! I'm sure it will serve you quite well! CA pads has improved immensely over the years.
Yes, you will need to knock it and oil it
It has flat face but is cracking stick!
I am aware of Kamran, he is a decent player
Yeah am a very close to kamran hes a very good player hes just don e spell in Bangladesh and now jetting off to Ireland.
The bat i got was wrapped in a plastic film theres a strong smell of glue from the handle and if putting the supplied cover sheet on is there any point in oiling the face?
The pads are quite light am still getting used to the shape of them although mens adult was ordered they look a bit tight and small not too sure on that they may need breaking in.
cheers cover drive
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Yeah am a very close to kamran hes a very good player hes just don e spell in Bangladesh and now jetting off to Ireland.
The bat i got was wrapped in a plastic film theres a strong smell of glue from the handle and if putting the supplied cover sheet on is there any point in oiling the face?
The pads are quite light am still getting used to the shape of them although mens adult was ordered they look a bit tight and small not too sure on that they may need breaking in.
cheers cover drive
Since they are Asian Mens thta means UK Small Mens
If you ask me I would oil the face (lightly) and then knock, so two weeks after first oiling I would apply scuff sheet.
No worries, this look lovely! Keep us updated on its performance
How does handle look? The one I saw had three rubber strips, what about yours?
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yeah its got a nice grippy octopus type grip on the handle feels nice its got a tiny bit of spring in it or so it feels like i dunno if this is normal or just me as the gray nicolls feels the same i think its just the round dimples on the grip though.
It does have 3 strips of rubber in it though.
AM a bit peed with the pads if thats the case do they do large mens in the same style just been on CA website and they have CA 15000 PADS NOW ASWELL!!!!!!!!!! ARGHHHH
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Hmm I'm not too sure about pads actually, I'll find out for you.
I got CA15000 Plus gloves the other day and they are amazing! But again small but excellent gloves for like £16 (has genuine pittard)
CA have improved there handles, the three rubber strips were not in previous models. So good move for CA, they are improving quite rapidly
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Yeah that woudl be great if you could they just seemed a little small ie the strap goes halfway round my calfs and am a normal sized guy!
Compared to my ca 10000 pads they seem shrunk but if there small size ill have to sell them and get the new 15000 pads they look the lick!
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Will find out for you mate, no worries
Actually quite surprising, the 12000 Plus I have has long straps and excess is popping out. I think they have changed the strap sizing and made them small
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How did you get the Cook rejected Oblivion? Looks a nice bat.
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How do you know it's a Cook reject? What makes it a reject. I got the impression that Cook rocks up to the Gray-Nics factory and hand picks his bats, so doesn't that just make it a Gray-Nics bat that he didn't select
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How do you know it's a Cook reject? What makes it a reject. I got the impression that Cook rocks up to the Gray-Nics factory and hand picks his bats, so doesn't that just make it a Gray-Nics bat that he didn't select
Yes the GN is a gun it has 42mm edges lol it picks up so light, i know it was made for cook but he rejected it on the grounds that there is a slight surface mark and the Gray Nicolls guy was saying he reected it as for Tv purposes it has to be a clean blade subsequently went into the 'GRAY NICOLLS Waste bin', i picked it up from their head office down south.... so the story goes
Its a absolute beut of a bat but aesthitically nowhere near the CA
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That has HUGE edges, just roll the edges on a rounded surface (Kitchen counter) should do the job
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That has HUGE edges, just roll the edges on a rounded surface (Kitchen counter) should do the job
i dont understand how to roll the edges
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i dont understand how to roll the edges
Rub your bat against the bath tub wall curve, or use a mallet handle on the edge...dont need a lot of force, i actually suggest starting very lightly and then increasing the force a little bit every time you start again 3-4 times against the tub should do it for each edge..
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Rub your bat against the bath tub wall curve, or use a mallet handle on the edge...dont need a lot of force, i actually suggest starting very lightly and then increasing the force a little bit every time you start again 3-4 times against the tub should do it for each edge..
Ah right i used a pvc window sill nice round edge i can tell the difference cheers
So now ot the knockign in shall i do 30 mins on edges and toe and 30 across face then ill apply the face sheet and oil all round the bare parts
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Just focus on knocking in the toe, rounding edges and area close to the edges I normally don't knock the middle in too much (maybe 20mins)
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Cover drive: any info on pad sizes
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Cover drive: any info on pad sizes
Surely you must know all about the range with a username like that....