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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Kookaburra => Topic started by: ItsJustCricket on September 03, 2012, 05:04:33 PM
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The new Kookaburra bat models for 2013 will be the Menace and Ricochet. The Blade and Rogue are being dropped. The Kahuna and Recoil are retained, but there will be some graphical changes on each...
The main changes across the range are bigger edges.
That's all I know for now. Will find out more a week on Thursday, at the Twickenham Cricket Show! :)
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I really wish big brands, especially kookaburra and gray nicolls would stop concentrating on massive edges, on one or two of their models yes but doing it for the whole range, I just don't like it.
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Great info Paul, did you see the range too?
Got some pics today of the GM range , they've gone all big edge.
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Out of all the big brands I find kookaburras range to be all very similar. For instance all Of GM's bats are completely different in shape, I can never tell the difference with Kooks.
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Excited for GM's I don't want to be excited about them because I'll want to buy once lol
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Great info Paul, did you see the range too?
Got some pics today of the GM range , they've gone all big edge.
Not yet, just had a phone call from my rep. Probably won't get to see them in the flesh until Twickenham. I hope thin edged bats will still exist in 2013!
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Those names are crap!
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The new Kookaburra bat models for 2013 will be the Menace and Ricochet. The Blade and Rogue are being dropped. The Kahuna and Recoil are retained, but there will be some graphical changes on each...
The main changes across the range are bigger edges.
That's all I know for now. Will find out more a week on Thursday, at the Twickenham Cricket Show! :)
Ricochet... really? as in off a massive edge onto my stumps... Not sure about that or the menace... If thats the trend im calling the next bat i design the Thug.
The rogues only been out five minutes, so is this just another... same bat new name? as the old one didnt sell very well?
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Isn't the Ricochet the one that was named in a competition Kookaburra set up in the last year or so? I remember seeing some of the entries on here somewhere...???
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Think I will stick to the manufactures on the forum..
Better quality and better service and massive price difference.. IMHO the 3 keys to a good brand..
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Glad they're keeping the Recoil, any pictures of the new ones?! :)
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will the menace be red and black, with a players model, a Dennis model and a gnasher model?
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I really wish big brands, especially kookaburra and gray nicolls would stop concentrating on massive edges, on one or two of their models yes but doing it for the whole range, I just don't like it.
i was on the phone to talent cricket and the quantum is being dropped with the kaboom and david warner is going to spartan :D
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Yes I know, the gray nicolls range as been out for a few weeks now I think. Not surprised about Warner to be honest, he's the kind of player spartan want. Wouldn't be surprised if he has already been approached by them to be honest.
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will the menace be red and black, with a players model, a Dennis model and a gnasher model?
Target audience there Buzz, but it made me giggle away! At least they didn't create the Bash St range i'd hate to see the "plug". :o
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yeah was on the phone for about 1 hour to them i was just talking about different ranges for next season watch out for a new newbery
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yeah was on the phone for about 1 hour to them i was just talking about different ranges for next season watch out for a new newbery
I heard some rumours of a new Cadbury range a few months back.
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i think the best bat for 2013 is going to be released by a forum sponsor.
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will the menace be red and black, with a players model, a Dennis model and a gnasher model?
And Walter Softie the Kashmir plank!
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Well there's no retro GM so I've lost interest, you all have your fun ;)
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Fancy there to be Mongoose keeping gear
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Ricochet?
John's Brother? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O'Shea
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yeah was on the phone for about 1 hour to them i was just talking about different ranges for next season watch out for a new newbery
I've seen the pictures of the new newbery, don't like the stickers at all but IMO they are great bats. The current stickers are really traditional I think but these new ones are modern..
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Where have you seen the pics?!
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I've seen the pictures of the new newbery, don't like the stickers at all but IMO they are great bats. The current stickers are really traditional I think but these new ones are modern..
LINK! NOW! ;)
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If they look anything like the Aussie version of Newbery it'll be a travesty.
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By the way - I WANT A RETRO BUBBLE AND RIDGEBACK RANGE!!!!! ;)
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oh dear - I think their Thruxton stickers were modern enough!
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Hopefully the Cadbury rumours are true...
:D
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These are the Newberys being sold in Aus this season.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228412_420745814627344_40915319_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/603399_420745887960670_1885287561_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/295120_420745937960665_105917970_n.jpg)
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These are the Newberys being sold in Aus this season.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228412_420745814627344_40915319_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/603399_420745887960670_1885287561_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/295120_420745937960665_105917970_n.jpg)
:o you are joking right? horrible horrible...i can stomach a lot of ugly stickers but oh my these are a new level...can't believe i have never seen these before...
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So do the old newbery models in AUS have the same stickers as all over the world?
True if these are the new stickers then something is wrong big time at newbery
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After reading the comment about the new Newberys it triggered something in my mind and I knew I'd seen them because I hated them. Obviously I remembered where I'd seen them - on Mueleman's cricket shop's Facebook page. They posted them a week or so ago. And the only other Newberys I've ever seen sold here had the 'classic' livery (apart from the one with the chequered flag design). I wonder if this is their response to the 'modern' livery pervading the market?
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The Aus Newburys are completely different than uk ones
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The Aus Newburys are completely different than uk ones
Yeah, they are different companies too.
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I believe the name is licensed?
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These are the Newberys being sold in Aus this season.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228412_420745814627344_40915319_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/603399_420745887960670_1885287561_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/295120_420745937960665_105917970_n.jpg)
Holey Moley! :( :(
It really looks like someone had a VENDETTA against Newbery maybe for being VANQUISH 'ed (ahem) to the colonies, then gained VENGEANCE by doing this...
On a serious note thats fugly. And for the record i'm not a fan... ;) :D
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$650 is about £420 for that ugliness.
God we get hosed over here.
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ouch, that is a SERIOUS amount of money for something that looks like it was bought at a filling station by the beach!
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So on the other thread are the horrid red gloves - but here we have Jos Butler in a rather nicer blue pair...
(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/Jos1.jpg)
(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/Jos2.jpg)
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So on the other thread are the horrid red gloves - but here we have Jos Butler in a rather nicer blue pair...
([url]http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/Jos1.jpg[/url])
([url]http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/Jos2.jpg[/url])
His kit looks quite nice in the blue... and we all know his bat aint bad...
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Absolutely love this style
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Well at least I know what I'm spending my money on next year!!
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Just left the twickenham show. I was very impressed with the ricochet range and the menace mittens are more comfortable than I thought they'd be. Slazenger were still best in show in my opinion though...
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looks as though kookaburra have copied puma in a lot of ways
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Seen the new range. look horrible. prefer the 2009 look cos it was original.
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http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/528728_453127374709990_725891284_n.jpg
Kook just put this on facebook is he really going to wear those mittens?
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Kook just put this on facebook is he really going to wear those mittens?
No wonder he's looking so unhappy if he's going to be made to wear the mittens
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They've probably found out he's not using their bats so this is a punishment! :D
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I hate to say there growing on me!
Are they like a conventional gloves with separate fingers underneath or like an actual mitten with one big slab of a palm?
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At this rate Ian bell will end up looking like this.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pE8mvKf4U38/UFjY6gEWtaI/AAAAAAAAAao/WKZQST1pC1w/s800/4310886-egypt-mummy-hold-cardboard-tablet-on-hands.jpg)
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I hate to say there growing on me!
Are they like a conventional gloves with separate fingers underneath or like an actual mitten with one big slab of a palm?
Conventional glove, the mitten bit is a cover
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Conventional glove, the mitten bit is a cover
Cheers Tom!
If I find any cheap I may have to sample a pair!
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Tom, I tried them on at the Twickenham show, and they're actually a bit more comfortable than you might expect. Great protection levels too! :)
I would never walk out to bat with them on, but as you know, I love different / unique cricket gear, so we are certainly intending to stock them...
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Tom, I tried them on at the Twickenham show, and they're actually a bit more comfortable than you might expect. Great protection levels too! :)
I would never walk out to bat with them on, but as you know, I love different / unique cricket gear, so we are certainly intending to stock them...
Has anyone seen any 2013 kookaburra pads yet?
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Has anyone seen any 2013 kookaburra pads yet?
Yeah, saw them at the show too. Same old, same old really. Quite uninspiring in my opinion...
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They're all on the Kooka facebook
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the wk gloves look a lot like pumas
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how much are the mitts likely to cost?
If they are reasonable, I may, may invest in them.
Even though I have just stocked up on new gear.
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just to say you have a pair,like... ;)
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how much are the mitts likely to cost?
If they are reasonable, I may, may invest in them.
Even though I have just stocked up on new gear.
Joe, the top end, pittards one (M950) is £70 RRP, and the next one down (M700) is calf leather palm and is £40 RRP. You can take 10-20% off these prices to get to our likely selling price. I'm thinking about posting a thread for Kookaburra, Newbery and BoomBoom pre-orders, so look out for that soon. Like the Dynadrives, it would be a 50% deposit type deal...
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Joe, the top end, pittards one (M950) is £70 RRP, and the next one down (M700) is calf leather palm and is £40 RRP. You can take 10-20% off these prices to get to our likely selling price. I'm thinking about posting a thread for Kookaburra, Newbery and BoomBoom pre-orders, so look out for that soon. Like the Dynadrives, it would be a 50% deposit type deal...
you appear to be on to something with that way of working Paul - must be great selling your stock in advance! ;)
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should add that you are not likely to get that many Boom Boom pre-orders mind!
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should add that you are not likely to get that many Boom Boom pre-orders mind!
That's true, maybe I'll just do Kookaburra and Newbery! Although Sir Fattuscattus did enquire about their new Arrogance bat, and maybe there are more closet BoomBoom fans on this forum...
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That's true, maybe I'll just do Kookaburra and Newbery! Although Sir Fattuscattus did enquire about their new Arrogance bat, and maybe there are more closet BoomBoom fans on this forum...
I'd say thats one particular closet you won't find people rushing out of!!! :D
Let meknow if you're doing a Newbery one though!
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I'd be temted pre-ordering kit. Although for stuff like pads, I do prefer to check they fit first...
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I think I would got for that Paul. Only the cheap ones for me though. Will get them for my LMS Debut! Ill keep my traditional kit for the weekends.
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I think I would got for that Paul. Only the cheap ones for me though. Will get them for my LMS Debut! Ill keep my traditional kit for the weekends.
OK cool, I'll PM you about it in due course...
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Paul do you have any rrp's for the new Newbery gear? I.e the Cadbury bats and the softs?
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Paul do you have any rrp's for the new Newbery gear? I.e the Cadbury bats and the softs?
Alex, the Newbery prices have pretty much stayed the same - a few very slight increases on some bats, but the RRP on the Cadbury is the same as this year's GT, ie. £250 for a Players. No change at all in the prices of the softs. Which ones were you thinking of? The TTs seem to be the hottest at the mo!
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Thanks Paul, I was think of the new Sps gloves. I presume they will be similar to last years rrp's
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Thanks Paul, I was think of the new Sps gloves. I presume they will be similar to last years rrp's
Yes, exactly the same, I believe. Which one - split finger or sausage?