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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => Red Ink Cricket => Topic started by: alba caerulea on December 10, 2012, 01:42:28 PM
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I put a post in Items Wanted a couple of months back for a higher middled bat.
Choosing from all the offers was difficult but I went with John from Red Ink. I was very impressed with his work I had seen on the forum and his were one of the few smaller bat-makers whose stickers I really liked. He offered me a custom shaped bat for a very reasonable price. I went for a grade 2 in the end which I am already beginning to question as I think I will be keeping this bat for a long while - not my wisest decision in retrospect!
John was very patient as I was away from home alot after the intial contact and very poor with comms! He gave me a choice of some clefts via a picture. Shape wise, we settled on something based on the M&H Amplus, after responses from a few people on here that it was one of the better highish middled bats
This bat weighs a fraction over 2.11 with its grip, stickers, hammer edge and toe-guard
Apologies for the quality of the pictures but they do their intended job
(http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/jamesso/20121210_124838.jpg)
(http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/jamesso/20121210_124950.jpg)
(http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/jamesso/20121210_124925.jpg)
(http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/jamesso/20121210_125207.jpg)
This bats weighs almost the same as my Blank Bat ( http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=15725.0 ) but the pick up is a whole lot better as you would expect. This bat is very well made and the finishing is top drawer. I have to say I am very happy with the bat and the service as a whole. I found John enthusiastic without being pushy which was perfect for someone as slack with comunication as myself! I have no hesitation in recommending him to someone looking for a new bat. He also refurbed my BB which came back looking brand new, again the finishing was exceptional and I don't think I need to look any further than him for my refurbs in future
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thanks for the feedback James. glad you are happy with the bat. your communication wasnt that bad! i think people tend to forget most of us have lives off of this forum so sometimes its not easy to reply straight away. enjoy the knocking in and keep me posted on how she goes!
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We don't have a life off here :(
Top looking stick again big man
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looks lush, but why a high middle? will be wasted on our cornish pitches ;)
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looks lush, but why a high middle? will be wasted on our cornish pitches ;)
For my home matches and Werrington and Launceston away. I have the BB for the rest of the front foot puddings!
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haha better hope your mower doesnt break like it when we played at yours last season :( major let down playing on an inch of grass
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Standard for Div 4 ain't it? ;)
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Standard for Div 4 ain't it? ;)
haha could say that yes, makes you graft your for runs though ;)
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haha could say that yes, makes you graft your for runs though ;)
Been there and done that mate! To be honest theres a few places we go to now where it isn't much different, I won't name names
Hope we get to play you in the next stage of the indoor league!
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haha yeah, get a few dodgy grounds in every league. we are lucky that ours is pretty awesome normally.
yeah would be cool, got the semi final of the cup on sunday!
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Gutted that Bude got relegated always a lovely ground up there, but glad we wont be going to the most souless place in Cornwall next year. I also envy you Ladock guys playing at Boconnoc next year, best teas in the land!
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Gutted that Bude got relegated always a lovely ground up there, but glad we wont be going to the most souless place in Cornwall next year. I also envy you Ladock guys playing at Boconnoc next year, best teas in the land!
haha yeah love playing in that deer park. we got tintagel too which is a nice ground. never played at bugle though? whats that like?
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haha yeah love playing in that deer park. we got tintagel too which is a nice ground. never played at bugle though? whats that like?
The most bizarre ground you will ever play at, hidden in the middle of nowhere and its a rectangle shape ground. fielding at cover on one side you are saving one on the boundary!
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bugle+Cricket+Club+corwall&hl=en&ll=50.398508,-4.794593&spn=0.001,0.002642&sll=51.542492,-0.188141&sspn=0.249822,0.676346&hq=Bugle+Cricket+Club+corwall&t=f&z=19&ecpose=50.39848568,-4.79459318,353.89,-0.001,0.654,0
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Gutted that Bude got relegated always a lovely ground up there, but glad we wont be going to the most souless place in Cornwall next year. I also envy you Ladock guys playing at Boconnoc next year, best teas in the land!
Good teas but I eat well every day. For my cricket I would actually like to bat on something that bounces above knee high. As a batsman I'm glad they went down, and the same goes for Bugle, the ball won't be getting high at either
Tintagel was very nice when we went there this year in a Village Cup game, racked up about 280 I think and skittled them
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oh wow. keen to play there then! sounds like runs galore!
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Yeah decent track and outfield was lightening. I imagine it can be quite chilly if you play them in April and its windy though so take a jumper!
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haha cheers for the heads up! sorry for hijacking the thread ;)
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Yeah decent track and outfield was lightening. I imagine it can be quite chilly if you play them in April and its windy though so take a jumper!
we played in may i had 4 layers on in bright sunshine. the summer went downhill from there i think.
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The most bizarre ground you will ever play at, hidden in the middle of nowhere and its a rectangle shape ground. fielding at cover on one side you are saving one on the boundary!
[url]http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bugle+Cricket+Club+corwall&hl=en&ll=50.398508,-4.794593&spn=0.001,0.002642&sll=51.542492,-0.188141&sspn=0.249822,0.676346&hq=Bugle+Cricket+Club+corwall&t=f&z=19&ecpose=50.39848568,-4.79459318,353.89,-0.001,0.654,0[/url]
you need to get out more often, try Ledsham in Yorkshire:-
http://goo.gl/maps/4BDIs
South Milford:-
http://goo.gl/maps/Zk76H
St Chads:-
http://goo.gl/maps/R72Nv
Meanwood:-
http://goo.gl/maps/Je0ID
Yorkshire has some right dinky little grounds.
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Some of those round here are quite dinky:
Beddington CC
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en
Mitcham CC - Seen a couple of vans stuck in traffic have their windows smashed by stray balls
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en
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Or this ground with overlapping outfields!
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en
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Great looking bat mate :)
John will make my bat also so let's see how it ends up but i personally like his black stickers, everybody has their own taste so no worries maybe you like these stickers :) Hope you score plenty of runs with this beauty ;)
Cheers
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Some of those grounds are awesome!
Great looking bat mate :)
John will make my bat also so let's see how it ends up but i personally like his black stickers, everybody has their own taste so no worries maybe you like these stickers :) Hope you score plenty of runs with this beauty ;)
Cheers
Yeah I prefer these so each to their own, still quite like the black ones though!
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you need to get out more often, try Ledsham in Yorkshire:-
[url]http://goo.gl/maps/4BDIs[/url]
South Milford:-
[url]http://goo.gl/maps/Zk76H[/url]
St Chads:-
[url]http://goo.gl/maps/R72Nv[/url]
Meanwood:-
[url]http://goo.gl/maps/Je0ID[/url]
Yorkshire has some right dinky little grounds.
Bizarre in that ive nearly ran a 5 there and hit a six that hasn't got over waist height, at the same ground.
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Great looking bat mate :)
John will make my bat also so let's see how it ends up but i personally like his black stickers, everybody has their own taste so no worries maybe you like these stickers :) Hope you score plenty of runs with this beauty ;)
Cheers
thanks mate.
looking forward to the willow arriving and cracking on with it. better get the heating on in the workshop though as its freezing atm. obviously not quite to the levels your having with the snow etc
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That would be my perfect profile on a bat, very good for the bouncy wickets here in Perth. The number of grains on that are very ample for a G2, reasonably straight, I'd say the slight discolouring would be why it was not rated a G1? Either way, looks a belter and hopefully you score bootloads of runs with it!!
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Had a good net session today against the bowling machine and very impressed with this bat. First time i've really used it so I didn't go mad but even push shots were travelling
Very good performance and the pick up was excellent as expected, Good work John!
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Thanks for the feedback mate. Good to hear its going well.
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Very Impressed bud, even when it nearly took my calf off behind the bowling machine!
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Very Impressed bud, even when it nearly took my calf off behind the bowling machine!
I'm not sure nearly is good enough lol. You either have lighting reactions or its not quite opened up fully yet lol
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It made a lovely noise off the bat and luckily I timed my jump to perfection
http://youtu.be/Gltj4We8ve8
Recorded on my iPhone so its a bit far away but you can hear the 'ping' :D
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Looks good. Nice Half volleys on leg stump to get you going
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This is fully knocked in and flying now, handed out some treatment today at nets
Very nice indeed on the pull, picks up like a feather. Very happy I listened to the advice and went for this shape and John has done an excellent job in pulling it off
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This is fully knocked in and flying now, handed out some treatment today at nets
Very nice indeed on the pull, picks up like a feather. Very happy I listened to the advice and went for this shape and John has done an excellent job in pulling it off
Thanks mate. Glad ur enjoying batting with it in hand. Lets hope for plenty of Red Ink Runs this season!