Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: pacman75cricket on December 31, 2012, 11:35:50 AM
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Was thinking about bats I have had & though I would share & compare.
1st bat GM Scoremaster(size 5)
GM Imperial (harrow)
Kookaburra Superpower(snapper after 6weeks)
Kookaburra Superlegend
Huntsy County reflex
CA Style
Kookaburra Ridgeback Probe
Fake MRF Genius (UT? as came in UT bat cover got 40odd then sold as too heavy)
Bernie Facer blank bat
GM Maxi (i think no stickers)
Kookaburra Sword
Bradbury M300
SAF bats Erus
SS Ton Professional
SAF Hades
Think thats it I have only included bats used & not ones bought & sold without using in matches
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Interesting, some blasts from the past in that list :)
My list
GN Sabre (size 5)
DF Magnum (harrow)
GN Excalibur
Kookaburra Diablo
GN carbo, forgotten the model :(
Centurion
GN Powerbow
Newbery Mjolnir
Newbery Samurai Cadbury
Blank Bat
And now a Red Ink!
I can only account for the current whereabouts of around half of that list! Wish I still had the Excalibur, lovely bat
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Interesting idea... These are the ones used in matches only.
GN Powerspot Tufcoat
V12 Super Polyarmour
GM Diamond Superstar
GN Dynadrive 5*
Newbery Zeus 5*
Hunts County Insignia 5 Crown
GN Xiphos Pro Petformance
Laver and Wood Carbo Churchill
Joined the forum...
Lekka RDX (UK Made)
Instinct Custom
H4L 666 5*
Bulldog SpiriT20
Laver and Wood Reserve Ultra
SAF Hades
Some interesting stuff in there!
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GN Powerspot size 5
Newbery (can't remember what)
DF Magnum
Slazenger V12
Woodworm Black Label
Shark Great White
L&W Heritage RK Stickers
GN Dynadrive
I currently have the last 3!
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Started playing cricket at 15 so missed all the old school gear.
Kookaburra Bubble
John Newbery poly coated bat
Slazenger V100
GN Sabre
GN Longbow
Kookaburra Kahuna Carnage
MRF Genius
Slazenger SXI elite
Newbery Thruxton 5 star
The bubble and newbery were club relic's that flew but were far too heavy.
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GM Purist 303
Kookaburra Genesis Tornado
Kookaburra Wild Beast
Hunts County Mettle
Hunts County Steelback (?)
Gray Nicolls Phoenix Pro Performance
Gray Nicolls Phoenix 5 star
Woodworm Torch Premier (Got for £130 instead of £220 as shop stuck the wrong price label on it)
Woodworm Flame Premier
Kookaburra Genesis Whirlwind
Kippax Legend LE (Bargain for £110 I think)
CA Gold
Puma Xbow 3000
Adidas Incurza Club
GM Apex 606
Asian bat (Cricpro?)
Asian bat (AM, but fake I think)
Asian bat
Hunts County Triumph Cyclone
Black Cat Custom
Laver T20
Helios Atlas
Newbery Mjolnir 5 star
Vantage LE (SCat 3)
Vantage LE (SCat 1)
Laver SR (Bradman tweaked)
Laver PB (Hosking SCat)
Talisman Perfect Storm
Talisman Storm
Bulldog Pedigree Plus (Amplus)
Bulldog Pedigree Plus (ST)
Worrying... :-[ I'm sure I have missed a few out, and these are ones for myself that I actually used for a net/match, not including my brothers' ones or ones I sold on without using... :(
I have to say, out of these ones, the shapes I liked most were the Hunts County Steelback, the Genesis bats (Whirlwind was nicer than Tornado), the Beast and the Phoenixes. Might actually want to get a Genesis replicated, although I think that out of the 5 I knew of, 4 or 5 of them broke haha! :-[
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DF Ian Botham Attack s3
DF Ian Botham Attack s4
GM Maestro s6
GM Maestro harrow
County Caerulex x 3
Duncan Fernley (not sure what)
County Reflex
Bradbury Sterling
Puma 5000 (silver one!)
Pak import bat x 2
(then I joined the forum)
SAF genus 100
Kook ice sub zero
Bulldog blank
RS Sensation
SAF infinity
GM Icon 606
Blank Talisman
Blank Bat
KG special
far too many!
most expensive bats were £150, average price, around £100 :)
now if you asked me about thigh pads, I would be really struggling!
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Gunn & Moore Skippr (size 6)
Stuart Surriddge, can't remember what make but not a Turbo or Jumbo :(
Slazenger V100
Kippax Jumbo copy
Slazenger V99.96
Newbery Zeus
Newbery Zeus
Mewbery Mjolnir
GN Powerbow
GN Giant
SS Ton LE
GN Phoenix Pro
GN PHoenix Carbo
GN Viper
GN Fusion
GN Powerbow
Kookaburra Kahuna RP
Kookaburra Beast
Warsop Viper
Newbery B52XL
Newbery B52XL
GN Powerbow Extreme
GN Scoop
Black Cat Custom
Newbery B52XL
H4L Hattori
M&H Distinction
M&H Master
H4L Tempo
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GN Crusader Ace
GM Cannon
GM Maestro
Warsop Stebbing 5 Star, SS Turbo
Warsop Stebbing 5 Star
Warsop Stebbing 5 Star
Warsop Stebbing 5 Star
Warsop Stebbing Platinum
Warsop Stebbing Platinum
Warsop Stebbing Platinum
Newbery UZI
Very soon to be; H4l Tempo, H4l Monster, MSR (net bat).
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Ahem . . . .this thread awaits the Hosk.
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GM Striker (Size 4) - not sure what happened to it.
DF Attack (Size 5) - snapped and I assume burnt!
Gave up cricket aged 15 and started again at 21....
GM GMax - refurbed and gave to a team mate
GN Phoenix Powerblade 2lb10oz - still have it
CA 20/20 2lb8oz - donated to team kit bag and is still going strong, albeit patched up.
GM Cannon 909 2lb12oz - still have it, awful bat.
GN Powerbow Titanium 2lb12oz - nice bat, sold to a team mate.
Redback Allegiance Premier 2lb15oz - still have it and still use it, awesome bat
SS Yuvi 20/20 KW 3lb - still have it, net bat, awful
Adidas Pellara Club 2lb9oz - still have it, bought on a whim and used in the nets twice
2xH4L Part mades - still have, and still use
DF Magnum Polyflex (used) 2lb12oz - still have
GN Powerspot 3* (used) 2lb7oz - still have
Not the most inspiring bat history when written down....might have to treat myself to something nice in the new year!
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Ahem . . . .this thread awaits the Hosk.
:D I think he had a separate thread for all his bats! 8) I think he was also trying to cut down to around 40! Madness I tell you!
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Up untill a few years ago I was happy just picking something off the shelf that felt good - didn't even need to give it a malet test. How times have changed
First up, the bats that I actually kept:
Gray Nicolls Millenium (Kashmir Bat)
Puma Millichamp (Club kit bat, scored my first 50 in Under 11's with it)
GN Extreme (First English willow bat)
Slazenger V900 Master Blaster (One of the best bats I've had, loved that beauty)
Kookaburra Ice Sub 30 (Still got it and in really good nick)
Gray Nicolls Predator Maxx Limited Edition (3 years in and still got something left in it, mainly there as a spare now)
Helios The Atlas Reserve (Current bat and playing really well)
Bats that I have gotten but then sold:
Screaming Cat Custom (In my excitement I got it too heavy)
GN Players
SS Gladiator
H4L 5*
L&W Special Reserve (On discount)
L&W Private Bin + Ultra
Blenheim The Cambridge
Talisman Perfect Storm
BAS Pride
Helios The Atlas # 2 (heavier than my current one)
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Gotta love the wife looking over my shoulder and pointing out the ones that I missed...
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Gotta love the wife looking over my shoulder and pointing out the ones that I missed...
At least she ain't pointing out the ones she didn't know of! 8) That would be difficult to explain. :-[
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GM Purist 606 (H)
GN Viper Venom (H)
GN Viper Venom (H)
Woodworm Hard Drive Gold
GM Purist II 909
Ayrtek Premier
Ayrtek Elite
Boom Boom Signature 130
GM Halo 808
GM Icon 606
Think that's right
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Open Championship Autograph (size 4)
Stuart Surridge Jumbo (size 5)
Gray Nics Ultimate 750 (size 6)
Lara 375 3*
GM Cannon Original
GM Hero Original
Cicada Impetus
Laver&Wood Carbo Firefly
Charlie French Premier Cru
RK Custom
These are only what I'd call match bats - I had various other bits and bobs used as net bats and spares in between
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Woodworm torch (Size3)
Bradbury (size4)
Gray nicolls pheonix (size5)
Kookaburra Beast Graphite (size6)
Gray Nicolls Predator 5 star (H)
Gray Nicolls Nitro Carbo (H)
Charlie French Recurve (H)
Salix Strike performance (SH)
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Ss turbo s4
Slazenger v100
Ss polycoat
Gn millennium
Df magnum
Df attack with Ian Botham
Df super
Slazenger v500 pro
Mike ingham mx
Puma classic 4000
Puma ballistic 6000
Sareen sport le
Sareen sport
Ace lightweight
Ace premier
Gray nicolls powerspot
Warsop platinum
Chase 175
Chase 175
Chase r11 x4
Laver wood pb x2
Laver wood reserve x3
Laver wood heritage
Laver wood carbo
Kookaburra sovereign
Mids mm power
Sareen sport blank x2
Newbery navarone
Screaming cat premium
Mg 2 blank
Solitare
Millat sports x3
Irfan pro
Gm hero
Bdm a,bassadore
Nixon storm
Black cat not sure what model.
B3
Am
Ca not sure which model but had Carl hooper o it.
Willow wizzard grade 2
Gn jet 1000
Laminate special
Bulldog 50 pound special
Msr x5
Storm cricket special
Woodworm freddy bat
Itias
Hunts county clipper x3
Gn scoop
Bradbury s players
Kippax legend off
I would say I have had more cant remember them all
This forum has cost a fair bit of money
I think it about 40 bats in 4 years
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thats more bats than Wilkies had haha! ;)
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Ermm...
Slazenger V1200
GN Venom Viper
Hunts County Glory Custom
SAF Infinity
Some of you boys have spent FAR too much time collecting cricket bats... I'd have bought several 1-2-1 coaching sessions with all that dolla, would definitely do me more good than a load of bats! ;)
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Here's mine
School bat Gray Nicholls powerspot polycoat absolutely terrible
borrowed a mates Fernley magnum 2 star
my first buy Slaz v500 select
second buy Kook gold crown
break in career to join the Army and play rugby
then Woodworm flame
left the Army
Kook kahuna mayhem
Kook recoil 450
Spartan CG Authority
Vantage Lithium
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From oldest to new (* before means used in matches - @ before means netting bat/spare/used in T20 bats)
*2009 I used my dads Gray Nicolls Scoop 'mega power'. Was about 27 years old.. Still went though :)
@Gray Nicolls Ignite 4* (Brought for me as a xmas gift in 2009/10)
*Gray Nicolls Ignite Carbo (I brought it as a 'game' bat for the 2011 season
*Kookaburra Kahuna 1000 (2012 'game' bat)
@Kookaburra Kahuna 600 - net bat
@Kookaburra Kahuna 600 - spare/T20
Never used - Kookaburra Recoil 750 - got for free off a mate. New and unused, so I'm donating it to my club as a 'raffle' prize to get people playing the fantasy cricket for the 2013 season
Finally I'm currently using/testing a @Blueroom 'New Wave' MP+1.
Oh and I will be getting a Bulldog on Thursday to try them out too :)
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Dave, have you used all those bats in matches?
All those who have listed all the bats they have owned, can you separate them into used in matches and not?
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Tim yes I have mate bar the black cat and the mg2 I can not remember using it.
The rest have had a run out.
You know my number 1 though
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Dave, have you used all those bats in matches?
All those who have listed all the bats they have owned, can you separate them into used in matches and not?
Only two on my list haven't seen match action in my hands - the Adidas Pellara and the GN Powerspot 3* and probably never will.
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just for tim, m = match bat, t = and scored at least one 100...
DF Ian Botham Attack s3 m
DF Ian Botham Attack s4 m
GM Maestro s6 m
GM Maestro harrow m
County Caerulex x 3 m m m t t t
Duncan Fernley (not sure what) m t
County Reflex
Bradbury Sterling m t
Puma 5000 (silver one!)
Pak import bat x 2 m m t t
(then I joined the forum)
SAF genus 100 m t
Kook ice sub zero
Bulldog blank
RS Sensation
SAF infinity
GM Icon 606
Blank Talisman m
Blank Bat m
KG special
far too many!
most expensive bats were £150, average price, around £100 :)
now if you asked me about thigh pads, I would be really struggling!
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V800
Symonds Tuska
Kook bubble
Newbery series 1
Newbery TT SPS
H4L hattori monster
H4L 666
Think that's it, might have missed 1 or 2 that I had for a game or 2
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Slazenger v100 Panther
Hunts County Insignia 2 crown
Hunts County Insignia 5 crown
Hunts County Modulus Custom Classic
Hunts County Mettle Custom Classic
Kookaburra Sword 5000
Gray Nics Scoop 2000
Hunts County Tsunami Custom Classic
Gray Nicolls Scimitar 5 Star
Kookaburra Bubble (unsure of model but it was the best one)
Cicada bat of some description (courtesy of the ultimate cricket badger, Simon Kellet)
Bellingham & Smith Fireblade
Bellingham & Smith LE
Bellingham & Smith Fireball
Hunts County Glory Custom Classic
Gray Nicolls Legend
Mongoose MMi3 Super Premium
Bellingham & Smith Supreme
Gray Nicolls Powerbow Strauss LE
Vitas Cricket Lion Roar
Gray Nicolls Dynadrive
Laver & Wood Reserve
That's every bat I've ever owned in chronological order, save for some net bats and a few eBay specials (a dirty looking Malik that flew for a few months until it shattered springs to mind)
I'm sure I've missed a couple....
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Slazenger v100 Panther
Hunts County Insignia 2 crown
Hunts County Insignia 5 crown
Hunts County Modulus Custom Classic
Hunts County Mettle Custom Classic
Kookaburra Sword 5000
Gray Nics Scoop 2000
Hunts County Tsunami Custom Classic
Gray Nicolls Scimitar 5 Star
Kookaburra Bubble (unsure of model but it was the best one)
Cicada bat of some description (courtesy of the ultimate cricket badger, Simon Kellet)
Bellingham & Smith Fireblade
Bellingham & Smith LE
Bellingham & Smith Fireball
Hunts County Glory Custom Classic
Gray Nicolls Legend
Bellingham & Smith Supreme
Gray Nicolls Powerbow Strauss LE
Vitas Cricket Lion Roar
Gray Nicolls Dynadrive
Laver & Wood Reserve
That's every bat I've ever owned in chronological order, save for some net bats and a few eBay specials (a dirty looking Malik that flew for a few months until it shattered springs to mind)
I'm sure I've missed a couple....
All these bats and not a Newbery among them! Whats going on here then!
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I had better pass on this topic! :(
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All these bats and not a Newbery among them! Whats going on here then!
Until vitas cricket existed, unless you went to Hunts, cricket retailers were few and far between around my way ;)
I used an Uzi SPS a few times that a friend ordered online. it was very nice. And we had a few Newbery sticks that we got when the nearest retailer to us closed down, they sold quickly. However they are pretty far down our list of potential new brands to stock after they totally ignored our initial enquiries.
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Duncan Fearnley 405
Slazenger V12
Kookaburra Ridgeback
Kookaburra Diablo
Kookaburra Ice Sub something...
Woodworm Premier Torch
GN Predator 5*
GN Predator Carbo
GN Fusion
Kookaburra Genesis
Slazenger SX Pro
Slazenger SXI Elite
Slazenger I-Blade Ultimate (I think!)
Newbery Uzi
Puma Vendetta 4000GT
Puma Vendetta 5000
GM Icon 808
GM Icon+ 808
Newbery Grizzly
Talisman Perfect Storm
Redback Paradox LE
Redback Paradox Premier
GN Nitro Carbo
H4L 666 Monster
H4L 666
Newbery GT335 SPS Custom
H4L Hattori 5*
H4L Hattori 5*(thin edge)
Instinct AK47 Zenith
Nixon Force Advanced
H4L Excel 5*
Shark Great White 5 fin
Shark Great White Pro Select
Newbery GT Players
Slazenger V360 Pro
H4L Demo Profile G1
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Hockay...
Dukes Jumbo profile
BDM Masterblaster
Kookaburra Kahuna- paid £80 for it. Should probably be on the wall in our club house!
Another BDM Masterblaster x2
Gray Nics Nitro 5 Star- right up there with up the best of them!
Newbery B52 Bomber- big let down.
GN Quantum stickered bat
Funky Slug 100x 3- ruddy handles kept coming out very good bats mind.
Hunts County Reflex
Puma Calibre
Millichamp and Hall Solution
H4L Hattori- never got in with it.
Talisman Perfect Storm T20- best responding bat I have had to date.
Woodworm Torch G4, signed by KP
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GN Elite (David Boon signature, Kashmir willow, pig-skin cover. Loved that bat, still at my parents place)
GN Powerspot
G&M Striker
Kookaburra Bubble Select (Was a cracking bat, Merv Hughes used it at a clinic during school holidays and offered to buy it off me lol!)
Kookaburra Sword LE
Kippax (Wasn't sure of the model, bought it in 2004 when I was in the UK, had a dragon on the front and back stickers, was a beauty)
Woodworm Torch Premier
GN Legend x 2
For that's spanning about 20 years from junior to senior cricket!
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I've certainly not had the privilege of using a lot of bats.
1st Hunts County Turbo
2nd DSC Brought 2 of them in India in 1993. Absolute rocket launchers!!
3rd BAS Vampire got that in India an all in 2003.
4th one of my good friends has given me his choice black prince in test grade willow that he used about 6 times last season.
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GN Viper Strike Size 2 (I was that small when I was 7)
Slazenger V389 Raw Power Size 4 (My first English Willow bat, bleached Grade 4)
GN Fusion Enforcer 2 Kashmir (only a training bat)
A custom made bat from Pakistan (Lower middle, goes like a champ. Grade 2 English, got it for the equivalent of $90)
Probably going to get a Screaming Cat / SAFBat / Fat Bat / Black Cat / H4L during the off season.