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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: Buzz on May 04, 2013, 11:09:44 AM

Title: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Buzz on May 04, 2013, 11:09:44 AM

I went to Romida in Leatherhead to see if I could pick up a size 0 bat for my son today.

They didn't have any (which is fine), but proceeded to show me their collection of size 1 bats.

they were £47.

Do people seriously buy 4-5 year old small boys £47 worth of kashmir bat? (with lovely shiny Oblivion stickers on)!!

I had to remove a screaming 3 year old from the shop (before he walked out with the Newbery keeping pads on ("they are just the right size for me Daddy")!!!

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: beaver5 on May 04, 2013, 11:28:18 AM

£47 for a Kashmir bat is ridiculous! My nephew who is 8 got an English willow bat from Solitaire for £30. Size 3 or 4 I think.

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: toenails97 on May 04, 2013, 11:53:36 AM

Buy a cheap bat from a set and cut it down, we'll that's what I'd do :)

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 04, 2013, 06:51:37 PM

We do a couple of covered english willow bats at 35 quid in size 0, 1, 2 and 3

We don't stock Kashmir at all

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Colesy on May 04, 2013, 10:09:07 PM

My brother's size 0 GN kashmir bat was £25 a year or so ago

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Byo on May 05, 2013, 08:09:36 AM

Got my lad a size 0 bat for 18 quid!!

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: procricket on May 05, 2013, 08:31:51 AM

Chase do bats quite cheep phil the junior one I got my son was a belter mate

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Post by: RossViper on May 05, 2013, 08:54:48 PM

Crazy.

Sport direct?

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: LDifa on May 05, 2013, 10:10:05 PM

Lorrimers did me a good deal on a size one and two last year, puma bats and £20 each.

Failing that woodworm are cheap and cheerful as well.

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Fearless Fly on May 07, 2013, 01:49:48 PM

is a shame that companies work like this these days as it is costing a lot of families and kids the chance to play this game we adore all because of crazy prices
In AUs bat prices are nuts and getting out of control

700-800 AUD for a bat is just nuts and for a size zero kashmir bat at 47 quid is nuts
I payed 45AUD (20P) for my first bat size 4

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: rbblack on May 07, 2013, 11:55:30 PM

That is ludicrous but as others have said lot's of more reasonable options out there.

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Madmischief on May 29, 2013, 06:43:23 PM

Sports direct or amazon should help you friend

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: Buzz on May 29, 2013, 06:53:13 PM

Quote from: Madmischief on May 29, 2013, 06:43:23 PM

Sports direct or amazon should help you friend

thanks, indeed I have been helped out.
£35 for bat, whites and gloves posted didn't seem unreasonable

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: zawarrior on June 02, 2013, 08:40:20 PM

does not sound reasonable at all. icc should introduce laws that a childrens bats cannot cost more then £20, consequently im sure more children would own a bat and play cricket

Title: Re: Is this reasonable...!!??
Post by: no1red on June 07, 2013, 08:30:13 AM

As someone involved in cricket development this is really saddening and disgraceful