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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Colesy on May 13, 2013, 03:32:29 PM

Title: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Colesy on May 13, 2013, 03:32:29 PM
A mate of mine gave me his old bats to use them however I want and they look decent pieces of timber. What model in the range would the Select model have been?
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 13, 2013, 03:38:20 PM
According to the back of the Slaz catalogue (one of only a few who state their grading in black and white)

V12       -   Grade 1+
Ultimate -   Grade 1+
Elite      -    Grade 1
V6        -    Grade 2
Pro       -    Grade 2
Test      -    Grade 3
Ultra     -    Grade 4
Select    -    Grade 4
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Colesy on May 13, 2013, 03:39:20 PM
This is going back a few years when they were made in England and don't look grade 4 haha
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 13, 2013, 03:41:33 PM
This is going back a few years when they were made in England and don't look grade 4 haha


Doh, you mean this sort of era?

(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Orginal-slazenger-V800-select-cricket-bat-/00/s/OTcyWDEyOTY=/z/TmYAAOxybi9RbmrX/$T2eC16J,!)kE9s4Z-5jcBRbmr(d)N!~~60_35.JPG)
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Colesy on May 13, 2013, 03:42:22 PM
Yes. Can't get some pictures as they're here in my room
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Vitas Cricket on May 13, 2013, 03:49:17 PM
I had a V100 select (i think it was a V100) and i am pretty sure it would have been mid range as i wasn't paying for my gear at the time, cheers dad.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Colesy on May 13, 2013, 03:52:56 PM
Haha fair enough. Certainly don't look bottom of the range

Cheers
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on May 13, 2013, 03:53:43 PM
Back in the old days of V600

It went

Panther
Select
Elite
Ultimate
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Colesy on May 13, 2013, 04:01:58 PM
V600 has 7 straight, even grains. V1200 has 9 straight even grains
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Manormanic on May 13, 2013, 04:14:47 PM
Back in the old days of V600

It went

Panther
Select
Elite
Ultimate

I think there was also a Super in there.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: arsenal123 on May 13, 2013, 04:24:32 PM
And a Pro.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Kulli on May 13, 2013, 04:31:57 PM
It was

Ultimate
Pro
Select
Super
Panther
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: tim2000s on May 13, 2013, 04:54:49 PM
I remember there were many iterations of it. At one point in time I remember something like the below, some of which can be seen in the vintage bats thread.

Panther
Super
Select
Ultimate

But you could also get your hands on a 5 star and a County. I'm pretty sure the County designation was a 70s grading and the 5 star I think was eighties. I don't remember seeing the Pro.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Kulli on May 13, 2013, 04:56:39 PM
Pro was used in the mid-late 90's when Stewart, Hick and Ramps used them.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: tim2000s on May 13, 2013, 04:59:22 PM
I remember there were many iterations of it. At one point in time I remember something like the below, some of which can be seen in the vintage bats thread.

Panther
Super
Select
Ultimate

But you could also get your hands on a 5 star and a County. I'm pretty sure the County designation was a 70s grading and the 5 star I think was eighties. I don't remember seeing the Pro.
Right. Maybe we're all barking up the wrong tree.

I remember the Panther generally had a poly coat, I had a Super V12 in 1992, and I wonder if it was actually, in the late eighties/early nineties:

Panther
Super
Select
5*
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: FattusCattus on May 13, 2013, 06:28:56 PM
I think we really need to see the V1200!
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: alee on May 22, 2013, 02:37:39 AM
It was:

Ultimate
Pro
Supreme
Select
Super
Panther

I had the V800 Supreme which was grade 2 willow with orange stickers.

Absolutely love the older slazenger stickers.

Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Sammy on July 07, 2013, 11:28:08 PM
(http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a578/samueljabakumar/274376648_zps3bb3a191.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/samueljabakumar/media/274376648_zps3bb3a191.jpg.html)

(http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a578/samueljabakumar/274376587_zps81a5a166.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/samueljabakumar/media/274376587_zps81a5a166.jpg.html)


I'm wondering if any of you guys can advice if this is a fake or original Slazenger V1200. Looks like a decent bat if it's original.

Cheers
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: cricketbadger on July 07, 2013, 11:29:33 PM
What makes you question whether it is genuine or not?
where did you get it from
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Sammy on July 07, 2013, 11:45:46 PM
I saw this online on a website called trademe (it's like ebay). I don't know much about the old Slazenger stickers, hence the doubt. Cheers
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: cricketbadger on July 07, 2013, 11:46:58 PM
I'd say genuine, dount there were many fake stickers around at the time when these bats were in prominence, fairly old Slazenger model
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Sammy on July 07, 2013, 11:50:26 PM
Is this the top end slazenger bat back in the days? it's selling for 50 NZD (25 pounds) I guess.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Alvaro on July 08, 2013, 06:12:37 AM
Those are the stickers that Mark Richardson used circa 2004.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Ryan on July 08, 2013, 07:59:35 AM
Back in the old days of V600

It went

Panther
Select
Elite
Ultimate

i think it went like this...

Panther
Select
5 Star
Ultimate
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Ryan on July 08, 2013, 08:00:59 AM
Those are the stickers that Mark Richardson used circa 2004.

i think you're right, although i'm sure the stickers were silver/ grey?
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: FattusCattus on July 08, 2013, 08:03:12 AM
No profile shot of the V12 - I take it it's not a 'proper' one!
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Alvaro on July 08, 2013, 08:22:01 AM
i think you're right, although i'm sure the stickers were silver/ grey?

Yes - he used a V6, but the style is the same.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Mattsky on April 04, 2016, 06:21:15 PM
Huge thread resurrection this, but does anyone know if Panther was Kashmir willow or Slazenger's  top of the range at the time?
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Kulli on April 04, 2016, 06:26:25 PM
Kashmir rubbish
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Mattsky on April 04, 2016, 09:32:03 PM
Cheers Kulli. No fence-sitting there!  :D

I do find it kind of puzzling that they take the Panther, Slazenger's  brand's logo, and use it to denote their lowest quality product.

If anything, they should use it as a grade to denote the very best willow. Not only would it associate the Slazenger logo with being the best, it would also stand as a point of difference to all those 'super select'  'grade 1+' 'supreme' categorisations of willow other brands use.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: FattusCattus on April 05, 2016, 08:26:50 AM
Panthers were made by mixing poo with the sawdust from the factory floor, and lasted as long.
Title: Re: Slazenger V600 and V1200 "Select"
Post by: Mattsky on April 05, 2016, 04:50:18 PM
Panther poo, maybe. They have one roaming around the grounds, to keep bat nerds away.