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Title: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 04, 2009, 03:36:02 PM
Bat: Gray Nicolls Powerbow 3 Star
Description Long Handle bat weighing 2'11 with a big profile and very light pick-up, 11 grains mostly heartwood, probably G3 willow
Price £50 Brand New
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Overall Very good bat for the price, has an awesome middle. Not the prettiest of willow but the performance more than makes up for it.
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: slogger02 on September 04, 2009, 03:37:18 PM
was this the one on ebay?
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 04, 2009, 03:38:15 PM
indeedy
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: SillyShilly on September 04, 2009, 04:06:07 PM
for £50 you cant go wrong - i expect it will perform as well as any other bat you've had - i've always found the pick-up on the powerbows to be slightly heavy despite the bow on the blade - but for £50 it's a very good deal!
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 04, 2009, 04:18:06 PM
cheers dom my thoughts entirely, i'm just going to use this bat in nets and the odd friendly and save my main bat for league games.
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: SillyShilly on September 04, 2009, 04:22:24 PM
just out of interest - what m&h stickers did you finally settle for?
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 04, 2009, 04:23:05 PM
gonna get it refubed by hit4six in the end! saves me £15!!!
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: Liam-SCCC on September 04, 2009, 06:58:31 PM
get yourself and your bat down to M&H and they will put the stickers on for £5
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 04, 2009, 07:24:23 PM
yeah i know, done it quite a few times liam. need it fully refurbed though.
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 05, 2009, 10:29:42 PM
GUTTED! got 72 runs out of it and snapped! massive crack, have contacted gray nicolls about repair/replacement but not happy!
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: SillyShilly on September 05, 2009, 10:35:01 PM
not good mate, not good!
You never know, they may send you out something a little better for your trouble...........go on to make any more than 72.......had a good day myself with 86 against a touring side, probably becuase only 2 of them could bowl straight with one of them vomiting regularly at the side of the pitch.......this is why i love village cricket!!!
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 05, 2009, 10:38:05 PM
Quote from: SillyShilly on September 05, 2009, 10:35:01 PM
not good mate, not good!
You never know, they may send you out something a little better for your trouble...........go on to make any more than 72.......had a good day myself with 86 against a touring side, probably becuase only 2 of them could bowl straight with one of them vomiting regularly at the side of the pitch.......this is why i love village cricket!!!

haha, no finished 72*! ran out of partners losing 3 wickets in an over at the other end. good work mate runs are runs! the team we played fielded for 30 odd overs with only 10 players as the man at deep cover attempted catching the ball with his face!
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: SillyShilly on September 05, 2009, 10:43:45 PM
and normally such a safe option.......look stupid, drop the ball and miss the rest of the match, cheers for turning up!
Title: Re: Gray Nicolls Powerbow
Post by: ianbuchanan on October 01, 2009, 12:21:43 PM
got my replacement today, i asked for something a little bit heavier and with lots of grains. they sent me exactly that, weighs about 2,12 and has 11 straight grains with a few blemishes. had a tap with it and sounds like a gun!