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Title: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 07:53:38 PM
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Any help would be most appreciated never seen rjh on a kookaburra bat before
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Alvaro on November 19, 2013, 07:59:46 PM
Ryan Harris? Has he gone to Kook?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: smilley792 on November 19, 2013, 08:03:04 PM
Right junior hand
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 08:17:07 PM
Ryan Harris? Has he gone to Kook?

Not sure I was just seeing if anyone has had any think like this in their kookaburra bat  :)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 08:21:33 PM
My brothers Aussie bubble has DP on it, guessing it's the bat maker?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on November 19, 2013, 08:26:41 PM
Is this your Bubble you've posted pictures of or a different bat mate??
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 08:27:09 PM
My brothers Aussie bubble has DP on it, guessing it's the bat maker?
never known kookaburra to do that as it's not on my other bat it a very nice stick that pings like a gun but just interested me about the letters
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 08:28:53 PM
Is this your Bubble you've posted pictures of or a different bat mate??

It's my new bat I am so happy with it just interested me as I got three kookaburra and never seen this before
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 08:29:59 PM
What model did you get mate? I have reason to believe that all 1000's and up are made in Aussie.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 08:30:46 PM
Could it be Ryan James Harris that's all I could think off but what bats does he use ?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Alvaro on November 19, 2013, 08:33:39 PM
Graynics in the last Ashes, hence my post above.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 08:33:55 PM
Harris is GN.. Well he was.. but DP on my one? I'm thinking its a maker
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: joeljonno on November 19, 2013, 08:35:00 PM
Anything to do with Richard Hadlee?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 08:36:47 PM
Graynics in the last Ashes, hence my post above.

That's what I thought just seemed a bit odd the with the stamp I don't know if any one will know what it means but if it was meant for him I am a lucky boy
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 08:42:03 PM
Any bat makers that are know with DP as initials
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Alvaro on November 19, 2013, 08:43:36 PM
A bloke in the SG factory called Dave Patel?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on November 19, 2013, 08:43:48 PM
Any bat makers that are know with DP as initials
Dat Podshaver??  ;)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: joeljonno on November 19, 2013, 08:59:14 PM
Dipak Patel, another NZ cricketer initials?

According to wikipedia (so probably false) the only two Bubble sponsors are Haddin and Paine. Same last initials as you are on about... Coincidence?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 09:02:41 PM
A bloke in the SG factory called Dave Patel?
Dat Podshaver??  ;)

Aha quality! So Dat made the bat
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 09:13:16 PM
Dipak Patel, another NZ cricketer initials?

According to wikipedia (so probably false) the only two Bubble sponsors are Haddin and Paine. Same last initials as you are on about... Coincidence?

Just seems a bit odd it is a top bat and pressed soft so who knows  :D
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Giraffe208 on November 19, 2013, 09:14:38 PM
If I said they were my initials and ive been looking for that bat everywhere would you return it if I paid the postage?  ;)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 09:18:32 PM
Just seems a bit odd it is a top bat and pressed soft so who knows  :D
Same as my brothers! Could both be pros bats!!
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 09:20:46 PM
If I said they were my initials and ive been looking for that bat everywhere would you return it if I paid the postage?  ;)

Postage is 800 Gbp lol ;)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 09:24:25 PM
How badly stung was your import simon?  :-[
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 09:51:59 PM
How badly stung was your import simon?  :-[
It's cheap at half the price mate  :)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: lewis_faulds on November 19, 2013, 10:02:10 PM
How come!! >:( haha
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: potzy248 on November 19, 2013, 10:20:09 PM
its a sponsored players initials. I have seen the same for a Martin Guptil bat which he gave to a friend of mine.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 10:45:09 PM
its a sponsored players initials. I have seen the same for a Martin Guptil bat which he gave to a friend of mine.


So now the question is who did it belong to  :)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Alvaro on November 19, 2013, 10:46:35 PM

So now the question is who did it belong to  :)

You.

Next.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 10:49:22 PM
Very true just wondered how it get though kookaburra and sold on to a retailer I must admit it belt good from ball one and the bat is very soft pressed
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: potzy248 on November 19, 2013, 10:50:37 PM

So now the question is who did it belong to  :)

Could be an unknown player. I know of a few NZ players who are sponsored and no on one here would know there names. Could be a county player or an overseas player.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: simonmay5 on November 19, 2013, 10:52:23 PM
Could be an unknown player. I know of a few NZ players who are sponsored and no on one here would know there names. Could be a county player or an overseas player.

The only name which I could come up with was ryan James Harris 
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: tim2000s on November 19, 2013, 11:49:08 PM
The only name which I could come up with was ryan James Harris
A top batsman then ;)

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Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Vitas Cricket on November 20, 2013, 12:05:26 AM
Most pro bats that make it to retail carry an actual surname rather than initials. I've seen two or three from players who are very well known and also some obscure ones.

To answer some of your other questions, pro bats usually make it to retail as a result of the player rejecting them, or feeling he already has enough, ie they make five for example and he only wants 4.

I would suspect that the letters are code, and match up to a key somewhere, either an indication on who made the bat, or when, or both.

Out of interest mate, why did you import an Australian Bubble, which as far as I can see is a Ricochet with the word 'Bubble' on the stickers? Obviously if it's a nice stick and you are happy then great, but I'm sure myself or one of the other forum retailers could have got you a great Ricochet or a 'proper' Bubble. :)

Jake
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: smokem on November 20, 2013, 12:52:59 AM
And Oz Bubble is a "proper" Bubble shape - ie no concaving with the Bubble bulge. I've seen it in the flesh. It's just the "Bubble II" stickers on the Oz bats use Ricochet colours. Otherwise, no resemblance whatsoever.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: skip1973 on November 20, 2013, 01:15:32 AM
It's usually the name of the retailer, they look unfamiliar though.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Vitas Cricket on November 20, 2013, 01:25:33 AM
And Oz Bubble is a "proper" Bubble shape - ie no concaving with the Bubble bulge. I've seen it in the flesh. It's just the "Bubble II" stickers on the Oz bats use Ricochet colours. Otherwise, no resemblance whatsoever.

Good to know. Seems odd that they would go to all that trouble and then slap modern stickers on it!
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: RaepTiem on November 20, 2013, 06:03:20 AM
i got some of those stickers on my kook to, but no initials. interestingly, when i roll down the grip on my kook viper, it says kahuna. is it possible that the bat was meant to be a kahuna. i always used to buy kahuna's but decided to try different this year, may turn out i still bought the same bat.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: ogroupleader on December 09, 2013, 06:00:37 AM
My Kahuna Players has the initials "AGT" and then "Kahuna" on the handle. My other Kook bats all have the model name and weight on the handle
Recoil Players
Rogue Players
Kahuna 1000
Viper Pro 1200
Firebird 1000
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: tim2000s on December 09, 2013, 06:40:29 AM
From what we understand, the three letter code is a shipping code.

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Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: Wickets-then-runs on December 09, 2013, 09:00:40 AM
I think the "AUS" means Australia and "Bubble" is the model type...
Not sure why it's taken so long to figure this out, guys!  ;)
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: AlanB on November 19, 2014, 09:47:20 PM
Re-invigorating an old thread, I have just bought a Kookaburra Kahuna 1250 new in the UK from a sports retailer.
Under the grip, in addition to the usual model names, there is another sticker

DHARHAM
     PAL

Any thoughts? Have searched but it doesn't seem to be a player.
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: alee on November 19, 2014, 10:10:31 PM
Dharham could be mis-spelled for Durham if you got the bat off lorimers cricket?
Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: AlanB on November 19, 2014, 10:22:34 PM

I did and had considered that.
Have bought a number of bats from them without this label though.

Title: Re: Does any one know what these marks stand for please
Post by: csnew on November 20, 2014, 07:31:31 AM
Sounds like a Indian name.
Bat market at SG?