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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: lazza32 on December 07, 2013, 02:04:31 PM

Title: Newbery/M & H
Post by: lazza32 on December 07, 2013, 02:04:31 PM
Just to get off the topic of the ashes can anyone tell me if there is much difference between the newbery gt and Harlequin?
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: ItsJustCricket on December 07, 2013, 03:51:11 PM
The GT has a flatter face, so thicker edges.  Otherwise pretty similar...
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on December 07, 2013, 04:01:06 PM
Plus you can get a great Newbery 5star for £150 or spend twice that on an M&H. Both make cracking bats.
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: ItsJustCricket on December 07, 2013, 04:01:59 PM
The SPS and Mk1 Harlequin are exactly the same price though - at least we sold them for the same price (£279.99) this year...
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on December 07, 2013, 04:09:36 PM
The SPS and Mk1 Harlequin are exactly the same price though - at least we sold them for the same price (£279.99) this year...
With the beauties you hand pick I'd be tempted to save £130 and get the 5 star GT. Just my opinion though, feel free to ignore me :)
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: ItsJustCricket on December 07, 2013, 04:12:39 PM
With the beauties you hand pick I'd be tempted to save £130 and get the 5 star GT. Just my opinion though, feel free to ignore me :)

Fair opinion - just a shame they never have any 5 Star GTs! The last two times I've been to Newbery, they had absolutely none in that grade...  :(
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: Uzi Sports on December 07, 2013, 04:17:11 PM
Here are profile photos , bat shown are GT Player and Harlequin II

(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/aqureshi2004/2013_12070006_zps6a9bd5f2.jpg) (http://s434.photobucket.com/user/aqureshi2004/media/2013_12070006_zps6a9bd5f2.jpg.html)
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/aqureshi2004/2013_12070007_zps7cda5bdb.jpg) (http://s434.photobucket.com/user/aqureshi2004/media/2013_12070007_zps7cda5bdb.jpg.html)
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/aqureshi2004/2013_12070008_zps94caeb27.jpg) (http://s434.photobucket.com/user/aqureshi2004/media/2013_12070008_zps94caeb27.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: Number 11 on December 07, 2013, 06:48:44 PM
Looks like twins  ;)
just proves you can only do so much to shape a bat.
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: toenails97 on December 07, 2013, 06:51:44 PM
Looks like twins  ;)
just proves you can only do so much to shape a bat.
And that Tim Keeleys now at Millichamp
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: jamesisapayne on December 07, 2013, 07:15:08 PM
And that Tim Keeleys now at Millichamp
Well that shape M&H has been around for donkey's years - not sure how long the GT has been made for but it's probably less than the harlequin/original
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: toenails97 on December 07, 2013, 07:18:39 PM
Well that shape M&H has been around for donkey's years - not sure how long the GT has been made for but it's probably less than the harlequin/original
I know the harlequin has been around for years but I don't think the shape has always been the same as the GT
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: ItsJustCricket on December 07, 2013, 07:20:13 PM
I know the harlequin has been around for years but I don't think the shape has always been the same as the GT

I was thinking the same.  The middle on the GT moved higher up the blade last year.  It wasn't just the cadbury stickers that was new about it this time last year...
Title: Re: Newbery/M & H
Post by: jamesisapayne on December 07, 2013, 07:21:37 PM
I know the harlequin has been around for years but I don't think the shape has always been the same as the GT
It has, because as far as I know the harlequin/ original have always been that shape - the gt has changed, not the M&H