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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: 19reading87 on February 26, 2014, 05:21:27 PM
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Evening all,
We're all going on about "pro" bats a lot recently (and I would say 98% of us are not professional cricketers on here) so I thought it would be good to see in your opinion what's the best performing bat you've used or owned... Disregard the looks of the bat. Try answering to the points below....This may for once put to bed the whole grade 1 bats are better etc etc debate.
Brand:
Grains:
Grade:
Price:
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Brand: BAS
Grains: 8/9
Grade: 1
Price: £100
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Brand: adidas
Grains: 9
Grade: 2
Price 150
tbf its the most expensive bats ive owned but i had a 50 quid sxi which was a gun
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Brand: GM
Grains: 7
Grade: 2 (707 model)
Price: £70 new
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Brand: Helios
Grains: 11
Grade: 1 (Top)
Price: £180 new (Should have been refunded £50!)
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Best I've used
Brand: CA
Grains: couldn't see because of the tape
Grade: it was a plus 10000 so whatever grade that is
Price: £30 2nd hand
Best I've owned (between 2)
Brand: Chase / GM
Grains: 9 / 7
Grade: 2 / 4 (303 model)
Price: £125 / Free (rescued from a skip)
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Best bat I have owned is honestly my HH bat from last year. G1 willow, 11 grains and would have cost £250.
Very close behind was a GN Powerbow 5 star I used in 2010 season that was a rocket but kept braking/cracking held together with so much tape must have weighed about 3lb
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Stuart surridge lance klusener fury at least I think it was fury)
12 grains
No clue on grade.
Cost 30 quid in a ss rebrand sale. Bought 4 after the 1st one for teammates. Even sent one back damaged and got a replacement! !
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Can't decided between two.
Brand: GM (Flare) / GM (Icon)
Grains: 11 / 10
Grade: 1 (Original) / 3 (606)
Price: N/A borrowed / £110
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Brand: Spyder
Grains: 15 or so
Grade: 1
Price: £175 in a bat pads and gloves bundle with a sponsership/discount
unfortunetly broke after a few months but was given a full replacement, was pressed so softly
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Definitely the Warsop Superior of 1997
Grains; Not a clue. Never counted until I joined this forum!
Grade; No idea, probably 1.
Weight, probably around 2lb 8, but no more
Cost; Can't recall, probably around £110.
Profile; Traditional, thin edges.
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county caerulex (but a tendulkar ish shape) bought 10-12 years ago
g1
grains 7?
cost £120 ish.
scored about 6 tons with it... lovely.
what was most amusing with this was the note on the invoice from County... it said "enjoy this bat is special" - they were right
it is the one with all the tape...
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Evening all,
We're all going on about "pro" bats a lot recently (and I would say 98% of us are not professional cricketers on here) so I thought it would be good to see in your opinion what's the best performing bat you've used or owned... Disregard the looks of the bat. Try answering to the points below....This may for once put to bed the whole grade 1 bats are better etc etc debate.
Brand:
Grains:
Grade:
Price:
Brand: GN Ignite
Grains: No idea, didn't count till this forum
Grade: Carbo
Price: 2009 model bought in 2011 for £150
It's not technically the 'best' bat but it is my favourite
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Brand: shark hammerhead
Grains: 10
Grade: unknown
Price: free to original user. £60 to me
This bats was acquired from a team mate that was once upon a time sponsored by shark. Bat is a little ugly(big stain in playing area), yet the middle Is like no other I've felt, it's quite long and wide despite the huge concaving it has,
It's a shame it's too light for me and I struggle to use(it's also longer than my other sh, so may be lh, but it claims it's sh)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/20140131_140301_zps9feab891.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/20140131_140301_zps9feab891.jpg.html)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/20140131_140336_zpsa947bd1a.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/20140131_140336_zpsa947bd1a.jpg.html)
Best bats I have used in my weight
Brand: b3 bespokes
Grains: 24
Grade: 3stripe
Price: £320
This thing is a gun off a bat, it just breaks easily, had two refurbs in 1 season! Thats 700 runs(at a 140 sr)
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USED
Brand: Slazenger V200 Ultimate (Jonny Bairstow Reject)
Grains : 10+ (Didn't really count )
Grade: 1+
Price: Unknown
OWNED
Brand: Kookaburra Blade (2011)
Grains: 10
Grade: 3/4
Price : £64.99
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Ace
No idea on how many grains it had
Grade 2
Cost me 110
lasted about four seasons of very hard use
Performance wise, it was an absolute gun.
Saw enough people use ace bats to know,Alf didn't do,bad performing bats
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Brand: Newbery (Mjolnir Version)
Grains: 10
Grade: 1+
Price: £300 (But was sponsored 75% back then so £75)
#NeverFoundBetter
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Brand: Talisman T20, Long handle, short blade jobby.
Grains: 15- yeah that's right
Grade: 1 I'd guess.
Price: £115 bought from Roco
My best bat ever ever, Still going strong
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Brand: Bradbury
Grains: 7
Grade: It is the 400 (so whatever Grade that is)
Price: £220
Absolute Dream, Adam on here can testify, but I have a feeling she is on her way out :(
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Brand: MH Distinction 2010
Grains: 9
Grade: 1 but doesnt look so
Price: £185 in 2011
Condition: dead after about 4000 runs
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Brand: H4L Hattori
Grains: 7 i think (dont count them)
Grade: 1
Price: �175
Best bat I have ever owned - Colesy and Tomtek can vouch for it!!!
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Last years and now this years match bats. Both on a par with each other
Brand: Wright Cricket
Grain: 2013: 4/5, 2014: 9
Grade: 2013: 3 2014: 1
Price: 2013: £60 2014: £80 (cleft cost)
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My bat when I was 12 and 13 so from 2000 and 2001 (It was a Harrow);
Brand: Newbery (The first Samurai shape - similar to M&H Original Low)
Grain: 9
Grade: 1
Price: £90 I think ??
I loved that bat, I was gutted when it broke :(
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Brand: Kookaburra Beast
Grains: About 11 I think
Grade: Think it was top end
Price: £60 as it was a repair and I bought it from a friend who worked there, absolutely flew, loved the shape.
Not sure what current bat shape replicates this, would love another as good as that was
was that the carbon one ? had a mate who was a top league bat who had one and he was gutted when his died !
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Two of them:
Brand: Hunts Steelback 3 *
Grains: About 8
Grade: G3?
Price: �85 from Romida - it's still being used by my mate and still goes well.
Brand: RNS Larsons
Grains: About 7
Grade: G1 blank
Price: 100 from Brimblemort - great bat and made that pistol-crack noise when you hit it. Sold it to someone on here in a bit of a battered state.
Now it's my Hits Hard.
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By a long long way, streets ahead:
Brand: Salix Royal
Grains: About 15, half heartwood inside half
Grade: No idea, Andrew made it at a cricket show early 90's
Price: He wanted £100 but only had £90 cash
Will find out this year if my Dynadrive is better, Used it once last year and was VERY good.
Brand: GN
Grains: 12
Grade: ?
Price: free off a Kent player
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Brand: Laver and Wood, Private Bin
Grains: About 10
Grade: G1
Price: £180 Brought off here, never used, the best bet ive ever used or owned.
Brand: Funky - Dude
Grains: 5 or 6
Grade: G2
Price: £180
Although the handle has been replaced twice this goes like a gun, I no longer use it and sold it on but it scored of 500 runs last year
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Brand: CA
Grains: 6-7
Grade: was the white gold so I think meant to be grade 2, but was probably 3/4 on looks.
Price: about 90 quid from AJ Sports i think.
Condition: Probably just about usable but a crack through the back has killed the response.
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Brand: Solitaire T20 Custom
Grains: 8 or 9
Grade: 1
Price: £80
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Used
Brand: Kook Kahuna
Grains: not sure weight was about 2"8 but playing a shot was effortless
Grade: 1000
Price: not sure
Condition: still going 6 yrs old, stored in the shed to avoid drying out
Owned
Brand: AJK / BAS
Grains: 10 / 11
Grade: 1+ / 1+
Condition: owned for one season coming into its own now / gun bat
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Brand : Ca plus 15000 Le (long blade
Grains : 10
Grade : G 1
price : 200 ish i guess, bought almost two years back
Brand : BB lam
grains :12 plus (fairly new ,but very soon to be my match bat)
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Brand : Newbery Excalibur
Grains : 7
Grade : G 1
price : £56
Because it was the first bat I owned I had nothing to rate it against, but with the benefit of hindsight it was a top performing blade. When new it weighed 3lb exactly, so that might have had something to do with the way that the ball flew off it. There was very little running required.
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Used -
Brand - G&M Purist Original
Grains - No Idea
Grade - 1
Price - no idea, scored a ton with it and the owner never got it back.
Owned -
My current bat
Brand - Shark Great White 5fin
Grains - 7
Grade - 1
Price - £165 new.
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Brand: Python Pro
Grains: 9/10
Grade: 1/1+
Great bat, was a little hard at first but 6 nets later it's a belta! Feels much nicer than my Salix now, which really surprised me and considering they haven't being going long it speaks volumes for the brand - not only am I impressed but many people who I've netted with has agreed it's a beautiful bat on pickup and performance... The handle is really nice aswell!
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Have had 3
Brand - Kook Biggest Kahuna
Grains - don't remember
Grade - not sure
Price - Paid abt $250 i think..
was a monster of bat....
Brand - CA 10000 Plus
Grains - 11 or 12
Grade - 1
Price - Paid $300
One of the biggest six hitting bats I had, got off a mate who used to play for Bahrain
Brand - RPC
Grains - not sure
Grade - was told grade 1, I guess some would have called it grade 2
Price - ;)
This was the best bat I have ever had, just suited me perfectly, handle, rebound, pick-up...everything was right for me...
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Stuck between two....
Talisman in a GT Shape
Grains : 12ish
Weight 2"9
Cost : £140
Chase Custom
Grains : 12+ (no idea)
Weight 2"8
Cost : £90 Used.
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Brand B3 crown 1271
Grade. Crown
Grains. Not sure
Weight. Before. 2-9 and a half. Reduced down to 2-7
Cost. Unknown
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this thread is all very well and good, but I am the only one who has stuck up any pics... come one guys - you know the unwritten rules of the forum - if there aren't pics, it doesn't exist ;)
Dave - you are exempt - we have see multiple pics of your B3 and your Private bun..!!
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this thread is all very well and good, but I am the only one who has stuck up any pics... come one guys - you know the unwritten rules of the forum - if there aren't pics, it doesn't exist ;)
Dave - you are exempt - we have see multiple pics of your B3 and your Private bun..!!
Edited my post to suit.
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My said 303 Purist after I'd taken the polycoat cover off.
Looked quite nice really!
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/6B7CDEA6-5EE5-4E24-B475-80B61C14622C_zps6t1q5to7.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/6B7CDEA6-5EE5-4E24-B475-80B61C14622C_zps6t1q5to7.jpg.html)
And the 150 finback before she finally gave up
(plus a few others)
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The BAS
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Brand: Reebok
Grains: 9-10
Grade: 1 (in my opinion)
Price : Bought used and paid about £90 for essentially the whole kit with 2 bats
Brand: SG Anchor 5000 (am pretty sure not many would have heard about this bat)
Grains: 6-7
Grade: 2 or 3 or may be even 4
Price : about $100 new
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Hands down my Laver PB, which was made in the mid 90's M & H shape. Absolute gun from the get go and still going strong. Every other bat thus far falls very far from that one. Sorry can't add photos as I have added stickers that admin said I could not show.
Brand: Laver
Grains: 7
Grade: 1
Price: 250
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1
Brand Salix pod players
Grains 11
Grade 1
Cost £315
2
Brand Fusion sports blue bat
Grains 9
Grade1
Cost £ 190
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B3 Bespoke
Crown Grade
9 grains
full review: http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26189.msg409978#msg409978 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26189.msg409978#msg409978)