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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: wayward_hayward on March 01, 2014, 01:45:07 PM

Title: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: wayward_hayward on March 01, 2014, 01:45:07 PM: Simple question, Are all Gray Nics made in England?

Seen a bit of talk about custom GN bats being better than the off the shelf and interested to know why.

Also, anyone know what the stamps J and R stand for on my Maverick 5 star.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: The Palmist on March 01, 2014, 01:50:59 PM: Really depends which shelf. I have only seen 4 or 5 bats break in matches and they have all been greys. It could just be co incidence but they were all from sports direct.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: Pelican042 on March 01, 2014, 01:51:24 PM: No, I've heard of an Indian factory but don't know what models/ranges they make :)
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: wayward_hayward on March 01, 2014, 02:04:16 PM: Quote from: The Palmist on March 01, 2014, 01:50:59 PM
Really depends which shelf. I have only seen 4 or 5 bats break in matches and they have all been greys. It could just be co incidence but they were all from sports direct.

Is that down to the owners not preparing them properly? Were they sports direct specials or models that other retailers sold?

My Maverick came from sports direct during their mad sale this winter. I'm knocking it in at the moment and I have been impressed with the response so far.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: tim2000s on March 01, 2014, 05:10:58 PM: Quote from: wayward_hayward on March 01, 2014, 01:45:07 PM
Simple question, Are all Gray Nics made in England?

Seen a bit of talk about custom GN bats being better than the off the shelf and interested to know why.

Also, anyone know what the stamps J and R stand for on my Maverick 5 star.
Nearly all UK sold bats are made in the GN Indian factory. Custom orders are made locally. Sometimes you do find UK made stock bats, like when they ran out of dynasties, just not very often.

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Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: Seniorplayer on March 01, 2014, 05:16:14 PM: Pelican 042 is correct G.N.do have bats manufactured in India. At robertsbridge they make pro bats,custom bats and players bats such as the legend.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: The Palmist on March 01, 2014, 08:02:09 PM: Quote from: wayward_hayward on March 01, 2014, 02:04:16 PM
Is that down to the owners not preparing them properly? Were they sports direct specials or models that other retailers sold?

My Maverick came from sports direct during their mad sale this winter. I'm knocking it in at the moment and I have been impressed with the response so far.

could be but it wasn't their first bat so I doubt it. All bats played very well though. Usual nitro, powerbow models as far as I can recall.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on March 01, 2014, 09:26:28 PM: I was at the Cook & Matthews cricket show in Kent of Wednesday and Gray Nicolls were there with there Rep and they stated openly that very little is made in UK. The UK base basically deals in refurbs, the custom experiences and pro bats and that's about it.

Straight from the horses mouth.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: alee on March 02, 2014, 01:00:24 PM: So with Kookaburra/Puma sharing same factory as SG/SS(not sure).

Do Gray Nicholls have a seperate factory in India making their stuff?
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: tim2000s on March 02, 2014, 04:12:51 PM: Quote from: alee on March 02, 2014, 01:00:24 PM
So with Kookaburra/Puma sharing same factory as SG/SS(not sure).

Do Gray Nicholls have a seperate factory in India making their stuff?
Gray Nicolls have a wholly owned set up in India. Separate from the likes of SG, etc...

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Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: alee on March 04, 2014, 10:04:32 PM: Does anyone know when they started to shift their production to India? I have an old powerbow 5 star (possibly 2007 range) and an ignite 4 star (2009 range)
so just wondering if they are made in England or not.

thanks,
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: fasteddie on March 04, 2014, 10:44:14 PM: Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on March 01, 2014, 09:26:28 PM

Straight from the horses mouth.

'Neigh!'
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: VKS on March 04, 2014, 11:44:32 PM: Quote from: tim2000s on March 02, 2014, 04:12:51 PM
Gray Nicolls have a wholly owned set up in India. Separate from the likes of SG, etc...

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Indeed they have their own set up in India, but a lot of the work such as all the pre-prep of the willow and grading, is still all being done at Robertsbridge before the clefts are sent out for the production stage.
Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: tim2000s on March 04, 2014, 11:46:06 PM: Quote from: VKS on March 04, 2014, 11:44:32 PM
Indeed they have their own set up in India, but a lot of the work such as all the pre-prep of the willow and grading, is still all being done at Robertsbridge before the clefts are sent out for the production stage.

Indeed. Alex has mentioned in the past that they simply ship clefts to India. They do the tree selection, splitting, first stage drying, etc.

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Title: Re: Off The Shelf Gray Nicolls Bats
Post by: VKS on March 04, 2014, 11:56:26 PM: Quote from: tim2000s on March 04, 2014, 11:46:06 PM
Indeed. Alex has mentioned in the past that they simply ship clefts to India. They do the tree selection, splitting, first stage drying, etc.

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I'm actually going to be in Robertsbridge this Friday, so if I get a chance, I'll try and take some photos of the areas that all the willow is cut, dried, stored and graded in.