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Title: 2010 gear
Post by: stubbzy on October 10, 2009, 11:51:47 AM

iv heard there are new bats coming out, but what about soft goods?

any pictures of new bats, softs, keeper stuff would be apprecaited

cheers

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Damo1583 on October 10, 2009, 01:17:29 PM

The ne Newbery's are the Krakatoa and the the Thruxton 100, no pics leaked yet........

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: WALSHY on October 10, 2009, 01:27:40 PM

Who will be the first to get pictures of the bats, any guess?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Tom on October 10, 2009, 02:02:20 PM

The stickers didn't really interest me so didn't even try for a catalogue or photos. Just looks like standard Newbery kit. Pads are a little different, red inside if I recall correctly.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: stubbzy on October 10, 2009, 02:25:32 PM

how about gloves tom?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: cd0070 on October 10, 2009, 02:59:50 PM

I hear the new profile is currently in use by hald of the SL and Indian team.. I might be getting a prototype/sample bat from a distributor in Canada in early-mid Nov..

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Talisman on October 10, 2009, 05:38:20 PM

The profiles are indeed player based and I like them both but not the names or graphics. Only new softs are lower range B52 Pads and Gloves.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: danspink on October 22, 2009, 05:49:50 PM

Got the 2010 catalouge thru today and the stuff looks really nice.

4 new bats - thruxton and krakatoa and the chic witch is a womens one. and a b52 XL

new test pads and gloves and county pads and gloves
and b52 5* pads and gloves what look crap

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: stubbzy on October 22, 2009, 05:53:27 PM

can you scan some pics, are the sps pads the same?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: tommo256 on October 22, 2009, 05:55:07 PM

how you get hold of catalogue?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: danspink on October 22, 2009, 05:59:18 PM

can scan them as i dont have a scanner with my laptop and yh the sps's are exactly the same carl.

and i emailed newbery and they sent me one out tommo

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Apple on October 22, 2009, 05:59:32 PM

ive seen the chic at lords, in a youth size, wood wise it was the best bat there!

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: GJ on October 23, 2009, 05:43:51 PM

Newbery have updated their website with the new gear. website looks great to me. But stuff getting a samey.
www.newbery.co.uk (http://www.newbery.co.uk)

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Damo1583 on October 23, 2009, 06:04:48 PM

Cant see any new gear on there mate...

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Tom on October 23, 2009, 06:09:05 PM

Solid show but nothing inspiring or exciting going on which catches my interest. Have stagnated a bit in terms of softs and bat designs imo.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: peplow on October 23, 2009, 06:17:03 PM

Have the all white sps pads changed at all?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SillyShilly on October 23, 2009, 06:17:36 PM

Agreed, but quality is still decent - i havnt seen the purple gloves and pads before - Murray goodwin related perhaps? SPS pads i believe are unchanged.
Any news on the new mongoose softs tom?

And thank god they updated their website, it's been a long time coming!

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Tom on October 23, 2009, 06:26:10 PM

Wouldn't expect anything magical in way of Mongoose softs for 2010 SillyShilly.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: cd0070 on October 23, 2009, 06:43:11 PM

The KRAKATOA bat seems amazing.. Love the profile..

Whats the Diamond toe finish on the Thruxton bats??

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Damo1583 on October 23, 2009, 06:48:36 PM

seriously I can not see any new kit on the Newbery website..........can someone post pics please

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: raymond on October 23, 2009, 07:03:38 PM

The new profiles look very nice but the stickers arent as classy as normal!

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Howzat on October 23, 2009, 07:06:23 PM

I cant see anything either!

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Tom on October 23, 2009, 07:08:25 PM

Try http://3bhosting.com/~newberyc/ (http://3bhosting.com/~newberyc/)

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Howzat on October 23, 2009, 07:14:32 PM

Nice one tom

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: AlRidd on October 23, 2009, 07:16:20 PM

Once again Tom you have proved extremely helpful. thanks for the link mate

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Damo1583 on October 23, 2009, 08:00:06 PM

Personally i preffer the Thruxton.........Thruxton is a motor racing circuit hence the chequered flag......

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SAF Bats on October 23, 2009, 08:17:35 PM

I say no to the logo, excuse my languauge here but John Newbery was the best bat maker ever to have lived thus far and to f-ing well change the logo is tantamount to sacrilege.... The guy who owns it now must be an absolute loon with no sense of tradition or respect to John and the brand he built

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SillyShilly on October 23, 2009, 08:25:28 PM

Agree with you here - awful logo, ditching their heritage like this could prove costly.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Tom on October 23, 2009, 08:35:47 PM

Sorry I think it's the right move, Newbery needs freshening up and an update of their branding. Imagine if Mercedes-Benz had stuck with the same logo as they had in 1909 out of respect to Karl Benz. Companies have to move on to fit in with the times, I really like the new logo and think it sticks to the traditions of Newbery whilst just jazzing it up that little bit.

Newbery could have been continued to be run the way it was but I believe they needed the new owners to push the brand forward and keep it alive. Evolution with the brand will allow it to live on longer with John's legacy still paramount to the success.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SillyShilly on October 23, 2009, 08:42:23 PM

I agree with parts of what you say tom - but i believe they could have spent a little longer on this specific logo - i think the N is somewhat lost in the stripes, but this is the beauty of change - some like, some don't care and some hate - at least it gets people talking....

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SAF Bats on October 23, 2009, 09:05:07 PM

Tom sorry but i just dont agree.. The symbol for Mercedes has been around for years and is instantly recognisable from the 3 prong star, it was part of the original makeup of the company and has not changed for 80 years.  You hear the Intel jingle after every ad so it is etched on your mind and that jingle is hardly ever changed.

The newbery logo to me meant quality a seal of approval... to change it to the N with stripes, you will double take. Is that a Newbery or a copy?

As for the running of Newbery and pushing it forward... Are you suggesting the logo will do this? Newbery haven't signed anybody new up to use there bats, there has been no big fanfare within Newbery for godsake and the newest thing that has happened is that the logo as has been leaked onto a forum from a test website

Hardly trying there best to gain a greater market share or drive the company forward, they are still living on the old name and they should respect that.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Tom on October 23, 2009, 09:19:58 PM

The new Newbery logo relates closely enough to the last 10 years Newbery stickers and design so people will be able to see what it is. The old logo looks far too old fashioned and in a time when Junior bats occupy such a huge market share is it a good idea to have a logo which looks old fashioned? Salix for me have been ahead for the last couple of years in marketing despite being in a very similar market to Newbery, I think Newb have to follow their lead now.

A logo gives the feel and ambience of the brand, the rest of the brand follows it and designs should incorporate it. So yes I feel a change in logo will push Newbery forward in the 21st century.

Pepsi is a great example of a company who have changed their logo to reach out to the right market and they're still living on the Pepsi name.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SAF Bats on October 23, 2009, 09:24:55 PM

and there I will leave it Tom I reckon.. we'll agree to disagree on this one... otherwise we'll be here untill the cows come home

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: cd0070 on October 23, 2009, 09:32:38 PM

I had to google the logo.. fyi benz logo changed quite a bit in the earlier years, but as the company grew/merged the logo changed along with it..

(http://www.creativeroots.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bcle-16.jpg)

The new logo isn't that radical yet it also implies something new.. I like it.. I don't see the need for Newbery to spend money on signing new players as far as I know they probably have the highest amount of bats being used by professionals.. Plus anyone who knows anything about cricket gear knows Newbery is elite.. A little kid in Afghanistan has never been to Disney Land or watched cartoons on tv but I'm sure he knows Mickey Mouse the name.. Not how he looks... Newbery the name carries more weight than the logo is my point..

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: raymond on October 23, 2009, 09:33:13 PM

They havent even put the new logo on the new bats as far as i can see

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: yvk3103 on October 24, 2009, 12:05:40 AM

I think the Thurxton bat looks a bit inspired from the GM ICON DMX (i might be wrong though)

Do not like the name Thurxton and the checkered flags are a definite no ... at least for me


btw, the new clint eastwood movie would make for a good bat name - Invictus (Latin word for unconquered)

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: siberry on October 24, 2009, 12:21:32 AM

SIlly, i have the purple pads there for murray goodwins benifit year. There basically the gt335 but purple and silver behind.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SAF Bats on October 24, 2009, 11:56:21 AM

[yuks still for the logo!!]
Website live now... http://www.newbery.co.uk/ (http://www.newbery.co.uk/)

the Thruxton profile looks familiar

(http://www.newbery.co.uk/images/stories/2010-product-range/cricket-bats/thruxton/thruxton-profile.jpg)

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: stubbzy on October 24, 2009, 12:13:14 PM

i really like the purple gt gloves, they going to be on sale??

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Howzat on October 24, 2009, 01:37:33 PM

The flag on that bat is repulsive!

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: tommo256 on October 24, 2009, 01:43:09 PM

i cant see any of it on the site

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Apple on October 24, 2009, 03:12:02 PM

I like the look of all the new gear, looks a touch more modern.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Damo1583 on October 24, 2009, 05:08:07 PM

The test series softs are very similar to Bradbury's players series.......

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: peplow on October 30, 2009, 05:41:26 PM

but surely not as good as the bradbury players?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Damo1583 on October 30, 2009, 06:17:04 PM

No they are not mate but same colour scheme

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: musama91 on October 30, 2009, 06:25:08 PM

purple gt gear can only be bought from the Newbery chalet shop.

Bradbury 2010 stuff is out as well:

gloves: http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Bradbury.html (http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Bradbury.html)

pads:  http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Bradbury.html (http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Bradbury.html)

wk gloves: http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/Bradbury_2008.html (http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/Bradbury_2008.html)

wk pads: http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Bradbury_2008.html (http://www.talentcricket.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Bradbury_2008.html)

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Apple on October 30, 2009, 06:38:15 PM

That stuff looks very good, like the new batting pads

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: GJ on October 30, 2009, 06:45:23 PM

Hasnt really changed much from last years.

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Apple on October 30, 2009, 06:46:13 PM

The pads have changed quite a lot

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: musama91 on October 30, 2009, 06:47:13 PM

Prices are good as well. Cheapest (for top of the range) out of Salix, Newbery, Kookaburra, Adidas etc

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: charliemunton on October 31, 2009, 04:25:50 PM

I have a pair of the pads here that I'm looking to sell if anyone is interested?  They are a stunning pair of pads.  PM me for photos, but only if serious.

Cheers

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: peplow on October 31, 2009, 05:11:15 PM

rh or lh?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: SillyShilly on October 31, 2009, 05:35:23 PM

charlie what pads are they - the murray goodwins?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: charliemunton on October 31, 2009, 06:09:40 PM

yes.

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2674/img00020200906041516.jpg)

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: Apple on October 31, 2009, 06:12:46 PM

What a weird looking knee roll, looks like there a button in them, I like the purple!

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: peplow on October 31, 2009, 06:34:31 PM

can yuo get these in small mens lh from the chalet?

Title: Re: 2010 gear
Post by: charliemunton on October 31, 2009, 06:41:15 PM

now sold.

cheers