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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Bellingham & Smith UK => Topic started by: GDP1964 on October 31, 2014, 05:27:09 PM
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I am waiting to board my flight back to the UK fresh from the B&S factory in SA with the fantastic news of a new bat to be launched along side the Assegai and Impi it will be the GP 274 B&S are doing this in partnership with the great Graham Pollock who has recently fallen on very harsh times financially and medically a certain portion of the sale price will be donated to the Graham Pollock trust to help pay for medical and living costs as soon as a shape and sticker design has been approved I will update the foroum there will only be 100 bats available and they will all be numbered and authenticated by the great man
Watch this space
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See you soon Gary, sounds like great news for a great cause.
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Very sad news re GP. Finest left hander of all time. Will one or two of this limited run of bats be long blade by any chance (GP is 6ft 2!!)?
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We will always accommodate requests
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When will you be publishing details? Had planned on ordering an Impi or two through Jake but, as a massive Pollock fan, wouldn't mind seeing this before I finalise the decision.
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Shape will be within the next two weeks decals same time
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Lovely gesture!
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Waiting......
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Hi guys a shape has been decided on I will see it on Friday when thirty bats arrive from SA there will be two G P 274 with these hopefully decal designs will be emailed to me today as soon as I can I will post them on here
Cheers
Gary
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Any chance you can disclose how much of the sale price will be going the the GP fund. Also would the bats be available through the current stockists or directly from B&S UK?
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good questions - also what the sale price will be?
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The sale price will be £260.00 of that £40.00 will go to the GP trust fund you will get a very nice full length padded bat cover with details embroidered on and hopefully still to confirmed a DVDs thanking you for your purchase and a Espn video clip detailing his 274 knock.You can order you bat through Vitas or direct online at www.bellinghamandsmith.co.uk (http://www.bellinghamandsmith.co.uk) any further questions please don't hes to ask
Regards
Gary
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Why don't I check before I post . Sorry the thanking you for your purchase hopefully will be from the great man himself.
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The sale price will be £260.00 of that £40.00 will go to the GP trust fund you will get a very nice full length padded bat cover with details embroidered on and hopefully still to confirmed a DVDs thanking you for your purchase and a Espn video clip detailing his 274 knock.You can order you bat through Vitas or direct online at [url=http://www.bellinghamandsmith.co.uk]www.bellinghamandsmith.co.uk[/url] ([url]http://www.bellinghamandsmith.co.uk[/url]) any further questions please don't hes to ask
Regards
Gary
Thanks Gary.
Will the bats be made to order to cater for weight and handle requirements? And I guess they will all be of a nice quality grade 1.
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Here is an idea on the bat shape, obviously in unfinished form with no grip/stickers.
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Yes made to order is possible all we need are your specifications and they will be grade one willow with most of the importance being ping factor
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Very pleased to announce Tim and Nick Keely will be the bat makers involved in the Manufacture of the GP 274 cricket bat .
B&S are extremely grateful to have there expertise on board now just decal proofs to be finalised
Regards
Gary
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Any particular reason they're not being made by B&S mate?
Looking forward to seeing them though!
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Any particular reason they're not being made by B&S mate?
Looking forward to seeing them though!
Hi guys a quick update
A shape has been decided on I will post pictures as when I can.
The bat will be made in U K reason being a certain bat maker contacted B&S in South Africa and asked if there was anything he could help out with as Graeme Pollock was a childhood hero .B&S asked if he would like to supply and make the bat his reply was positive the bat maker will be revealed once I have the go ahead.
The decals are still being finalised and there may be a G P 274 pad glove option .
Regards for now
Gary
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Thanks for that Jake just to quickly sum up Tim is a huge fan of Graeme Pollock . Tim and B&S go back a long way he offered his help in anyway and B&S thought why not get him too make it he agreed.
Regards
Gary
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Sorry mate, didn't read through the other page again. That's great to hear though, should be a fantastic partnership
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Nice and refreshing to know who the actual bat maker is and not this cloak & dagger ""our master bat maker" line that we get.
Gary I really hope the partnership works and if the prices for this stay as competitive as they are for the LE etc than a TK bat for your guys is a steal compared to others that charge much more and are most likely from the same source
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Just me, or does this bat shape remind others of another one, which is a 'professionally pressed bat, which is essentially the exact same as last years, but with a square toe, oh, and the price is now £410'? (Lovely shape btw)
Great gesture from B&S and the Keeley brothers, hope GP makes a speedy recovery, and gets the help and support he needs. :)