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Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 05:11:14 PM

Title: Island cricket
Post by: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 05:11:14 PM: hi
anyone know anything about these guys

many thanks
LT x
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: musama91 on November 30, 2009, 06:03:22 PM: do the best wk gloves apparently.
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 30, 2009, 06:06:50 PM: Devon based company I think, did some bats and produced soem soft goods as well
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Washington on November 30, 2009, 06:18:51 PM: Mate of mine had one . . .must have been 10 years or so ago . . .was a nice bat didn't like design but still was a nice bat . . .expensive if i remember but not seen or heard anything of them since
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: cd0070 on November 30, 2009, 06:20:27 PM: http://www.island-sports.co.uk/cricket/ (http://www.island-sports.co.uk/cricket/)
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 30, 2009, 06:21:07 PM: http://www.island-sports.co.uk/cricket/ (http://www.island-sports.co.uk/cricket/)

Still around it seems, usual marks ups on bats with a £220 top end version. Soft goods as well on their site
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Washington on November 30, 2009, 06:23:35 PM: Stuff looks nice . . .who is their master bat maker?
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 30, 2009, 06:25:38 PM: No idea but they are based in Tiverton down Devon way..saw an old Island bat at Ottery St Marys when i was down Devon way on tour this year not seen many making their way upto Bristol yet though
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: ianbuchanan on November 30, 2009, 06:27:51 PM: based in tiverton, devon. the coach of my club was sponsored by them a few years ago, he is now sponsored by Bradbury but still sticks to the island bats. his absolutely flies!
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Washington on November 30, 2009, 06:30:03 PM: Softs looks really good . . .still not keen on their design, not a fan of see through stickers but thats me being picky :)
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 06:40:07 PM: yeah one of my mates is sponsored with them....didnt kow much about them
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Tom on November 30, 2009, 06:51:23 PM: Bats used to be done by Warsop, not sure who does them anymore. I think Mike mentioned RNS?
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 06:55:48 PM: they are absolute guns......
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: peplow on November 30, 2009, 06:57:59 PM: seen one or two in bristol, looked average! but then they were both tailenders so didn't see much of 'em :P. But didnt pick them up or anything so cant really pass a major comment.
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 07:00:35 PM: my mate who used one smashed a quick 50 with one in 20/20 game.....I bowled against him and everything just plopped in gaps against him
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: Howzat on November 30, 2009, 07:36:36 PM: Quote from: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 07:00:35 PM
my mate who used one smashed a quick 50 with one in 20/20 game.....I bowled against him and everything just plopped in gaps against him
Maybe it was the bowler ;) haha
Title: Re: Island cricket
Post by: tommo256 on November 30, 2009, 07:45:39 PM: haha cheers....He is my best mates brother so was desperate get him and he was skying everything and would just hit the middle of two fielders evrytime.....had good banter though.