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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Vulcan Cricket on February 02, 2016, 08:58:49 PM
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Ok how long does your last bat last how runs did you get with did you use it in the nets??? . Also what do you spend on a bat and what do you expect to get out of bat ????
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Current match bat has done me 4 full seasons of nets, Saturday's, Sunday's and midweek. Must of got 4000 runs out of the old girl and cost me £200 :)
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Spend anything from 50-400 quid on a bat.
I used to use them regardless, but have been going through 4bats a season.(when toe damage or severe edge damage appears I switch bats, tend to repair them but end up moving them on than put back into use)
So this year I've bought a few net bats, and hope my match bats last a tad longer.
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My Helios has lasted me 4 years now and it's basically a Newbery GT. I used to net a lot and go on the bowling machine, but I find it hard to train much with work/uni/football. Spent AUD$280 on it when the conversion rate was good. Got 8 of my 11 scores over 50/100 for my current club with the bat so hard to let it go.
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My current net bat is an MRF which is 10 years old. I used it in matches until last season.
My SS LE only lasted two years before a chunk of the toe broke.
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Most quality bats are good for 1000 plus runs tend to use mine for one season then buy another as bats are the only thing i treat myself to also would take me a around 3 seasons to score that many never use a match at nets to much of a damage risk prefer a bat that pings after preparation
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Question more suited for someone who keeps only 1 bat :) which i doubt anyone on this forum does. :D
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My last bat is also the first one I ever got, it's still going strong after 7 years but only comes out during bad weather nowadays as it's definitely on the downward slope performance wise. I used to use it for both nets and matches. No idea how many runs I scored with it as I can't remember all the way back to when I was 15.
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I think most bats are good for 2000-3000 runs depending on whether it gets beaten up by cheap balls.
Using a net bat can prolong the main bat.
I typically spend around £150ish on a bat but I don't usually get a g1 bat. I am very lucky that @Canners picks lovely bats for me, but my bat will be in its third season this coming season.
For the average user on here a bat costs about £100, for a g1++++ bat which is amazing for the knocking in period but rubbish after the second innings with a combined score of about 60 runs....
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You guys are thinking about this all the wrong way. Who cares about runs? You gotta answer the question in terms of CBF visits...so my bat lasts about 10 CBF visits, after which it suddenly becomes relegated from the "main bat" position.
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Played less than 10 games last season and can probably count the runs scored without taking both socks off.
Still doesn't mean I don't "require" a new bat this year though. :)
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Around 4000 runs before it is retired to Sunday cricket. The better you look after it the longer it lasts. I don't bother with g1 bats as in my view it is not worth it. I spend around £200 for a good g2.
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Usually 3ish seasons for a main bat if I use it till it's dying, spend over the past few bats has probably been an average of £150. Normally the handle or toe that goes, I tend to glue the first decent break up and then change bats after the second one.
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New Bat every season Compulsory 👍
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I've got a couple of old Asian of the shelf bats(SS and Malik). Both are around 8-10 years old and both have been used and abused. But both still go like rockets. The SS in particular is very battered the handle is shot to pieces but still got a fabulous middle.
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Think my bat is going into its 4th season. It's the best bat I've ever owned and it's getting more like a trampoline every match. I had some weight taken off last winter and that's really helped. Would be looking at a trip to B3 one day in the future to get it mapped and cloned! I did have a run off bats for a few years but I've not needed to change this one.
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Additionally I never buy mass market brands or anything made overseas (just personal choice not a suggestion that they are of lower quality).
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Unfortunately a few net sessions is all they seem to last since joining this forum before I see something that takes my fancy
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Picked up 2 and sold one since joining a month ago, thats standard cbf rules though right?!
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I have a 2012 - Kook Kahuna 1000 bat and have scored almost 1700 runs with that one. I finally retired that bat after scoring a century in march 2015, wanted to preserve it for sentimental reasons. Became active in cbforum soon after and rest is history ... :D. Now i have a B3, H4L, Spartan, Hunts county custom, AS VX100 and Blank bat. If i average out the expenses and spread it over four years then i would say my spending is close to 250 GBP per year for bats.
H4L hellfire G2 was my match bat for the past 8 months, now it has been sold to a team member for a very good price. He offered almost 20 gbp more than what i purchased it for ! Used this funds to procure a GN SuperNova players from IJC.
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My current bat I got off eBay for 100 quid, used it every time I have batted bar the odd occasion testing out other ones to see if I like them, and it's into its third winter of full on cricket
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Last bat that I truly loved which was my. HitsHard I used for 2 full seasons every sat and Sunday and scored me 3500 runs. Used in outdoor nets but not indoor nets.
Now a days typically spend £200 -£300 on a main bat but in honesty would spend anything if I liked it.
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The last 3 bats I've used for a handful of nets and an indoor game each! :-[
I'm just waiting for my special bat I have in the pipeline to come along and then I'll use that ;)
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Lucky to have a bat last anywhere near a season at the minute, train 3 times a week with uni in winter where i try to use a net bat but have already broke 1 since christmas. During the season with weekend cricket and uni cricket might bat 4 times a week, so averaging 2 bats a season at around 200 quid a pop. I would probably prefer a bat pressed a little harder that takes a while to open up and lasts longer, than a bat that rockets from the word go but disintegrates very quickly!
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Lucky to have a bat last anywhere near a season at the minute, train 3 times a week with uni in winter where i try to use a net bat but have already broke 1 since christmas. During the season with weekend cricket and uni cricket might bat 4 times a week, so averaging 2 bats a season at around 200 quid a pop. I would probably prefer a bat pressed a little harder that takes a while to open up and lasts longer, than a bat that rockets from the word go but disintegrates very quickly!
The need for net bats at uni was what originally brought me to the forum (via google)! I think at one stage I was netting 3 times a week and playing two or three indoor games, and that was during the winter. Very easy to go through bats at a rate of knots. Of course, when I left and managed to persuade a company to actually pay me money, my bat collection was only going to expand...
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Just got a new bat this year and been using it abit in the nets so far.
My previous Gray Nicolls bat lasted me 5 seasons, hope this one is as good to me as my old one was.
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My SS is in its third year, 2000+ runs, and still going strong. I have taken it out of regular net use as I try and work in a few new bats....
You can never have enough bats as far as I am concerned.
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Think my bat is going into its 4th season. It's the best bat I've ever owned and it's getting more like a trampoline every match. I had some weight taken off last winter and that's really helped. Would be looking at a trip to B3 one day in the future to get it mapped and cloned! I did have a run off bats for a few years but I've not needed to change this one.
@kenbriooo which one is it?
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@kenbriooo which one is it?
It's a Newbery B52 SPS, that's had some weight taken off by a lad I played with and has Cadbury GT stickers. Will try and post some pictures up when I'm back as im aware this bat doesn't currently exist! 😜
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I go through three bats a year fairly easily unfortunatley.
Caveat is my net bat hits at least 1000 balls a week, probably up to 1600 sometimes. My match bats play Saturday's, Sunday's and twice a week in tour or other gentlemen day games. I've racked up 1500 or more runs for the last 4 years and that's ignoring a load of the non play cricket day games where I always aim to bat most of the day.
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My toro has at least 1500 runs on it, got the handle replaced and that's probably good to go .
A lot depends on quality of balls, I only use my bats in matches, I've not netted for a couple of years now,apart from the odd indoor with bola machine
I used a phantom in matches last year, but didn't play many games, probably 30ish including Sunday friendlies
If I was netting more, I'd probably have something specific for that
Just to avoid potential damage
I did break a coupla bats or three last year, so I'm hoping my new ones at least get me through the season
Got a lot more games to play this year. Due to league re structure
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It's a Newbery B52 SPS, that's had some weight taken off by a lad I played with and has Cadbury GT stickers. Will try and post some pictures up when I'm back as im aware this bat doesn't currently exist! 😜
Here are some very poor quality pictures...
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Although it's going into its 4th season I did miss the majority of one of those so it's not had quite as much use as it could have, also it helps a bats longevity if you're a bit pants!! 😜
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Hope you appreciate the new edge measuring tool!
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Varies alot from time to time. Couple of years ago, id go through 1-2 a season. Then I started bringing my kit home from the club, suspecting that other players were using my kit, and all of a sudden my bats lasted longer. (Seemed everyone just liked using without telling)
Havent broken a bat in 2 seasons, mainly because i shift them each season.