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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on June 01, 2016, 09:32:31 PM
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Hi all
Random thought I've had after last Saturday, regarding what you carry compared to what actually gets used. Somebody needed their bat grip replacing, and of the 1 11 players I was the only one with a grip cone on my bag!
That did get me thinking though, how much stuff do people carry around that's just dead weight on their bag (I'm guilty of this...)
In my bag:
Match bat
Net bat
Pads
Strettons
Match gloves
Net gloves
Helmet
Spare helmet padding
Sunglasses & spare lenses
Grip cone
Spare grips
Chest pad
Spikes
Trainers
Wash kit
Sun cream
Towel
Kinesio tape & zinc oxide tape
Ankle and knee supports
Tubigrip
Pain killers
Spare inners
Spare spikes
Spare sweatbands
I have put in red the stuff I don't use on a typical match day. It seems I carry more stuff I don't need than stuff I actually do!
How about everyone else? Am I alone carrying all this unnecessary stuff, or are other forumites guilty of the same?
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Are you really playing at a level where a chest pad is justifiable?
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Tbf theres people on this forum with 20+ bats (if not ALOT more in some cases) justifying kit purchases just doesnt happen.
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in My bag I take:
Match Bat
2nd in line bat
Wet weather Bat
Pads
Match Gloves
Batting inners
Lid
strettons
Box
Batting Shoes
trainers
keeping pads
keeping inners
match keeping gloves
spare keeping gloves
Towel
shower kit
deoderant
sun cream
sunglasses
cap
zinc oxide tape
ibuprofen
KT tape (when I can be bothered to restock)
grip cone
spare spikes
Long sleeve sweater
sleeveless sweater
baselayer
of which the red stuff is the kit i regularly use
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Are you really playing at a level where a chest pad is justifiable?
Nope, hence why it doesn't get used...
I wore it once in an indoor net session against the bowling machine about 3 seasons ago and it's been in my bag ever since...
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I take as little as possible to a game...!
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Only one bat,but i do have the new roll on deodorant style deep heat.
Lets hope pre and post match the two similar looking roll on's dont get mixed up :)
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I tend to have 2 of everything however I only end up using one. I also have about 4 shirts just incase it rains so one shirt gets wet, I bat all the way through so there goes another, I need one to field in and then one just as a spare because you never know when you may have a good tea and chuck a bit down your front.
I also tend to be to one who everyone turns to for a "does anyone have" moment. I mean, Who actually has 4 spike keys in their bag and why?
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Hi all
Random thought I've had after last Saturday, regarding what you carry compared to what actually gets used. Somebody needed their bat grip replacing, and of the 1 11 players I was the only one with a grip cone on my bag!
That did get me thinking though, how much stuff do people carry around that's just dead weight on their bag (I'm guilty of this...)
In my bag:
Match bat
Net bat
Pads
Strettons
Match gloves
Net gloves
Helmet
Spare helmet padding
Sunglasses & spare lenses
Grip cone
Spare grips
Chest pad
Spikes
Trainers
Wash kit
Sun cream
Towel
Kinesio tape & zinc oxide tape
Ankle and knee supports
Tubigrip
Pain killers
Spare inners
Spare spikes
Spare sweatbands
I have put in red the stuff I don't use on a typical match day. It seems I carry more stuff I don't need than stuff I actually do!
How about everyone else? Am I alone carrying all this unnecessary stuff, or are other forumites guilty of the same?
why would you carry:
1.net bat/ gloves to a game?
2. spare helmet padding to game/nets? surely you can get through a game even if something goes wrong with them.
3. You don't need more than one spare grip in your kit.
I check my kit during the week and replace stuff as needed to avoid carrying all the spare stuff.
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Interesting previous kit lists don't include a box :o. I only carry two bats as there's space in the bat cave for them. Take my lid gloves, box and thigh pad to nets and use club kit for the rest.
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Sounds like you're getting more than a bit carried away there Cam, spare sunglasses lenses? Never understood the need to take a grip cone to a game, if your bat grip's alright when you leave in the morning it'll make it through the game in one piece!
I just take one of everything obvious, plus a spare bat and a few extra bits like spare inners/helmet sweatbands/supports/painkillers/plasters that just live in my kitbag. Will take a spare shirt or gloves if the weather looks very wet or hot, or trainers if going away to a ground with astro nets we can warm up in, but that's about it.
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In my bag:
Match bat
Net bat
Pads
Strettons
Match gloves
Net gloves
Helmet
Spare helmet padding
Sunglasses & spare lenses
Grip cone
Spare grips
Chest pad
Spikes
Trainers
Wash kit
Sun cream
Towel
Kinesio tape & zinc oxide tape
Ankle and knee supports
Tubigrip
Pain killers
Spare inners
Spare spikes
Spare sweatbands
I have put in red the stuff I don't use on a typical match day. It seems I carry more stuff I don't need than stuff I actually do!
How about everyone else? Am I alone carrying all this unnecessary stuff, or are other forumites guilty of the same?
No arm guard? Suggest you go shopping!
Mines still in its original packaging, unopened in 2 seasons of having it... I dream of the day a ball bounces higher than shin high in Yorkshire.
Completely understand taking extra grips/tapes though. There's always that one philistine that thinks it's OK to turn up on match day with a ripped grip... Savages.
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Just store your chest guard next to your vagina guard.
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Only take what I'll need for the match
As i like to see where everything is in the bag and just one bat
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Just store your chest guard next to your vagina guard.
Post of the year
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I have two bags for match days one with whites and then my duffle with pads 2 pairs of gloves box thigh pads pads spare bat helmet spikes bald and grips and other bits and bobs, I then carry my match bat separately in a bat cover
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Just store your chest guard next to your vagina guard.
Didn't get it.
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Sounds like you're getting more than a bit carried away there Cam, spare sunglasses lenses? Never understood the need to take a grip cone to a game, if your bat grip's alright when you leave in the morning it'll make it through the game in one piece!
The lenses have a slot in the hard case that comes with Oakley's so just live in there.
As for the grip cone it's for the cretins who turn up with an ungripped bat (you'd be surprised) and nobody seems to know how to apply a grip these days...
why would you carry:
1.net bat/ gloves to a game?
2. spare helmet padding to game/nets? surely you can get through a game even if something goes wrong with them.
3. You don't need more than one spare grip in your kit.
I check my kit during the week and replace stuff as needed to avoid carrying all the spare stuff.
1. Basically because I'm too lazy to take stuff in and out of my bag for matches and nets, everything gets put in there and left!
2. If it's in my bag I know where it is should I need it.
3. So what happens when 3 teammates all want to buy a grip on the same day if I only have 1?
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As long as I have space in my kit for cold beer I don't really care how much is in the kit. It got tight early last season, so i bought a bigger bag.
Match bat and cover
Net Bat
Match pads
second pair of pads
P2 Strippers
Adidas Raw Helmet
Two pairs of gloves I rotate
inners
Towel
Box
Spikes
Extra Socks
Small Medical kit
Tiger balm
Asthma puffer
Change bag
Water bottle
Drum roll....beer in cooler bag on match day
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My Bag:
Match Bat
Reserve Bat
P1 Strippers
Pads
Gloves
Spare Gloves
Spare Gloves (Yes another pair)
Spare Gloves (Yes, a third pair spares)
Adidas Vector Spikes
Adidas SL22 Spikes
Box 1
Box 2 (Why I have two I do not know... gained one for sniffing purposes and never gave back I guess... ;) )
Helmet
Grip Cone
Grips
ProPlus
Elastoplast
Vortex Screaming Rocket thing (throw it and it whistles)
Softball / Cards (great for the rain effected games)
Clothing Bag
- Shirt
- Shirt
- Trousers
- Trousers
- Sleeveless Jumper
- Sleeved Jumper
- Skins
- Boxers
- Spare Boxers (incase anyone is too quick and there is a skid-mark deposited)
- More Socks
- Flip Flops (Crucial for the hot days)
- Beer Money
Highlighted in red is the stuff I probably do not need. Started out thinking it was a lot worse. We must all remember, volume of kit can make up for lack of talent.
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I don't know why anyone would take spare grips and a grip cone to a game - mind you I've seen guys with knocking in mallets in their bags.
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I don't know why anyone would take spare grips and a grip cone to a game - mind you I've seen guys with knocking in mallets in their bags.
Our 2's captain decided to knock in a bat on match day...
Whilst we were batting. He was politely not very politely told to stop.
I take 2/3 spare grips of different colour to matches just in case a fancy a change of colour that day...
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I don't know why anyone would take spare grips and a grip cone to a game - mind you I've seen guys with knocking in mallets in their bags.
agreed...it applies to all spare stuff in the kit. Especially, I would assume a CBF member to check and recheck his kit before the game to make sure everything is OK.
I personally pack my kit according to my needs and not for others in the team.
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Pre-supernova I had everything with me.. Post-Supernova, its very basic.
3 bats (ofcourse)
Matchgloves
Matchgloves post 50 runs (hardly worn)
Matchgloves post 100 runs (hardly worn)
Box
Dual thigh
Sidearm for warming guys up
5-10 balls of various shine
1 Kookaburra Turf - for a pregame bowl
Batting Shoes
Bowling boots
Extra spikes
Helmet
Pads
And ofc the uniform + toiletries..
Usually bring 1-5 new bats for selling as well, as I tend to buy and sell a lot.. (not in my bag though)
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I don't know why anyone would take spare grips and a grip cone to a game - mind you I've seen guys with knocking in mallets in their bags.
My grips and cone are in my bag 1) because my bag is massive and need to fill it with something 2) all my cricket crap is in 1 place 3) ive seen plenty of herberts with piss poor grip application!!!
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I don't know why anyone would take spare grips and a grip cone to a game - mind you I've seen guys with knocking in mallets in their bags.
As mentioned - a lot of people can't apply a grip! Amazing how many beers you can accumulate off people when they are desperate... ;)
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I'd kind of assumed that the club kit bag would be the home for a grip cone - but doubtless some light fingered soul would borrow it and not return it :o
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I'd kind of assumed that the club kit bag would be the home for a grip cone - but doubtless some light fingered soul would borrow it and not return it :o
We don't have a club kit bag because of the help yourself brigade emptying it...
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As mentioned - a lot of people can't apply a grip! Amazing how many beers you can accumulate off people when they are desperate... ;)
I never knew how to do it properly until a month or 2 ago when I was watching a Julian Millichamp video where he made it look easy as piss!!
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1 match bat
2 spare bats
1 pair of gloves
1 spare pair of gloves
Batting Pads
Thigh guard
1 shirt
2 spare shirts
Compression dri fit T-Shirt
White T-Shirt
1 pair trousers
1 spare pair trousers
Sleeveless sweater
Sweater
Shock doctor shorts and abdo
Spare shorts
Spare box
Bowling spikes
Batting spikes
2 or 3 pairs socks
Knee support
Helmet
2 match balls
A couple of other used balls
Spare studs
Muscle rub
6 2-pence pieces for umpiring duties
1 spare 2-pence piece
Haribo
Towel
Shower Gel
Deodorant
Couple of bottles of water or lucozade sport
So more or less just the essentials
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Just store your chest guard next to your vagina guard.
Skip has just won post of the year, the EU referendum, the IPL, the US presidential election, Britain's Got Talent and Miss Universe with that remark. Absolutely savage!