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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on June 27, 2016, 12:33:49 PM
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Hi all
I've had a few comments when going out to bat this season regarding the cleanliness of my bats.
Apparently it's "village" not to have any cherries.
I personally don't like cherries, so clean any off my scuff sheet as soon as possible after each use as I like the clean look better than a load of marks over the edges and back of face of my bat.
Am I the only one who likes to remove all the cherries off my bat, or is it a kit badger thing? Would love to hear peoples opinions on this :)
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Hi all
I've had a few comments when going out to bat this season regarding the cleanliness of my bats.
Apparently it's "village" not to have any cherries.
I personally don't like cherries, so clean any off my scuff sheet as soon as possible after each use as I like the clean look better than a load of marks over the edges and back of face of my bat.
Am I the only one who likes to remove all the cherries off my bat, or is it a kit badger thing? Would love to hear peoples opinions on this :)
It's never bothered me that much but I'll normally wipe down the scuff sheets as best as possible during my annual end of season kit bag clean up operation.
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no it's total OCD to remove them, but if you are the wife/mistress/a one night stand comes in handly as nail varnish remover is brilliant
having said that I will be using the old cherry removal myself tonight as I was caught yesterday, missed the face of the bat totally and hit right on the edge
:)
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I like the cherries - it sometimes makes people think you score runs..!
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Nail varnish remover pads are a permanent in my kit bag, need to have a clean bat face always!
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Whilst i dont score enough to get cherries, id definitely think about cleaning up my bat for a Williamson style grouping(http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah216/danielcullen8/Kane-Williamson-of-New-Zealand-bats-21_zpsfzesul7g.jpg) (http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/danielcullen8/media/Kane-Williamson-of-New-Zealand-bats-21_zpsfzesul7g.jpg.html)
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Yeah I might start just cleaning the edges haha
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I've got some nice 1s from yesterday with a pink ball lol
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Hi all
I've had a few comments when going out to bat this season regarding the cleanliness of my bats.
Apparently it's "village" not to have any cherries.
Am I the only one who likes to remove all the cherries off my bat, or is it a kit badger thing? Would love to hear peoples opinions on this :)
It's very badger. And that's why we all do it! I think it's village to have cherries to be honest...
You know you've got problems when you buy a bottle of white spirit specifically for wiping down your bats...
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Whilst i dont score enough to get cherries, id definitely think about cleaning up my bat for a Williamson style grouping([url]http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah216/danielcullen8/Kane-Williamson-of-New-Zealand-bats-21_zpsfzesul7g.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/danielcullen8/media/Kane-Williamson-of-New-Zealand-bats-21_zpsfzesul7g.jpg.html[/url])
This is embarrassing. Turns out I've been using my bat the wrong way around all these years.
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I've got some nice 1s from yesterday with a pink ball lol
You hardly hit the ball yesterday!
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You hardly hit the ball yesterday!
dont be like that lol
18 is a good result for me in the 1st game hit a few 4's out of the middle lol
photos dont lie!
(http://i.imgur.com/5DW5kXJ.jpg)
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@Simmy I can back that up from where I was sat.
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Only kidding buddy you did well, smart stumping in the first game too, my colleague said from Square leg you hardly moved to take the bails off
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Cheers guys. Stumping was decent enjoyed thst. I have quick hands just lazy feet. Need to shift some weight. Hallams keeper is class best in league from what I have seen.
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Cheers guys. Stumping was decent enjoyed thst. I have quick hands just lazy feet. Need to shift some weight. Hallams keeper is class best in league from what I have seen.
Nice lad too, had them several times this year in cups and T20 and he rarely makes a mistake. Shame I didn't get to do the final though.
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I went through a stage of doing this, then I just have up as it seemed a waste of time. I e almost gone the other way now and like the cherries. Even found myself contemplating not using a scuff sheet but quickly realised that would be a stupid idea
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dont be like that lol
18 is a good result for me in the 1st game hit a few 4's out of the middle lol
photos dont lie!
([url]http://i.imgur.com/5DW5kXJ.jpg[/url])
Is/was that the South Yorks T20 at Tickhill?
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Yes thats the one!
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Never ever cleaned a cherry off a bat
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I've only faced 5 balls in league cricket this year. I'll take every cherry I can get!
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Never ever cleaned a cherry off a bat
No one from up north carries women's nail varnish with them as they are all double hard.
I've only removed mine from the weekend because I missed the whole face of the blade and it hit at the edge on a right angle
Embarrassing!!
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Crap balls half the teams use in our leagues don't leave cherries! Just big dents
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cherries don't bother me, the more cherries the better I like the well used look rather than the usual crack of ' aww he's got a new bat'
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Here are my efforts so far this year (http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac120/bullyboy176/A615031C-1EB1-4F20-A16B-3FD441617AA6_zpsm2venifa.jpg) (http://s891.photobucket.com/user/bullyboy176/media/A615031C-1EB1-4F20-A16B-3FD441617AA6_zpsm2venifa.jpg.html)
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I dont care either way as i get a new scuff sheet /refurb every season . But , when it comes to my bowling machine bat , i love marks (wouldnt call them cherries) ....its like feedback/proof of how many balls ive faced and seeing a fully marked face just seems satisfying.
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Here in South Florida we have stopped using red ball.
All games are played with white ball and colored clothing.
So no cherries for us, mainly dirt marks or green colored marks during practice on turf.
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Here in South Florida we have stopped using red ball.
All games are played with white ball and colored clothing.
So no cherries for us, mainly dirt marks or green colored marks during practice on turf.
Where abouts in south florida?
not overly fussed about cherries, nice to see that ive middles the ball once in while!! the ones on the edge just drive me on to improve!!!
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Had 1st pre-season nets last night, finally cleaned by bats, new scuff sheet, all looking beautiful. Now my bat has dirty yellow marks on them from the training balls. May as well have kept it as is, no way my #1 bat is getting used until we get onto outdoor training with red pills...
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The first task i do on a Sunday morning Is try to bring my kit back to a pristine condition boots are scrubbed gloves are wiped and inspected pads are clean with non abravsive cream cleaner bats are checked for damage and repaired toes are resealed grips changed all marks cherries etc removed this season had a new guy at our club who had noticed there were never any marks on my bat look at me in a funny way and asked me I removed all marks from my kit think he thought it was OTT.
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For the first time in ages actually used a bat long enough to get it used all season in all league games and had to give it a tidy up as was really starting to bother me hoe many cherries, marks etc where on the bat. Will look like new when I next play in 2 weeks, before I cleaned her up showed I'm having a good season with the bat now I'll look like a rabbit with a new bat lol