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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gunn & Moore => Topic started by: Edward Lowy on November 09, 2018, 12:36:28 PM

Title: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Edward Lowy on November 09, 2018, 12:36:28 PM

Hi folks, thought you might be interested in Something For The Weekend, Sir!
https://www.playwiththebest.com/archive-literature/the-gm-books-of-cricket.html (https://www.playwiththebest.com/archive-literature/the-gm-books-of-cricket.html)

We have started uploading old catalogues - it is quite a rich vein of history.

Kind regards

Edward

PS Hope I am not falling foul of Forum code - I know you will tell me if I am!

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: liscon12 on November 09, 2018, 01:10:51 PM

Nice work Edward

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Gurujames on November 09, 2018, 01:26:44 PM

Great resource. Just had a quick browse through the 1990 catalogue and it seems you can buy right and left handed bats.

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Alvaro on November 09, 2018, 01:58:28 PM

I'm surprised the Mike Gatting collection wasn't just an elasticated waist option.

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Yorkershire on November 09, 2018, 02:18:59 PM

Ah memories... those GM Maestro stickers...  :)

I'd rock them on my bats now although I love the new design.

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Yorkershire on November 09, 2018, 02:20:16 PM

.Oh Oh Oh I used to have one of them green draw string bat covers.... :o :o :o :D :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Bats_Entertainment on November 09, 2018, 03:07:38 PM

Quote from: Alvaro on November 09, 2018, 01:58:28 PM

I'm surprised the Mike Gatting collection wasn't just an elasticated waist option.

GM introduced a new bat called the Striker when Gatting joined, if memory serves?

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Johnny on November 09, 2018, 04:05:34 PM

Bruce French is unrecognisable!

Still think a vintage range with 80's stickers would go down well

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Bats_Entertainment on November 09, 2018, 05:15:08 PM

Bruce French looks younger now than when he was playing!

I spoke to him at The Oval in the summer. He was telling me how highly he rated Ben Foakes.  :D

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: adb club cricketer on November 09, 2018, 06:07:36 PM

Quote from: Edward Lowy on November 09, 2018, 12:36:28 PM

We have started uploading old catalogues - it is quite a rich vein of history.

Great initiative. Thanks much!

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: billyb on November 09, 2018, 08:25:28 PM

Wonderful resource. Impressed by how much softs have improved over time!

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: Gelds on November 10, 2018, 07:43:14 AM

Thanks for sharing these. Fascinating to see how things have developed, particularly softs. Look forward to more being added in time.

Title: Re: GM Archive Books of Cricket
Post by: t2ylo on November 10, 2018, 08:43:40 AM

The “club bag” took me back to school and village club days.

We definitely used to share kit far more even at a decent level, I’m trying to think about when I bought my first set of my own kit and a bag... and when clubs stopped buying those big bags and filling them with buckled pads and Duncan Fearnley Attacks