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Title: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: thegowerwaft on March 01, 2024, 09:23:35 PM
I know they can be a bit marmite and aren't without faults but I do love a kit test:

https://wisden.com/stories/your-game/cricket-gear/the-gear-test-2024-the-best-bats-pads-gloves-and-helmets-on-the-market

But it in the bat section but they feature lots of other kit. Nice touch getting clubbies involved.
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 02, 2024, 04:01:31 PM
What’s with the bat widths though?? 5cm?
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Kulli on March 02, 2024, 04:26:18 PM
Quote from: Ayrtek Cricket on March 02, 2024, 04:01:31 PM
What’s with the bat widths though?? 5cm?
Guessing the mean spine max
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Neon Cricket on March 04, 2024, 07:58:59 AM
Quote from: Ayrtek Cricket on March 02, 2024, 04:01:31 PM
What’s with the bat widths though?? 5cm?

Painful, who measures cricket bats in cm - just shows how out of touch some of the cricket media still are. Not using 'oz' after the 2lb '10' is annoying to read too.

Thankfully most brands seem to be wise to these 'gear tests' now. The Wisden one is only ever stock off the Serious Cricket shelves so has it's place, but the Cricketer mag couldn't even get a brand to sign up this year as it's all pay to enter (aka whoever pays the most tends to do rather well!). As far as I'm aware they'll also only be testing bats off the shelves as opposed to anything 'boutique' as they put it (hate the term 😂) as they hadn't managed to sign any brands up when I spoke to them. Apparently paying to be tested alongside the likes of GN/GM/Kookaburra was supposed to be an 'honour' for me!!! 🤣🤣

Ironically without the Cricketer's gear guide Belly wouldn't have come into Neon, but even so there's very little benefit for brands nowadays and the funds can absolutely be spent better elsewhere.
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Thamesvalley on March 04, 2024, 10:48:37 AM
The acid nitric on link is 6.1 cm width whereas the others or some or most are 5.5cm ..

What’s the width meant to be ?
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Neon Cricket on March 04, 2024, 02:16:52 PM
Quote from: Thamesvalley on March 04, 2024, 10:48:37 AM
What’s the width meant to be ?

I assume they're on about the spine height as 67mm would be the gauge limit, but 55mm seems very small so who knows what they've fone! (the actual width is max 108mm so it just shows how clueless the whole article is!).
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Thamesvalley on March 04, 2024, 02:27:40 PM
You’re right full of errors and a bit nuts
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 04, 2024, 03:10:57 PM
I'd be amazed if any of the bats had a spine height less than 60mm!
Title: Re: Gear test; Wisden
Post by: KettonJake on March 04, 2024, 10:33:49 PM
The whole thing hurt my head a bit

I used to love this time of year and all the tests and reveiws, I never thought any of them were perfect but ten years ago things were better than they are now.

Agree with Neon there have been some iffy ‘test’ results in recent times from certain places.