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Title: My first bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on April 27, 2010, 10:50:41 AM
Just been in the loft at the parents house as was digging out an old bag for one of the lads at training tonight and found my 1st bat.....think this is where my affinity to Newbery began as scored a fair few runs with it back in the day as well as my 1st six....

2.5lbs with 2 grips on it......truely lived upto the lightweight title!
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/532c60e5.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/b98065c2.jpg)

has seen better days but then it has been in the loft for the past 15 years :(
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Johnny on April 27, 2010, 10:52:21 AM
What was everyone elses first bat? Anyone got any pics? Mine was a size 4 Open Champiinship David Gower Autograph
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: SillyShilly on April 27, 2010, 10:55:03 AM
That bat looks awesome and in really good nick - tempted to send it back to newbery to get it refurbished?
Expect a large cash offer from mr.brimble for that bat :)
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on April 27, 2010, 10:56:09 AM
think this maybe a Harrow.....prior to this I had a slaxenger v100 i think which was a size 4 but were going waaaaay back
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on April 27, 2010, 10:59:08 AM
bit of a split down the inside edge of it im afraid which is a shame....my series 1 went on the outside edge!

refurb would be good not sure how it would come out like though :)
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: SillyShilly on April 27, 2010, 11:02:09 AM
actually -  i think these older bats look good as they are, once you refurbish them they loose a bit of character!
I dont think i've even cracked the outside edge of any of my bats, it's always my inside edge that goes on all of my bats - not good enough to nick it properly :)
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on April 27, 2010, 11:03:25 AM
yeah bar the manky firbetape it would loo good...seems to have turned into a mass of glue over the years of storage!
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: will5210 on April 27, 2010, 11:03:34 AM
Slazenger V100 back in the day.

Kook big kahuna upon my comeback

The Newbery looks decent for its age! Stickers not changing much will help that.
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Mr Cricket on April 27, 2010, 12:00:32 PM
my first bat was a custom made one lol (silver spoon or what :D) one of my dads old work mates made it for me, that was shortly followed by a GM Maestro 707!
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Vantage Cricket on April 27, 2010, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Johnny Firefly on April 27, 2010, 10:52:21 AM
What was everyone elses first bat? Anyone got any pics? Mine was a size 4 Open Champiinship David Gower Autograph
I had exactly the same.....
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Colesy on April 27, 2010, 02:05:50 PM
GM Purist 606 H. Will get pics in a sec......


(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab312/JoeColes/100_0443.jpg?t=1272377662)
(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab312/JoeColes/100_0444.jpg?t=1272377695)
(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab312/JoeColes/100_0445.jpg?t=1272377711)
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Apple on April 27, 2010, 04:14:38 PM
A woodworm Premeier torch was my first REAL bat, scored a fair few runs with it, a highlight being, 33* in a 20/20 batted the whole innings.
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Liam-SCCC on April 27, 2010, 04:17:44 PM
Slazenger v100 size 4! What a bat.
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: will5210 on April 27, 2010, 04:26:35 PM
V100's proving popular. Were any of yours like this?

http://i33.tinypic.com/107t84j.jpg

Seems to look familiar to me, but it was a long time ago. It was for sale on an aussie car modifying website (random!)
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 27, 2010, 04:33:25 PM
Size 3 Slazenger V600, found the middle once......
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Coach on April 27, 2010, 08:13:45 PM
Kookaburra Bubble! 
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on April 27, 2010, 08:15:35 PM
ala Alex Stewart back in the day ;) yeh that and the ridgeback were the bat of choice back in the day!
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: roco on April 27, 2010, 08:17:47 PM
V100 out of sports division
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: ianbuchanan on April 27, 2010, 11:03:36 PM
brian lara 501! was an absolute beast! weighed about 2'11 and i was using it when i was 12. went like a train, tried finding it about a year ago untill my mum said she took it to the dump about 3 years ago!
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: stubbzy on April 28, 2010, 01:18:46 AM
duncan fearnley magnum
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 28, 2010, 02:46:12 AM
I started playing club cricket last year so the first bat I got was a plain bat sent to me from Pakistan. Following that my first bat of my will was GN Powerbow 3 Star :(
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Byo on April 28, 2010, 07:09:01 AM
Mine was a Gray Nicholls twin scoop - going back a fair few years that and was copying David Gower!!!
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: tommo256 on April 28, 2010, 07:16:03 AM
I had a gray nicolls scoop :)
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Tumo on April 28, 2010, 07:20:33 AM
slazenger v1200! lovely £35 buy from JJB...
Title: Re: My first bat
Post by: Buzz on April 28, 2010, 07:25:09 AM
my first full sized bat was/is a County Caerulex (the size 3 DF Ian Botham Attack seems to have dissapeared during the last 20 years!) - back when County did bats with lovely old school stickers... I have one in my parents loft still in mint condition, but in the mean time, see the below. I got sponsored for a while at school so had to take the stickers off, however I put the only one I saved on in the end... my first shot in anger with this was a leg glance for 6 - and I scored my first fifty and first 5 hundreds with this lovely weapon... I don't think it is in bad nick for an 18 year old bat!
(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/DSC00271.jpg)