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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: Howzat on June 18, 2010, 03:31:23 PM
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Just a little snap... shame the grains arnt showing :(
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs013.ash2/34017_402283454141_569369141_4448147_6447004_n.jpg)
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whatc are the bats on the end pintu????
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how did u get this pic ?
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only 20... where are the rest, Mr Hosk's collection is far more impressive!!!
do you know what weight of bat does he use?
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Not sure of weight but they are light!
A friend took this picture, he is west indian and good friends with Polly and Bravo
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According to sky t20 thing he uses 2lb10 but not sure how exact that it is
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i'll tell you what, those SS's look great and he play out of his skin once again tonight, put one in the river. Him and Zander made a great winning stand today
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I looked at Zander's TT last Friday and it was a stonker, but presumed that Pollard uses 3lb+ as it was the biggest bat I've seen a Pro use. Never mind got a brand new GN Ignite here made for an England captain......
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For sale?
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Yes, but only after taking some moisture readings and boring stuff like that.
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hmmm sounds interesting selling my goose so could soon be after a new one once more cash has been gained!! is it stickered mike??
Moisture readings sound enthralling!!
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It is but before someone goes mad and offers me £80 plus a battered Kook I would only sell if price was substantial and genuine.
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I'll swap u a full pack of hubba bubba and one panani shiney? No ordinary one tho it's the Algeria one which must have doubled in value after tonights game!!!!
Let me know ;)
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I'd head down to the bar if I were you, swap your hubba bubba for a pint as you have failed with your bid.
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Well i genuinely found a didier drogba sticker today if thats any good for you mike, and a vuvuzela??? Final offer :D
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They have shut the bar now :( I'm all batted out now if my shineys have been rejected even had a honjuras one extra special!!
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A vuvuzela, signed Cristiano Ronaldo poster, 2004 Greece shirt. And a battered Kook ;)
Could you post pictures of the GN please?
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I'll swap it for a greasy 2004 poster of Ronaldo battered by a vuvuzela.......
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Lol sorry no can do. Too precious :)
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I thought I had it in the bag.....
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I'd give away a free 12 vent custom lid to anyone who cud fit ronaldo with a vuvuzela that he cud only blow by farting!!
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Sold
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I'd give away a free 12 vent custom lid to anyone who cud fit ronaldo with a vuvuzela that he cud only blow by farting!!
I'd give away everything i own to see that!!
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Sold
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How about a life size cardboard cut-out of andrew strauss holding one of his bats (part of the cut out) that i blagged from jjb before they threw it out! Dont ask why!! :D
Made from the finest cardboard? But slightly crumpled in my shed!
But Also you can have it now as i've taken all moisture readings from it ;)
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Did they come back very wet?
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Yes also picked 4 woodlice out of the cardboard splice so could do with a refurb form craig!
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Didn't get any Woodworm then?
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Oh this is getting lower in quality as it goes on mate!
As it happens i may just get it out and take it to cricket tomorrow, as have no need for it obviously! WIll use him as an lbw trainer i think (who needs your fancy fusion aids ayyy!), only wicket i'll be getting tomorrow though!
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Sadly I believe you ;)
Get a 5-for and prove me wrong :)
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I would love to try and prove myself wrong, if i was likely to bowl!! I could take 5 catches though.
I'm going to make you my prize sunday wicket if you play us later in season!!!
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During the super eights stage of the T20 World Cup in Barbados Pollard had about 5-6 bats.... they were all virtually the same in terms of grains. I had the opportunity to pick up one and it was surprisingly light for what i recently found out was 2.10lb... Ask me anything you want about anyone's bats from the WI, SL or NZ and ill be able to tell you as long as I can remember clearly
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How many grains did vettori's bat have? ;) only joking!!!
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During the super eights stage of the T20 World Cup in Barbados Pollard had about 5-6 bats.... they were all virtually the same in terms of grains. I had the opportunity to pick up one and it was surprisingly light for what i recently found out was 2.10lb... Ask me anything you want about anyone's bats from the WI, SL or NZ and ill be able to tell you as long as I can remember clearly
Just tell me about three player bats
Chris Gayle
Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakarra
Cheers!
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Chris Gayle has the most horrible, heavy and unwieldy pieces of timber I've seen from a pro.
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I am sure that I've read somewhere that Chris Gayle uses a Newberry
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Do the bat companies have to supply the pros with bats foc as well as pay them to use them?
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i suspect 70 per cent of us on here in some way use a bat that came either through newbery one way or another i certainly do
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Uhmm interesting. Someone once said on this forum that Gayle uses actual Inferno 950 bat. Not sure how precise that is but yesterday or a day before that some on this fourm also said before T20 Newbery had Gayle bats made. So am confused about it. But I personally think it will be most likely be Newbery.
I also think Mahela Jayawardene uses Newbery as well. It looks Thruxton to me as toe seemed a bit diamondish and seems to have a high middle etc.
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Do the bat companies have to supply the pros with bats foc as well as pay them to use them?
Yes, each player has an account with the company. £2-3000 a yr of kit (RRP) is about standard.
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Soon stacks up then in terms of kit cost and supplying them with softs etc obviously cost price us alot less but none the less!
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Yes, each player has an account with the company. £2-3000 a yr of kit (RRP) is about standard.
That sum is given to them to buy kit?
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No, they're given an account with x amount of credit on it. The value they have to spend is stipulated by their contract.
They are then given money on top to endorse the equipment, that figure varies from £0 (county bowlers etc) to Millions (Dhoni)
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Ah right fair enough...as u can tell we haven't had to deal with such demands as yet! As a small company forking out for people to endorse stuff was something we wanted to avoid
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Wow they make alot from the sponsors as well. I thought the max they would make would be 1000 pounds (lol) and thats for international players.
Imagine if they run out of the credit on there account and they need anything do they have to pay for that from there own pocket?
Thanks mate
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Yes, anything over and above they pay for.
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Ohh okay, got it!. Thanks a bunch mate
It would be quite funny if that ever happens lol
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Ah right fair enough...as u can tell we haven't had to deal with such demands as yet! As a small company forking out for people to endorse stuff was something we wanted to avoid
Helmets are slightly easier to get people to use FOC as many sponsors don't cover them in their contract. They are also very much personal preference so its very tricky for brands to force all their players to use their particular own brand helmet and they're obviously more tricky to sticker up than bats. For the above reasons its much easier to pick up players to endorse a helmet for free than it is a bat. The flip side of this I'd that when a player uses a helmet the chances are he likes it, rather than is being paid big bucks to use it.
That said we've had 2 players use a Goose in game situations despite being contracted by other brands and a few others have asked their sponsors to copy/source one.
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Just tell me about three player bats
Chris Gayle
Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakarra
Cheers!
Gayle's bats were quite massive but there was no consistency in shape among them... the were almost like a plain cleft with a handle and ihsan stickers...
Jayawardene bats were not that big and Sangakkara's were not that big either.... I would guess and say that Jayawardenas bat was about 2.7 2.8 well the one that I had a clear view at anyway but I wouldnt be surprised if i was told that they were 2.10, and Sanga's were a bit bigger which would put them at a definite 2.10 I suppose
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Tommo...yeh helmets were my target market after the soft good experience with CCC as it certainly narrowed down the competitors in the market sector, was intrigued by the soft and bat area of sponsorship as were obviously looking to broaden our market appeal with high quality pads, gloves and bats etc
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accoriding to tony at warsop bopara got 35,000 to use their equipment from gm!
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Gayle's bats were quite massive but there was no consistency in shape among them... the were almost like a plain cleft with a handle and ihsan stickers...
Jayawardene bats were not that big and Sangakkara's were not that big either.... I would guess and say that Jayawardenas bat was about 2.7 2.8 well the one that I had a clear view at anyway but I wouldnt be surprised if i was told that they were 2.10, and Sanga's were a bit bigger which would put them at a definite 2.10 I suppose
Much appreciated for your informative response.
Do you by any chance remember number of grains etc? And perhaps figured out the batmaker?
Once again thanks
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Got my AOC today and saw that he had SS gloves and bat but M&H pads, anyone able to enlighten me?
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well somerset have strong m+h links as its so near by, so i'm guessing he has got some from them.
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ahh right :) cheers peps
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He would not bring coloured pads with him for a new county, they would have been provided by Somerset.
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Yeah were bound to be either bradbury's or m+h's, surprised they werent bradbury's actually!!
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Maybe they had a few sets made up? Makes very little difference really.
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Yeah probably :), or a few to choose froma nd he prefered! He's a big lad and all bradbury pads that i've had have been fairly small so maybe prefered the bigger sizes!! As you say doesnt really matter!!! How long is he with somerset for?