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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Canners on November 09, 2010, 02:05:08 PM

Title: Cricket House
Post by: Canners on November 09, 2010, 02:05:08 PM
Anyone know much about these bats as i played against a couple this season and they looked bloody good bats

http://cricket-house.com/
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: maxy1 on November 09, 2010, 02:32:17 PM
not a fan of the stickers on the back , look like those bats you used to play with as a kid on the beach
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: tim2000s on November 09, 2010, 02:35:23 PM
Know them well. The same ex-Essex player who played for the Unicorns uses them. The guy who runs it is linked to Wanstead and Snaresbrook CC, and they are made in Pakistan.

They've been variable in quality - about 80% guns and 20% planks. A couple of mates bought them and 4 out of 5 were happy. The unhappy one was the guy who spent the most money. His bat wasn't great.

Having used a couple of the others, I thought they were ok, but not really what I like. At the price point they are, they are certainly a good option.
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: Talisman on November 09, 2010, 03:22:56 PM
The shape is a give away to it being Pakistani, also the fact that they have branded Hockey sticks which are nearly always from Pakistan.
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: Canners on November 09, 2010, 06:19:19 PM
Tim i saw some pics of arfan using one for the Unicorns and thats what made me think of them, played against Rollins last season and his one looked pretty big
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: Cover_Drive on November 09, 2010, 06:46:58 PM
The shape is a give away to it being Pakistani, also the fact that they have branded Hockey sticks which are nearly always from Pakistan.

They are made in Pakistan. The address and numbers in 'Contact Us' confirms this.

Factory is located on same road as other factories like of Ihsan etc
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: Cover_Drive on November 09, 2010, 06:48:57 PM
It looks like softs are being made by Ihsan. Designwise they are tad similar.
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: essexarsenal on November 09, 2010, 07:01:54 PM
bloke who makes them lives in illford, essex, yes arfan akram uses them and few other decent players ;)
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: jandgcricket on November 09, 2010, 07:15:48 PM
Yeah does a lot of dealings around near Southend aswell.  Decent sticks.
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: tim2000s on November 09, 2010, 07:42:10 PM
bloke who makes them lives in illford, essex, yes arfan akram uses them and few other decent players ;)
Except when he's using Ali Cook's rejects...
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: essexarsenal on November 09, 2010, 10:18:20 PM
Except when he's using Ali Cook's rejects...

yer suppose thats the beauty of playing at a high level.  I beleive merv westfield and maurice chambers use them but chambers has gray nics stickers i think. And jahid ahmed who got realeased by essex uses them aswel plays unicorns too.
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: tim2000s on November 09, 2010, 10:26:57 PM
Essexarsenal.... know the Akrams well?
Title: Re: Cricket House
Post by: essexarsenal on November 09, 2010, 10:52:20 PM
not really, few of my freinds play at wanstead so go down there and often see them. Seem nice and of course their 1st xi play at a very high standard so good to watch .  And often the guy who owns/runs cricket house is there with his van full of bats.