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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => Ayrtek Cricket => Topic started by: Ayrtek Cricket on November 17, 2010, 09:40:24 AM
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On the recommendation of Ian Bell we received a phone call from Englands head physio and a brief chat ensued discussing our helmet and as a result we were asked to send a sample up for them to trial in Loughbrough. We sent up 2 helmets for them, one modern style and one of the traditional ones we produced.
Following them getting these we scheduled a little visit to go and see them to talk about the reasons behind the helmet appearance and how it offered the players the best possible protection. So off we set from Bristol to travel up to Loughbrough. A few hours later we were mingling with the student types and had signed ourselves up for various teams, clubs and drinking squads all whilst trying to find the ECB centre on the campus. We battled our way past the girls hockey match and found the sign we had been looking for....
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/ECB2.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/ECB1.jpg)
A meeting followed and we were given a presentation by Mark showing us what issues they were having with the helmets currently being worn and the injuries that had occurred when wearing them...some vids i had seen before and a couple were new to me...after this we talked about the design features the Ayrtek helmet has in order to prevent the issues that were pointed out and we showed them the Keith Barker video which they hadn't as yet seen :D
It seems that video footage is the easiest way on convincing someone about the benefits of something they were previously sceptical of :-[ and the shape of the helmet was explained as the feedback was that the lads didn't want to look different than normal when wearing the helmets.
A week later the footage of Keith barker was used in a presentation to the EPS (as the full squad had flown out to Aus already). It must have worked as we had a phone call from Mark asking for 3 helmets to be sent up as a few of them had trialled the one we gave them and would like one to take to Aus with them during the tour. Were glad to know that our lads are wearing the safest helmet on the market and keeping themselves protected, as the future of the full England side we are 100% behind them :)
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Brilliant! Very well done!
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Way to go mate. First step on the way to international domination.
Brings a new answer to the sledges as well.
'if it's good enough for the England boys'
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good news tom! hope it all comes off! be nice to see if one of the players just uses one for the a game! or even an innings!
did u logo them all up with england badges the 3 u sent?
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Go on then, so who is going to be wearing them for the Ashes?
(And can I place my order for January so that I'm at least in the queue when they become extremely popular!)
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no mate they had the logos up there already as they are different to the full england crest and are in red i believe....have done England crest before tho
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Go on then, so who is going to be wearing them for the Ashes?
none of the full squad unfortunately as they had already flown out to Aus by the time we had our meeting....EPS lads who have lids are....
James Taylor
Chris Woakes
Jonathan Bairstow
So keep an eye out for any of them :D
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Great work Tom
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(And can I place my order for January so that I'm at least in the queue when they become extremely popular!)
There is already a queue lol
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Tim you certainly can ;)
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double the coverage for Jonathan Bairstow cos he will wear it keeping as well i hope
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depends as Kieswetter is in the squad as well!
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Tim you certainly can ;)
PM'd you.
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depends as Kieswetter is in the squad as well!
didnt think about that! lol
get him to sign! lol
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On a totally spurious and maybe slightly pointless tangent, have you looked at making Cycling helmets?
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You could definitely use the A.C.I.S system in pretty much every kind of helmet!
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Given the number of cyclists including myself that I see on the way into work in the morning, there's a big old market there...
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Think equestrian is the one tom is looknig at, the horse owners are all pretty minted! and carbon fibre ones can go for £1000 plus!!
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My cousin is a semi professional jumper and her stuff cost a fortune. I think her protector jacket equated close to all my cricket gear put together (excluding maybe my bat) ridiculously expensive sport. So I dread to estimate the price of the helmets and other protective equipment
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Woakes is obviously a fan as the bears wore them last year :)
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The bears just have good taste I guess :) :) :)
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The bears just have good taste I guess :) :) :)
warwickshire la la la warwickshire la la la!
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Just spotted James Taylor on Sky Sports News wearing his Ayrtek in the nets.....sorry bout the picture quality
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My mate told me about this. I forgot to look though lol
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Ah good stuff eagle eyed Ayrtek spotters ;)
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Its on during swanns interview if you want to watch it...even has the red england logo attached
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Yeah will have to keep an eye out for it as its on a loop isnt it on SP news so must have just missed it :(
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it was on about 5.50 when i saw it
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Just a little update on the England helmets that we did and a couple of snaps....
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/6e85d576.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/a0974237.jpg)
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Is that a Fusion middling bat?
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James Taylor uses Fusion I see?
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Woakes is in the one-day squad, and I have a feeling they may well blood him during the up coming series, so might get some coverage there
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it maybe ur middling bat leo!!!
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it maybe ur middling bat leo!!!
Maybe he has my skyer too?
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haha yeh no wonder uv not had it back yet!!! lol
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so we will be seeing a 'tek on show during the game tonight?
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Remains to be seen if he's brave enough to wear it ??? Even tho he wore it in the cb40 stuff he's a bit worried about looking different from what we've been told