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Equipment => Wicket Keeping => Topic started by: MineheadCricket on January 18, 2011, 11:03:25 PM

Title: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: MineheadCricket on January 18, 2011, 11:03:25 PM

Hi,

Any ideas on the best place to get WK Gloves refaced? Looking for octupus gripping?

Thanks

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: 19reading87 on January 18, 2011, 11:05:45 PM

Guessing your a friend of Ian Buchanans lol

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: MineheadCricket on January 19, 2011, 08:38:17 AM

Oui, I am. Any ideas Re: Facing though?

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: Boydie on January 19, 2011, 11:27:33 AM

John Copus Sports
http://www.johncopussports.co.uk/

£25 a pop, not that cheap but he's been doing mine for a few years now and never disappoints.  Also got octopus rubber in white/black.

*Edit* Just realised it's £28 now due to the VAT increase, still worth it if your gloves cost a bit in the first place.

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: Simmy on January 19, 2011, 11:40:08 AM

never bothered with this just get new gloves.

30 quid for re doing them or like 50 quid for new top rage gloves

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: MineheadCricket on January 19, 2011, 06:07:50 PM

Once you find a nice pair of gloves, there's no point giving them up easy! Nothing worse than having to break new ones in and the feeling of hard gloves!

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: Boydie on January 20, 2011, 02:02:16 AM

Quote from: Simmy on January 19, 2011, 11:40:08 AM

never bothered with this just get new gloves.

30 quid for re doing them or like 50 quid for new top rage gloves

Can't see any advantage to buying a new pair of gloves, not only do you have to spend another £20 (£40 for some gloves now) but you've got to work a new pair in again. I'm still using the 2007 & 2008 kookaburra silvers, been refaced many many times and they've still got a lot of life in them.

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: MineheadCricket on January 20, 2011, 08:03:17 AM

Agreed, It's like with your favourite bat. Aslong as it still does the job, you dont mind whatcondition it's in!

Title: Re: Wicket Keeping Gloves Refacing?
Post by: Simmy on January 20, 2011, 08:52:19 AM

never had a problem with new 1's my self. last pair was a set of £22 blanks from some one off here one of best pairs ive had they where so soft! didnt really need wearing in