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Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« on: November 24, 2013, 12:49:58 AM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03j63jb

Tony Cook of Hunts County was on Radio 4, talking about how he got into batmaking and how the process works. Starts at 1hr 16mins in.

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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2013, 10:32:09 AM »
Really enjoyed this yesterday. Love what you do eh? Favourite bit was his simple philosophy on what makes a perfect bat. To paraphrase, he just says there's no real reason that people like any particular shape or weight. Based on a mere 40 years experience!
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2013, 11:45:01 PM »
Tony certainly loves what he does. I see him probably 2 to 3 times a month, and he is always enthusiastic about all things cricket, especially bats.



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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 12:22:24 AM »
Same here, whenever i visited Hunts County i always go and see him , lovely guy and loads of knowledge on bat making.
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 03:08:04 AM »
Spartan bat bottom right hand corner , Matt Priors maybe ?
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2013, 07:11:34 AM »
Quote from: nick123 on December 03, 2013, 03:08:04 AM
Spartan bat bottom right hand corner , Matt Priors maybe ?
Matt Priors getting his made by Tim Keeley I think as I'm sure it was mentioned on here someone saw him at Newbery
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2013, 07:18:05 AM »
Pretty sure most use different makers... Trotty used a scat at the Gabba
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2013, 08:25:22 AM »
Im onvmy phone. So happy to be corrected. But the spartan looks to have Michael Clarke stickers to me.
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2013, 08:47:04 AM »
Sounds like a lovely bloke.

"I normal go for something that I know will go well, but not sell well, don't want to waste a good one on me"   -   nice chap.

Sounds like they are using a copying lath too -  I guess that or CAM machine is a must for UK based volume makers.
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2013, 06:15:14 PM »
Wrong stickers for a MP Spartan, looks like the one's Clarke was using here in the ODI series?
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2013, 06:18:39 PM »
It is likely to be from me, so it will be a bat with some fake Spartan stickers on it.

It was one a customer of mine wanted re-handling, I took it to Tony as the customer insisted they wanted to keep the stickers at all costs (the costs presumably being 99p from Ebay) and the heat gun at Hunts is somewhat superior to mine.
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2013, 08:35:10 PM »
Quote from: Vitas Cricket on December 03, 2013, 06:18:39 PM
It is likely to be from me, so it will be a bat with some fake Spartan stickers on it.

It was one a customer of mine wanted re-handling, I took it to Tony as the customer insisted they wanted to keep the stickers at all costs (the costs presumably being 99p from Ebay) and the heat gun at Hunts is somewhat superior to mine.

Ah thanks for clearing that up . i accept I was wrong , it just called it as I saw it .
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Re: Tony Cook on BBC Radio 4
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2013, 11:54:07 PM »
Quote from: Vitas Cricket on December 03, 2013, 06:18:39 PM
It is likely to be from me, so it will be a bat with some fake Spartan stickers on it.

It was one a customer of mine wanted re-handling, I took it to Tony as the customer insisted they wanted to keep the stickers at all costs (the costs presumably being 99p from Ebay) and the heat gun at Hunts is somewhat superior to mine.

Jake, stop ruining a bloody good rumour!  :D
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