Grade 1? Rubbish.
Why the harsh, arguably hostile posts? Why not...it's a forum for cricket lovers opinions, both positive and negative.
I never said these were grade 1, i said it could be argued that the bat i pictured meets the G1 criteria from JS Wright.
JS Wrights grade 1 criteria:
''There may be some red wood evident on the edge of the bat (up to 1.75 inches). The grain on the face will be straight and there will be a minimum of 6 grains visible. There may be the odd small knot or speck in the edge or back but the playing area should be clean.''
I will stress again. THERE IS NO INDUSTRY STANDARD GRADING SYSTEM. Grading is simply opinion, every willow merchant/brand/bat-maker has a different grading system and there are no regulators certifying/enforcing what grade is what.
This is my last post on the matter. We launched the product to meet the needs of a local market, we have achieved our aim to good response. I shared pictures with the forum in case there was anyone else out there lusting after an Affinity without quite having the £325 required to own one.