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[cd0070]

I've seen a few people on the forum have had their bats.. How are they?

[yvk3103]

never used or seen anyone using them. But i think there was one on this forum and saw one being used by a West Indian cricketer during the WI-ENG series earlier this year (think it was Edwards)

[Mr Cricket]

hi all, a bloke who i played against last year used a crown bat.

although i didnt see the bat close up it pinged quite nicely as he smashed 50 off about 30 against us, just hitting everything. This bloke had 3 hundreds in a row including a 140 during the 09 season, so he obviously has some abilty, but the bat cant have been too bad

hope this helps for now

[cd0070]

Well a nice little package was waiting for me when I got home. I had ordered a kit for a teammate (As I love bats I have to honor to order all bats for my teammates)

First of all Chris is a very nice guy to deal with, contacted him about 10 days ago (yes and I already have the stuff, shipping took 4 days) and he got back to me the next day. Sent me a few pics of clefts to chose from. Chose the lightest cleft he had. The softs are decent, could have an improvement.

the specs for this bat - SSH - Oval, 2.8, low middle, quick ping test the ping is pretty nice.. will update after using in nets..

the pick up is really nice.. profile is a decent size to for the weight..

[cd0070]

softs are up for sale..

[niceonechoppy]

Just out of interest, how did you upload the photos, looking to do a review myself. (sorry admin for cluttering up the topic)

[cd0070]

pic of the grains

[Washington]

Hey CD,

Stuff looks good mate, bat looks great not overly keen on the stickers tho . . . .softs look fine mate why are you selling them?

[cd0070]

The softs were suppose to be for a teammate and he doesn't like them.. hes buying my kookaburra softs instead...
bat is really nice profile is bigger than i thought it would be..

[Washington]

Yeah i like the look of the profile . . . looks like you get a lot of wood for your 2.8lbs . . .whats the pick up like?

[cd0070]

really well balanced.. even with the low middle doesn't feel bottom heavy.. impressed with the finish of the bat.. the pics don't really show its true beauty.. I think the flash mess it up will try a few more pics without the flash..

[Apple]

i like it, like the stickers, im dont rely like the softs either, but the bat looks really good, how much did it set you back?

[19reading87]

Is the weight of the bat 2.8 before stickrs etc applied? If so what does it weigh now?

[cd0070]

Nope 2.8 after stickers..

[Richie]

I've got one aswell mate, lovely bats.  Give it a few nets/games and it will really come into its own.