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Made in India

All ? I mean from top of the line to bottom line one ?

[maxy1]

what mots of you dont realise is that not all international players use kookaburras or gray nics

just spotted that , what on earth are you basing that on ?? i think most people on here are much more aware about what bats international players use , and the fact that they sticker up there custom blades , possibly over in aus things are different but in england bradburys are generally not up to a top top high end standard .....at least the ones iv seen arnt , the softs are V.good though

[Wilko]

Because bradburys dont sell there good bats in england they are an australian company... just like newberry. The australian version of newberry bats are rubbish and your basing your thoughts on the bats by the ones sold in england.

[procricket]

Wilko some of us have been to Aus and i can tell you the bats there weren't that great either mate

[Johng]

Bradbury do have issues here in Australia with their bats.

Particularly with breaking at the toe of the bat, how do I know I was told by staff at GCCC to avoid Bradbury like the plague.
To back this up even further at my club 2 out the three guys who used Bradbury had toe breaks!!

[Tumo]

People here are going on about rubbish. Bradburys are made in western australia by paul and sally bradbury. They are great bats and what mots of you dont realise is that not all international players use kookaburras or gray nics. Players like Hussey, Steve Waugh, Clarke, Lara and ponting all had their bats made by paul bradbury, then they put the kookaburra stickers on there bats. Yes they are expensive but they are probably on of the best bat brands in the world.

You're talking to a bunch of people on a forum, a fair few of whom have more experience of cricket bats than you can imagine. Are you sure that they all had their bats made by Paul Bradbury? And most of us know that people get their bats stickered up by their sponsors. I've seen a few people using Bradbury, with mixed opinions, and on here there haven't been many fans of the bats themselves. I'm pretty sure Michael Clarke still has his bats made by Slazenger Aus, although I'm sure someone here will correct me..

[jonpinson]

I get the impression that a few years ago when Bradbury only produced top grade bats they may well have only been made by Paul Bradbury in a barn somewhere in the countryside. The problem is now that the range has expanded massively, 2 or 3 profiles and 4 grades in each. That is alot of bats for one man to make, hence why at least some of them are made in India. It wouldn't surprise me if the top grade bats were still made by him but unfortunately the special artisan element that once made the brand attractive has now been so diluted that it has lost all it's appeal.

[TheBoyLegend]

http://www.millichampandhall.co.uk/handmade-cricket-bats/history.html

M&H say similar things also and I dont doubt its true in their case either ....Nothing wrong in bigging up your brand!

[yvk3103]

I am of the opinion that Bradbury, Newbery, GM, GN, Kookaburra, Puma, Adidas etc. fall into the same category - with some of their bats (mostly for their sponsored players) being handmade but the majority of them would be machine made and hand finished. The lower grade bats would be contracted out to companies in India. I would be surprised if the 4000 - 5000 top end bats that these companies sell globally would be hand made. Assuming it takes 2-3 hours to make a bat, it would mean a bat maker like Tim or Paul would spend 8000-15000 hours making bats each year, which is not possible as there are only 8,760 hours in a year.

This is not the case (i assume so) with M&H, Salix, Warsop, Blueroom and other smaller businesses who do not sell as many bats as the above mentioned big names.

Judging by the quality of the grips put on all the Bradbury bats that are available off-the-shelf, I feel they are made in India.

[procricket]

To be honest i would have thought 50 per cent of all bats made in England go through Hove in one way or other many brand you mention i suspect get them there as well.

Muat add i know Bradbury do not make them there   

Bradbury are they still going i am sure they have folded..

[justnotcricket86]

Bloke I played against last game of the season had one, and he smashed 50 odd from about 20 balls in a T20 beer match, looked a gem

[Wilko]

Bradbury are they still going i am sure they have folded..

Bradbury are still going strong...