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Maverick06

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Symonds Tusker XL
« on: May 05, 2016, 09:22:57 PM »
Has anyone used/has/had Symonds Tusker XL bat?
Any reviews?
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2016, 11:53:59 PM »
Not since about 1980.
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2016, 07:35:26 AM »
Affinity made one for Gordon Greenidge last year


https://www.facebook.com/AffinityCricket/posts/862066063870332

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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2016, 07:49:30 AM »
That's a really interesting shape, I like that a lot!!
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2016, 07:59:47 AM »
My dad had one of these back in the day, some odd curves but went well
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2016, 08:05:55 AM »
John at Red Ink made one for @avkrish in this thread here - http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35674.0

I'm just saving up the pennies for one exactly the same!!!
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2016, 08:06:47 AM »
Quote from: Ayrtek on May 06, 2016, 07:59:47 AM
My dad had one of these back in the day, some odd curves but went well

I was at Lords in 1994 when GG hit us all over London.He either got 180 sommat or a double ton after we declared(!). I'm sure he used the tusker bat and to this day ive not seen a square cut hit harder.

GG was also speaker at our league dinner last year, nice fella.
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2016, 02:16:04 PM »
^ he absolutely larraped a double ton and they won with something like 344-1 after Gower declared.

I saw GG play at Lord's in a charity game in the late 80s - I've never to this day seen anyone hit harder.  Live, anyway.
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2016, 05:59:36 PM »
Symonds Tusker reminded me of my childhood.. I remember having difficulty picking these up. Quite heavy for me at that time...Symonds used to be the bat at that time at least where I played.
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Re: Symonds Tusker XL
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2016, 09:22:32 PM »
Quote from: mrazvi on May 06, 2016, 05:59:36 PM
Symonds Tusker reminded me of my childhood.. I remember having difficulty picking these up. Quite heavy for me at that time...Symonds used to be the bat at that time at least where I played.

Same around my way. I had a Tusker. Absolutely loved it, but it was heavy. Lad I played with had a Super Tusker - which felt a few lbs heavier again!
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