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[SLA]

Broken Britain it might be, but regardless of the sport, most people have the available cash to spend 100-150 on equipment, especially if it's accumulated over 5-6 years.

I grew up playing in what is likely one of the lower income areas in the Uk, and none of the league sides I played forever had any sort of club kit. There may have been the odd occasion someone struggled to pay fees or buy their own gear, but in those cases, someone on the board would have a quiet word and sort out a solution that suited all and in the case of gear something would always be found.

I struggle to believe that even in the poorest areas of the Uk there still exist league sides that rely predominantly on a club kit.

oh, well, there are, plenty of them, and not in the poorest areas, either. I live in one of the richer areas of the UK, and every club turns up with a big kit bag. Maybe ~50% of players bring their own kit for a midweek game. Most come straight from work. Very few teenagers own their own kit unless they're the over-privileged private school types.

I bought a new bat this year, but before that the last time I owned a bat was 2015. In the mean time, I scored over 1000 runs with a variety of cheap club bats. This is by no means unusual. My first 50 this year was with a club bat as I didn't want to put my bat into the hold in case it got damaged.

[Kulli]

oh, well, there are, plenty of them, and not in the poorest areas, either. I live in one of the richer areas of the UK, and every club turns up with a big kit bag. Maybe ~50% of players bring their own kit for a midweek game. Most come straight from work. Very few teenagers own their own kit unless they're the over-privileged private school types.

I bought a new bat this year, but before that the last time I owned a bat was 2015. In the mean time, I scored over 1000 runs with a variety of cheap club bats. This is by no means unusual. My first 50 this year was with a club bat as I didn't want to put my bat into the hold in case it got damaged.

Are we talking midweek social team cricket rather than league cricket here? Not something I have played much of but I imagine with something like LMS there is maybe more chance people don't have all their own kit.

[SLA]

Are we talking midweek social team cricket rather than league cricket here? Not something I have played much of but I imagine with something like LMS there is maybe more chance people don't have all their own kit.

Both. Most people I know play a bit of both.

LMS doesn't exist in this part of the country. I'm amazed it exists anywhere, the rules are so stupid.

[Seniorplayer]

Club kit bags used to be the norm every club had one but not now haven't seen one in the last 20  years it's  not money regular players for many reasons prefer to use there own kit

[InternalTraining]

One of my "intermediaries" i.e. procurer of top bats for me made a comment that he doesn't like to knock bats either and just tells his players to use them straight away. It made sense with the bats he sells, the one I used required little to no knocking and was ready for sixes in game one.