Topic: A few of Australias 'Finest' (Read 7806 times)

Vic Nicholas · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2011, 11:02:29 AM »

He certainly does.

I think he grows his own...or at least he used to.

Brendon · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:48:30 PM »

Just want to clear a couple of things up.

I no longer own Empire Cricket. It was sold two years ago to a good friend and local retailer, who has subsequently on-sold it to another entity. It is therefore on to its third owners.

Also, Empire Cricket was never a "factory" operation. I worked from a small workshop and specialised in custom bat making from start to finish and repairs for larger brands and their sponsored players. The only work I outsourced was the handles which were purchased from James Laver. This was simply because I felt they were the very best handles available. I am no longer involved in the bat making industry, apart from teaching the odd interested student about it in my role as a Manual Arts teacher.

DRob · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2011, 11:39:54 AM »

There�s a few more �factory� Aussie batmakers, and a few more Aussie cricket companies using Indian/ Pakistan imports.

Factory
Ian Callen (Callen cricket/ Willow Blue)
Dustin Gaskell (Gabba)
Gerry Grimes (Combat willow)

Indian/ Pakistan imports
Jet cricket, Devil cricket, Venom cricket, Bold Sports, Taipan (Premier cricket), Lawrence & Hendricks, Quest cricket, Pure Sport, SDO, Wombat, Buffalo. I have not confirmed these bats are imports so I will stand corrected if I�m wrong.

There�s also Keith Dudgeon Sport (KD) and 5 Star Plus (Evolution) but I�m not sure if they make their own or import.

And just to clarify a few things from the earlier list Mike Rindell and Norman Haylett-Petty are associated with Sovereign cricket in Perth. Ron Eggar and Robert Fortington are not making bats at the moment, and Greg Meller and Glen Murphy may also have stopped.

essendon2 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2018, 04:11:55 AM »

Quote from: Vic Nicholas on May 08, 2011, 11:02:29 AM

He certainly does.

I think he grows his own...or at least he used to.

I know this is 7 years old... but Lachlan Fisher is still around and will be making me a custom bat in 4 weeks' time.

Excited would be understatement. Haven't upgraded my bat since 2011 (ironically).

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essendon2

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