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[Johnny]

Used a Gray Nics Xiphos Pro Performance, which formerly belonged to Steven Mullaney, but was left in his locker when he moved from Lancs, and so one of his team mates nicked it, and has given it to one of my team mates.

My team mate let me have a bash with it at nets.

Pick up was lovely, and it was a chunky piece of wood. No scales or anything, but guesses are weight was about 2.8oz.

....but other than that, bit of a plank. We had an open net, so got chance to see how far the ball could go. Played one nice cover drive, which wasn't quite middle - felt horrible. Wasn't forgiving at all.

So I guess Pro bats aren't always what they're cracked up to be (ceraintly the ones the pro's are prepared to give away/leave behind!)

[100 not out]

Now you know why he left it behind.

[Canners]

my mate has got max osbournes bat from last season which is also a xiphos pro performance and its a decent bat, i wouldnt trade my one for it tho......

[Burdy]

One of my team mates keeps saying he has got hold of an Adam Gilchrist bat, am just waiting for it to turn up, probably never. lol

[Simmy]

lad who plays with nick gets some of jonny bairstows old bats one he has abit mo is well light at about 2.7 goes well but not as good as some other bats. probs just have same quality bats as rest of us dont know what big deal is. all about the batter not the bat

[400notout]

Netted with a couple of Azhar Ali's bats (before he used Ishan/Stickers) They were Maliks, big for the weight, not outstanding grains and really thin handles. Wasn't particularly taken on by them. Not sure I was comfortable havig so much wood in the bat for the light weight, just didn't feel right.

[uknsaunders]

lad who plays with nick gets some of jonny bairstows old bats one he has abit mo is well light at about 2.7 goes well but not as good as some other bats. probs just have same quality bats as rest of us dont know what big deal is. all about the batter not the bat

The cossies really rate Jonny's slazenger but they haven't used that many bats and being 6'4 semi-pro rugby players they don't need much assistance to clear the ropes.

[Simmy]

tis a lovely bat! goes well when ive had a few throw downs with it but its not better than other top bats just lovely balance. stu said hes getting another soon i think lol must have had a new batch lol

[kookaburraking]

Ive got richard pryahs gray nics(kippax) and before i broke it ,it was scary good , gray nicolls picking it up tomoro so will hopefully sort it out for me .

[Tom]

Don't expect much from county players' bats, quite often they're off the shelf bats.

[mdl_1979]

One of our lads has got one of Afridi's bats.  He scored 79 last Saturday and was smoking it all over the shop.

[19reading87]

Bloke in our team has one of Jim Troughtons

[uknsaunders]

got a couple of pics of johnny bairstows bat, will pop them up on a bit.

[kalph]

got hold of one of tim bresnan's bats today im well pleased

[kookaburraking]

got hold of one of tim bresnan's bats today im well pleased

kippax??