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petehosk

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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #105 on: September 25, 2011, 08:39:37 AM »
Quote from: bigboy on September 25, 2011, 07:51:37 AM
It has a hole drilled down through the blade, form the V to a few inched above the toe.

Don't try that at home people!!  :(
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #106 on: September 25, 2011, 08:35:58 PM »
Quote from: petehosk on September 25, 2011, 08:39:37 AM
Don't try that at home people!!  :(

a technique "borrowed" from Hunts County Bats
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #107 on: January 20, 2012, 09:03:04 PM »
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #108 on: January 21, 2012, 10:01:33 AM »
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #109 on: August 14, 2012, 09:47:30 PM »
Quote from: Mortimer on September 25, 2011, 08:35:58 PM
a technique "borrowed" from Hunts County Bats

Who borrowed it from baseball. There used be a massive US Air Force base near Huntingdon, and the servicemen would get HCB to modify their baseball bats. HCB applied this to cricket bats.
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #110 on: December 18, 2012, 08:24:04 PM »
While I know this is quite an old topic, I've something new (old) to add! Here we have a Slazenger V1200 Super. As can be seen, it has the old V12 hump, but slightly elongated, along with a scalloped toe. With its massive 10mm edges this is another of those classics that people had forgotten about. It picks up surprisingly well, but as I've not yet had it in a net, I can't comment on whether it still works!

The bats you never had as a kid thread reminded me to post pics. I'd hazard a guess a few of those listed can be found in here, so have a drool over bats you longed for when younger...







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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #111 on: December 19, 2012, 04:57:11 PM »
Oh Tim... that V1200 is gorgeous. I'll be dreaming of that tonight.  :D
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #112 on: January 22, 2013, 10:42:32 PM »
Time for another in this occasional series...

So tonight, we are adding a lovely old Hunts County Rapide. One of the more traditionally shaped Hunts County bats. This one weighs in at 2lb 9.8oz. As you can see, it's not a Grade 1 piece of willow, and doesn't have big chunky edges. It's pretty well balanced though. I'd say it either needs a great deal of knocking in, or it's not going to get much better. It has a very high pitched resonance and feels pretty plank like. I reckon it needs 10 hours or so with the mallet.

Anyway, here is this traditionally made and shaped bat, from England!







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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #113 on: January 23, 2013, 01:35:02 AM »
One of the senior members was using this bat during our practice session.



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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #114 on: January 23, 2013, 03:56:27 AM »
That would look lovely with a refurb.
BUT it is not worth risking the stickers
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #115 on: January 23, 2013, 03:58:20 AM »
that looks like its seen some action!
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #116 on: March 04, 2013, 09:21:58 AM »
Hi Guys, I stumbled across this thread a while back when searching for vintage/retro bats on google... Although not often updated anymore, I find myself regularly checking in to see what offerrings the likes of tim2000's & 12man have to share! I am never disappointed. Many of these great bats were on my "wishlist" when I was a kid, or bring back memories from rummaging around in my dads teams gear bag pretending I was actually big enough to use them! I have a few bats myself collected/handed down over the years, most of them I don't know much about, any info on them would be awesome...

First up...
Gray Nicolls Powerspot Supreme *****
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #117 on: March 04, 2013, 09:23:22 AM »
Scruffy - welcome to the forum - awesome first post, Athers would be delighted to see this :)
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #118 on: March 04, 2013, 11:02:28 AM »
Quote from: Buzz on March 04, 2013, 09:23:22 AM
Scruffy - welcome to the forum - awesome first post, Athers would be delighted to see this :)
I echo Buzz's welcome, although I think this livery is a little early for Athers... ;)
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Re: Vintage Bats
« Reply #119 on: March 04, 2013, 11:11:58 AM »
Fond memories of the GM Diamond back, scored my highest score whilst is was being held together by electrical tape
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