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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #75 on: July 05, 2011, 09:29:29 AM »
Quote from: bigboy on July 04, 2011, 10:08:56 PM
Jonpinson, if it was an exact replica of a 30 year old bat no one would buy it, people have become used to much bigger profile and expect big bats. They will sell if they are made well, it's still a great concept.

i dunno about that mate i think people on here have said they would...
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #76 on: July 05, 2011, 11:12:24 AM »
Re: the patent GN may have for a scoop in the back.

I recall after Brian Lara smashed that WR 375 using the GN Scoop 2000, didn't he start using his own range of Lara bats about 12 months after that (after he left Warwickshire end of '95) ? I remember the Lara bats selling a scoop which was a clone of the GN Scoop or was it actually a GN product?

Those Lara stickers were hideous- all glittery with blue and orange colours I recall. Was that Lara make just a branch of Gray Nicolls at the time? It seemed to disappear pretty quickly!

The slaz V800 had several smaller scoops or grooves in the back so was a totally different design.
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #77 on: July 05, 2011, 01:26:08 PM »
Ben, I had a blue & orange lara 375, my first ever SH bat. They were made by Gray-Nics
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #78 on: July 05, 2011, 01:27:48 PM »
The Slaz V800. I can see why GN might think it was infringing...

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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #79 on: July 05, 2011, 01:31:56 PM »
Quote from: bigboy on July 04, 2011, 10:08:56 PM
Jonpinson, if it was an exact replica of a 30 year old bat no one would buy it, people have become used to much bigger profile and expect big bats. They will sell if they are made well, it's still a great concept.

talking to ss there retro the exact proper retro is selling ok
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #80 on: July 05, 2011, 01:38:33 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on July 05, 2011, 01:27:48 PM
The Slaz V800. I can see why GN might think it was infringing...




"Cats Eyes" , beautiful profile.
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #81 on: July 05, 2011, 01:56:17 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on July 05, 2011, 01:27:48 PM
The Slaz V800. I can see why GN might think it was infringing...




I still have and use one of these bad boys, a V800 Classic.  Chanderpaul was the only player I remember using it, though I'm sure there were plenty of others.  Has a nice middle, and goes well on fast tracks with a superb pick-up. 
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #82 on: July 05, 2011, 01:59:16 PM »
mark waugh, ian bell and ben hollioake all used the v800 too
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #83 on: July 06, 2011, 11:33:39 PM »
I had a V800 that had the six scoops on the edges down the back of the profile, must have been the later model.
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #84 on: July 07, 2011, 06:41:10 AM »
richard wensley loved his scoop's!

the warrior range when he left slaz was scoop tastic!!

there was the googly they had a 3 schools on bottom near spine

i had a tridant that had one scoop at bottom
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #85 on: July 11, 2011, 11:04:49 AM »
As used by those most iconic of blue characters...

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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #86 on: July 11, 2011, 12:17:55 PM »
Quote from: Johnny Firefly on July 05, 2011, 01:59:16 PM
mark waugh, ian bell and ben hollioake all used the v800 too

So did Cool Carl before he went CA then Newbs.
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #87 on: July 11, 2011, 09:40:22 PM »
Definitely need to keep an eye on this. A chance to buy a modern Scoop can't be missed!
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Re: Gray Nicolls - return of a golden oldie....
« Reply #88 on: July 11, 2011, 09:41:07 PM »
Quote from: banjo7 on July 11, 2011, 09:40:22 PM
Definitely need to keep an eye on this. A chance to buy a modern Scoop can't be missed!
If it has a middle like the older ones, I may well pass...
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