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[Canners]

Sorry Vic. I disagree. They're not tough enough, but they by no means allow it.

That comes from experience, I had 3 meetings along with a warning from the ECB and MCC after a player used one of my bats which was illegal in nets and was caught. We had to prove the remaining of the shop bats were legal.

oh that explains the recall

[Tom]

Yep. By no means are the MCC allowing it. Just umpires don't know how to spot them, not enough checks are made and the rules are too wooly.

Players are randomly checked for drugs after matches. The same should happen with bats.

[Lekka Global Alliance]

Is there not an MCC chap on here that was in discussion with Norbs and Talisman last year about the legality of cricket bats ?

[Lekka Global Alliance]

The same should happen with bats.

Bats should be checked prior to the game even starting (like rugby boot studs) and also when the batsmen arrive at the crease. I have had many emails with the MCC about this but it would appear from their last reply I was maybe asking them to actually do their job and they have gone silent.

[Howzat]

Bats should be checked prior to the game even starting (like rugby boot studs) and also when the batsmen arrive at the crease. I have had many emails with the MCC about this but it would appear from their last reply I was maybe asking them to actually do their job and they have gone silent.

Maybe they have done what I have done... all emails from your address go into a nice little folder called "James's Musings" which I might get around to reading one day

[Liam-SCCC]

Only just realised what the 'TK' stands for!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Tommy Ketchup after having a few beers at Cheltenham with the worcs lads it seems that some pros stock up on these and use them in games!!

one hadnt even heard of them before whilst the other was more than familiar with them and what benefit they offer

[Lekka Global Alliance]

TK lams are now an enigma of sorts. Any Lam can claim to be a TK and there is no one on the flip side that will state it is not 

[Ayrtek Cricket]

easy enough to find out by checking the handle and workmanship if uv got a trained eye

[Lekka Global Alliance]

easy enough to find out by checking the handle and workmanship if uv got a trained eye

That is if the buyer has a TK Lam at hand to cross reference with which of course would defeat the whole overall purpose of buying one.

[Vic Nicholas]

With the dwindling supply of Grade 1 willow as time goes by, Lams will be completely legalized within a decade for practical reasons.

I don't know about the MCC, but the BCCI will never enforce the ban on lams. The IPL would die of boredom if lams were strictly stamped out.

MCC no longer run the game, the BCCI do.

[Canners]

easy enough to find out by checking the handle and workmanship if uv got a trained eye

Tom i may need to borrow your trained eye soon, whats the going rate ?

[Lekka Global Alliance]

Tom i may need to borrow your trained eye soon, whats the going rate ?

An eye 4 an eye   

[Canners]

i quite like my eyes thanks.....

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Call it a pint michael lol and a pack of pork scratchings!