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[100 not out]

I have seen a slazenger shoulder less bat. A good few years ago.

[Tom]

John Newbery invented the GN Scoop and the Excalibur, Millichamp was his apprentice.

John left Gray Nics in the early 80's, to set up Newbery. I believe Tim Keeley may have also worked at some point for Nics.

[Number4]

But Cairns used the Excalibur in '79 playing for Otago scoring 110 batting at no.9 Tom

[Tom]

He used a Crown to score that 100.

[Number4]

Ok... Was just reading off Cricinfo on that one

[Number4]

Well apart from the bats from the 1700's I still believe the Excalibur was the first shoulderless bat...lol

[Cover_Drive]

John Newbery invented the GN Scoop and the Excalibur, Millichamp was his apprentice.

John left Gray Nics in the early 80's, to set up Newbery. I believe Tim Keeley may have also worked at some point for Nics.

So John learned his batmaking from Gray Nicolls?

Does it mean Andrew Kember also started off Gray Nicolls?

[Tom]

Yes. Len Newbery (John Newbery's father) was one of the original bat makers at Nicolls, prior to when it became Gray Nicolls.

I believe Kember was just at Newbery. But may be wrong.