When they share their jug with you in the bar afterwards..and you get into conversation about the provenance of their bat...
It's a nice thought, but in reality I'm not sure...
There is a reason every single bat manufacturer/brand in the world applies stickers to their bats- the bats themselves are free advertising for the brand! Most stickers aren't particularly nice, and unbranded bats look better, but everyone still does it...
Imagine the most amazing car ever, that doesn't have the manufacturer's name/logo anywhere, some people will ask the owner in a car park, most however will never know what that car was...