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[Watsontotty]

in no particular order

Blank Bats T20 - already bought and will review
Laver & Wood - will be sorting one in the next few days
Redback - already purchased and almost ready

apart from that nothing else has made me part with any money for a number of reasons ? cost being the main reason or i would have purchased a few other forum sponsors bats.

[stevat]

SAF Hades or Infinity, look superb and have only heard good things.

Beach cricket special, I can't help but buy into his dedication to the craft and his finishing looks top rate.

Screaming Cat, would like to know what all the fuss is about.

Rob Pack custom, had a go with a few Pumas, all superb. Would love to see his best work.

GM LE Halo or Purist if it returns??

[FattusCattus]

Ahhhh, I'm a real gone 80's kid -

i)   An SS Jumbo (too expensive Surridge!! c'mon!)
ii)  Aldred - loving his profiles
iii) Slazenger to release a modern take on the V12 - bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gdb19]

Ahhhh, I'm a real gone 80's kid -

i)   An SS Jumbo (too expensive Surridge!! c'mon!)
ii)  Aldred - loving his profiles
iii) Slazenger to release a modern take on the V12 - bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd love a modern take on the v12, I've just donated my old one to my club kit and it's still a good bat even though it's about 15 years old.

[Played and Missed]

Seen you a few bats in action this year. A few bats that I have really enjoyed watching in action is the Redback Paradox and the Woodstock TDF. After a lot of reviews on several different forums I decided to get a Woodstock TDF, which proved to be one of the best bats I have ever owned.

[Joe]

I'd like a Blue Room as I love Puma bats. Would basically like to try a bat done by every person who presses their own bats to get a feel of the differences - two bats pressed by the same person but made by separate companies will probably perform similarly. Would love to try a Millichamp made bat as well, also an M&H Distinction.

[junter97]

First on my list has to be a screaming cat, I love the profiles and never heard anything bad about them. Second would be a Woodstock custom, live reasonably near and after the TDF won the bat of the year, I want one even more now! Third, probably a Laver and Wood reserve ultra, just something different than I am used to, massive edges, flat face, crazy profile and all this at 2lb 8oz. Fourth, a GN scoop 'legend', something completely retro, yet modern at the same time. I've only used one from the 1980s and that was about 2lb 10 with 25-30mm edges and that packed a massive punch so imagine what a new 'legend' version with 40mm edges would be like! Lastly, a big fat massive 3 and half pound TK performance lam, need I say why?

[Alvaro]

You can keep your fancy willow; if you could give me five bone dry weeks of 25 degree heat, I'd use a blinking Readers to just have the guarantee of a few games in a row!

[scottish_slogger95]

You can keep your fancy willow; if you could give me five bone dry weeks of 25 degree heat, I'd use a blinking Readers to just have the guarantee of a few games in a row!

Can't like this comment enough. And I'm a bowler so probably wouln't have to use the readers bat! win win situation!

[PedalsMcgrew]

What?? Any news on him hanging up his boots?

P.S. - Sorry I am not well informed.

jag.

It has been mentioned that he is winding things down a little bit, he's been at it for years and he's not getting any younger...with the CV he has you could hardly blame him for resting on his laurels!  I hope he doesn't do it before I buy myself a Series 1 with ruler straight grains though....

[Chad]

1) Screaming Cat Series 1, 3 or 5
2) Laver & Wood Reserve Ultra (Don't know if I could bring myself to even tap a ball off a Signature bat!)
3) A Black Cat F40
4) Newbery Tour
5) Salix Pod

PS. Anyone know what the import charges in the UK are like for the Laver & Wood and Screaming Cats? It would be a shame not to at least see a Screaming Cat bat before he retires...

[ajm90]

1) Scat
2) H4l custom
3) Salix custom
4) Kookaburra reintroduce the diablo
5) Chase 4 leaf clover bat

[Cover_Drive]

In no particular order;

1. Screaming Cat Series 3
2. Gray Nicolls e41
3. SAF Hades
4. Gray Nicolls Maverick
5. Salix Pod Players
6. GM Flare Players Edition
7. BlankBats Limited Edition