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[Cover_Drive]

I remember these bats from CSF.
Very nice.
Those Slaz gloves are great - were perhaps used by MC in the 2009 Ashes?

Ah, lovely lovely decals!

[manno]

Yeah mate, Melbourne! Do you rate them?

I sure do mate. In terms of protection i rate them and so do some pretty famous test playing batsmen! They weigh next to nothing and feel amazing to play and run in. The inner padded shin/knee protection part can be taken out too, so you can wash them. Overall the pads just feel a lot less "dissposable" like most traditional pads do. Ive however grown a bit tired of the look. While not being completely alien to traditional cricket (sorry aero) to me they still do look a bit different. Performance wise though i couldn't fault them.

[manno]

Ok. So. Thought id finally wrap this up before another year comes to an end! The bat was stripped. A few little surface cracks glued using pva and then shipped to the guys at Laver for a re handle and a lamitoe. Because of its great sentimental value i decided to knock up a box to transport the thing in to make sure it wasnt damaged in transit....































Safe and sound ready for its trip across the ditch!!!

Heres a few photos sent from the boys at Laver.







The bat arrived home safe and sound after its brief holiday in NZ with a white grip and i quickly put on the old Gray Nicolls stickers i had put aside specifically for this refurb. Obviously the grip colour needed to be changed and it was...











And now.... The old girl as she is today. Still going strong!!













The life of a GN Legend

2009


2017

[Calzehbhoy]

Really is great to see such care and attention go into looking after a bat and how well she keeps looking year after year with that care and attention!

Get that bat transport box on eBay too! Reckon there'd be a few takers for that!!

[InternalTraining]

Don't know about the bat but love the box!

[manno]

Really is great to see such care and attention go into looking after a bat and how well she keeps looking year after year with that care and attention!

Get that bat transport box on eBay too! Reckon there'd be a few takers for that!!

Cheers Calzehbhoy. I only bother as the bat is seriously that good! 

[Number4]

Great thread... Thank you

[manno]

Great thread... Thank you

Better late than never i guess. 

[ppccopener]

Great thread this thanks for sharing
Bat case is a lovely piece of work
So is the bat 

Food for thought for those of us changing bats every season!

[Buzz]

Great thread and what a brilliant box!

[Northern monkey]

Damn fine workmanship in that box

Bat looks very nice too, it's just a shame they are so expensive new, but I suppose that reflects the willow quality and rarity

[avkrish]

An excellent thread and beautiful images

[19reading87]

Superb!!

[Sivlar13]

What an extraordinarily good set of bats you have there. Great passion for the game too!

[jamesisapayne]

What a fab read first thing in the morning! Great to see the construction process of the box and how much TLC went into making it. With skills like that you should be making the bats themselves too!