After longing to get out of New Zealand , I finally got my wish in September of 2011 leaving small New Zealand for the hustle and bustle of the UK , Europe and The USA .My first idea was what can I buy ,my mind went to cricket gear imparticular bats and a bat that was quintessentially english and rare back home in NZ.After searching for affordable stores in London I came up with morrant(please remove if neccesary) please note this was before its just cricket was around in london.So after catching the tube to south woodford i went into the small but packed full of gear Morrant showroom the smell of leather and Salix albacaerulea that only a cricket store has hit me .I went directly to the bats picking up various GN's ,GM's ,Hunts County , Puma ,Slazenger and a couple of Newbery's till I found the one a thruxton players (2:10) which for its size picked up well much better than the gt or the Mjolnir and I knew that , that bat was the one , so that bat is what you see before you now .
About
Grains -8 wonky but straight enough
Finish -Superb as all TK's and Newberys's do
Balance -Nice not bottom heavy pick up index 2.5
Plays very well its like a springboard all round the ground every shot
Overall
I really this bat and the shape and would only change one thing the grade i should have bought the SPS for only 50 quid more but maybe next time
.Will I by another newbery no , would i replicatle the shape yes. Overall i recommend the thruxton to players who like to hit all around the ground . I also like the oval; handle I find it makes me grip my bottom hand less resulting in more control.
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