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[Colesy]

A mate of mine gave me his old bats to use them however I want and they look decent pieces of timber. What model in the range would the Select model have been?

[Vitas Cricket]

According to the back of the Slaz catalogue (one of only a few who state their grading in black and white)

V12       -   Grade 1+
Ultimate -   Grade 1+
Elite      -    Grade 1
V6        -    Grade 2
Pro       -    Grade 2
Test      -    Grade 3
Ultra     -    Grade 4
Select    -    Grade 4

[Colesy]

This is going back a few years when they were made in England and don't look grade 4 haha

[Vitas Cricket]

This is going back a few years when they were made in England and don't look grade 4 haha

Doh, you mean this sort of era?

[Colesy]

Yes. Can't get some pictures as they're here in my room

[Vitas Cricket]

I had a V100 select (i think it was a V100) and i am pretty sure it would have been mid range as i wasn't paying for my gear at the time, cheers dad.

[Colesy]

Haha fair enough. Certainly don't look bottom of the range

Cheers

[RoCo Da Pixie]

Back in the old days of V600

It went

Panther
Select
Elite
Ultimate

[Colesy]

V600 has 7 straight, even grains. V1200 has 9 straight even grains

[Manormanic]

Back in the old days of V600

It went

Panther
Select
Elite
Ultimate

I think there was also a Super in there.

[arsenal123]

And a Pro.

[Kulli]

It was

Ultimate
Pro
Select
Super
Panther

[tim2000s]

I remember there were many iterations of it. At one point in time I remember something like the below, some of which can be seen in the vintage bats thread.

Panther
Super
Select
Ultimate

But you could also get your hands on a 5 star and a County. I'm pretty sure the County designation was a 70s grading and the 5 star I think was eighties. I don't remember seeing the Pro.

[Kulli]

Pro was used in the mid-late 90's when Stewart, Hick and Ramps used them.

[tim2000s]

I remember there were many iterations of it. At one point in time I remember something like the below, some of which can be seen in the vintage bats thread.

Panther
Super
Select
Ultimate

But you could also get your hands on a 5 star and a County. I'm pretty sure the County designation was a 70s grading and the 5 star I think was eighties. I don't remember seeing the Pro.

Right. Maybe we're all barking up the wrong tree.

I remember the Panther generally had a poly coat, I had a Super V12 in 1992, and I wonder if it was actually, in the late eighties/early nineties:

Panther
Super
Select
5*