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[SLCRICKETFAN]

Does anyone have any information on this bat? Or any photos?
All I've found out so far is that they were made in Victoria, Australia.

[potzy248]

Used to have a butterfly on the front sticker. Chris Harris from NZ used to use one.

http://www.antiquesreporter.com.au/index.cfm/lot/396474-1992-cricket-world-cup-display-with-full-size-and39geoff-hesford/

[DRob]

Ulysses bats were made at a store called Bat & Ball (in the same location as the current Greg Chappell Cricket Centre store) in West Melbourne. They were made in the early 1990s by a batmaker called Geoff Hesford who was taught batmaking by Brian Warsop. Players like Zoe Goss (Australian women's team) used these bats. I think John Wright NZ may have also used one late in his career.

They occassionally come up for sale on eBay / Gumtree.

[cricketfan6969]

My friends dad has 2 of them, and ive used one, and they are a great bat, can't go wrong

[Nickauger]

My friends dad has 2 of them, and ive used one, and they are a great bat, can't go wrong

Doubt thats strictly true!

[Jogetnz]

I thought the Brand was Rapier? I used to have one of the thigh pads.

[DRob]

The Rapier, and Warrior, were models of HG bats. Geoff Hesford made HG bats in partnership with John Guy (ex-NZ test cricketer) before Geoff went out on his own to make Ulysses bats.