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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #60 on: November 22, 2013, 10:15:37 AM »
I've got one somewhere.  I'll try and dig it out
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« Reply #61 on: November 22, 2013, 10:17:40 AM »
YAY Thanks
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #62 on: November 24, 2013, 10:03:55 PM »
So who is bringing what? I've a special which is relevant to recent discussions on here for people to try out and draw some conclusions...

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« Reply #63 on: November 24, 2013, 10:28:20 PM »
I have a bag full of funky stuff!
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #64 on: November 24, 2013, 10:29:37 PM »
Quote from: FattusCattus on November 24, 2013, 10:28:20 PM
I have a bag full of funky stuff!

Aldred, DS Custom and my Pakistani Wonder
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #65 on: November 24, 2013, 11:19:25 PM »
Bringing the HitsHard gear for people to play with if they so wish. Picking up a couple tomorrow which I will bring along and may get a little go if the bowling is friendly
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #66 on: November 25, 2013, 09:39:11 PM »
A quick synopsis of the net....

Fattus took the most wickets and generally felt he was awesome.

Hitshard bats, well, the ones we used, are most excellent, and Chris's match bat was stunning.

Kookaburra bats three letter acronyms are simply for shipping.

Wicketkeepers apparently make great bowlers (according to the keepers playing).




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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #67 on: November 25, 2013, 09:43:00 PM »
lol sounds like fun was had!

Anyone around the worcester area keen? :)
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #68 on: November 25, 2013, 10:45:09 PM »
Great night, thanks again guys!
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #69 on: November 25, 2013, 11:22:08 PM »
Thanks to everyone who came down! Some decent kit on show!

Oh and that Hitshard! Yum yum yum!

Good night! Very informative to!
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« Reply #70 on: November 25, 2013, 11:59:20 PM »
Thanks guys great evening and as always great to meet new faces.

Just off to bed now with my HitsHard. Just want to make sure KRS hasn't followed me home with the intention of stealing my MoJo :D
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #71 on: November 26, 2013, 12:49:12 AM »
That HitsHard is Fabulous. I think we all wanted to take it home...
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #72 on: November 26, 2013, 07:19:41 AM »
I don't know about anyone else, but I am feeling it this morning. Tomorrow will be when it properly kicks in. Well worth it though. Thanks for arranging it.

On a different note, we tried out a Slazenger V100 TAS Test last night, given the recent interest in TAS inserts. £70 from the Lord's sale and despite the huge amount of concaving, it surprised us (well Charliemott and me, I don't know if anyone else used it). The middle was actually decent, and I really couldn't tell you whether the TAS inserts make a difference. What they do seem to do is cause the bat to make a slightly unusual sound. Whilst the HitsHard that we all fell in love with was the bar setting bat, at 200 notes fewer, it would score you a fair few runs

Plenty of lovely willow on display, including Aldred, GN, GM, Kook, HitsHard, Salix and B3. I think everyone got plenty out of it and we are now waiting for Fattus to put his pics into the topic...

Oops, and I nearly failed to mention that as a result of a couple of hours bowling at people, I even managed to loosen my big toenail from the nailbed.... That'll be falling off soon!
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #73 on: November 26, 2013, 07:56:51 AM »
Had a great time last night. Shame I was a bit poo! (I blame a combination of winter rust and niggly injuries!) Got a nice purple cherry on my thigh where somehow Tim or Fattus managed to miss my strettons!
Soulman's hitshard gear looked top notch. Shame I'd batted before it all came out!
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Re: Croydon Nets
« Reply #74 on: November 26, 2013, 08:02:19 AM »
There was certainly a lot of bat stroking going on with many a covetous glance at the HitsHard bats in particular. There was more big wood on show and more 'oohs and ahs' than in a film of dubious nature.
Big thanks to Kaedyn for arranging it - without someone driving a project such as this it never comes to pass.
My personal highlight of the evening was surviving a Fattus hattrick ball which contributed to the common good as none of us would have heard the last of it.
However, I am now, officially, Bruce's rabbit, which is something of an elevation for me as I am usually classed as a ferret in the batting line up.
Again, thanks to everyone, with special mention to Chris Soulman who clocked up mega miles to bring some superb gear to look at and use.
To quote the late Steve Marriott: 'we really had a gas'.
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