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[RaepTiem]

I got a bat in 2003 from Javed Miandad's younger brother's cricket shop in Pakistan.

it was a Spartan (or a bat with Spartan stickers) and a dean jones signature as well. There is

a video of Dean Jones promoting spartan cricket recently.

used it for a long time, don't have it with me, but have recently wondered whether it was a real Spartan or not.

The shop owner said these bats were going to Australia.

Some people don't know how long spartan have been in the cricket scene. They had this ugly logo which looked like those tapout logo's on fighting equipment and only sold at specialised cricket stores in Oz(those are the only places i saw them). The first ones were backed by Dean Jones, and then the following years, I belive it was alan border who also endorsed the gear. And then some genius probably took over the company and surged marketing and turned it into the next big company. I'm not a spartan rep, so don't crucify me if im wrong, im only speaking from memory of seeing these in some shops ages ago.

[Colesy]

Surprised they haven't got a big saffa yet like AB or Kallis

[Alvaro]

Kallis is finished.

Is there much of a market in SA for kit sales?

[WalkingWicket37]

Kallis is finished.

Is there much of a market in SA for kit sales?

When I went to South Africa the kit available was minimal, Reebok, Wasp, B&S then a few places stocked GM, GN & Kook kit.
(I may be totally wrong but that was my experience)

[Alvaro]

I suppose thinking about it, a lot of Saffers play in the IPL and that would be "some" coverage.

[Vitas Cricket]

AB has re-signed with Kook after lengthy talks with Spartan is the last i heard.

[El Nino]

AB would have been the ideal signing