Topic: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets (Read 4065 times)

procricket · « **on:** December 14, 2013, 03:49:57 PM »

Keeping it off people topics and all what do you want if your paying top wack.

Yes I know some will not pay that much but if you did what do you want.

Me I want the selection of the best clefts the lightest and the better looking I want to watch it being made I want to design my shape and I want exactly what I ask for.

Most I have ever paid for a single bat is �395 quid I got what I wanted but with the current priced bats and genuine lack of quality clefts apparently is there a real market a bigger market for cheaper stand alone brands and Indian imports.

I understand for real brands there overheads and such but what makes people seriously pay 400 quid for a off the shelf bat

iand123 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2013, 03:52:53 PM »

Is expect a selection of clefts and the ability for it to be customised to my profile/shape preference (within reason).

The bat "experience" my wife bought me from Salix was exactly that and think it came in around �380. I personally wouldn't pay that sort of money for something off the shelf

procricket · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2013, 03:55:20 PM »

Let's be honest in the old days it was the potentially pressed by a certain place in Sussex added the wow factor for people and another 50 quid on the price tag but people should have got wise

smilley792 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2013, 03:58:17 PM »

For 400 id want a few things

Clean clean clean blade.
AtLeast ten straight grains
Great rebound
Great pick up
Chose of handle
Great looking branding, and id want it from a brand that is known and trusted
12months warranty
Protective Bat cover
Knocked in.

Optional:
Toe guard
Scuffle sheet

The profile is a strange one, you could design it yourself but it may pick up awful.
So id expect a brand to have a variety of profiles that pick up great and are proven with some r and d, to choose from

Last and not least id expect it to come with great customer service

coverpoint_pro · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:02:21 PM »

Id want two bats for that much haha!!

In all seriousness, id want a bat that would last me at least 3000 runs, have a 2 year warranty, be exceptionally light but big and have a trampoline middle all the way from top to bottom. That being said, i don't think a bat is worth �400

Buzz · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:11:18 PM »

I would rather have a �150 bat and �250 of coaching.

tim2000s · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:11:48 PM »

I think it comes back to who you are marketing to. There are 100 times now people who play cricket, than who are members of this forum, in the UK... This means that there is a lot of money out there that will spend it on what they can afford. I'd people think that they are getting the best that money can buy, off the shelf, for that price, there are plenty that will pay it. We just know a bit more. I'd therefore want something like the salix experience for that kind of cash...

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procricket · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:13:11 PM »

I just keep reading your publication Buzz worth 150 quid if thought correctly and used correctly milk of the mind.

Gingerbusiness · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:31:12 PM »

I see bats like shopping at Waitrose. You pay a bit more for the quality of the product, but you really pay for the customer service associated with that product.

If I ever paid �400 for a cricket bat... (A lovely thought!) I would want them to offer full bat customisation options (Handle, Grains, Profile, Weight etc - Discussion with bat maker), full hand preparation service, full refurbish service for the life of the bat and a no quibble guarantee that if that bat breaks within the first year (From general wear), it is repaired/replaced within 14 days.

A lot of big companies have been influenced by cheaper Indian brands in terms of quality and ability to turn out cheap bats, hitting profit margins, so has been a bigger drive towards efficiency - They really should concentrate on customer service. I think that's how companies such as Salix, Newbery, M&H have achieved what they have. I use John @ Red Ink and the reason I will buy more from him is the quality of his customer service - though the bats easily rival the ones I used to get from my Newbery sponsorship.

procricket · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:35:23 PM »

Got to add when I got my most expensive bat I got taken out for lunch but I never got a free mug or bat cover. Agree massively with customer care and I would predict this forum represents less than 1 per cent

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:48:15 PM »

This basically

smilley792 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:51:01 PM »

Your bat looks abit jaundice

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:57:30 PM »

Quote from: smilley792 on December 14, 2013, 04:51:01 PM

Your bat looks abit jaundice

That pic was taken about a year ago on a old iPhone in a bright yellow room lol.

joeljonno · « **Reply #13 on:** December 14, 2013, 05:32:03 PM »

Performance.

It should be the best bat I ever had and shouldn't need to try to whack it, it should just "go".

ProCricketer1982 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2013, 05:36:24 PM »

IF I were to ever pay �400 fora. Bat it would have to be perfect. Perfect weight, perfect handle, millions of grains, go like a rocket all over the bat and have warranty to protect it. I doubt any bat is actually worth that though tbh.

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