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[Vitas Cricket]

Paul - do you know if they plan to change the MC stickers to the yellow luminous version for next year?

Yes, they will be launching this in Aus for the 2014/15 season and i assume UK for the 2015 season.

[Gingerbusiness]

The stickers on the boxes should give you a pretty good idea!! 

So does this mean all Spartans are made in India and not by Reg Taylor?

Surely not more misleading marketing from a bat company about where their bats are allegedly made?!

[Marc28]

I see heartwood pops up again and from what I see on this forum its not LIKED ? which I find strange as 90% of the pros that use B&S bats in South Africa always request some heartwood in there bats is this just a SA thing ?

Personally I like heartwood or a blemish as to me it means the willow has lived a little I know sounds a bit stupid but a perfect bat with perfect grains is a bit over the top to me as it's just to manufactured for perfection.

[junter97]

I see heartwood pops up again and from what I see on this forum its not LIKED ? which I find strange as 90% of the pros that use B&S bats in South Africa always request some heartwood in there bats is this just a SA thing ?

Purely because bats are graded on looks and not performance

[GarrettJ]

Pros get free bats and don't care if they need to use 5 bats a season as long as there is instant performance.

[GDP1964]

They don't get 5 from Mr Bellingham he runs a very tight ship I will call him tomorrow and find out why they request the heartwood if its for instance performance good on them

[sarg]

Paul, what's a fake face cover?

[tim2000s]

Paul, what's a fake face cover?

What is sometimes called a grain sheet.  It's a stick on facing with printed on grains.

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[ItsJustCricket]

What is sometimes called a grain sheet.  It's a stick on facing with printed on grains.

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Yep, exactly.  Various other brands use them for bats in that price point.

[sarg]

Thanks for the info. Much Appreciated

[iand123]

Yes, they will be launching this in Aus for the 2014/15 season and i assume UK for the 2015 season.

Thanks jake. Shame as I think the MC stickers in the blue look much better

How much are the LE's Paul?

[Phoenix]

What are your thoughts on the SVR bats Paul?

[Nmcgee]

So does this mean all Spartans are made in India and not by Reg Taylor?
Surely not more misleading marketing from a bat company about where their bats are allegedly made?!

Not a bad bloke ol' Reg. I had a couple of refurbs from Reg last year and he did superb work.
God only knows exactly what his role with Spartan involves.

[Nmcgee]

I see heartwood pops up again and from what I see on this forum its not LIKED ? which I find strange as 90% of the pros that use B&S bats in South Africa always request some heartwood in there bats is this just a SA thing ?

Sorry....but who gives two knobs of goats poo what SA pros prefer?

[Neon Cricket]

Sorry....but who gives two knobs of goats poo what SA pros prefer?

I'd quite like to know, always interesting to see the opinion of actual quality cricketers rather than us lot... haha