Finally decided to get kit together for some pictures! Hopefully won't be many, if any, additions to this lot, as I'll be looking to trim this down too! (Getting more and more difficult to say no to an SS Master and a B&S GP274 each passing day...)
Got a few bats on the fringe, but most likely they'll have to be sold on as well.
Bottom row, left to right:
CA stickered up as a Mongoose - Super light at 2lb 7.8oz with 2 grips and minimal concaving.
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=34782.0Newer SS LE full profiled - Back up bat
Older SS LE full profiled - Current match bat
SF Triumph - Potential future match bat, massive for the weight.
BDM Twenty20 - Incredible ping, and was a factory seconds.
H4L NV G2 - Still unused, despite getting ages ago
NB TC560 - Not bad for a G4!
BAS stickered up as a B3 - Incredible bat, had a squinty handle which was replaced by B3, hence the stickers.
B3 Mullanator - Absolutely massive bat, probably the biggest in this collection
GM Purist Original - Bargain and brand new from eBay. One of my favourite GM bats of all time.
GM Argon Original LE - Replacement directly from GM. Along with the Purist, one of my favourite GM bats of all time.
--------
Top row, left to right:
Bulldog Amplus (lowered) stickered as a Helios Midas - Cracking bat, but surprisingly a touch dead after an inch above the swell
Helios Atlas Reserve - Incredible bat, one of the first I bought off the forum, and hasn't seen much use as I'm scared of breaking it
Vulcan Hermes (Pro grade I think) - Feels incredible in the hands, a true reflection of the craftsmanship skills of Gary IMO. (Did not like the first one I got my hands on)
Ryan Kellsall Custom - A rival to the Mullanator in terms of spine height. Incredible bat, really is stunning. First RK bat I have seen and held - extremely impressed. It's actually a very similar shape to the Mullanator as well, with a slightly thinner toe and slightly smaller edges. (35mm as opposed to 40mm)
B&S Supreme (Tendulkar Shape) - Bought 2nd hand off eBay in good nick. Impressive response, can't wait to drive a few balls with it.
B&S LE (Impi Shape) - Similar to the Tendulkar shape, and won off a charity competition held for the Tom Maynard Trust on this forum.
Laver and Wood Signature - Bought off eBay for less than my Reserves. A brute of a bat at 3lb, was initially told it was 2.10! Picks up well for the weight, I thought it was a 2.14 Laver. (Lavers I've picked up all pick up beautifully)
Laver Reserve - Bought over a year ago, and it's still unused! A copy of the Laver on the right, except with a slightly nicer pick up and seems to respond better.
Laver Reserve - The original 'CHAD' profile, incredible bat. Was in disbelief when James went one better and made an improved copy of it!
Blank Bats LE (Apparently intended for Misbah) - Very odd handle which is extremely oval and thin at the bottom hand. Cracking bat, but I feel it's more of a Thruxton profile than a Misbah one, but maybe he had asked for one in that profile.
--------
Protective gear wise, I decided to buy a new set of softs this year, which are the most expensive I've ever bought, but also the most beautiful. The 2012 Kook 1000 pads and gloves are still going strong, and I also have a pair of Kook Players from 2013. The Aditek is still going well, and is by far the comfiest helmet I've ever worn, so I doubt that will be changing anytime soon.
Author
Topic: Your kit for the 2015 season (Read 196802 times)