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[procricket]

B3 did not send a B3 bat to any AOC test and although we have much speculating that it is all it.

I wish all the brands well who did send though

[ProCricketer1982]

To make the test interesting, AOC could also grab the same make and model from a retail location or as a secret buyer (posing as average joe) from the custom bat maker to compare the sent bat against the average joe bat.

that mate, is exactly what they should do!    Go around and pick up real models and test rather than sent in versions. Wouldn't exactly take much organising.

[No.4]

They would have to pay for them that way. I doubt they pay for the bats sent in.

[ProCricketer1982]

They would have to pay for them that way. I doubt they pay for the bats sent in.

Im sure the companies wanting to enter could bid and then basically issue a refund simply enough

[No.4]

Or resupply the stockist with their next order.

[ProCricketer1982]

Or resupply the stockist with their next order.

boom, even better! (that didn't cross my mind actually, good thinking batman)

[Seniorplayer]

When i read about these Gear Tests it reminds me of the following:
A well respected Batsmaker sends two bats he has made both made from the same grade willow and to the same spec one stickered has his own brand and one stickered has a different brand. His own brand is not rated but the one stickered has a different brand is highly rated.

[sarg]

B3 did not send a B3 bat to any AOC test and although we have much speculating that it is all it.

I wish all the brands well who did send though

Well perhaps just like on TV there will be a B3 there in someone else's stickers ;-)

[Jaffa]

I've put a couple forward this year - they're literally huge for the weight so we'll see what they make of it (In my bat makers' own words "let me tell you if you get a bad review then the guys reviewing need to sort themselves out! 2 of the biggest bats ive made!")

@tim2000s no pressure on your mates haha

@neoncricket Adam, How did you get on?

[Buzz]

The new balance bat is Indian made.

[beaver5]

Results are out! Don't know how long latest issue has been out but picked it up today. Good results for smaller brands such as H4L, Kippax and Woodstock again. Newbery doing very well with 3 bats in top 20 and possibly more if as we are led to believe all the other makes they produce bats for.

[Hoover]

What if AOC arranged to send a raw willow cleft to each brand and asked their batmakers to make a bat out of it ?

[Buzz]

What if AOC arranged to send a raw willow cleft to each brand and asked their batmakers to make a bat out of it ?

Really good idea, it would certainly even things up, might be harder for the brands, rather than batmakers.

[hell4leather cricket]

There would only be about 3 bats in there ...

[SLC]

Aside from the bats, the gn softs seem to come out consistently well this year.