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Re: February Special Offer - G1 Custom Bat Visit £185
« Reply #30 on: March 17, 2015, 02:11:12 PM »

As an FYI, the price on these bats is now £185.
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Re: February Special Offer - G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #31 on: March 17, 2015, 03:21:11 PM »

OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #32 on: September 30, 2015, 05:13:20 PM »

No apologies for resurrecting this one.

Just idly wondering what a 'Super Selected' Caerulex via @Vitas Cricket might set one back?

And @FattusCattus how did your grainsome Caerulex go this season? Did it fulfil its early promise?
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #33 on: September 30, 2015, 07:06:09 PM »

No apologies for resurrecting this one.

Just idly wondering what a 'Super Selected' Caerulex via @Vitas Cricket might set one back?

And @FattusCattus how did your grainsome Caerulex go this season? Did it fulfil its early promise?

Caerulex showing as £220 on there website, not sure if super selected alters this at all...
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit �175
« Reply #34 on: October 01, 2015, 10:39:43 AM »

Hello Jake,

I was considering going into the Hunts County shop for a custom job as its convenient for me as I go into the industrial estate for work purposes. I read that you offer custom bats for £175 as I believe it is £200 if you go direct. Is this still the case? May I ask how I go about paying the lesser rate with Vitas Cricket and then going in when it is convenient for me and those at Hunts County. I am right in thinking that this isn't just choosing the G1 bats on display but asking them to have a model made with specific sized edges, stickers and weight etc. Excuse my ignorance on the matter, but I have never had a custom bat made before.

Thanks in advance for the response :-)
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #35 on: October 01, 2015, 10:49:22 AM »

A Super Selected (or special selected, i can never remember what Hunts actually refer to it as) is £225.

@Mel Jessop @Mattsky

@jgi751987 - yes to take advantage of the offer you must arrange the payment with us, and if you wanted to visit them to have the bat made in front of you, you have to discuss with us to arrange an appointment, it's all very informal and laid back though, as long as i told them of your name and of roughly what you wanted, you could roll up unannounced virtually whenever you liked after payment, aside from the very busy Easter period. They will make the bat in front of you, you can take it away and they will invoice us for it, a seamless experience hopefully. If you didn't want to visit us afterwards (approx 20-25 minute drive if you have a heavy right foot...) then i would email or post out your payment receipt.

I don't even need to be there unless you requested me to be, I am always happy to meet with customers and introduce them to the Hunts team, as well as show them round the facility if they guys are busy making bats or serving customers.

As with all bat makers who make by hand, working to a very specific edge size or nailed on exact weight is difficult. And unless you are buying one of their super duper high end clefts (a few of which were available in low densities this Summer for £265 from us) then something like the classic moon on a stick request of 2'7 with 45mm edges and no concaving just isn't something Hunts entertain I'm afraid. Tony often says with a wry smile; 'unless you are lucky, you can have a big bat, or you can have a light bat'

Please feel free to email me to discuss further, jake@vitascricket.co.uk

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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit �175
« Reply #36 on: October 01, 2015, 11:05:15 AM »

Perfect, thanks for that. I am still weighing up my options regarding the bat (hence somehow finding myself on a cricket bat forum!) so shall keep that in mind for now. Shall await the 2016 bats and see what crops up. I shall visit Vitas for a net and hook up with some gear in the not so distant future. New bag (with a place for boots, personals, and 2 bats), boots and whites high on the list :-)

Thanks for your help. :-)
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #37 on: October 01, 2015, 11:27:35 AM »

No apologies for resurrecting this one.

Just idly wondering what a 'Super Selected' Caerulex via @Vitas Cricket might set one back?

And @FattusCattus how did your grainsome Caerulex go this season? Did it fulfil its early promise?

The bat I had was a custom shape with Caerulex stickers on it. It was superb and the service from Jake was excellent.

I have the best of worlds with this bat, in that a teammate begged me to sell it to him, which I foolishly did - but I often get to use it in the nets.

I would highly recommend them, however don't go expecting chunky great over-dried Asian efforts, just expect a good, balanced bat!!!
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #38 on: October 13, 2015, 01:04:19 PM »

I had one made for me at the beginning of the season; the middle was an absolute gun! For £175, I don't think you're going to do much better to be honest; my local place Kippax is now charging well over £250 for a bat, and that isn't custom made; arguably, they do get some massive bats out for the weight, but you're paying a lot more!

Cannot fault the service Jake gave when ordering the bat, or afterwards. Would definitely be interested in coming down for another couple, and selecting a cleft, getting it made to me etc. Would this be possible Jake? And would it be possible to have one top grade, and one poorer grade as a net bat?

Let me know what's what mate! Ta
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #39 on: October 13, 2015, 05:42:17 PM »

I had one made for me at the beginning of the season; the middle was an absolute gun! For £175, I don't think you're going to do much better to be honest; my local place Kippax is now charging well over £250 for a bat, and that isn't custom made; arguably, they do get some massive bats out for the weight, but you're paying a lot more!

Cannot fault the service Jake gave when ordering the bat, or afterwards. Would definitely be interested in coming down for another couple, and selecting a cleft, getting it made to me etc. Would this be possible Jake? And would it be possible to have one top grade, and one poorer grade as a net bat?

Let me know what's what mate! Ta

Absolutely, you are more than welcome to come down and have your bats made. Just send me an email to discuss jake@vitascricket.co.uk

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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #40 on: October 22, 2015, 02:10:50 PM »

Visting Hunts tomorrow with repeat customer @OllieWalker39 to help him with another G1, will post some photos if i find time :)

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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #41 on: October 22, 2015, 03:25:15 PM »

I must admit that one like Fattus had with those lovely grains but around 2'9/2'10 finished and no concaving would be tempting!
Performance is important and I don't doubt that they are quality pod shavers!!  :)
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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #42 on: October 22, 2015, 10:22:54 PM »

I must admit that one like Fattus had with those lovely grains but around 2'9/2'10 finished and no concaving would be tempting!
Performance is important and I don't doubt that they are quality pod shavers!!  :)


These all turned into huge full profiled bats around 2'9. They are Low Density G1+ though, much rarer and more expensive, we sold 3 or 4 this Summer for £265.




This is one of them, or from the same batch if not specifically one of those clefts above - i think it is the cleft marked 'W'




We even had someone who wanted their Scat to be copied, including distinctive handle.





I'm meeting Ollie tomorrow and also have 2 further bats to arrange for people who are unable to make it to Hunts, this is far from your final call, as I'll no doubt be back there next week, but if you want a bat arranging do get in touch, i know they have a lot of quality willow at the moment.

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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit £175
« Reply #43 on: October 23, 2015, 04:55:34 PM »





Met @OllieWalker39 at Hunts earlier and left him and Tony to it once we had gone through a few handled, pressed clefts that have had some shaping on the back, after we picked one out it was straight down to business with the hand tools!

I'm sure he will send a few photos of the process and the finished bat later.

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Re: G1 Custom Bat Visit �175
« Reply #44 on: October 23, 2015, 05:16:02 PM »

This is very tempting.....
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