I've had a few real favourites but nothing beats an original Kook Big Kahuna long blade from circa 2005 - what a bat! So much middle, picked up nicely, and pinged like nothing else, all for £100. Have aimed a bunt into the legside for one/two and seen the ball fly out of the ground on more than one occasion with it, or propped forward to play a forward defensive and been amazed when the ball headed back past the bowler for 4. Even still pings now with the face in pieces and the shoulders gone. First bat I ever chose for myself and I don't think I'll ever get a better one, wish I'd looked after it better when I was a teenager and maybe it'd still be going now... although maybe that's wishful thinking.
Small brand favourite is an Aldred Silver Sovereign butterfly 1 I picked up on here, lovely shape with a long spine and really nicely balanced.
Honourable mention to a Phoenix Black (local shop brand, pretty sure Hunts made) that I got my two highest scores with (97 and 90
), similar long spine and pingy but sadly very concaved. Average looking bit of willow but performs as well as almost anything I've used.
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