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[Australian fast bowler]

As much as a keep telling myself i dont need new bats, they keep miraculously ending up wrapped in Bubble wrap and cardboard boxes on my Front Stairs, amazing right!

So i spoke to a friend of mine at my club who had a contact in India and could get some crazy cheap bats, i was slightly skeptical at this point.
After discussing with him the weights and bat i wanted we came up with the Gladiator, and then inside a week the box arrives from DHL.
This Gladiator doesn't pull any punches
Weight: 2lb 9.5oz
Edge: 43mm
Spine: 68mm
Toe: 31mm

Yes we can skip over that under the new laws this bat is illegal and just bask in its beauty
Least no Sharpie marks in this one













Any questions? I am more than happy with this especially for the price i paid

Cheers

JK

[Shinpathy]

Superb mate, where did you obtain that beast???

[Felix Tito]

Beautiful stick

[KW9221]

Looks beautiful. How is the ping and pick up on it?

[Righthand]

Looks like an absolute Beauty!

[Northern monkey]

How much did you pay for that lovely bat?

Could you check the width on it, that's a big bat for the weight, be interested to know if it's normal width etc

Cheers

[adb club cricketer]

How is the handle thickness and is it oval/round? I saw recent gladiators come with thin handles and poor pickup (mostly due to the thin handles) while gladiators until 2 years ago had amazing pickup with thick handles and felt so good in hands

[Australian fast bowler]

Superb mate, where did you obtain that beast???

Was Direct from India mate, unsure where as it was through a friend

[Australian fast bowler]

Looks beautiful. How is the ping and pick up on it?

Ping is out of this world, it pings as good as any Player release bat
Pick up is good, its not a super light pick up, it is beautifully balanced

[Australian fast bowler]

How much did you pay for that lovely bat?

Could you check the width on it, that's a big bat for the weight, be interested to know if it's normal width etc

Cheers

Width is 107.7mm
Price wise was a very good buy, not really wanting to say the outlay but it was a lot cheaper than what they retail for

How is the handle thickness and is it oval/round? I saw recent gladiators come with thin handles and poor pickup (mostly due to the thin handles) while gladiators until 2 years ago had amazing pickup with thick handles and felt so good in hands

It isnt a thick handle and it isnt too thing, also is round. i will be adding another grip as i prefer a thicker handle, its a nice feeling bat

[CrickFreak]

thats a big bat.. SS pressing has been the best I have seen amongst off the shelf brands.

[Australian fast bowler]

thats a big bat.. SS pressing has been the best I have seen amongst off the shelf brands.

The bat is beautifully pressed, cant wait to see how it goes after being prepared as it already goes like a train!

[KW9221]

Ping is out of this world, it pings as good as any Player release bat
Pick up is good, its not a super light pick up, it is beautifully balanced

I have had quite a few SS and Ton bats. I always thought they were all well balanced and ping like rockets but often bottom heavy for my liking.

[Australian fast bowler]

I have had quite a few SS and Ton bats. I always thought they were all well balanced and ping like rockets but often bottom heavy for my liking.

Definitely not bottom heavy on this one, the balance is beautiful for  a massive bit of willow

[sarg]

Lovely Bat! Huge volume and high grain count for the weight. Certainly a bat that would entertain a pro's interest.