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[blindowl]

Hello,

I recently picked up a used bat at a car boot sale    for a bit of fun in 20/20 matches. 

when I got home I realised its narrow - maybe 100mm rather than 108mm. However, it is full length.

The bat is very long handle, short blade and I believe it is a rebranded joker / jester by black cat.

Despite searches I cant seem to find out if the narrow blade is 'normal' for specialist 20/20 type bats or if something odd is going on.

any thoughts?

Blindowl.

[smilley792]

All black cat jokers are narrow width.

Other companies have done similar.

[petehosk]

Lekka did the same - and the Joker was a canon!! 
Long handle, shorter blade and a tiny bit taken from the width which did tend to make some of the bats huge!
I have a couple of T20 bats (Kudos and Warbird) which are not quite as huge as the Joker/Lekka but are still long handle/short blade format but the Warbird and Kudos are both full width.

[blindowl]

Great, that's good to know.  I've only tip tapped around with it so far but hoping to give it a run out in the nets tonight.  Cant go too far wrong for a tenner!

thanks.

[petehosk]

Blackcat bats were basically made by Tim Keeley so yu have done very well for that price!
From memory I think the Jester was a slightly lower grade bat.
But for a tenner, any TK bat will be an absolute steal! Very, very lucky to find that!! 

[ppccopener]

RIGHT WHERE IS THE NEXT CAR BOOT SALE !!! 

I've always had a sneaking suspicion there's treasure to be found at these events

[FattusCattus]

@ppccopener  - I can think of no-one more suited to tramping for kit at a car boot. Just take your sanitary wipes for any old tin boxes you find!!

[ppccopener]

haha !!!

you wait if I pick up a grade one plus plus laver/salix pod/newbery Cenkos-(complete with metal carry case) for a tenner i'll be round your place to show it a bit sharpish!! 

[InternalTraining]

If you can swing the bat with good speed, score lots of runs with it, who cares if it is few mm narrower than a standard width bat; although, I must say that 8 mm is a bit too much.

[Seniorplayer]

I had a keeley made one the blade was also shorter.

[Seniorplayer]

There was a  S/H Slazenger   on Sunday at our local car boot it  was Priced at five pounds it picked up  surprising light but didn't buy it as it was Kashmir willow  must take a ball next week and test the ping
There was also Plenty of  cricket  shoes and bags For sale.

[blindowl]

I've never seen any serious kit for sale before at any of my local car boots, guess its just the luck of the draw.

Tried it out today at nets and I got the impression even a forward defensive could shoot away for a couple of runs easily. Very nice (and very large) middle.

[Churchy1989]

Ive got a LH SH, DP, (proclaimed) Philianders Test bat, amazing pick-up and middle!

[Tom]

Share a photo of the handle top, binding and shoulders - one of us may be able to advise the maker

[InternalTraining]

Ive got a LH SH, DP, (proclaimed) Philianders Test bat, amazing pick-up and middle!

DP?