Print

[WalkingWicket37]

I don't think there's been a kit watch thread started for 2017 yet so here goes.

Last weekend one of the opposition openers was wearing Blank Bats pads and using a nice Salix AJK bat.

Yesterday the opposition was made up of more "experienced" players.
One of the openers was using an SS Jumbo (very well, he made 75!) and I spotted an Open Championship on the boundary which presumably belonged to one of the opposition who got a DNB.

In my side one of the younger lads is now a Phantom FKW. I've never been a big fan of their graphics and I can't say seeing them in the flesh has changed my opinion of them. My (possibly controversial) verdict - Nice bit of wood, awful stickers...

And finally, our left handed opener was wearing right handed pads... Village

[tom line]

Your left handed opener wearing right handed pads has nothing on our left handed number 3 deciding to bat right handed

[pacman75cricket]

2 affinity bats from the oppo and another wearing affinity softs.

Plus my own affinity bat and softs.

[jblowe]

the opener last week had a FUNKY bat, he made 40.

Didn't play this week, but I did see a rather nice BLACK SWAN bat.

[jamielsn15]

Lot of RPC and blueroom gear last week, this week some matching AJK softs.

Got pounded for a 50 from a wk batsman this week from a GM fcw!

[Jaffa]

On a pitch that stayed unpredictably low it was nice to see an old school Mjolnir keeping the oppo's (ACC) batting together. It was unusual to see a B3 over here. It was a custom but unfortunately the lad had spec'd a ST profile which is too nose heavy for him. There was also an MMi3 on show. I'd seen the lad before and knew he could bat. Unfortunately his innings consisted of one block, one ball he creamed over long on (sounded even better than it looked) then out plumb lbw. Shame, I wouldn't have minded him batting a little longer.

[Mantis]

One of the oppo had a 3 stripe B3. But it was a custom one. He had no idea what shape it was. He scored a good 70 odd all in vain though. 

[Chad]

Saw one of the old Puma Ballistics, the one with green stickers. An Ayrtek also made an appearance, that guy automatically became my favourite opposition member. Quite rare to see them around these parts.

[Chmaiden]

oppo number 11 walked out with a hardly used new looking Charlie French...he had gone to uni in Nottingham apparently...wasted on him though

[Ayrtek Cricket]

@Chad Haha good stuff, I hope you complimented him on his excellent kit selection 👍

[Northern monkey]

One of this weeks oppos had a lovely looking DF magnum, went ok off the edges, cos I don't think he middled one

[jamielsn15]

Lovely half heartwood RPC new stickers bat today at LMS from a teams overseas Aussie. Looked like he had aussie GN F18 pads as well.

[six and out]

On Saturday i saw a proper old school M&H. Old stickers, low middle, looked like it weighed tonnes and had lashings of oil in it. Anything full to the guy he just smashed with it/took a swipe at 

I also used my new Choice Cricket gear for the 1st time. Really impressed with the pads and gloves. Not quite a FKW yet as the bats not fully knocked in yet! 

[Turn Of Pace]

Opposition opener at the weekend was using a grade 3 Redback Paradox that went like a rocket!

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

And finally, our left handed opener was wearing right handed pads... Village

That's nothing mate:

I played in a game two years ago where the right handed number three played in left handed maroon batting pads in a two day game... That comp didn't play in any colour clothes....

To make it worse, our bowlers kept feeding balls to his strong zone and let him get a hundred!