Ok - so the shirt prices aren't that much out of line then. It just felt a bit steep as we pay £120 annual membership and £8 per game, and the shirts are not included in that.
We pay £10 as they are subsidised. We have 1 sponsor. My daughters club have 9 sponsors on their shirt. Her shirt cost £26 and bobbled after a couple of washes. I would have thought that the more sponsors you had the cheaper the shirt would be. Clearly I'm mistaken. The more sponsors you have the more you pay to advertise for them. Rip off
We're using Masuri this year through NXT Sports (http://teamwear.nxt-sports.com)The leisure/training kit is really nice, great quality and fit with embroidered badges. Caps are Beechfield - best I've ever worn.However the playing shirts are really quite sh*t - they fit badly, the material is cheap and the badges are screenprinted. I always consider club kit to be a reasonable investment as I literally live in it all summer long. Our playing shirt is £28 with no sponsor logos.
I bet the margin on cricket clothing is decent. High overheads and length of manufacture must make it a tricky business to run though, given how many clothing companies have disappeared.
Thanks for that mate, we've also gone to them this year and I'd been considering whether it was worth buying the new shirt, won't bother!