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Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« on: September 25, 2020, 03:13:43 PM »

Ordered myself one of SS’ cheapest cricket bats and ended up with this. Very impressed with the response and the grains. Took the punt on 4 but the rest actually look like G4/G5s.

The falcon range has a vinyl sticker that I’m tempted to remove to see what’s underneath.

I suspect most retailers won’t stock these with very little profit margin for them

Edges: 37mm
Weight: 2lb9.5

Second up is a SG that pings really well already. Was told my the merchant that this was a “special” bat. I’ve seen a few SG bats at my club this year and been impressed with all of them
Edges: 39mm
Weight 2lb9.0
Massive bat for the weight











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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2020, 03:32:08 PM »

Few more bats that came and went during the season





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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2020, 07:41:34 PM »

The Extreme grade is great value for money
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2020, 05:04:26 AM »


Seems like good finds if you like them.

Some of the high end SS bats look aesthetically pleasing to true eye.
But for some reason, I have yet to find an SS bat that feels great in hands. And I mean, I have tried with quite a few. This included a 2.7 and a one that I acquired from a West Indian national team player. (Forgot the name as he only played a coupe of ODI in 2012)

SG was another brand that I never got on with, till one day, I burrowed one from a friend to face a few practice balls on the pitch. It was an SG Players Ultimate bat. It was a relatively short ball pitched on middle and leg. And I just gave it a little tap, and the ball was outside rope on midwicket, and I was like, What the F??
It was an eye popping and a Jaw dropping effect.

So I offered a $100 on top of whatever he paid but he won’t sell.
So I sourced the same model bat in the same weight from the same retailer and supposedly from the same lot - after thoroughly knocking in and lots of net sessions, I took it to the game where I played a full fledge stroke, high towards long on. I knew I had middled it with a solid connection and was waiting to hear the cheers from my team mates to applaud the six - but heck - it was caught by the fielder 10 meters inside the boundary - it was again an eye popping and jaw dropping experience, and again, I was left thinking, WHAT THE F ????
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2020, 12:24:55 PM »

Love those retro SG stickers. And who thought up that name? Sanspareil Greenland? What's that about?
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2020, 04:10:35 PM »

Second up is a SG that pings really well already. Was told my the merchant that this was a “special” bat. I’ve seen a few SG bats at my club this year and been impressed with all of them
Edges: 39mm
Weight 2lb9.0
Massive bat for the weight




Excellent grains/profile on the SG......so curious to know the price......
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2020, 04:18:11 PM »

SG was £130 and SS was £45 including postage
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2020, 05:15:53 PM »

Great value. From Onlinestockist?
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2020, 09:15:25 AM »

Great value. From Onlinestockist?

Yes from Onlinestockist
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Re: Cheapest SS bat and a special SG bat
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2020, 12:38:23 PM »

Seems like good finds if you like them.

Some of the high end SS bats look aesthetically pleasing to true eye.
But for some reason, I have yet to find an SS bat that feels great in hands. And I mean, I have tried with quite a few. This included a 2.7 and a one that I acquired from a West Indian national team player. (Forgot the name as he only played a coupe of ODI in 2012)

SG was another brand that I never got on with, till one day, I burrowed one from a friend to face a few practice balls on the pitch. It was an SG Players Ultimate bat. It was a relatively short ball pitched on middle and leg. And I just gave it a little tap, and the ball was outside rope on midwicket, and I was like, What the F??
It was an eye popping and a Jaw dropping effect.

So I offered a $100 on top of whatever he paid but he won’t sell.
So I sourced the same model bat in the same weight from the same retailer and supposedly from the same lot - after thoroughly knocking in and lots of net sessions, I took it to the game where I played a full fledge stroke, high towards long on. I knew I had middled it with a solid connection and was waiting to hear the cheers from my team mates to applaud the six - but heck - it was caught by the fielder 10 meters inside the boundary - it was again an eye popping and jaw dropping experience, and again, I was left thinking, WHAT THE F ????

Good read!

In regards to the first jaw dropping experience, could it be the case of you getting one timing right in your life (like myself) ;-)

Hope you will find your perfect bat at some point, untill then keep working on singles...
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