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[billyb]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhzLwtP8az/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

New Kook retro for boxing day?

[hewmanity]

Old school kahuna. Saw it at my local cricket shop. Comes in a few grades and had a predominantly black and green sticker covering the whole back of the blade. One I saw had a very poorly applied sticker, might have been the Kashmir willow model. I'll see if I can find a Facebook post I saw with pics.

You might need to be a member of the group to see this:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/388913699899805/permalink/462468842544290/?mibextid=Nif5oz

[billyb]

I love it! A new picture I found:


And the pics from Hewmanity above:

[thegowerwaft]

Now on their website:

https://www.kookaburrasport.com.au/cricket/collections/retro/retro-kahuna-premier-cricket-bat

And the top of the range:

https://www.kookaburrasport.com.au/cricket/cricket-shoes/accessories/kahuna-icon-limited-edition

2K but you get a pair of retro gloves and a cover... 😬

[billyb]

When it eventually hits the UK/US, it might be a tempting proposition if reasonably priced. It's a Kookaburra Holy Grail for me, I think - Ponting's 2005 Kahuna.

[hewmanity]

The new pics look much better than the black back version I saw. There's a $250 version in the same style as the top end ones
https://www.kookaburrasport.com.au/cricket/collections/retro/retro-kahuna-tornado-senior-cricket-bat
And gloves look great too
https://www.kookaburrasport.com.au/cricket/collections/retro/retro-kahuna-icon-batting-gloves

[thegowerwaft]

Totally agree about the back sticker.

And also echo, @billyb - this could be a nostalgia purchase if not too expensive.

[billyb]

Worth it for this moment alone. That over from Flintoff... Magic.

[avkrish]

The new pics look much better than the black back version I saw. There's a $250 version in the same style as the top end ones
https://www.kookaburrasport.com.au/cricket/collections/retro/retro-kahuna-tornado-senior-cricket-bat

$250 versions seem to be junior sizes. When the option is changed to Short handle and Long Blade, the price changes to $400

[hewmanity]

Looks like the $250 version is actually $400 once you select SH as size, but you can gets Small Adult onefor $250.

[thegowerwaft]

The official video now released for the Kahuna retro:

https://youtu.be/SVp1T4gSBw4

Is the Kahuna now one of the longest running models for any company? Cannot think of others that have run this long

[Bats_Entertainment]

Can you buy a UK-made Kookaburra yet?

[SurreySam]

Is the Kahuna now one of the longest running models for any company? Cannot think of others that have run this long

GN Ultimate?

[billyb]

I think the two contenders were the GN Powerbow and the Kahuna, and they dropped the Powerbow this year I think.

[swark]

Is the Kahuna now one of the longest running models for any company? Cannot think of others that have run this long

GM Maestro - got my first one in the 1980s ...

Not sure if they have been available as a new model every year since then, but certainly have remained around in Australia for most of that time.