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How’s your bat looking?
« on: January 05, 2023, 03:26:39 PM »

Happy new year one and all! I’ve been frantically digging out the kit ahead of winter nets getting started properly. It’s bad practice but I’d left my number one in its bat cover through the colder months so had it out today ahead of giving it a little clean up.

I know we all love a brand new shiny piece of willow on this forum but I’m also a sucker for the weathered pieces. Not that I score enough runs but when I see a well worn bat, it really does look great in my opinion. I’m a ‘mark remover’ most of the time and I scrub particularly hard at the pink ones from the T20’s we play.

So here’s mine, an okay season, I definitely left some runs out there and used my inside edge a lot by the looks of it as the outside edge still looks polished. Oh and the grip definitely needs replacing before I lose the bat into lane two in the first winter slog.

How is yours looking?





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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2023, 04:35:42 PM »

Bats going into its 5th season first one I ever made
Pads & gloves into 2nd season along with the bag.

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Re: How�s your bat looking?
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2023, 05:05:17 PM »

Mines still in my kit bag from last season with my glorious 11* again Pete Tregos team where he scored 125 and took a 5fer to keep his team up!

Just been told winter nets start on the 24th so will dust it off shortly and see how she looks.
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2023, 07:04:40 PM »

Soon be a post how's your softs looking and part worn softs wanted 😂😂😂
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2023, 08:08:05 PM »

Bats going into its 5th season first one I ever made

Wow! Those four years went quick!
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Re: How�s your bat looking?
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2023, 08:22:32 PM »

Looking like it needs to be used a bit more.
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2023, 10:44:39 PM »





Mines needs a touch of love before nets start, especially on the back where I spilled a bottle of acetone while it was lying on the bench.
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2023, 11:27:27 PM »

Wow! Those four years went quick!

Yea sure have, time flies when your having fun I guess
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2023, 11:39:59 AM »

I like to make use of all the blade, although slightly annoyed I caught a short one right on the shoulder last season. Bat is opening up really nicely now.

« Last Edit: January 06, 2023, 12:02:58 PM by SurreySam »
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Re: How�s your bat looking?
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2023, 11:54:22 AM »

Spot last years stick :-D 2 new ones for me this year - one neon (a nice rare fuller shape) and another new Keeley - which has the same specs as my number one from last year. However since netting with the Neon we might have a new number one....

« Last Edit: January 06, 2023, 11:57:13 AM by velvetsky01 »
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2023, 02:42:23 PM »

Hopefully mine is in a box about to be delivered.  :)
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2023, 05:36:49 PM »

I like to make use of all the blade, although slightly annoyed I caught a short one right on the shoulder last season. Bat is opening up really nicely now.
How long did it take to open up and what grade is this bat if you dont mind me asking?

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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2023, 09:26:07 PM »





Mines needs a touch of love before nets start, especially on the back where I spilled a bottle of acetone while it was lying on the bench.


Is that a Ben Stokes Player Edition stickered as a GN Babar Azam Vapour?
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Re: How�s your bat looking?
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2023, 10:16:58 PM »

Excellent spot didn’t notice that
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Re: How’s your bat looking?
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2023, 01:07:08 AM »


Is that a Ben Stokes Player Edition stickered as a GN Babar Azam Vapour?
It is.

For no reason other than my preference for being a FKW.
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