my collection so far
left to right, old to new, spyder legend 2lb5oz, aldred velocity 2lb7.5oz, red ink 2lb5oz, millichamp and hall original high 2lb5oz, and millichamp and hall harlequin 2lb 6oz
problem i have is manifold - 1. spyder needs to retire soon as nasty split at toe, 2. have loved my spyder so much that struggled to find a bat with same weight and feel with which to replace it, 3. love each new bat in slightly different ways but not least because of their blemishless relative newness and so justifying a subsequent new purchase to prevent the need to defile them, (only used the aldred once in nets, the red ink twice) 4. don't feel good enough to tarnish my new bats yet with match cherries, that is to say i wouldn't mind red marks if they meant i'd scored a fifty but to tarnish them for a single digit score would be very upsetting…
still i like my collection and ultimately they are going to get used one way or the other very soon - just a matter of order - i think i'll save aldred till last or if we travel to any lower bouncing wickets
my last two are the same shape exactly the difference being only one ounce and more grains/ better grade in the harlequin compared with the original high