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[tbarnfield99]

Let me know how my old Allegiance goes through the summer. It hadn't really loosened up before I sold it.

It still needed knocking in properly when I got hold of it! Seam marks still coming up on it. Have knocked it in for another 2 hours ish so far, and it is coming along nicely. Nothing compared to my LE. Now that does ping amazingly.

[Liam-SCCC]

I did it for a couple hours before I sold it and use it in a few nets and a couple of matches

[tbarnfield99]

I did it for a couple hours before I sold it and use it in a few nets and a couple of matches

Oh right. Definitely hadn't been knocked in enough when I got hold of it. As I said, if the seam is showing on the face of the bat when playing then it still needs a bit more time preparing.

[Liam-SCCC]

I probably tried to rush it a bit to use it on tour at the end of the season

[19reading87]

Good. When I first got them they seemed quite stiff. But after a couple of sessions and literally hitting them with my mallet they are very supple. I like the look of them, and they are also quite plain. I will see how they look halfway through the season though with them being white. If I wear them with padded inners then they are too tight to use, but with normal inners they are fine. Although I do have quite big hands so that could just be down to me.


Another possibility could be these:

http://www.owzat-cricket.co.uk/acatalog/2010_Masterclass_Gloves.html

Although I prefer a longer cuff.

Would you say every gloves are different then? Some need padding some don't etc etc....?

[tbarnfield99]

Last year I had the Slazenger ones with padded inners and they were fine. Although my inners were fairly old and so worn in. It doesn't bother me what sort of inners I wear as long as it feels comfortable to keep.

[The Finisher]

Right my kit finally all here and sorted !

Bats

Mongoose cor 3 an 18th birthday present
2.7 in weight
7 grains
lovely rebound off it





Redback paradox ( stickered as a puma ballistic )
2.7 in weight best pick up of all my bats
22 grains and a half heartwood cleft
best bat iv ever used rebound wise absolutly flies off the middle could be a good season !




Gray niccols predator 4 star ( stickerd as a canterbury )
This is a very sentimental bat given to me by a team mate after he retied scored us both lots of runs one year ! its had more reapirs then i can rember used more for back garden cricket and memorie now !



2.9 in weight but a light pick up
9 grains
long low middle




Puma evolution 3000
got this one cheap in a sale so took it home with me
2.9 really banlanced pick up
9 grains




Bat profiles and faces





Rest of my kit

Puma calibre 5000 gloves and pads
Puma ballistic 5000 keeping gloves
Puma ballistic 3000 keeping pads for keeping and the old bat pad
Aero p3 strippers
Masuri steel lid

Puma calibre rubbers
Puma calibre tricks le spikes
Puma ballistic spikes for bowling first 5 fer in them !

[The Finisher]

oh and forgot to add possibly a hattori from matt

[peplow]

finally got my kit sorted (the laver is last bit and its coming tomorrow!), bar gloves this will be my kit right through uni unless i grow massively or something breaks!

Ayrtek Bag
Newbery SPS1 Pads
Redback Gloves
Redback Paradox LE 2lb 8
Laver Reserve 2lb 9
Fusion middling bat
Nike century spikes (2010)
Geoff wymer wk gloves all black
Aero p1 inners/plain half chamois inners
Aero p1 strippers
Aero p1 armguard
Aero Box
Aero wk pads
Masuri Lid with Ayrtek Ti Grill
Canterbury Cricket Trousers

Have opted for quality over quantity as it will last and i am less likely to change it!

Pics up tomorrow afternoon when laver arrives

[19reading87]

Looking forward to that mate, especially how the masuri looks...

[Mr Cricket]

i bet it looks like a sachin forma

[19reading87]

Uw.........

[peplow]

no its the newer ayrtek grill so it wont do.

[procricket]

My kit

L&W Reserve
L&W PB
L&W Heritage
L&W PB Gloves
L&W PB Pads
Remfry Allround protection
Forma with a possible ayrtek ti grill

[Cover_Drive]

Just one pair of pads and gloves, Dave ? :O That is very unusual thing from you to be honest.