A Subtle Shift Of Brands
Two games this week, both debuts making it 5 debuts in a row, and I may have just reinvented myself as an opening bowler who rarely bats! First game was …
My Cricket Bats
All feels a little postseason for me at the moment: not playing cricket, days spent rehabbing various parts of my body, and just spent the last two days sanding down …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Black/White Pro Performance Batting Gloves
What do coloured batting glove and London Buses have in common ….. Only two weeks since I said No More Stuff having just reviewed the Hypernova 2000 Batting gloves and …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Hypernova Pro Batting Pads
Goes without saying that the Hypernova Pro Pads go with the Hypernova 2000 Batting Gloves which gives me yet another ongoing dilemma: how do I use all this stuff!!?? Current …
Product Review: DKP Pro Edition Black Batting Gloves
Following my product review of the Gray-Nicolls Hypernova 2000 batting gloves and the comment I made about not being sure I would use them for T20 and that I had …
No More Stuff!!
If there were any regular readers of these cricket diaries they would know that I have way way too much cricket stuff partly through the generosity of Williamson Boucher, Masuri …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Hypernova 2000 Batting Gloves
I know, yet another pair of cricket batting gloves, the fifth pair of Gray-Nicolls gloves I have reviewed. If I use these at all it will be with my T20 …
My Cricket Kit List
When I decided to return to playing cricket in 2021 after a 33 year break between innings I made a list (because I like lists) of the basics I would …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Off Cut Pro Batting Gloves
You could argue that nothing symbolises the way that cricket has moved on than when a classic, understated, established brand adds funky to their stable. Say hello to the Gray-Nicolls …
Product Review: Payntr Bodyline 263 All-Rounder Spike
Didn’t take long! In my defence they are replacing a pair of Gray-Nicolls Cricket Shoes which unfortunately didn’t exactly last very long. I returned them and put the refund towards …
Product Review: Payntr T20 Rebel Cricket Shoes & Payntr Evo Pimple Cricket Shoes
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and often a costly thing not to have. My Kookaburra shoes which I bought initially were fine, but turned out to be too small Size …
Gray-Nicolls 2022 Range Launched
No secret I am a big Gray-Nicolls fan, and have been since I started playing in the 70s, and they continue to be supportive of my attempts to turn back …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Powerbow Inferno 2000 Batting Gloves
Well when you have stunning Gray-Nicolls Black Legend Batting Pads which you will probably never use (T20 theory to one side) of course you need a pair of matching gloves. …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Black Legend Batting Pads
I bought these a) because I could, b) because I could and c) because I wanted them. I have little expectation of using them, although I do have a theory …
Product Review: Masuri T Line Thigh Guard
I have had a bit of a struggle with Thigh Guards, but opted not to change during the season. The Gray-Nicolls All In One 360 Bating Thigh Guard was just …
Product Review: Masuri E Line Batting Pads
For reasons I can not even start to justify I now own five (5) pairs of perfectly adequate and useable batting pads!! The Gray-Nicolls Select 600 are in my ‘museum’ …
Want to buy new Cricket stuff? Good Luck!!!
Not that I need any more cricket kit, but ….. I was looking for a pair of Masuri Pads recently, and I was asked by a couple of people if …
Product Review: Masuri E-Line Pro Batting Gloves
I know I already own a pair of Masuri E-Line Batting Gloves (well two pairs actually!) and in addition to the review I also did a comparison review with my …
Removing Scuff Sheet From Cricket Bat
I am not a fan of a scuff sheet on a cricket bat, although I see their value especially when first knocking a bat in, and/or if you play against …
Masuri TON T Line Cricket Bat (Replacement)
I have waited until the situation was resolved to post about this, but on the 15th May my Masuri TON T Line Cricket Bat broke. To be fair this was …
Masuri Teamware
An area that has changed drastically since ‘my day’ is cricket clothing, or as it now seems to be called Teamware. Long gone are the white (school) shirt, flannels, canvas …
Cricket Diary: The Rain In Lichfield
Once again the weather dominated the cricket this week, or to be accurate the lack of it! Nets on Monday as usual, but with a junior game being played not …
Cricket Diary: Drinking In The Rain
I have news, we have a new boiler. This is news, but is not the news though. The new boiler is way more powerful than the vintage one we inherited …
Product Review: Gray-Nicolls Fluro Players Spike Cricket Shoes and Gray-Nicolls Players Batting Cricket Shoes
The only reason that I no longer use the 2020 Kookaburra KC 3.0 White Grey Rubber Sole Cricket Shoes & 2020 Kookaburra KC 3.0 White Grey Cricket Spike Shoes is …
Product Review: Williamson Boucher Classic Custom Bat
Having written before about the Williamson Boucher Classic Bundle, how much I liked the look of the brand, and what I great idea I thought the bundle concept was, I …
Product Review: Williamson Boucher Classic Batting Pads
Having written before about the Williamson Boucher Classic Bundle, how much I liked the look of the brand, and what I great idea I thought the bundle concept was, I …