Cricket Bats

BAS Vampire are in our eyes the best bats to come out of Asia. They are typically bowed in shape and have a huge profile with superb balance and performance qualities. BAS make alot of bats for sub continental players who then put there sponsors labels on.

Bradbury are a new range to us at Talent Cricket this year. We decided to introduce them after we were blown away by the enormous profile of these bats coupled with their beautiful balance and quality. Paul and Sally Bradbury hand craft all of the Bradbury bats to a very high standard and are successfully endorsed by Tillekeratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Chris Rogers and Arul Suppiah.

Another good value option. Not a big name but have been used in the past by the likes of Adam Hollioake, Paul Johnson and Merv Hughes!

Gray Nicolls have been manufacturing some of the finest cricket bats using some of the most innovative designs for over 150 years in Robertsbridge, Sussex. The innovation continues this year with the new Fusion and Viper cricket bats, to go along side proven winners, the Powerbow, Lazer and Predator. Gray Nicolls are successfully endorsed by Andrew Strauss, Alistair Cook, Matt Hayden and Mohammad Yousuf.

Gunn and Moore have been making cricket bats in Nottingham, England for over 120 years. They are a very traditional brand and use uncomplicated bat shapes that go along side the excellent performance qualities. The 2007 range see's the launch of the stunning Catalyst, which compliments the existing Purist, Hero and Duellist perfectly. Gunn and Moore bats are successfully endorsed by Michael Vaughan, Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith and Stephen fleming

Hunts County bats ooze quality at a very accessable price. We are always staggered by the value for money that the Hunts range of bats continues to offer. 2007 see's the ever popular Glory and Edge bats included for another year and the introduction of the Full Monty!! Hunts County bats are successfully endorsed by Ashley Giles, Monty Panesar, Darren Maddy and England womens captain Charlotte Edwards.

Year after Year the straightness of the grain seen in a Kippax bat never ceases to amaze us. The Wavex handle is also a new idea and has proven perfomance qualities against a standard handle and is well worth a look at.

Kookaburra are one of the most exiting brands around at the moment. Kookaburra bats are the epitome of the 21st century game with stunning graphics and bold profiles. The 2007 range see's the introduction of the new "Ice" bats to go along side the Kahuna, Genesis and Beast. Kookaburra bats are successfully endorsed be Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Ed Joyce and Kumar Sangakkara.

Miilichamp and Hall have also been added to our range for the forthcoming season. We are sure that these bats will be sure fire winners with our customers, in fact Millichamp and Hall are so confident in their bats that they offer a full "bat making experience" at there workshop in Taunton and is available through our store.

Newbery produce some of the classiest cricket bats on the market. The stylish range not only look good but perform to a really high standard, and due to this have alot of customers who repeat buy Newbery bats. The Uzi and the C6+ handle has been of particular interest since their introduction. Newbery are successfully endorsed by Murray Goodwin and Dominic Cork.

Puma have developed their reputation in the short time that they have been involved in the cricket market. All Puma bats look superb with their superb graphics to go along side the beautifully crafted blades. 2007 see's a fresh range again with the new Xtreme and Atomic ranges complimenting the Ballistic and Stealth. Puma are successfully endorsed by Adam Gilchrist, Brendon McCullum, Geraint Jones and Mal Loye.

A great value budget option. All readers bats offer good quality at a good price.

Quite simply, beautiful! All of the Salix bats are lovingly hand crafted by master bat maker Andrew Kember. Andrew lives and breathes cricket bats and this comes across in the sheer quality, style and performance of every Salix bat. 2007 see's the new Pod introduced, and it is already causing alot of interest.

Slazenger experienced a huge resurgence in last year with their simplified range of bats. The SXi, SE and SX are now among our best sellers due to their big profiles and light pick up. The 2007 range see's the addition of a few more price points to suit all budgets within each range. Slazenger are successfully endorsed by Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Jaques Kallis and Michael Clarke.

A huge success story! In the short time that Woodworm have been around they have developed into one of the most recognisable brands in World cricket. 2007 see's the first time that their have been 3 different types of bat to choose from with the Globe running along side the Flame and Torch. Woodworm are successfully endorsed by Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen and Dwayne Bravo.