Slazenger County Match Cricket Ball

Any one looking for an o.k cricket ball?

Advantages: swing a mile, can help all types of bowling to progress.
Disadvantages: doesn't last for long, poor quality

This ball is certainly nothing to write about as i believe this is a good product to start with but it wears really quickly. Although if your an opening bowler then this would be a very good ball to use, although with the ball becoming softer then if your a spinner who is likley to come in and bowl later in an innings then maybe this would be perfect for you. Although i haven't really said too many good things about this ball, this is mainly because when i brought this ball i also brought a kookaburra test and with comparing them i would defently recommend that the kookaburra would be my first choice. BUT swing bowlers this Slazenger is the ball for you. The ball does look good but don't get mislead by this, as this is a problem that occurs a lot. From my experience i have tried many different types of ball but this ball is ...

mansfield666 04.06.2004 · Read full review
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Slazenger V500 Select Cricket Bat

Advantages: Brilliant middle, nice design
Disadvantages: None as yet

After finishing my first season at my local cricket club with no cricket bat of my own, I decided it was about time to buy my own. After lots of recommendations about different bats I decided to go to the sports store and find out more. Thats when I stumbled upon an end of season price for the Slazenger V500 Select of £30. Usually this particular bat is £70. I plumped for the Short handle (mainly because it was the only one left in the shop!!). I wasn't disappointed. The bat didn't need 'knocking in' due to the protective cover over the front so I was straight in the Winter Nets with it. After a few overs getting used to the bat, I found the middle quite easily. The middle of this bat is not for the faint hearted!! A nice cover drive saw the ball hurtling THROUGH the bottom of the net and towards the far corner of the room ...

Barthezz 02.10.2001 · Read full review
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Slazenger Power Blade

Advantages: Nice power to weight ratio
Disadvantages: Grip can feel a little loose

Just bought this bat ready for the new summer season and I must say I?m very impressed. Weight wise it?s nice and light, although a tad heavier towards the toe, obviously for power purposes although the heavier end allows for a nice heavy swing with less effort in the elbows and wrists. If the bat is 100% with 0% being by the handle and 100% being the toe. The sweetest spot is at about 80%, although the bat is actually quite thin the sweet spot covers the entire face area around the sweet spot. I think this is because of the flatness of the bat this far down. As most cricket bats have a curve like a road where it?s higher in the middle and curves off towards the edges. Although at the sweet spot it seems to be flatter than anywhere else on the bat. Grip is very good; the grip provided with the bat is strong enough, although there ...

m4tt_king 12.02.2009 · Read full review
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