At the begining of last cricket season, I decided to get a new cricket bat. I came across this. I had seen other people using it in games and it just looked so light and seemed to be able to launch the ball to all areas of the pitch! I picked it up, had a few practice shots and decided to get it. I have never looked back. ***Looks*** The bat has a orange handle and black and orange Newbery stickers. It looks amazing. The wood looks excellent as well. Mine has a perfect 8 grain with no knots and no blemishes. This does vary from bat to bat but for a £200 bat, im sure that they are all made from the best English Willow possible. The bat also has a built ...  Read the complete review

<>first impression<> My first impressions of the bat were that it looked brilliant, simple classy stickers as Newbury's always are, great two toned willow (strip of heartwood) and 10 straight grains. The profile was fairly normal and pick up seemed decent for 2lb 10. The bat costs around £200 pounds which is a lot but with a reliable brand like Newbury i decided to go ahead and purchase. <>Preparation<> The bat came partially knocked in which meant i had to do the last 3 or 4 hours. I don't enjoy this but this is part and parcel of 90% of bats and is a must if you want to prolong the bats life. It came with a Newbury ...  Read the complete review

Newbery Uzi Cricket Bat, SH 2lbs 10oz Medium Middle 10 Grains (2 heartwood) 34mm edges No Concaving Mid Size Bow *Service Received* Right then, I had been looking at Newbery's but couldn't afford the top end ones and then i found the Newbery phone number and rang them up and they gave me a very very very good deal. *Performance in Nets* I used the bat first time in the nets playing it in gently against a U11 bowler i was just pushing at it and it was going way back past him and for a low middle it certainly had a good pick up and was perfect for driving. Our nets are very hard, fast and bouncy so a low middle ...  Read the complete review