Uzi Sprays... the ball (Newbery Uzi Cricket Bat)

Member Name: cricketfan1

Product:	Newbery Uzi Cricket Bat
Date:	07/09/08 (65 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Light, Powerful

Disadvantages: Toe Cracked

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 isn't ideal for the net but this plays very well and when i try the big shots and slightly mistime it it still rockets off.

*Performance in matches*
I played a couple of days later after using it in the net and hit my best score ever of 42 for my club and that included 16 off 1 over! I even manged to toe a pull shot for 4! The middle really pings and i hardly have to hit the ball, i played a little push into the offside and when i turned for the second the ball had gone for 4! In previous seasons i have struggled to average more than 10! But so far this season i am average 18 with it from 4 innings.

*Looks*
Looks wise, the grains don't compete with the best bats! It has 10 widely spaced grains with 2 of them being heartwood and has no concaving which i prefer as more wood stays on the edge and (as you would say for a golf club) is more forgiving on off center hits! I finished the bat off with a white GM Control grip which i think makes it look lush!

*General Feel*
The bat feels very nice and picks up very lightly and you only need to push at the ball for it to go, i have a half grip at the bottom and one grip over the top and this make it fell very nice in your hands.

Good Points

*Ping
*Pick Up
*Feel

Bad Points

*Crack in the toe
*Look of the Willow


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Summary: A wonderful cricket bat for big hitters