Newbery Cricket (Newbery Uzi Cricket Bat)

Member Name: olveston11

Product:	Newbery Uzi Cricket Bat
Date:	11/09/09 (14 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice looking and feeling bat, Newbury are very helpful

Disadvantages: Not all the bats are great but this can be dealt with

<>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 hammeredge sheet on so oiling it wasn't necessary.

<>Performance<>
I must say i was slightly disappointed with the performance of the bat. Don't get me wrong it performed well but not as well as you'd expect a £250 pound bat to. The ping was slightly better than most bats and the middle was sufficient to hit boundaries with. The toe was completely dead however this isn't a scoring area on the bat so it didn't matter.

<>durability<>
The bat seemed to hold up very well, no signs of surface cracks or worse as the hammer edge sheet seemed to be doing its job very well. The bat felt very sturdy which is what you would like for such an expensive piece of equipment.

<>customer services<>
I rang Newbury up to ask them if i had done everything possible to get the best performance out of the bat. They were very polite and told me i had. They offered to take it back and examine it to see if any faults had occurred or if the willow was inferior. I took them up on this offer. I sent them the bat and they returned it within a month with a letter. They had replaced the bat free of charge which i was very impressed with. Which i then went on to sell without using

<>overall<>
Overall this bat does seem a quality bat, Newbury have a very good customer service and you will not be disappointed as you can send it to them if its not what you think it should perform like.

I give it 4 out of 5 (mainly for Newbury's customer service)

Summary: Better cricket bats around for similar or less price but customer service won't match Newbury's.