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World’s Most Expensive Cricket Bat

If someone gave you £1000, many things would come into your head about what to spend it on. A holiday, a car, a 3D Plasma TV, and maybe somewhere down the line you could use a small part of it and treat yourself to a new cricket bat. Well, if you decide to really treat yourself, then you’ll need the whole £1000 just for the cricket bat! That’s right, Newbery have released for 2011 the world’s most expensive cricket bat, costing a whopping £1000!
How on earth do they expect to get away with this then? Well for a start their market is pretty small, they are only going to make 25 of them, and each one will be made specifically to the requirements of the new owner. Of course at this price, you’ll be guaranteed only the top class piece of English willow, and you’ll be invited along to the Newbery workshop to design and specify the weight before watching as it is made. The bat is then individually numbered and the owners name embossed on the back of the bat, and it comes in a protective case more akin to a suitcase!
I’m not sure how I feel about this bat as there are plenty of companies who will build a bespoke cricket bat for you, and for a whole heap of change less than £1000 – and with willow being a natural ‘ingredient’, who is to say it’ll perform any better or won’t break within a season?! It may just be clever marketing from Newbery, getting people (like me!) talking about their brand, and they may find some super rich people vain enough that they want to show off to everyone in the club with their expensive bat, but I can’t help but think that those in the know will think they have way more money than sense.
What is the most you’ve ever spent on a cricket bat? Did you buy it online or would you spend the extra to have it built especially for you?

If someone gave you £1000, many things would come into your head about what to spend it on. A holiday, a car, a 3D Plasma TV, and maybe somewhere down the line you could use a small part of it and treat yourself to a new cricket bat. Well, if you decide to really treat yourself, then you’ll need the whole £1000 just for the cricket bat! That’s right, Newbery have released for 2011 the world’s most expensive cricket bat, costing a whopping £1000!

Newbery_CenkosHow on earth do they expect to get away with this then? Well for a start their market is pretty small, they are only going to make 25 of them, and each one will be made specifically to the requirements of the new owner. Of course at this price, you’ll be guaranteed only the top class piece of English willow, and you’ll be invited along to the Newbery workshop to design and specify the weight before watching as it is made. The bat is then individually numbered and the owners name embossed on the back of the bat, and it comes in a protective case more akin to a suitcase!

I’m not sure how I feel about this bat as there are plenty of companies who will build a bespoke cricket bat for you, and for a whole heap of change less than £1000 – and with willow being a natural ‘ingredient’, who is to say it’ll perform any better or won’t break within a season?! It may just be clever marketing from Newbery, getting people (like me!) talking about their brand, and they may find some super rich people vain enough that they want to show off to everyone in the club with their expensive bat, but I can’t help but think that those in the know will think they have way more money than sense.

What is the most you’ve ever spent on a cricket bat? Did you buy it online or would you spend the extra to have it built especially for you?

March 16, 2011   //   Cricket Bats, Cricket Equipment, Cricket Talk   //   10 Comments   //  

10 Comments to “World’s Most Expensive Cricket Bat”

  • March 25, 2011 at 10:32 am
    cricfan says:

    That is really costly …

  • April 5, 2011 at 8:37 pm
    IPL Live says:

    Looks beautifull

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  • May 5, 2011 at 4:16 pm
    South Woodford , Essex says:

    £480

  • May 26, 2011 at 1:09 pm
    Rajdeep Dhanuka says:

    thats really a huge sum but the bat seems interesting and i hope it would be worth playing

  • June 5, 2011 at 11:40 am
    kamal bhaskar says:

    looks amazing

  • June 20, 2011 at 12:42 pm
    sports trophies says:

    I’m sure the bat will be absolutely beautiful, but at that price? Not for me!

  • July 18, 2011 at 7:03 pm
    Questions and Answers « Tell Your Story Walkin’ says:

    [...] is the most expensive cricket bat? You’ll be after the £1000 Newbury. If this is a bit too much for you, there are lots around the 275 mark – would you spend that [...]

  • July 21, 2011 at 8:00 pm
    Wes says:

    £1000 that’s ridiculous , £1000 for a piece of wood , does the maker of the bat come with it.

  • December 28, 2011 at 3:29 pm
    ankit says:

    in indian rupees it is RS 82304.5267 thats to expensive

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