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Always wanted a V, SS or DF after watching Viv destroy everyone with them, the Slazenger was particularly iconic
How I ended up fixated on the sticks used by John Crawley, Neil Fairbrother and Daren Gough probably shows how dreams died young in 90’s English cricket.
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Sir Viv could have destroyed everyone with anything. Fabulous player. Although old man c00ps did once say “He’ll never make it in county cricket, if he keeps hitting it in the air…”.
(I didn’t inherit the cricket genes - he played for Somerset 2s in a couple of seasons, hence he got to see a bit of Viv for the 1s and in the nets)
c00ps
Was added in a swift (not swift enough) edit. I think I have it still in the loft. Moved onto other bats since, back when I played up in Notts - only midweek evening league, mind. But that was one of my favourites, with its ugly extra lump on the back.