Gray-Nicolls

We were thrilled to support the charity Young At Heart, who worked with Frogheath Nurseries to present a cricket themed show garden at the RHS Badminton Garden. The garden was awarded a gold medal and also won “Best Show Garden”.

Shan will be getting ready for Test series against England soon, with his green machines in hand. @shani_official

Want see how we re-handle a bat? You're in the right place.

Did you know Harry Brook has the fastest ever ton in The Hundred - just 41 balls!

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The heart of the game. Thanks to @crowhurstparkcc for hosting a recent content day for us, always a great host.

Anyone grab one of the 50th Anniversary Scoops when they made their comeback? We got it in the hands of big names, including meeting the iconic Clive Lloyd at Lord's. #cricket #cricketer

Making elite bats since way back... 1875 in fact. At first, HJ Gray produced rackets, supplying the university and beyond, but it wasn’t long before cricket bats joined the line. The reputation of Gray’s bats grew quickly, helped in no small part by one of the game’s most stylish pioneers. While at Cambridge, Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji — later an England star and cricketing icon — wielded a Grays bat. So impressed was he that he featured a Grays Playfair Driver in his influential Jubilee Book of Cricket. For a young brand, it was an extraordinary endorsement. Meanwhile, some 100 miles to the south in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, a carpenter named Levi J. Nicolls was making his own mark. In the workshop at his High Street home, Nicolls began crafting bats that would travel across the world. By the 1880s, Nicolls’ reputation was firmly established. His bats were awarded a diploma at the Melbourne Grand Exhibition of 1880–81, with the Exhibition's logo appearing on bats until 1940. Four years later, at the Crystal Palace International Exhibition, Nicolls won a silver medal. His bats sold for just 14 shillings — but their quality was priceless. W.G Grace used one of Nicolls' bat in a match at Hastings and said "Dear Sir, I used one of your bats at Hastings in 1894 and scored 131. I may mention that it was perfectly new. I kept it until this year and have scored 2,000 runs with it. I used it when I made my 100th century and scored 1,000 runs in May with it. So I think I may call it my record bat. This year at Hastings I scored 104 runs with another of your bats and hope it will turn out as well as the old one."

Well, this is a soothing watch. Not much has changed in Robertsbridge really - less sheds, more actual buildings, but the processes remain largely untouched - albeit on a larger scale. As a cricket tragic who's worked here for 12 years, it's still a thrill to be surrounded by history and craftsmanship every day.

Win! gray-nicolls.co.uk/pages/competit…

The competition is hotting up, but there's still time to win this beauty... Link in reply

Win an Imperia 1.0 Test cricket bat. Link in replies.

As conversations turn to next season’s kit, our GTS range goes from strength to strength. Swipe to pick your favourite item out of the range. #cricket #cricketteamwear

700 words on Tammy and Heather and leaving the game better than they found it. gray-nicolls.co.uk/blogs/the-game…

The end of an era. Heather Knight has announced her international retirement after a glittering career. A World Cup winning captain, rock in the middle order and run machine, there won’t be many more like Heather. #cricket

Still not over this heartbreak tbh