Gunn & Moore GM, Diamond, Ben Stokes Range, Cricket Bat, TOETEK, Kashmir Willow

Product Information

Key specs – Sizes available: SH; Weight (SH): 2lb 8oz – 3oz; Grade: MK 1 Pro-grade English willow; Sweet spot: High Fitted with an oval handle, the bat is perfect for any top handed players. The handle is fitted with the signature GM terrain grip which GM apply to all of their elite bats. This grip creates fantastic friction between the batting glove and the bat. Gunn & Moore uses unbleached English willow for the construction of these superlative blades with a tinge of redwood coloring and minor cosmetic blemishes. A range of sizes is offered, ranging from 2 lb 8 oz to 2 lb 112 oz. I am really excited to join Team GM and I can't wait to get going this English summer, using some quality kit and hopefully scoring a lot of runs,” said Lawrence. “Seeing the bats that my club captain Ryan ten Doeschate and Tom Westley keep receiving made the move to GM a sensible choice. I am looking forward to going up to GM HQ in Nottingham to spend time with the craftsmen and women, and the rest of the team to get the best kit available moving forward."

The bats are made from superior quality English Willow (as we have come to expect from Gunn & Moore) and have excellent grain with only minor blemishes. The choice for weights is quite varied; players can choose lighter or mid-weight bats at 2lb 8 oz or opt for heavier ones which come to about 2lb 12 oz. With availability in eight different grades, there’s a Diamond waiting for you, whatever your budget. Made in England from Prime English Willow.

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The handle comes with a treble spring fitted and is ovalled at the base for maximum control and comfortable placement of hands. BRAND NEW FOR 2024 are the Aion and Mana ranges to join last year's popular ranges - Diamond, Hypa, Kryos and Brava. The Aion bat is designed to maximise value for shots off the front foot. Wheras the Mana has been engineered for power in the drive zone which will help you light up the crease. The Essex prodigy will be hoping to emulate his County and GM teammate, Tom Westley, who represented the England Test side in 2017. Having already made his England u19 and England Lions debut, Lawrence is already well on his way to making it at the highest level. Just like the freedom to choose willow grade, you can also choose the size of bat for each model. This way, you can get a bat of your choice in your own size and budget (based on willow grade). Usually seen at the international level, the full-blade profile offered by Chroma is one of the most versatile that you will ever find. The larger, flat edges provide a larger sweet spot enabling big hits up into the air or drives down the ground and minimizing edged shots. The enhanced bow design allows the batsman to play belligerent shots and the extra weight on the lower end can be an excellent resource on pitches with lower bounce.

DXM is the latest technology by GM that is used to ensure the highest quality manufacturing of bats. They use this technology to determine whether a certain wood is of enough caliber to last long and give consistent results or not. Their CAD (computer-aided designs) are inch-perfect.The bat comes with Ben Stokes signature engraved and is made from the top 0.05% of English Willow (graded 1+) available. You can expect to see a higher number of perfect grains on this blade and it will be difficult to spot a blemish or deformity. You can watch a detailed review on our Youtube channel here.

The Diamond now features the Hex grip, specifically engineered to offer the most grip available on the market, ensuring perfect grip at all times. For the vast majority of senior players, or those who are between 5ft 8in and 6ft 3in tall, a short handle (33.5 x 4.25in) bat fits the bill. The Player edition bats are made from Grade 1+ English Willow– the best one available – and contain no less than six lines of grain (usually more). The price is one the higher end, but for the dedicated player who wants to take his game to the next level, it's more than worth it. You can watch a detailed review on our Youtube channel here. Player Edition bats are made from very select LE timber and are finished with prestige Player Edition identification in addition to the superb laser engraved player autographs. GM NOW! and ToeTek™ finish are fitted as standard for almost every bat in the range and it’s the same for the Player Editions. Bat weights cannot be specified and will be “as finished”, meaning they will be exactly the same as the player you have selected, the dimensions of which you can see when looking at a specific Player Edition bat.The edges are close to the 40 mm mark which is considered ideal by many professional players. The wide surface makes for a larger sweet spot that helps in middling the ball every time. The Sparq lineup offers a regular or standard bow with a slight curving towards the handle which makes for a smoother stroke playing experience. The bats are made from unbleached Prime English Willow and are available in a variety of grades depending on how much you are willing to pay, and come in a variety of sizes and weights (ranging from 2lb 8oz to 2lb 12 oz.) The Outlaws all-rounder was named captain in 2018, taking over from the recently-retired Chris Read, having proved himself to be one of the most consistent and versatile players in the country, a reputation which earned him the honour of being named England Lions captain in their recent series against India A and West Indies A last summer. Crafted to lend power to every type of shot imaginable, the Sparq series boasts a higher swell that is great for late pulls and cuts. The rounded edges reach further down the bat, giving the batter enough hitting power to smash the ball to the boundary with ease. Thanks to the scalloped shape of its shape, the bat manages to have a higher spine without adding too much dead weight. The elevated spine enables power-hitting, while also maintaining a relatively high power to weight ratio. These features combine with a light grip to make bats that are incredibly good at heavy-hitting but still light and spry in the hand. These attributes make for a lethal combination that will always keep the opposition in a defensive mode. GM’s DXM technology allows us to offer precise replicas of leading GM Players’ Bats and our unique Computer Aided Manufacture allows us to produce bats to the exact player profile and dimensions. The incredible attention to detail that we put into all of our bats is unmatched, but it is magnified with regards to Player Edition bats, exemplified by the GM label on the bat itself.

Key specs – Sizes available: SH; Weight (SH): 2lb 6oz – 2lb 9oz; Grade: Unbleached seasoned Grade 1 English willow; Sweet spot: Low It possesses a mid swell designed for strokeplay and that, combined with a traditional, full blade profile, gives you margin for error if you don’t quite find the middle. Throw in GM’s ToeTek toe protection and a treble spring cane handle and you’ve got yourself a great bat for a very reasonable price. The GM Diamond range has been made in conjunction with England’s World Cup winning all-rounder Ben Stokes, and has been given a dynamic new look for 2022. The bat was designed with Ben in mind and the results have been clear to see. His Man of the Match performance in the 2019 World Cup final was just a warm-up for arguably the greatest Test Match innings ever played at Headingley against Australia in the Ashes just a few weeks later, providing two once-in-a-lifetime innings in one summer. GM bats are undoubtedly Made by England’s Best, for England’s Best. All these series feature different designs and color combinations. Unlike other brands, GM bats don’t have a fixed willow quality or bat size. You can select a lineup model of your choice and then choose the grade of willow and the size of the bat later on. This way, they provide the most suitable and customised bats to the consumers.

GM bats are designed to serve a large audience. Instead of producing each lineup with a specific willow quality, GM provides the freedom to choose the willow used in the bat of a specific model. The profile, dimensions, and branding would be the same but the willow quality differs. It makes it easy for everyone to afford any model. These bats feature a HEX grip and are made from 1st grade Prime English Willow, ensuring that you get unrivaled quality for your money. You can watch a detailed review on our Youtube channel here.