If you have ever made even one run using a Gray-Nicolls bat, you should take a moment and thank Robert “Swan” Richards. If he is not the greatest bat-maker alive today, he is certainly bat-maker to the greatest. Greg Chappell, possibly the best batsman the wrong side of six feet...Read More
Gray Nicolls Scoop promotional material. Photograph: Image courtesy of Gray Nicolls Australia. An early promotional FLYER for the Gray Nicolls Scoop. Photograph: Image courtesy of Swan Richards. An early Gray Nicolls Scoop catalogue. Photograph: Image courtesy of Gray Nicolls Australia. An early Gray Nicolls Scoop catalogue. Photograph: Image courtesy of...Read More
Sitting and meeting Swan Richards for the first time is a slightly overwhelming experience. I love my cricket, but this man really loves his cricket. Sitting at a long table at the back of his Cricket Kit cricket shop, surrounded by cricket apparel in boxes and cricket memorabilia on the...Read More