Lighter, but packs a punch was the verdict of The Cricketer’s student testers when handed the Gunn & Moore Diamond DXM 909
RRP: £380, Edges: 30mm, Weight: 2lb 9oz
Lighter, but packs a punch was the verdict of The Cricketer’s student testers when handed the Gunn & Moore Diamond DXM 909.
At the top-end cost-wise, the bat also changed perceptions of Magazine Editor Huw Turbervill who said “Mustn’t grumble about this performance, a few went nicely.
“Gunn & Moore have really gone up in my estimations with this bat,” he added.
In fact ‘lightness’ was a key factor for most of the reviewers with Nick Friend adding: “It really went as well as I thought, it’s not too heavy at all.”
One student tester said: “This is a really nice bat. It really depends on how you play, if you like to play a little bit later, wait on the ball for it to pop up, then it’s great because the middles a bit higher up - when you connect with ball, that sounds amazing.”
Another said: “Pretty solid, nice distribution of weight and the ball flys off it.”
Initial impression: 7.6
Build quality: 7.6
Pick-up/feel: 8.2
Performance: 7.8
OVERALL SCORE: 7.8
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