Hunts County

Hunts County
Industry	Sports equipment, textile
Founded	1904; 120 years ago
Headquarters	Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Area served	Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India
Products	Cricket clothing and equipment (bats, balls, helmet, batting gloves, protective gear, athletic shoes, bags)
Website	www.huntscountybats.co.uk

Short description: Sports equipment and apparel company

Hunts County, commonly shortened to County, is a sports equipment and apparel company founded by the Trimmins family in 1904 based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England that specialises in cricket.^[1] The company produces cricket clothing and equipment such as bats, balls, helmet, batting gloves, protective gear, athletic shoes, and bags.

Overview

The company still make all of their bats individually by hand at two separate factories in Cambridgeshire.^[2] From the 1960s County bats were some of the most widely used and recognised bats in cricket, with television spectators seeing County's encircled 'C' used by professional cricketers.^[3]

Endorsements

A multitude of professional cricketers have had endorsement deals with the company over the years. Australian batsman Dean Jones used a County bat in his early career including during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.^[4]

References

↑ "About us". https://www.huntscountybats.co.uk/products/about.
↑ "Gloucestershire-made cricket bats used in The Ashes". 25 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/gloucestershire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9228000/9228408.stm.
↑ Ramsey, Andrew (17 September 2022). "Holy blades, and other adventures of the bat men". https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3315135.
↑ Schonafinger, Josh (13 September 2022). "Kit Week: Greatest ever Aussies and their bats". https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3314762/kit-week-greatest-ever-aussies-and-their-bats.

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[1] "About us". https://www.huntscountybats.co.uk/products/about.

[2] "Gloucestershire-made cricket bats used in The Ashes". 25 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/gloucestershire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9228000/9228408.stm.

[3] Ramsey, Andrew (17 September 2022). "Holy blades, and other adventures of the bat men". https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3315135.

[4] Schonafinger, Josh (13 September 2022). "Kit Week: Greatest ever Aussies and their bats". https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3314762/kit-week-greatest-ever-aussies-and-their-bats.