Hunts County

Short description: Sports equipment and apparel company

Hunts County

Industry| Sports equipment, textile
Founded| 1904; 122 years ago (1904)
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

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

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.

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