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Canterbury of New Zealand has now come on board with MG2

Now available to you, the complete range of base layer technology from one of the worlds leading companies in this field.

IonX represents a revolutionary performance apparel technology.
A study conducted in the Sports Technology Laboratory at Loughborough University showed a significant increase in repetitive, short duration, high intensity exercise performance (power output) in both competitive and recreational athletes, when wearing IonX versus non-ionised control garments. This improvement is likely to be functionally relevant to all team sport players or indeed anybody undertaking repetitive bouts of high intensity exercise during training or performance. Dr Mike Caine, Senior Lecturer, Sports Technology, Loughborough University, UK.

IonX BaseLayer technically graduated compression garments that supports and promotes muscle alignment. Which can significantly prevent muscle fatigue from lactic acid build-up during maximum intensity training. In other words, CCC BaseLayer will actually help you recover quicker.


	*Big news from MG2 Cricket!!!!*

Available in New Zealand..........At Last Nike Cricket Shoes

MG2 Cricket is happy offer the Nike Cricket Shoe range available to the public!!

We will be carrying the complete range of bowling boots, batting shoes and will be making them available as soon as they arrive in the country, late August.

We will advise you of the date as soon as possible.

As used by Dan Vettori, Shane Bond, Pete McGlashan, James Franklin, Kumar Sangakarra and Mike Hussey to name a few.

If you are serious about your performance on the park and are keen to get the best from your body then it may pay to pre-order your pair today???

These are the premier cricket shoe in the market place today, they will be in high demand, so don't be disappointed, reserve your pair today.
Contact Marty or Megan info@mg2cricket.com and discuss your requirements.

Ladies!!!!! Here's two great reasons why you should come see Marty and Megan at MG2 for your next cricket bat.

We custom make our cricket bats to your specific requirements, all cricketers are different, female cricketers have totally different requirements to their male counterparts. We realise this, with our years of experience in the women's game and will work with you to make the bat to help your game to the next level.

MG2 would like to congratulate Abby Burrows and Rachel Priest for making the New Zealand White Ferns for the ICC Women's World Cup 2009.
Both of the players are close friends of MG2 and had great domestic seasons in NZ to force their ways into the squad for the tournament held in Australia.

Abby as an opening bowler, who over the past few years has been the form bowler in domestic State cricket. She fully deserved her call up to represent her country and performed well, having only a handful of games under her belt at that level before the World Cup started.

Rachel as a wicketkeeper batsman, had a steady domestic season showing that she can be a destructive batter with a more than healthy strike rate. Her wicket keeping skills, particularly when up to the stumps is second to none in the country and when on form with the bat truly shows her worth to the team.

Marty Graham's New Blaster for the Master Sachin Tendulkar

You can now have the same bat Tendulkar uses!!

The ST10 by MG2 Cricket : While in Napier this year, Marty Graham made new bats for the Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar. You can now have a copy of this marvellous blade, huge profile, massive edges, just the lightest pickup and the best willow. Short handle, 2lb 12oz.
Because of the lovely low shape, this has extended the already massive sweet spot.
A must have for the cricketer who is serious about getting the most from their bat!!

Wow, the Indian captain's bat available to you!!

The MSD 7: MS Dhoni, possibly the biggest name in Indian cricket at the moment. Spent some time with Marty designing a blade that will send the IPL bowlers running for cover. A huge bat in all aspects of the word, massive edges, low shape making the middle elongate to provide the power players bat. Big bow to help with pickup and help elevate the ball way over the boundary. Short handle, 2lb 11oz.

This bat is designed for the power player who wants to destroy the opposition!!

The Indian summer continues with MG2.

The VS : Virender Sehwag's latest shape now available to you!!
While chatting with the swashbuckling Indian batsman in Napier earlier this summer, Virender asked Marty to make him a new bat. Lovely balance with a slightly higher middle, flowing edges while giving the feel of real power to punish the bowlers to all quarters of the ground. Short handle, 2lb 10oz.

For those cricketers who like to play on the up with a lighter pickup.

Marty and Megan Graham

Married since September 1989 and Partners in MG2 Cricket. Both are still club cricket players and both have a huge passion for the game. To visit their home and workshop is like visiting a cricket showroom and museum: everything on display is about Cricket and for Cricketers. From the collection of Signed bats and shirts from international and first class aplyers to caps from all the teams and clubs they have played in over the years. Megan also has several hundred books, you guessed it - mainly about cricket!!

Megan Graham

Having played representative Cricket for over 25 years for Hawkes Bay from 1979 until 2005, having also retired from first class cricket only three years ago after 18 years at that level for the Central District Women's team. In her youth she was selected for an internal tour with the NZ U23's team and was in the New Zealand squads as well on a couple of occasions for both Cricket and Football (soccer) but never made the step up to actually playing in any matches for her country at senior level.

Even since her retirement from both football and representative Cricket she was still involved for a season as Manageress for the Central Districts Hinds and the Hawkes Bay womens football team and remains a firm supporter and follower of all womens Cricket and football, with a keen interest in Cricket scoring. Megan is still playing club cricket and continually injured with "niggles"as a result of thinking she is 15 years younger than she is!.

Marty Graham

Somewhat inevitably and by default Marty was also involved in women's representative Cricket on a coaching and management basis for many years. Marty was a representative footballer in his youth and played for many years until a knee reconstruction halted his involvement, although he has returned on the odd occasion to help out over the last few seasons in lower grades.

Marty specific knowledge is on Cricket equipment; bats in particular, having operated a workshop in his garage doing repairs for over 15 years now and he specifically likes to keep up to date with changes in technology in the market place comparing and analysing bats and equipment from season to season.

He is well known and acknowledged by many first class and international players as being a world-class bat maker and his background knowledge and experience in Cricket is a great advantage in his personal dealings with these players.