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Gray-Nicolls wins 2013 domestic century race Varun Chopra has scored the opening First Class century of the English Domestic summer. The Warwickshire and England Lions opener smashed 163 against the MCC in the annual C
Date: 25 Mar 2013

Compton makes it back to back Centuries! Nick Compton completed his second Test Century in a week as England dominated Day One of the 2nd Test in Wellington this morning. Compton's century came off 230 deliveries and c
Date: 21 Mar 2013

Congratulations to Felsted School and Warwick School on making the Daily Mail RBS Schools Twickenham Finals Congratulations to two Gilbert supplied schools, Felsted and Warwick for making it through to Twickenham for th
Date: 19 Mar 2013

ICONIC MATCH BALL REVEALED FOR THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SERIES Australian Rugby Union and match ball partner Gilbert today unveiled a new-look ball to be used during the 2013 British & Irish Lions T
Date: 18 Mar 2013

Compton's Tour Diary Fresh from his maiden Test Match Century, Nick Compton has sent his first Tour Diary extract back as he and team prepare for the second match of the series. Having battled hard to secure a draw in
Date: 13 Mar 2013

Cook & Compton make it three for Gray–Nicolls England Captain Alastair Cook and opening partner Nick Compton ensured England escaped a tricky First Test Match with a well fought draw. Cook, Oblivion, registered his 24t
Date: 11 Mar 2013

Rutherford smashes debut Century Hamish Rutherford completed one of the most audacious batting debuts in Test history as New Zealand took a firm grip of the first Test in Dunedin. Rutherford's 171, the seventh highest
Date: 05 Mar 2013

Gray-Nicolls Customer Interaction Gray-Nicolls are moving forwards with their customer interaction through social media. With our fast growing twitter sites @graynics & @TheBatWorkshop we will offer you a photo update
Date: 28 Feb 2013

Nick Compton's behind the scenes New Zealand Tour England Opening Batsman Nick Compton has agreed to exclusively provide a behind the scenes insight to England’s up and coming Test Match tour of New Zealand. A collecti
Date: 27 Feb 2013

Henriques becomes Gray-Nicolls latest Test Match star! Moises Henriques made his Test Match debut this morning for Australia. The All-Rounder immediately found his feet in scoring 68 as Australia batted first in Chenna
Date: 13 Feb 2013

THIERRY DUSAUTOIR CONTINUES WITH TEAM GILBERT Gilbert Rugby are proud to announce the re-signing of Stade Toulousain Captain and France International, Thierry Dusautoir, on a long-term deal as a Gilbert brand ambassado
Date: 07 Feb 2013

Tredwell gets call up! James Tredwell Warwickshire All Rounder Chris Woakes has been called into the England squad for the up and coming Test Match tour of New Zealand. Woakes, who has represented England in the
Date: 30 Jan 2013

Gray-Nicolls around the World Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe captain & wicket keeper is in fine form for the Chittagong Kings in the BPL. Taylor is currently third in the run scorer list as the competition enters its fin
Date: 25 Jan 2013

Gray-Nicolls Update Australian duo George Bailey and Shaun Marsh narrowly missed out on setting up a magnificent run chase in the final T20 match of the series. Bailey 47 from 40 balls and Marsh 45 from 37 balls both e
Date: 24 Jan 2013

CELEBRATE THE SNOW WITH GILBERT BASE LAYER Base Layer Stay warm on the field with these great base layer offers from Gilbert. All of the base layer items listed offer a compression fit - a tight fit acting as a se
Date: 21 Jan 2013

Tredwell, the Kent off spinner, will fly out to India and join up with the England Test squad on December 1. The 30-year-old Tredwell, who was appointed captain of Kent earlier this month, was not selected as part of t
Date: 30 Nov 2012

Gray-Nicolls Magnificent Seven in Novemeber! Kane Williamson made it seven centuries for Gray-Nicolls this month with 135 against Sri Lanka this morning. Williamson’s third Test Match century of his career came as N
Date: 27 Nov 2012

Gray-Nicolls sign James Taylor Gray-Nicolls are extremely pleased to announce the signing of Nottinghamshire & England batsman, James Taylor. James has agreed a long term contract with Gray-Nicolls and flew out wit
Date: 26 Nov 2012

Gray-Nicolls left handers shine! Captaincy certainly suits Alastair Cook! In his third Test Match as England Captain, two previously as stand in against Bangladesh he scored 173 & 109*, he played beautifully leading
Date: 20 Nov 2012

Ed Cowan maiden Test Match century boosts Australia Australian opener Ed Cowan registered his first Test Match century in the opening game of the series against South Africa today. Cowan; who broke into the side a year
Date: 19 Nov 2012

Angelo Matthews named Sri Lanka's T20 Captain Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain for a period of one year starting with the Twenty20 against New Zealand at Pallekele on October 30. Mathews ha
Date: 25 Oct 2012

AUCKLAND RUGBY PARTNERS WITH GILBERT GILBERT is proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with the Auckland Rugby Football Union (ARFU). This agreement will see GILBERT become the official ball supplier for
Date: 01 Oct 2012

NEW GOLDEN GRANDSLAM BALLS FOR Wales – by Gilbert Rugby Portugal has signed a new long-term contract with Gilbert Rugby as their official and exclusive ball supplier. The Welsh Rugby Union has signed a major new si
Date: 28 Sep 2012

Marsh shines as England win T20 opener England All Rounder, Laura Marsh has continued her excellent recent form, with a Player of the Match performance in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Opening the batting, Marsh smashed
Date: 27 Sep 2012

Season's review As the 2012 rainy domestic season closes, Gray-Nicolls can look back on a summer of sizzling performances. Yet again no other brand can boast more First Class centuries in a season dominated by the weath
Date: 26 Sep 2012

England Squad Announcement England’ latest squad have been announced for the ODI series v South Africa starting this week. England Captain Alastair Cook will look to build on his impressive start to his England Captainc
Date: 30 Aug 2012

Helen Richardson with her GX7000, and bronze Medal! 21 Grays Players receive Medals in London Games Out of the 107 Grays players competing at London 2012, 21 won medals. 4 with Gold, 7 with Silver and 9 with Bronze ac
Date: 17 Aug 2012

Grays Perform in London Paumen on top of the world Grays gold medal winning captain, Marrtjie Paumen, not only helped her The Netherlands retain their Olympic title but has now scored the most goals at the Olympic Game
Date: 13 Aug 2012

Grays Power into the Finals Paumen strikes again The Netherlands sercured a dramatic victroy in the semi final against New Zealand yeaterday afternoon at the Riverbank Arena. Maartje Paumen, the world's number one pen
Date: 10 Aug 2012

FIH Officials wear Grays Grays are proud to confirm that all the FIH officials and umpires on duty in London will be kitted out in Grays Hockey team wear. At the official launch of the kit earlier this year, FIH Presid
Date: 30 Jul 2012

Grays Hockey Legend named as Flag Bearer for Germany Germany have named Natasha Keller as their flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony; the first-ever hockey player to be given that honour by Germany. Natasha played in th
Date: 26 Jul 2012

Grays Top Hockey Players Choice For The Games Grays are delighted to report that more players have chosen Grays sticks for London than any other brand. Grays will once again be at the forefront of sticks being used by
Date: 25 Jul 2012

IFNA sign with Gilbert IFNA Press Release Leading sport suppliers, Gilbert Netball, have been chosen to provide the official ball and officials’ clothing for all international netball events in a new 4 year deal with IF
Date: 18 Jul 2012

First Test Match dominated by Gray-Nicolls. The first Test Match of the summer was dominated by Gray-Nicolls once again. Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Shiv Chanderpaul and Denesh Ramdin combined to occupy the crease fo
Date: 28 May 2012

Silver Ferns Captain Casey Williams joins GILBERT as Brand Ambassador. Gilbert is proud to announce the signing of New Zealand Silver Ferns Captain and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic player, Casey Williams, as a Gilbert br
Date: 25 Apr 2012

2012 domestic season gets under way. As the 2012 domestic season gets under way Gray-Nicolls have hundreds of reasons to look forward to the coming summer. James Foster, James Hildreth, Mark Wallace, Luke Wells, Sam R
Date: 18 Apr 2012

Rugby Portugal Sign with Gilbert. Rugby Portugal has signed a new long-term contract with Gilbert Rugby as their official and exclusive ball supplier. Ricardo Nunes Vice - President of the Portuguese Rugby Federati
Date: 03 Apr 2012

Kenya win Bowl at Hong Kong 7's. The Kenyan 7s team won the bowl final at the Hong Kong 7s over the weekend in the 6th leg of the 2012 HSBC Word Sevens Series.... Congratulations to the Kenya 7s team for winning the bo
Date: 26 Mar 2012

Rudolph runs riot. Jacques Rudolph scored his sixth Test Match century of his career against New Zealand at Dunedin. Rudolph who forced his way back into the Test side at the start of the year as opener has now establis
Date: 23 Mar 2012

Kenya RFU sign with Gilbert. Gilbert Rugby and the Kenyan Rugby Union have announced a kit supply deal for the remaining 4 tournaments of the 2012 HSBC Word Sevens Series.... Gilbert Rugby is pleased to announce that i
Date: 22 Mar 2012

SARU and Gilbert Rugby extend Ball and Equipment deal Gilbert Rugby South Africa are proud to announce that they have been re-awarded the contract to be the Official Ball and Equipment Supplier to the Springboks. Gilbe
Date: 09 Mar 2012

Warner comes good in the Finals. David Warner’s Australian summer continues to impress as the openers prolific form blazes on. Warner who scored his maiden Test Match 100 in January has now repeated the feat in the One
Date: 07 Mar 2012

Lewis Moody Retires. Long time Gilbert Ambassador, ex-England Captain, British & Irish Lion and World Cup Winner, Lewis Moody retires..... Gilbert Rugby today paid tribute to Lewis Moody, our longest serving Brand Ambas
Date: 07 Mar 2012

Glamorgan Cricket sign kit deal with Gray-Nicolls. Glamorgan Cricket have signed a four-year kit deal with innovative worldwide brand Gray-Nicolls. The tie-up will see the Sussex-based firm supply playing kit, training
Date: 01 Mar 2012

Briggs called up for England. Danny Briggs has been named in England's limited-overs squads to face Pakistan in the UAE. Briggs, a 20-year-old left-arm spinner from Hampshire, is one of three spinners in the 16-man squa
Date: 08 Feb 2012

Grays Players Paumen & Michelsen named FIH 2011 Players of the Year Article from FIH News 2 February 2012 Netherlands captain adds senior prize to her 2008 Young Player title Netherlands captain Maartje Paumen has been
Date: 07 Feb 2012

Grays Hockey Partners with FIH. Leading Hockey Brand “perfectly placed” to support global events Grays and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) are delighted to announce an exclusive agreement with the FIH to beco
Date: 03 Feb 2012

Ton up for Strauss & Cook. Just as the remarkable buildings that rise out of the desert in the UAE rely on solid foundations, so England have had cause to be thankful for the opening partnership between Andrew Strauss a
Date: 24 Jan 2012

France renew with Gilbert. The French Rugby Federation has signed a new long-term contract with Gilbert Rugby as their official and exclusive ball supplier. Pierre Camou, FFR President commented: “The French Rugby Unio
Date: 23 Jan 2012

Essex announce Gray-Nicolls as new kit supplier. Essex Cricket press release. Essex Cricket can today announce a three-year agreement which will see Gray-Nicolls becoming the County's new official kit supplier. With the
Date: 19 Jan 2012

A week for the Left Handers. David Warner continues to make his mark on the International game with the fourth fastest Test Match century. India were smashed all around the ground by Warner who finished with 180 to his
Date: 18 Jan 2012

Gray-Nicolls tops 2011 Test Match Centuries chart. Happy New Year from Gray-Nicolls! Gray-Nicolls bats scored more Test Match 100s in 2011 than any other brand. A Gray-Nicolls bat was raised eleven times with Alastair C
Date: 03 Jan 2012

2012 - the year of Office Cricket. Gray-Nicolls would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Let’s make 2012 the year of Office Cricket! Our head Judge Alastair Cook will select his favourite
Date: 20 Dec 2011

An Alastair Cook Christmas. As 2011 draws to a close, Gray-Nicolls continue the form that has seen them dominate all formats of the game this year. David Warner scored an unbeaten 123 against New Zealand in the 2nd Test
Date: 16 Dec 2011

Scottish Rugby has signed with Gilbert. Scotland under-20 player Duncan Weir Scottish Rugby has signed a new long-term contract with Gilbert Rugby as their official and exclusive ball and equipment supplier. Scottish
Date: 02 Dec 2011

Local lads visit in preparation for T20 Tour. Robertsbridge was hit by the boys from Sussex this week. Captain Michael Yardy, Will Adkin, new signing Joe Gatting and Chris Nash all came and collected their new gear for
Date: 24 Nov 2011

Another 100 for Captain Taylor Zimbabwe Captain Brendan Taylor nearly took his side to victory in the one off Test Match with New Zealand at the weekend with a magnificent 117. Taylor’s side fell 34 runs short in a fan
Date: 09 Nov 2011

Silva & Meaker make International debuts. This week provided Gray-Nicolls with two new additions to their International portfolio with England All-Rounder Stuart Meaker and Sri Lankan Wicket Keeper Kaushal Silva making
Date: 03 Nov 2011

Gilbert Virtuo match balls arrive in NZ for Rugby World Cup 2011 On the eve of kick-off at Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand, the teams and fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the opening match between To
Date: 08 Sep 2011

2011 Captains announced, plus Gilbert Rugby Blog online now!! gilbertrugby.com With the Rugby World Cup 2011 squads now announced Gilbert Rugby are delighted to congratulate brand ambassadors LEWIS MOODY, THIERRY DUS
Date: 25 Aug 2011

2011 Gilbert Rugby range available in store and online now!! GILBERTRUGBY.COM Tag Rugby Online Store The 2011 range includes the RWC ball range, New Body Armour led by the VIRTUO 12, and Gilbert's best ever boot ran
Date: 24 Aug 2011

No one does rugby balls like Gilbert. But what's so special about their World Cup Virtuo? We pick the brains of the inventor... It wouldn't be a World Cup if we didn't have a story about the ball breaking a couple of we
Date: 01 Jul 2011

Gilbert Team wear recognising more success! Gilbert Rugby teams continue to taste success as Polish side Arka Gdynia Rugby Club were recently crowned Polish Champions with the San Juan Union in Argentina also gaining pr
Date: 27 Jun 2011

Gilbert Netball Franchises Information - June 2011 Mavericks is a Netball Superleague franchise based in the East Region but its players come from a variety of areas including London. The squad was established in 2005 w
Date: 17 Jun 2011

Australia’s new look Cricket squad boasts 5 Gray-Nicolls players Australia’s new look Cricket squad boasts 5 Gray-Nicolls players that will be touring Sri Lanka and South Africa from August. With Australia looking to re
Date: 13 Jun 2011

Congratulations Hertfordshire Mavericks Superleague Champions 2011!! Hertfordshire Mavericks 57 - Surrey Storm 46 Gilbert sponsored Hertfordshire Mavericks are crowned this season's FNSL Champions after a dramatic and
Date: 10 Jun 2011

Jackson brothers shows 2012 Torch Relay support..... German Hockey meets German Football... Las Leonas feature 5 Grays players for CT... Daly and Moore Score secure Bronze for GB... Grays Players Score in Sultan Azlan S
Date: 03 Jun 2011

Gilbert Teamwear goes from strength to strength! Gilbert teamwear continues to go from strength to strength with the recent addition of the United Arab Emirates for the Asian 5 Nations joining the early season announcem
Date: 03 Jun 2011

Arentina and Gilbert reach agreement... The UAR (Union Argentina de Rugby) and Gilbert have reached agreement on a contract extension that joins the two parties together for a further 4 years. The Argentinian Rugby Un
Date: 02 Jun 2011

A boyhood dream: my own bespoke bat. Iain Hollingshead (of the Daily Telgraph) visits a cricketing institution to help create a bat good enough for any Test hero. John Gasson produces a bat, and fine-tunes the design P
Date: 02 Jun 2011

Gray-Nicolls have had a number of players feature in the opening rounds The Indian Premier League has started and Gray-Nicolls have had a number of players feature in the opening rounds. David Warner and Ryan McClaren,
Date: 14 Apr 2011

TAG Rugby Trust Paris Marathon Suppress the “not another request for money” groan please ! Like many people at this time of year, some of the guys at TRT have been putting themselves through a ridiculous training sched
Date: 06 Apr 2011

DUSAUTOIR and PALMER shortlisted for player of the tournament! France captain and Mr. Reliable, THIERRY DUSAUTOIR and England's second row stalwart TOM PALMER have both been shortlisted for the RBS 6 Nations player of
Date: 21 Mar 2011

Gray-Nicolls continue to enjoy a successful time in the World Cup. As the group games come to an end, the Sussex based bat makers can boast a number of significant performances from their players. JP Duminy’s Quantum, r
Date: 16 Mar 2011

PALMER and DUSAUTOIR pick up the plaudits! England's new second row stalwart TOM PALMER and France captain THIERRY DUSAUTOIR both showcased their Gilbert Xact Headguards in the latest round of 6 Nations matches as Engl
Date: 02 Mar 2011

Strauss leads the way in the World Cup thriller Andrew Strauss, using Quantum, continued his good form in the World Cup with a magnificent 158 against host nation and favourites India. Strauss, who scored 88 in England’
Date: 01 Mar 2011

Thierry Dusautoir and Tom Palmer both choose Gilbert! France captain Thierry Dusautoir and England's new second row revelation Tom Palmer both showcased their new Gilbert Xact Headguards in the latest round of 6 Nations
Date: 14 Feb 2011

Gray Nicolls enjoyed great coverage in the last round of One Day International matches prior to the up and coming World Cup in India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. Michael Yardy, England & David Hussey, Australia both scored
Date: 07 Feb 2011

The 2011 RBS 6 Nations is due to kick off on Friday night with Wales playing host to England. Throughout the tournament, England, France, Scotland and Ireland will each be using the new VIRTUO match ball during their h
Date: 02 Feb 2011

Aussies hit for six by firm's bats. AS England celebrated an Ashes triumph on Friday, a Sussex factory was filled with cricket lovers – and a few legends of its own – sporting bleary eyes and proud smiles. They had hand
Date: 14 Jan 2011

Gray-Nicolls record-breaking Ashes Series Celebrating England’s first Ashes series victory in Australia for 24 years, here are some of the records and landmark achievements of Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook down under
Date: 07 Jan 2011

Batmaker Gray-Nicolls goes to the crease in the Ashes. Top batmaker Gray-Nicolls is unbeat about the challenges facing the British family business - hopefully with the help of Ashes success. Gray-Nicolls manufactures b
Date: 28 Dec 2010

England and Wales Cricket Board announce Gray-Nicolls as new supplier of Development Competitions Equipment. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is pleased to announce a three year agreement with Gray-Nicolls to m
Date: 09 Nov 2010

Gilbert Signature Players Fly the Flag at the Common Wealth Games Gilberts signature players, Sharelle McMahon-Australia, Simone Forbes-Jamaica and Irene Van Dyke- New Zealand, lead there countries and fly the flag at t
Date: 06 Oct 2010

It was a great start to the new Aviva Premiership this weekend, not least so for some of the Gilbert sponsored players! Sam Vesty, wearing the new Gilbert Evolution X boots, led Bath to a super win away at Leeds 32-16,
Date: 04 Sep 2010

Gilbert to Supply Balls for Rugby World Cup 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has announced that Gilbert has been awarded the contract to supply balls to Rugby World Cup 2011 and Rugby World Cup 2015. A world
Date: 05 Nov 2009

Why the Grays win where others fail It is a special kind of family that can keep a company afloat for close to 150 years. It is an exceptional family that ensures that all their brands stay leaders in their fields for a
Date: 01 Feb 2004