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| Industry | Sport,textile |
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| Founded | 1855; 170 years ago (1855) |
| Founders | H.J. Gray L.J. Nicolls |
| Headquarters | Robertsbridge,East Sussex,England |
Area served | Europe, Oceania, Asia |
| Products | Cricket clothing and equipment, team uniforms, accessories |
| Parent | Grays International |
| Subsidiaries | Steeden |
| Website | gray-nicolls.co.uk |
Gray-Nicolls is an Englishcricket equipment andclothingbrand and is a subsidiary ofGrays International. Gray-Nicolls founded in 1855. Formed as a result of merger between two companies, Grays and Nicolls, the company is based inRobertsbridge, East Sussex.[1]
Gray-Nicolls manufactures and commercialises a wide range of products forcricket equipment, such asbats,batting gloves,balls,pads,athletic shoes, team uniforms, andbags.[2]
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The Gray company was founded as H.J. Gray and Sons by H.J. Gray in 1855. This company later began manufacturing cricket bats for leadingCambridge University cricketers such asRanjitsinjhi and the then Prince of Wales and remained a family business. L.J. Nicolls started manufacturing cricket bats in 1876.
These two manufacturers merged in the early 1940s and thus Gray-Nicolls was formed. AfterWorld War II, famous cricket stars such as England CaptainWally Hammond and Australian all-rounderKeith Miller started to use Gray-Nicolls bats.[3][4][5]
In 1974 the company introduced the 'scoop' bat, a revolutionary design at the time and sometimes named as cricket's most famous bat.[6][7]
Gray-Nicolls has had sponsorship deals with many leading international cricketers,[8]
