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| Industry | Sports equipment,textile |
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| Founded | 1904; 121 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 |
Hunts County, commonly shortened toCounty, is a sports equipment and apparel company founded by the Trimmins family in 1904 based inHuntingdon, Cambridgeshire,England that specialises incricket.[1] The company producescricket clothing and equipment such asbats,balls,helmet,batting gloves,protective gear,athletic shoes, andbags.
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]
A multitude of professional cricketers have had endorsement deals with the company over the years. Australian batsmanDean Jones used a County bat in his early career including during the1987 Cricket World Cup.[4]
