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Originally Posted by jaysay
That's very interesting really didn't know EJs made cricket bats, they were world renowned in the Snooker industry and were based in Accy until they move to Padiham in the late 70s early 80s. They had a shop on Little Blackburn Road when I as a kid in fact I think I bought my first cricket bat there myself, was a Gunn and Moor if I remember rightly
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More than likely they were made to order and badged with the E.J. Riley logo.
They did'nt make much themselves besides Snooker and Billiard equipment. When snookers on tele, if you look, it still says Riley's Strachen on the table.
An Accrington Pal worked at E.J.Riley's, after the war he worked at various Riley's sites then came back to Accrington as Manager.
Clarence Glover.
Retlaw.