ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, fˈeɪməs kɹˈɪkɪt stˈɑːɹz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɪŋɡlənd kˈæptɪn wˈɑːli hˈæmənd ænd ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈɔːlɹˈaʊndɚ kˈiːθ mˈɪlɚ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tə jˈuːz ɡɹˈeɪnˈɪkɑːlz bˈæts.
After World War II, famous cricket stars such as England Captain Wally Hammond and Australian all-rounder Keith Miller started to use Gray-Nicolls bats.