--- title: "Gray-Nicolls vs New Balance Cricket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Gray-Nicolls or New Balance Cricket? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cricket gear brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gray-nicolls-vs-new-balance-cricket" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Gray-Nicolls vs New Balance Cricket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Gray-Nicolls or New Balance Cricket? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cricket gear brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Gray-Nicolls and New Balance Cricket - **Competitive set**: Cricket gear brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Gray-Nicolls Share of Search**: 34.9% - **New Balance Cricket Share of Search**: 11.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Gray-Nicolls or New Balance Cricket? - In August 2026, Gray-Nicolls had more branded searches than New Balance Cricket among cricket gear brands in New Zealand. Gray-Nicolls was estimated to have 800 branded searches compared to New Balance Cricket’s 260, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus New Balance Cricket’s 11.4%. - Gray-Nicolls was ahead of New Balance Cricket in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gray-Nicolls’ estimated Share of Search among cricket gear brands in New Zealand moved from 36.5% to 34.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 800. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Balance Cricket’s estimated Share of Search among cricket gear brands in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 400 to 260. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cricket gear brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Kookaburra overtook Gray-Nicolls to take the highest estimated Share of Search among cricket gear brands in New Zealand, at 36.7%. - In August 2026, New Balance Cricket overtook Gunn & Moore to rank 3rd among cricket gear brands in New Zealand, at 11.4%. - In August 2026, Gray-Nicolls lost estimated Share of Search among cricket gear brands in New Zealand, from 36.7% to 34.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Gray-Nicolls estimated searches | Gray-Nicolls Share of Search | Gray-Nicolls rank | New Balance Cricket estimated searches | New Balance Cricket Share of Search | New Balance Cricket rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.5K | 36.5% | 1 | 400 | 9.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 2.1K | 38.9% | 1 | 430 | 7.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 38.3% | 1 | 350 | 6.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 41.9% | 1 | 250 | 6.7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 37.7% | 1 | 210 | 5.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.4K | 35.3% | 1 | 220 | 5.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 750 | 38.3% | 1 | 120 | 6.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 670 | 41.1% | 1 | 90 | 5.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 630 | 37.3% | 2 | 100 | 5.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 620 | 36.7% | 1 | 130 | 7.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 800 | 34.9% | 2 | 260 | 11.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gray-Nicolls’ and New Balance Cricket’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Gray-Nicolls**: Measured on the search terms “bat gray nicolls”, “gray nicolls”, “gray nicolls co nz”, “gray nicolls cricket”, “gray nicolls cricket bag”, “gray nicolls cricket bat”, “gray nicolls cricket gear”, “gray nicolls cricket pads”, “gray nicolls gloves”, “gray nicolls helmet”, “gray nicolls kaboom”, “gray nicolls near me”, “gray nicolls nova”, “gray nicolls nz”, “gray nicolls online”, “graynicolls”, “graynicolls cricket”, “graynicolls cricket bat” and “graynicolls cricket gear”, summed into one figure. - **New Balance Cricket**: Measured on the search terms “new balance cricket”, “new balance cricket bat”, “new balance cricket boots” and “new balance cricket cricket”, summed into one figure. - [Gray-Nicolls profile](/demand/nz/brands/gray-nicolls) - [New Balance Cricket profile](/demand/nz/brands/new-balance-cricket) - [All cricket gear brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cricket-gear-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Gray-Nicolls or New Balance Cricket? In August 2026, Gray-Nicolls had more branded searches than New Balance Cricket among cricket gear brands in New Zealand. Gray-Nicolls was estimated to have 800 branded searches compared to New Balance Cricket’s 260, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus New Balance Cricket’s 11.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Gray-Nicolls vs New Balance Cricket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gray-nicolls-vs-new-balance-cricket This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gray-nicolls-vs-new-balance-cricket. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.