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Cricket Bat Preparation

Cricket Bat’s proper preparation and care is the key for a long life of your Bat. Once you have purchased your cricket bat , the next step is to prepare it properly for action and then maintain it. Cricket Bat Preparation: Bat Preparation comprises of following two phases: 1.        Oiling Your Cricket Bat : In order to oil your bat properly, follow the procedure detailed below: ·          Using a soft rag, apply a light coat of oil to the face, edges, toe and back of your bat. Avoid getting oil on the splice of the bat as it may undermine the glue holding the handle and blade of the bat together. ·          Avoid over oiling the cricket bat . ·          After the coat of oil has been applied, leave the cricket bat in a horizontal position to dry overnight. ·          On the next day, apply a second coat, following the same directions as the first one. Leave to dry. ·          After oiling the cricket bat, the next phase begins i.e., Knocking In. ·          Try and

How to choose your Cricket Bat?

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Cricket is a very technical sport with almost all products having lot of technical details. Cricket bat is the most technical product in game of cricket and is a must product to play cricket. Cricket Bat is fundamental to the game of cricket. Good cricket bats are generally expensive. It is majorly found that large proportion of players, mainly amateurs and children, are playing with the wrong size and/or weight cricket bat to the detriment of their game. Choosing a perfect cricket bat is more difficult than you think. Almost every bat looks the same which makes it even tougher. Selection of a wrong size/ weight bat will reduce your level of performance. The following steps will help you to find the best suitable bat for you. Choose your Bat Willow: This is one of the most important thing to choose. Cricket bats are carved from willow, which is a naturally fibrous wood. Each cricket bat manufacturer seeks to select the best woods for their products to ensure high standar

Cricket Bat Preparation & Care

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Cricket Bat’s proper preparation and care is the key for a long life of your Bat. Once you have purchased your cricket bat , the next step is to prepare it properly for action and then maintain it. Cricket Bat Preparation: Bat Preparation comprises of following two phases: 1.        Oiling Your Cricket Bat: In order to oil your bat properly, follow the procedure detailed below: ·          Using a soft rag, apply a light coat of oil to the face, edges, toe and back of your bat. Avoid getting oil on the splice of the bat as it may undermine the glue holding the handle and blade of the bat together. ·          Avoid over oiling the cricket bat. ·          After the coat of oil has been applied, leave the cricket bat in a horizontal position to dry overnight. ·          On the next day, apply a second coat, following the same directions as the first one. Leave to dry. ·          After oiling the cricket bat, the next phase begins i.e., Knocking In. ·          Try and