Get the best Cricket Bat

Welcome to the Cricket bats section of Cricket-Clothing.co.uk?  If you are about to spend your hard earned cash on a new cricket bat, then please accept these few helpful bits of buying advice before you purchase your new cricket bat.

OK, start with a few of the better brand names like Kookaburra, Gray-Nicolls or Newbery but remember the most important factor in choosing your new bat must be "the Feel", you want a bat that you think feels the best when you hold it, when you swing it and when you connect with the sweetspot!

Picking out the most suitable model of the bat is also crucial. There are many different models of bats available in the market. You need to understand your style of batting, you must select the bat that suits your batting style perfectly. You can find bats that have been designed keeping in mind specific styles of batting adopted by cricket players - attacking, defensive, wristy, powerful, big hitter or a nurdler or a nudger?. But get the FEEL right first.

Choosing the correct size of your bat is very important. The size of the bat varies form player to player depending on their build and style of play. The stance of your batting is one factor that will help you in determining the size of your bat. The willow with which the bat is made up is also crucial. Different types of willow are used for making cricket bats. English willow has been found to be the best willow for making cricket bats.

The weight of the cricket bat is a much talked about topic among professional cricket players. Some experts are of the feeling that perpetual usage of large cricket bat can lead to some sort of injury or loss of form. However, I've not seen any proof one way or the other. There are loads of well known batsmen who have been using heavy cricket bats with lots of success for a long time without receiving any major physical injury.

It is advisable to start off playing with a lighter weight bat and step by step increase up to a weight that you feels right. Dont rush up to a heavy bat - slowly slowly. Recognize your sort of batting style and accordingly select your bat and don't get tempted to go for the exact same weight of bat as your favourite batsman - every one is different.

And remember, once you have that perfect cricket bat - look after it!