Cricket Bats Q&A

How do I know which is the right weight for me?

We regard that judging the suitability of a cricket bat across manufacturers by weight is a flawed method. Some cricket bats are light on the scales yet they have a heavy pick up. Other English willow cricket bats like RNS Larsons Euro Plus, Pinch Hitter etc... have extremely light weight pickup for the weight and come well recommended by our customers. The higher the grade of the bat better the willow and the lighter it will feel. Grade 1 english willow is less dense than Grade 3 or 4 and therefore more of it can be 'packed' into the same weight cricket bat. On the other hand, Kashmir willow cricket bats contain the most dense willow and therefore are the heaviest.

Cricket bats by RNS Larsons come between 2lb 08oz right up to 3lb 08oz. Traditionally, lower order batsmen and bowlers tend to favour heavier bats as they like to hit the big shots while opening batsmen prefer the lighter bats to play the technical and more nimble shots. Essentially the weight of the bat depends on your build and what you feel comfortable playing with....

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