THE BATMAN CRICKET SUPPLIES LTD

Looking after your cricket bat

Looking after your cricket bat. Cricket bats are made out of mostly natural materials. This leaves them prone to damage when hitting hard objects....such as the obvious cricket ball! Artifical condrete pitches also can cause damage. However this is a simple checklist to help preserve your bat for as long as possible. Knock in your bat properly before using. we offer this service for minimal charge. Even for those people who purchased their bats somewhere else! Where possible, use a bat facing to protect the bat from water and other damage. Facings do not noticably affect (if it affects it at all) the performance of a bat, but rather help protect it from much damage. Even the top cricketers use them. They want their favourite bats to last longer. Avoid cheap concrete hard balls. (they are ok for knocking bats in and gentle throw downs, but nothing else) Avoid contact with water!!!! This can be rainy weather or damp pitches. Water dries out the willow and makes the bat willow brittle. This can be on the face, edges or toe. If bat does become damp, dry it out and then re-apply a couple of layers of RAW LINSEED OIL. Dont share your bat with people you know may damage it. This sounds selfish, but the more people use your bat, the more likely it will break or become damaged. Try to avoid smashing yorkers. (this is one of the major damages that occurs). Most manufacturers will not warrantee a yorker damaged bat. (however Here at The Batman we will do our best to either fix or replace, especially if we knocked in the bat for you!)