Modern cricket bats

[IanG]

As somebody who's been retired now for 11 years I'm intrigued by modern cricket bats.

The fact that they have more wood in them than ever before, yet when watching cricket how often they get broken.

Seem to break more easily than one of Jeff Jarrett's guitars.

Mightn't be a big deal for professional players who don't have to pay for their gear and just get another one from their supplier, but I look at things from the point of view of somebody who plays park cricket on a Saturday afternoon who has to buy their gear. I can tell you cricket bats aren't cheap to buy.

Also this is my last bat and it looks wafer thin by comparison

 

[angryangy]

Grade 2/3 bats tend to be pressed more and therefore are more durable. We're not really seeing bats get any heavier; 3 pounders have been around a long time; it's just that they're less dense.

 

[_Sam_]

Bats are also being dried more in order to reduce their density and allow more weight for the size. This obviously leads to them becoming brittle and more susceptible to breaking.

 

[IanG]

Which is a shame cause I'd want a bat to last. I don't know what the average price of a good quality bat is in other parts of the cricketing world but here in Australia you can pay upwards of $500. Which is alot of money in most people's language.