Daily Mail

Remember the bat that tried (and failed) to change cricket? Small but mighty Mongoose promised sixes galore, but didn't prove to be such a big hit

It is 15 years this weekend since the English domestic game welcomed a new bat that tore up tradition and threatened a big-hitting revolution. The entrance of the Mongoose, so named by the marketing ...
Daily Mail

Revealed: The future of cricket - a non-wood bat which will sicken traditionalists but can save the sport from its existential crisis, and the huge extra boost it would bring

Cricket loves its laws – or ‘Laws’, as some prefer – and law 5.3.2. seems as certain as the sun rising in the east: ‘The blade shall consist solely of wood.’ But for how much longer? In late August, ...
Daily Maverick

Seeing the wood for the trees — the myth behind pricey cricket bats

It has been dubbed “the cricket bat emergency”, as the price of bats has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to the managing director of D&P Cricket, Paul Borst, a top bat from this leading ...