Cricket bats made of bamboo instead of the traditionally-used willow are stronger, offer a better “sweet spot,” and deliver more energy to the ball on impact, according to a new study.

Wright sold a few trees from his 20 acres in the English countryside to Montague Odd, who carved them into bats and charged Grace -- the Babe Ruth of cricket -- a guinea for each one, or about $ ...

Australian batsman Law had played himself in with a traditional willow but called for the bat designed expressly for Twenty20 cricket — and for six-hitting in particular — as the home attack ...

It also marks the busiest period of the year for Ian Sampson, who has spent more than 50 years handmaking cricket bats. Some of the sport's biggest names have been his customers, alongside village ...

Kashmir's cricket bat industry manufactures nearly 1 million bats each year, and employs more than 10,000 people The bats are cheaper than those made from English willow, and are mostly used in ...