When it comes to cricket bats, it may actually be a grass -- not a wood. This is an Inside Science story. The crack of a bat as it strikes a ball is the sound of summer in both the United States and ...

Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better 'sweet spot' and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests conducted by the University of Cambridge show. Bamboo ...

Darshil U. Shah receives funding from ERDF (Interreg France-Channel England) and BEIS. For nearly 200 years, willow has been the principal material used in the production of cricket bats. English ...

Every cricketer needs The Right Bat. It's his most trusted companion. Traditionally carved from top-quality willow, famous bat-makers, source the bulk of their willow wood from Kashmir. The coveted ...