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The cricket bat is an iconic part of the game, and nothing beats the ping of willow on leather. But why is the best wood in the world in such short supply? ....
AN undated handout image shows Darshil Shah tests out a bamboo bat. AFP LONDON: Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said late on Monday it would discuss research that suggests cricket bats made from bamboo could provide a cheaper alternative to the traditional willow. The Cambridge University study said its prototype bamboo bat was cheaper to produce, more sustainable and stronger than willow blades and could grow the game worldwide. The article, published in the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology on Sunday, also found the laminated bamboo bat possessed a larger sweet spot, making it ‘a batsman’s dream’. However, the London-based MCC the conservative custodian of cricket’s laws must approve any change to the material used to make bats from wood, with bamboo a type of grass. ....
MCC to discuss Cambridge bamboo bat study Sports May 12, 2021 LONDON: Marylebone Cricket Club said Monday it would discuss research that suggests cricket bats made from bamboo could provide a cheaper alternative to the traditional willow. The Cambridge University study said its prototype bamboo bat was cheaper to produce, more sustainable and stronger than willow blades and could grow the game worldwide. The article, published in the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology on Sunday, also found the laminated bamboo bat possessed a larger sweet spot, making it “a batsman’s dream”. However, the London-based MCC the conservative custodian of cricket’s laws must approve any change to the material used to make bats from wood, with bamboo a type of grass. ....
MCC to discuss Cambridge bamboo bat study Published on Share Marylebone Cricket Club said Monday it would discuss research that suggests cricket bats made from bamboo could provide a cheaper alternative to the traditional willow. The Cambridge University study said its prototype bamboo bat was cheaper to produce, more sustainable and stronger than willow blades and could grow the game worldwide. The article, published in the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology on Sunday, also found the laminated bamboo bat possessed a larger sweet spot, making it “a batsman’s dream”. However, the London-based MCC the conservative custodian of cricket’s laws must approve any change to the material used to make bats from wood, with bamboo a type of grass. ....
Daily Times May 11, 2021 LONDON: If a group of Cambridge University scientists have their way, cricket fans might soon have to become accustomed to the sound of leather on bamboo. A study conducted by Darshil Shah and Ben Tinkler-Davies of Cambridge University said that bats made of laminated bamboo were stronger than those fashioned from the traditional willow. Apart from being stiffer and more sustainable, bamboo bats were found to have a bigger middle or ‘sweet spot’. “This is a batsman’s dream,” Shah was quoted as saying in The Times. “The sweet spot on a bamboo bat makes it much easier to hit a four off a Yorker for starters, but it’s exciting for all kinds of strokes.” The prototype was 40% heavier than traditional bats because bamboo is denser but the research added that lighter blades could be developed to generate speed and transfer more energy to the ball. According to the sport’s governing body Marylebone Cricket Club, which regulates the mater ....