Our Top cricket bats for the 2020-21 cricket season
We have gone through our excellent range of cricket bats and chosen the best of the best cricket bats for this season. We are confident that these standout bats would not disappoint you!
# 1. MRF Genius Limited edition
- Willow Grade: 1
- Weight: 2.7lb to 2.11lb
- Handle: Round
- Sweet spot: Mid
- Price: $699.99
$874.99
Why we chose this?
Size - Short Handle
Willow - Grade 1 English Willow Cricket Bat
Handle - Round 9-piece triple spring cane handle
Comments - Mid middle profile perfect for all 360 degrees players that plays in all conditions.
Profile- Duckbill toe combined with full profile give this bat a exaggerated sweet spot and with the spine tapering at the toe, this for makes for a light pick up yet maintaining the power through each shot.
Thickness - The edges 37m - 41mm with a 62mm spine.
Toe - Traditional Round shaped toe.
Face - The bat comes with 7+ grains
- Willow Grade: Players
- Weight: 2.7lb to 2.11lb
- Handle: Round or Oval
- Sweet spot: Mid to mid low
- Price: $599.99
Why we chose this?
Size - Short Handle
Willow - Grade Players English Willow Cricket Bat
Handle- Round 9 piece triple spring cane handle.
Comments- Mid to low middle profile perfect for player looking to 360 degrees around the ground, ideal for the player playing in all conditions
Profile- Made by 1 of Australia’s head bat makers , Southern Cross Crickets, Vinesh Bennett. The bat is made to a players full profile/ combined with an exaggerated sweet spot and with the spine tapering at the toe, this bat makes for a light pick up yet maintaining the power through each shot. Once again Southern Cross Cricket delivers!
Thickness - The edges 37m - 41mm with a 62mm spine.
Toe - Traditional Round or square shaped toe.
Face - The bat comes with 7+ grains
# 3 : Gray Nicolls Prestige BeSpoke Edition
- Willow Grade: 1
- Weight: 2.7lb to 2.11lb
- Handle: Oval
- Sweet spot: Mid to mid low
- Price: $529.99
Gray Nicolls bat maker Stuart Kranzbuhler has again hand selected each cleft and crafted another outstanding batch of bats. All these bats are made in Melbourne by Stuart. The rebound performance is outstanding and the consistency of shape and design in excellent.
These bats are right up there with the Legend range, without the price tag. Gray Nicolls once again show why they are great value for money.
- Willow Grade: 1
- Weight: 2.7lb to 2.9lb
- Handle: Round
- Sweet spot: Mid to mid low
- Price: $499.99
The Bas Super Light Players is a lightweight bat for an Adult
This handcrafted bat has a mid-sweet spot, superlight pick up with a slightly rounded face to enhance re-bound.
The edges are 38 to 40mm and with big edges this makes for a forgiving and powerful cricket bat with an enhanced sweet spot.
To help reduce the weight a small amount of con-caving has removed weight to ensure a big profiled cricket bat. The aim is to save weight while still making performance as wide as possible.
This bat is great value for money made from one of India’s Premier bat brands distributed from Melbourne.
- Willow Grade: PLAYERS GRADE WILLOW limited to just 3 Bats
- Weight: 2.7lb to 2.10lb
- Handle: Round
- Sweet spot: Mid to mid low
- Price: $479.99
$674.99 - Grade Players+ English Willow
Handle round Shaped handle for added comfort in stance and aids alignment in the grip and allows for more control in the stroke play. Made from the highest quality 12 piece cane.
Middle Position Mid middle position favoring 360 degree stroke play for the all round stroke player.
Profile Sponsored in his younger days by SS, the super is made in the Virat Kohli Profile with a mid-middle with an extended toe with the spine running up into the handle and sub continental bow.
Thickness- Both the spine and edges thickness are consistent as they come in at around 39mm to 40mm edges and a 59mm 62mm spine
Concaving -absolutely no con-caving, in fact it almost has a convex profile but this ensures that the bat has the biggest and widest sweet spot possible so even a miss hit will carry to the boundary
Toe - Factory fitted toe guard.
Face - Amazing Clean straight grains usually in about 7-10 Grains.
- Written by Vinesh Bennett