Mjolnir cricket bat

Newbery cricket bats are without doubt the finest handmade English cricket bats you are ever likely to see. Whereas other companies like Slazenger, Gray Nicholls and Duncan Fearnley have tinkered with the shapes of bats to make their bats seem lighter, without apparently jeopardising the sweetspot of the bat, Newbery have remained faithful to the traditional shaped bats and still produce incredible bats from their workshop in Robertsbridge. The company remains a small business, but this doesn't detract from their skill, in fact if anything it actually enhances their reputation, since you know that with a Newbery, the bat will have been hand-made and ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Mjolnir cricket bat about six months back from a local cricket retailer and I was very disappointed with the result. I had heard great things about this bat but it didn't live up to my expectation. **First Impression** To be honest, my first impressions of the bat were very positive, just based on purely looking at the willow and feeling it. The bat had 9 ruler straight grains (exactly what I had been looking for), the bat had a strip of heartwood down the side, which I initially wasn't a fan of when it first came out, but gradually it grew on me, so by the time I bought the bat, this didn't worry me/ **Preparing the ...  Read the complete review

Quite why Thor named his hammer Mjolnir I have no idea, but I can see why those legends at Newbery named this, the king of all things willow, the bat of bats after such a powerful weapon. This bat is just that, a weapon. I need hardly to lean into the ball and push away expecting a quick single to the fielder's wrong hand, only to realise that the ball has crashed to boundary and a sleepy round of applause ripples from the 'villagers' that are watching. This bat actually makes you feel like Thor. Eight feet tall and with a love for wenching. The bat itself looks like an almighty effort to wield, but nothing could be further from the truth. ...  Read the complete review

intro: After owning my cheap kit for long enoguh As with most cricketers, I wanted a bat that looked good, with nice stickers! Choosing: They had a huge choice of bats there, as they do today, but my then-untrained eye was just looking for something fairly cheap. Nick, being the top guy he is, picked me out what I can now recognise as a BEAUTY of a 'sub-standard bat'. Emphasis on the inverted commas... The reason for the sub-standard label, and therefore the discounted price, was a miniature, maybe 5mm 'dent' in the back of the bat, up near the shoulder. Looks: As for looks, it is stunning. The eye catching stickers, look great ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this bat 4 months ago and its probably the best i have owned. The willow is top notch - it has 10 ruler straight grains and a little bit of heatwood on the outside edge. The stickers look very classy and the yellow grip looks perfect. THe bat weighs about 2lb 8 but it piks up much lighter. The bat is ideal for an opening bats man like me as it has a light pickup which is perfect for facing the quick bowler. The bat has a slight bow but is fairly straight meaning its perfect for driving the opening bowlers. I would also reccomend this bat for lower order batsman as it has a large sweet spot allowing easy connection with the ...  Read the complete review