Upfront Cricket Middling Thin Bat

<>First impression (price etc)<> On receiving this bat i was surprised as the quality of wood. Although the wood is only kashmir it had some nice grains and looked sturdy. It picks up nicely and the stickers are very good. I payed around £20 for this bat which is fairly good considering the benefits you will get out of it. <>Performance<> The weight of the bat helps the ball go further when you hit it. It pings quite nicely off the middle and picks up very nicely. It helps if you put 2 grips on the handle, this betters the pick up and makes the bat feel nearer your match bat. The bat is around 70mm thick so much ...  Read the complete review

I bought one of these bats last year at a cost of about £20. The reason I bought this bat is to learn a better technique. The benefits I have got from using this bat has been amazing. You may think it is hard with the thin-ness of the bat but once you are used to it, its just like using a normal bat. I used this in indoor nets over the winter period. At the start it took a while getting used to but now that I have improved, it really helps your technique and once you use it in a match, you really can see an improvment. In the mean time, its fun when you play simple games with it. They include setting two cones 5 metres apart 10 metres from you. Try ...  Read the complete review