Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India is home to a number of the top cricket-bat manufacturers, including Sareen Sports, SS. But the wood used to make the highest ...

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Cricket bats previously deemed illegal for adult amateur players are to be permitted after a change in the law brought about by the rising cost ‌of English willow. The ...

Nestled amid 73 tweaks to the laws of cricket last month was a change to the very nature of bats that many hope will arrest a creeping crisis for the sport. According to Marylebone Cricket Club, the ...

The MCC has approved laminated cricket bats for adult amateur players to curb rising costs driven by the shortage and price of English willow. IMAGE: Laminated cricket bats will now be allowed for ...

IMAGE: Despite the change in rule, bats are expected to remain a single piece of willow at the top level of the game. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters Key Points Rising costs of willow forces the ...

The MCC’s Laws of Cricket will be changed to permit bats made from more than one piece of wood to be used in the recreational game in a move to combat rising prices and more sustainable manufacturing ...

Demand for willow has sent the price of top-level bats skywards The soaring cost of English willow has forced cricket’s lawmakers the MCC to rewrite their rule book and allow the use of ...

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 ...

Cricket - England v India - Second One Day International - Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Britain - July 14, 2018 General view of the Marylebone Cricket Club logo Action Images via Reuters/Peter ...

Cricket bats previously deemed illegal for adult amateur players are to be permitted after a change in the law brought about by the rising cost of English willow. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), ...