India is home to a number of the top cricket-bat manufacturers, including Sareen Sports, SS. But the wood used to make the highest-quality bats needs to be shipped halfway across the globe from ...

Originating in the villages of England, cricket has grown into a global sport loved by many. As British influence spread across continents, cricket found new homes in places like India, Australia, and ...

Cricket loves its laws – or ‘Laws’, as some prefer – and law 5.3.2. seems as certain as the sun rising in the east: ‘The blade shall consist solely of wood.’ But for how much longer? In late August, ...

If you're a club cricketer, then April brings the start of a new season. Time to dust off the whites, haul the damp covers off the outground wicket and feel the sensation of leather on willow once ...

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 ...