Cricket bats made of bamboo instead of the traditionally-used willow are stronger, offer a better “sweet spot,” and deliver more energy to the ball on impact, according to a new study.

Discover the fascinating process behind creating a cricket bat, from selecting the finest wood to the final finishing touches. This step-by-step guide takes you through each stage of production ...

Microsoft worked with Kumble, a former Indian cricket team captain and engineer by education, and his company, Spektacom Technologies, to create the bat. Spektacom is developing sensor technology ...

Junior cricket numbers on the decline. Originally operating from a workshop in Melbourne's inner-west, Mr Fisher once delivered bats to serious club cricketers and keen youngsters alike.

When Brazil's rapidly growing cricket programme threatened to run out of bats, the solution was both simpler and harder than anyone anticipated: make your own.

A cricket fan and craftsman is keeping up the centuries-old tradition of handmaking bats from English willow. Harry Solomon, of South Brent, Devon, said the traditional process was "a dying art ...