Mar 18, 2013

My #CricketFamily Story I was 8 when my brother brought me to the cricket to watch a game and suggested that I should play. Because of cricket being so small in The Netherlands I was very lucky that I’ve got parents who are English and come from a cricket family who still wanted to play [...]

Feb 06, 2013

    What the company said: The Tempo can only be cut from our own oversized clefts, which give this bat a huge spine and enormous sweet spot. Combined with a beautifully balanced pick up this bat is perfect for any cricketer. • Made from our own cut and dried oversized clefts • Premium English Willow • Huge [...]

Jan 30, 2013

Year round cricket just over 2 hours from the UK! La Manga Cricket Club has pretty much got it made! With a climate conducive to year round cricket and a home ground courtesy of the famous 5 Star La Manga Club Sports Resort, it is little wonder cricket has increased in popularity at La Manga. [...]

Jan 23, 2013

We are pleased to offer an exclusive Cricket Insight branded bat to one of our followers just in time for the arrival of Winter Nets. -First Prize is an Exclusive Cricket Insight Bat worth £200.00  -Second Prize is a set of Cricket Insight Bat Stickers as featured on the below bat. To be in with a chance [...]

Jan 14, 2013

Earlier last week we were able to catch up with the people behind Bat4Africa and not only take a look at the bat itself but get some questions answered about their work and link up with Street Child Africa.  You can also view the work of Street Child Africa at the links provided below. C.I.:                  [...]

Jan 10, 2013

With the English season just around the corner, we have been scratching our heads thinking how we can offer something back to the Cricket Insight following. The result of this was a competition with every cricketer in the country having the chance to participate in what we hope will be a fun filled competition. The [...]

Jan 04, 2013

Compression wear in no longer a changing room chortle, the days of adding more neoprene products to an ailing body are either gone or masked by the layering of compression wear.   Whilst 2 major companies seem to have captured the market share, that same rapid expansion of a “premium price” product has allowed others to take [...]

Jan 03, 2013

A few things you can expect to see from Cricket Insight in January. We have the first full review of the H4L Tempo. A look at the amazing new “Prodigy” Range from BlackCat Cricket as well as an exclusive review of the Carbine cricket bat from new boys Affinity Cricket. You’ll see a top feature [...]

Dec 31, 2012

As some of the more eagle eyed followers of the Cricket Insight Forum may have noticed, some changes have been afoot since Sunday 30th December. Work has been going on behind the scenes where the Cricket Insight name is now under new ownership and will become the official forum of the #CRICKETFAMILY . We see this [...]

Dec 18, 2012

The Boxing Day test always sees a couple of new kit releases, in the past we’ve seen Gilly unveil pink Puma gloves as well as last year the new A61 bat. For 2013 we can expect to see 1 totally new bat from Gray Nicolls, the X181. A yellow and purple bat, endorsed by Ed [...]

Dec 09, 2012

It’s been a while since I made a bat and it’s perhaps even longer since I last wrote about making one but there’s a good reason I promise. So we’ll see how rusty I am and hope something coherent comes out. Cricket on the other side of the globe is getting underway and that means [...]

Dec 08, 2012

The last installment of a Gear Test reviews focussed on the overall bats, taking into account their looks, willow quality as well as performance. In Pt.2, King of the Pingers, we take a look at the best performing bats on show. We have taken into account 2 categories for the performance section: sound and general [...]