Sep 17, 2012

SF Cricket have always prided themselves on manufacturing cricket equipment of the very highest standard and this years offering is no different.

Sep 17, 2012

The Millichamp and Hall range for 2013 remains much the same as their 2012 one, with some slight revisions to the softs and the Master bat now available in lighter weights. The tan canvas gear has gone out of the window, and has been replaced by significantly plainer gear. The tan coloured wheelie/doubledecker/duffle bags which [...]

Sep 16, 2012

The East Midlands is an area of the country with a rich batmaking heritage. Gunn & Moore are based in Nottingham, along with Charlie French, Aldred bats in Derbyshire and even Slazenger have their offices in Mansfield. As of this week, the East Mids can claim another batmaker – with B3 cricket opening up their [...]

Aug 31, 2012

Earlier this year we covered the interesting concept that is CricTech. Devised by former Yorkshire-based cricketer, Richard Blackledge. CricTech has developed a cricket bat analysis and design process that could revolutionise how cricketers choose their bats. The CricTech process uses patented impact marker sheets which enable the optimum sweet spot position to be measured for [...]

Aug 30, 2012

If you ever searched Cricket Bats on YouTube, you’d have come across the bat reviewing superstar Jason Mellet. Jason last year set up Hammer Cricket Bats to supplement his Cricket Store Online and by offering the Hammer range he’s able to bring to market a range of shapes made by some of the top UK [...]

Aug 20, 2012

Lots of questions surrounding James Taylor and his helmet. It’s been called everything from a ducks beak, to a backwards Team GB Cycling Helmet. So what is it? It’s an Ayrtek helmet, a helmet designed using air pumps, carbon fibre and titanium to create the safest helmet the game has seen. The funny shape is [...]

Aug 16, 2012

With the T20 Cricket World Cup coming up next month in Sri Lanka team kits are beginning to be released. Today was the turn of sportswear giants Nike to reveal India’s latest jersey. A familiar light blue shirt featuring a tricolour Indian flag that paints a swathe across the left half of the jersey, Indian [...]

Aug 16, 2012

While running brand, New Balance is not recognized as a cricketing brand, they will be launching their cricket footwear at the beginning of the next season. It has been confirmed that explosive South African paceman Dale Steyn has been signed up to endorse their new cricket shoe.

Jul 25, 2012

Some of the more eagle eyed of you may have spotted Ravi Bopara sporting a new bat. Earlier in the year Bopara switched from Gunn & Moore to Indian manufacturer Sareen Sports. With that he moved away from the classically branded bats to the brasher SS branded bats. However whilst playing for England against Australia [...]

Jul 17, 2012

Engraving is becoming more popular in the cricket bat world, edge branding and laser engraving have recently been used by many brands. Hell4Leather have decided to give the laser engraving a go on their 666 model, engraving the whole face of the bat. Take a look at the results below:

Jul 04, 2012

New for the Australian 2012/13 season are these Aero Vintage gloves featuring an all new palm design. Instead of the usual pimpled or octopus shaped rubber palms, the Aero gloves are made and coated in silicone. This apparently aids the stickiness of the gloves, meaning less downed catches. Like them? You can pick them up [...]

Jun 28, 2012

How M&H Started Julian Millichamp and Jonathan Hall started up M&H in 1987. Working from a farm in rural Somerset they quickly began to make a name for themselves as batmakers to the stars of the day. Many Test and County professionals flocked to their door irrespective of whichever cricket company they were contacted to. [...]