Kashmir willow bat
Kashmir willow · entry grade · ready-play
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As seen in
The Willow AlmanackEst. 1864
Cover Point QuarterlyThe Review
Third Man MonthlyCounty Notes
The NightwatchmanAlmanac & Fixtures
the batting card
All six →
Three at the top of the order.
No. · Item · GradePrice
the players' room
What keeps you at the crease.
Recovery
Crease Guard
Glucosamine, MSM and turmeric for the knees and elbows that take a full day's pounding in the field.
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Endurance
Innings Fuel
Slow-release carbohydrate and electrolytes to keep you sharp from the first over through the evening session.
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Ebook · $1.60
Building a Test Innings
Shot selection and temperament for batting long — leaving well, rotating strike, cashing in.
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Ebook · $1.75
Reading the New Ball
Playing swing and seam through the first fifteen overs, and knowing when the shine is gone.
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from the almanac
All notes →
Notes from the scorebook.
Gear · 6 min
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Craft · 5 min
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Safety · 7 min
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Kashmir vs English willow: which bat to buy
Why the grain count matters less than you think, and where your first hundred dollars is best spent.
Knocking in a new bat, properly
The unglamorous hours with a mallet that decide whether your willow lasts two seasons or ten.
Choosing a cricket helmet that actually protects
Grille gaps, the British Standard, and why a helmet that fits beats a helmet that's famous.
the day's card
Turn the card.
Every bat leaves the pavilion written up like an entry in the book — graded, weighed and pressed. Hover the scorecard, or give it focus with the keyboard, to read the other side.
Read the full card →Wicket Co. XI1st innings
1The Openernot out148
2The Willowc. keeper96
3The Bladeb. seam60
Runs · 4 down486
Turn for the reading
The readinghow we grade
·Willow graded1 to 4✓
·Weighedto the oz2.9
·Pressedknocked-in✓
Ready to play100
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