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Gray-Nicolls English willow bat (mid-grade)
$230
$275Save $45Mid-grade English willow with the clean, straight grain and low, full profile of a proper players' bat. A grade-2 cleft hand-picked for ping, balanced traditionally so it comes down straight and drives long. The blade for the batter who bats.
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the reading
Full specification.
| Attribute | Reading |
|---|---|
| Willow | English, grade 2 |
| Grade | Grade 2 / players |
| Weight | 2lb 9oz — 2lb 11oz |
| Grains | 8–11, straight |
| Balance | Traditional, low swell |
| Prep | Match-knocked |
| On the card | $230 |
what's in the bag
- 01The bat — match-knocked
- 02Fitted anti-scuff sheet
- 03Toe guard, fitted
- 04Grading note & care card
materials
- BladeEnglish willow, grade 2
- BalanceTraditional, low swell
- HandleCane, oval
- GripTraditional rubber
- ToeSealed edge
why we picked it
The batter's bat.
Grade-2 is where a bat stops being kit and becomes an instrument. Eight to eleven straight, evenly-spaced grains; a low swell and a traditional balance that brings the bat down dead straight and lets you drive along the ground with your head still.
Gray-Nicolls have made bats like this for a century and a half, and it shows in the pick-up. Match-knocked on the bench so it plays from the first net — a blade you grow into, not out of.
the seals of the game
Vouched for.
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from the scorebook
What players said.
4.8
based on 61 reviews
★★★★★
“Comes down as straight as a plumb line and drives for miles — ten grains, low profile, gorgeous pick-up. Middled a hundred in its third innings and it hasn't looked back.”
★★★★★
“I was ready to be underwhelmed at the price. Instead it's the best-pinging blade in our shed — a proper players' bat, no gimmicks. Worth every penny of the step up.”
the whole kit bag
Frequently bought together.
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from the pavilion
Before you take guard.
What does grade 2 get me?
Grade 2 is proper performance willow — typically eight to eleven straight grains, a clean face and a big, responsive middle. A step short of a player-grade cleft in looks, level with it where it matters: off the bat.
Is it match-ready out of the wrapper?
It's match-knocked and playable, but a bat this good deserves a proper bedding-in. A couple of throw-down sessions with an old ball and the middle really opens up and starts to sing.
Who is this bat for?
The batter who's found their game — first XI, decent premier cricket — and wants a bat that rewards timing rather than brute force. It's a stroke-maker's bat that comes down dead straight.
Will one bat last a season?
Comfortably, with care. Keep the anti-scuff and toe guard on, re-knock any bruising, and don't leave it baking in the sun. Treated well it's two or three seasons of runs.
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