This period marked a critical phase in the evolution of cricket equipment, particularly the cricket bat, which saw the establishment of more uniform standards crucial for competitive play.

Not surprising though. The only things that have grown shorter in cricket are Dhoni’s hair, Sir Richard Hadlee's run-up and boundary ropes. Bats have just grown bigger, bigger and bigger since.

It is fascinating to look back to the start of organised cricket to see how techniques and strategies have either evolved from, or caused changes to, the design of the bat. The first mention of ...

But despite the ongoing evolution of cricket bats from curved paddle-like implements back in 'Daddy' White's vintage, to the fence-clearing weapons wielded by T20 hitters today, the most ...

Although baseball bats have undergone a slow evolution over the past century, cricket bats have remained largely unchanged for 200 years. The flat, paddle-shaped blade is made of a single piece of ...

Sachin Tendulkar, whose name now features on the England-India Test series trophy alongside Jimmy Anderson, shared insights ...

“I am the world’s first Nepalese cricket bat maker!” He’s also part of bat making’s craft brewing-style evolution, where young artisans are shaking up an industry that’s long been ...

Which is why cricket, as it stands today, is hugely indebted to Darwin. His theory of evolution and the survival of species had taken bats to a newer level from where they are now ready to go ...