There appears to be a current trend in bat buying that might go something like this:
"I want a big edged bat with lots of meat in the middle"
"Here you are sir, this one should do nicely"
Cricketer swings bat in favoured strokes.
"Nah, it's too heavy. I want one that looks big, but plays light"
“Ordinarily sir, I’d say wouldn’t we all! But today is your lucky day sir. We've just got these in this morning from India."
And so opened a Pandora's box that threatens some instability among bat makers using high-grade English willow.
