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[LEACHY48]

so after getting bowled 2nd ball, and fielding like (No Swearing Please), i thought right, im gonna get this new bat knocked in so i can start to blood it in this week...no such luck. After knocking the toe in for about half an hour on thursday, i decided that it needed about half an hour more before it was done, however, as i was knocking it in, i noticed a crack start to develop, almost like the top layer of willow had cracked away from the bottom. I am not impressed/amused. Anyway, some advice would be greatly appreciated, what course of action should i ask for? given that this is actually a replacement bat.

here are some pics:

[Seniorplayer]

Can you take a clearer picture.

[LEACHY48]

thats as clear as it gets im afraid, its only tiny, but its definately there, and very annoying

[Red Ink Cricket]

Sand it out. Tape it up. Hard to tell but doesn't look anything to worry about

[simonmay5]

The picture is not that clear it looks like I bit off feathering but it's hard to tell in the photos as not that clear

[LEACHY48]

i have tried to get a few more photos

[LEACHY48]

[GarrettJ]

Happened to me before when knocking in the toe, it's like a grain starts to lift.

Were you using a round mallet?

I just sanded and then applied tape but I do that on the toe of all my bats

[LEACHY48]

yeah heavy round mallet mate, its annoying because the previous one broke very quickly and i dont want the same thing to start to happen here

[GarrettJ]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CRICKET-MALLET-HAMMER-KNOCKING-BATS/dp/B00BVBSLQC/ref=pd_sxp_f_i

Like that style.. That's when it happens to me.


I now use a crappy light, flat one right at the very toe and do that for ages before reverting to a heavier one.

No problem what you have done, sand it and it will vanish.