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[GarrettJ]

they are on the edge so not too bad but there are so many of them and given that grading is done on looks then the best that can be argued is grade 2. There is a knot there as well.

to compare  ........ i have these down as a grade 2

[imperivm]

Why is the first one grade 2? Looks pretty grade one to me.

[ProCricketer1982]

Why is the first one grade 2? Looks pretty grade one to me.

big ugly blemish on it

[GarrettJ]

the two little knots and one is in the playing area. A bat with any blemish near the playing area can not be grade 1 no matter how straight or even the grains are.

[Vitas Cricket]

I'm sure that i have said this somewhere before.

There is no universal grading system. Some willow merchants grade differently to others. When these graded clefts arrive they are often graded again by the bat maker, and the bat maker will grade as they see fit. Other bat makers source directly and not through a merchant so just grade things themselves, everyone is using a different set of criteria. Some people take grade 1 to mean a totally flawless face with no heartwood, others allow heartwood and even very minor blemishes into their grade 1.

Basically it is all opinion because there is no standardised set of rules.

If I cut a 2 grain leg that is full of knots off my table, splice a handle into it and sell it as grade 1, it is grade 1 because I the manufacturer say it is. Whether it is a cricket bat or not is another thing but you get my point hopefully.

[AverageCricketer]

This is my bat, before I used it. Should I do a review on it? What would you grade it? Goes like a gun, but I have barely scored a run.

[AverageCricketer]

Sorry for the resolution, has 9 grains, taken from my phone. Here is a better one.

[Seniorplayer]

Grade 2 but only just. For me the grains need to be unblemished and ruler straight to make grade one

[joeljonno]

G1 - not in direct playing area. Maybe even LE if from the right company.

[smokem]

G3 and nothing more. Way to many blemishes so no way I would part with G2 cash for this.

[Alvaro]

I like the bat D7. Looks nice.

[ProCricketer1982]

G1 - not in direct playing area. Maybe even LE if from the right company.

This guy should be in retail

(Joke dude)

[LEACHY48]

I would be happy paying G1 money for that, because those stains are actually very hard from my experience and prevent damage, so your outside edge shouldnt crack at least

[trypewriter]

Looks fine to me - but I'm not a grain gatherer

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Here she is in her full frontal glory