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[Buzz]

Simon Hughes knows nothing, he got a very unimpressed message from GN on the subject...
Bumble was in the money tweeting about boundary sizes etc.

[Kulli]

Havwnt read the full report, but what will the define as the edge and spine, will there be room for some innovative designs that circumnavigate the rules?

[bk]

Ultimately this has to get rejected. You can't get around the F=ma fact. New bats may have larger middles, due to design, but that cant be managed by regulation, neither can pressing or cleft density as they are too expensive to non-destructive test.


Think that Boundaries, Balls, Pitches, Fielder and Bowler Regulations are the only areas that could be examined with changes passing down through all levels of the game.

[WalkingWicket37]

Why is everyone quoting 35mm and 60mm?

The proposal is for edges between 35mm and 40mm and spinner heights between 60mm & 65mm



Stolen from Laver & Wood's Facebook page

The MCC has proposed a maximum thickness of a bat edge to be between 35mm and 40mm, and the overall depth of the bat to be between 60mm and 65mm. Read full statement here: https://www.lords.org/assets/Uploads/Balance-of-the-Game-Paper-V9.pdf

[ppccopener]

even if the recommendations are not implemented SURELY this is now the time to buy a bat with huge edges and mahoosive spine?

what are we waiting for ??  what's better than getting a new bat I ask you forum members?

 

[WalkingWicket37]

even if the recommendations are not implemented SURELY this is now the time to buy a bat with huge edges and mahoosive spine?

what are we waiting for ??  what's better than getting a new bat I ask you forum members?

 

Getting 2 or 3 bats, along with matching gloves, pads and a bag 

[northernboy1987]

I think all of my current bats will be illegal............

H4L Hellfire Monster 42mm edge 68mm spine

H4L Tempo Mk1 edges no bother but the spine is massive

Kookaburra Biggest Kahuna is similar dimensions to the Hellfire

B3 Pepsi 46-47mm edges and again massive spine

[Kulli]

Why is everyone quoting 35mm and 60mm?

The proposal is for edges between 35mm and 40mm and spinner heights between 60mm & 65mm



Stolen from Laver & Wood's Facebook page

A worst case scenario I guess.

[petehosk]

Most of my bats are between 35-40mm edges anyway - not measured the spine and I don't intend to!
I always go for pressing and response, pickup and feel. So never too bothered about edge size.
A bit like the helmets with the neck protectors, I still wear normal Ayrtek without neck protector for league matches.
I am pretty sure that even if these rules did happen, I very much doubt that they will ever be policed to the letter of the law!
Half the umpires in our leagues are old and are just there for a nice tea and some nice weather anyway! (nice weather.....hmmm!)

[jamferg]

surely this wouldn't affect  lower standard club/Village cricket? 

[jamferg]

Talking of weather ... I haven't batted since May due to rain/unfit grounds. I went up to check our ground last night and the outfield still moves in a jelly like wobble when you walk on it. Totally saturated

[edge]

surely this wouldn't affect  lower standard club/Village cricket?

No chance the rules will be enforced, but much like laminate bats the majority of batmakers will stop making big bats if they're banned. Be interesting to see exactly what form the rules take and where bat shapes go as a result.

[skip1973]

I can't see it getting through, I also can't see them being able to tell someone what weight they can use. The pink test and any other test with grass on the wicket never go past 3 days so big bats make no difference.

[tim2000s]

No chance the rules will be enforced, but much like laminate bats the majority of batmakers will stop making big bats if they're banned. Be interesting to see exactly what form the rules take and where bat shapes go as a result.

Lets see. How do you make a massive bat, without a massive spine height? If we're going to the letter of the law which is what will happen, rather than the Spirit) I predict the rebirth of the Scoop, in an interesting new design, the St Peter Flatback and the Newbery Tour, which in a new model has next to no edge. You can get a huge amount of wood into a cricket bat by starting from a trapezoid instead of a toblerone, and almost certainly that's what you'll see in terms of designs, with some weight modifications from digging in. 

This kind of rule will always be worked around....

[Tom]

I would not be surprised if the the regulation will not be on bat size, but instead on raw cleft size.