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[FattusCattus]

There's a hint of Tusker in this as well:

[tim2000s]

Time for the Turbo 333 all over again....

[uknsaunders]

It's jumbo time.

You can make something much more elegant but the affect will be the same. The proposed restrictions will just create more forgiving bats,  not less. Any idiot can see the wood off the edges and spine will simply be spread across the blade instead.

[SwingAndMiss]

I think Centurion had a similar model in the 90s. They had a load of crazy shapes!

[ch1p]

anybody else just see this?

[Sivlar13]

anybody else just see this?

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO POST THIS EXACT PLANE!! Great minds bud!

[sarg]

Let's pretend you add 50g to the top of the handle like some companies out there claim makes a massive difference. How much difference can a counterbalance make in people's practical experience?

You still end up with a heavier bat even if the balance or pickup may improve... it goes to the eternal dead weight vs pickup weight discussions I guess. A 3lb dream pickup bat is still 3lbs to lug around.

The current bat laws say the handle must be made principally of wood/ cane and only be covered by materials for grip but another part suggests a steel counterweight on the top of the handle may be ok ,"No material may be placed on or inserted into either the blade or the lower portion of the handle".

It's all academic anyway as it will most likely only be enforced at the upper end of the game and those guys and gals will still be more than capable of hitting big shots within the proposed laws. Daft all around but then we knew that

I'm fairly certain that there will always be examples in every game of a big knob attached to the handle of a cricket bat, especially at international level 

[dcullen8]

a big knob attached to the handle

Aah come on now, thats no way to talk about Davie Warner!

[Big Mac]

I'd give that a go. Been thinking about a bat like that for a while, forget "it picks up 3oz lighter" and give me as much wood as possible!

[avkrish]

May not be as modern as the other photos posted in this thread but drove John of @Red Ink Cricket nuts for this bat.

[The Doctor]

Picks up well, and got a long middle!!!

[i12breakfree]

So why don't all bats currently look like that? Fairly weighty given all the meat and not fashionable?

one of the reasons is we all want bats with profile similar to what pro players use
so something like kohli duckbill
but then pro players don't need long middle

[The Doctor]

Nearly finished bat;

[Big Mac]

Yep, I wouldn't mind using a bat like that.

[CrickFreak]

After mulling over the proposed new law on bat design being rail roaded in by the MCC/ICC - I thought I would have a play at a bat design of the future and what that might look like.

After spending a little time I have come up with the below - and actually may have the opposite effect - a longer middle......

Interesting to hear your thoughts on this, and also on the design;



Streaky

What are the real benefits of this design? Any ball hit high on the bat is not going anywhere no matter how long the middle is. I doubt if cricket bat shapes will change drastically in future. Baseball bats have not changed for decades...