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Old 24-07-2009, 09:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Cricket Bat Repair - some advice needed!

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I've just played cricket with my friends (pretty expensive) bat in the nets and damaged it... he's not happy. Like an idiot I stepped back to try and play a shot and instead hit the top of the metal stumps. Its made a circular indent in the centre of the bat towards the bottom and I want to, as best I can, put it right for him. The bat isn't cracked, it just has this circular indent from the hitting the top of the stumps, is there anyway I can repair so that it doesn't really affect the performance of the bat?

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Old 24-07-2009, 09:41 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Wood filler.
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Old 24-07-2009, 10:28 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hi,

I've just played cricket with my friends (pretty expensive) bat in the nets and damaged it... he's not happy. Like an idiot I stepped back to try and play a shot and instead hit the top of the metal stumps. Its made a circular indent in the centre of the bat towards the bottom and I want to, as best I can, put it right for him. The bat isn't cracked, it just has this circular indent from the hitting the top of the stumps, is there anyway I can repair so that it doesn't really affect the performance of the bat?

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Wood filler.
Thats right take woodfiller with a small quantity of the glue used for wood. Mix them to make a paste and fill the dent. We have a brand of glue called araldit its a white epoxy based glue. You may have something similar.

Put a soft tape on it. By soft I mean not a cloth tape but one of the weaker, transclucent, ones you can get from a pharmacy. Leave it overnight or maybe for 24 hours and it should be fine.

Leave the tape on ideally. Not for strength but for looks.
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Old 24-07-2009, 12:14 PM   #4 (permalink)
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thats great thanks a lot for your help
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Old 26-07-2009, 10:23 AM   #5 (permalink)
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NO NO NO DONT DO ANY OF THAT ABOVE. YOU COULD DO THAT BAT MORE DAMAGE. You can buy certain repair kits for under £10. Juust buy one of them and follow the instructions in them. Try to buy the repair kit that is the same make as the bat. (e.g If you have a GM bat try to get a GM kit) if you can't find one just get any.#
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Old 27-07-2009, 12:09 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I also recently broke my cricket bat and I gave it to this other guy and he filled it in with fibre glass...and now its good as new...
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Old 27-07-2009, 12:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Some of my friends also had a simular situation. It all depends what kind of batsman uses the bat afterwards. Oneof our player is a powerhitter and has broken already 2 bats this season. I reckon if you would give him a fixed bat he may break it aswell.

Anyway, good luck with the repair.

Do brands such as GM and Gray Nicolls don't offer a repair service for their customers?
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Old 28-07-2009, 01:04 PM   #8 (permalink)
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They do offer a repair service but you have to take the bat to the shop you bought it from and they will send it off to the company. They will not just fix a bat for any old person arriving at there factory.
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True but at least it's done by people who have the knowledge and experience.
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Dab a bit of water on a small bit of tissue and leave it on that area over night. The willow will re-expand. Sand the spot with a 200+ grit sandpaper to smooth out.

The performance won't be affected at the moment by the way, the damage will be purely superficial.
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Old 01-08-2009, 01:54 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Don't do this above. It will swell your bat up. (The performance won't be as good).
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Sorry Kevin Pietersen, who are you? How many bats have you made? Which factories have you worked at? You obviously know more than me.

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Lets face it, the performance of the bat isn't going to be tip top once the face has been smashed by the top of a metal stump.

All the suggestions suggested are of a purely cosmetic nature and won't harm the bat any more than it has been.

Time to stop rubbishing suggestions and actually come out with some yourself.
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Old 02-08-2009, 11:39 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Well what factories have you worked at.
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Well what factories have you worked at.
1 in India, visited most manufacturers there. 2 in the UK.
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