Bat Size

sameoldnewday · 12-09-2011, 09:23 AM

Hi all. I am new to this blog, am in the US and currently have an opportunity to play only taped tennis ball cricket.However, i hope to soon shift to a bigger city where i can play club cricket with the leather ball. I am looking to but a cricket bat and need advice about the size. I am 5'5" tall and 26 y/o so i know im not growing an taller. While looking at price range, i see a lot of difference b/w a Harrow sized bat and a SH.And though almost all websites give bat sizing based on age as well as height, i wonder if a harrow sized bat weighing about 2lb7 would be good bat for me, letting me buy a better bat . Any and all suggestions appreciated. Thanks a ton.

slowfinger · 12-09-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sameoldnewday

Hi all. I am new to this blog, am in the US and currently have an opportunity to play only taped tennis ball cricket.However, i hope to soon shift to a bigger city where i can play club cricket with the leather ball. I am looking to but a cricket bat and need advice about the size. I am 5'5" tall and 26 y/o so i know im not growing an taller. While looking at price range, i see a lot of difference b/w a Harrow sized bat and a SH.And though almost all websites give bat sizing based on age as well as height, i wonder if a harrow sized bat weighing about 2lb7 would be good bat for me, letting me buy a better bat . Any and all suggestions appreciated. Thanks a ton.

Most people your age would use a Short Handle mate, but if the Harrow fits you better, thats up to you!Welcome to CW

sameoldnewday · 15-09-2011, 10:32 AM

Hi there..thanks the reply..Thats the problem, i don't have the facility here to walk into a cricket store and try out a harrow sized bat if it suits me fine..i'm judging based on most online size charts that suggest a harrow size for 5'4 to 5'8 person...and then, with a harrow sized bat in mind i could possibly buy a better willow . Thanks anyways..i guess ill try buying it online and talk to the seller if i can return the bat as is if i dont feel comfortable about the size . thanks again..

Burgey · 15-09-2011, 09:51 PM

Hurricane · 16-09-2011, 06:53 AM

If your forced me into a vote on the harrow issue - Would prefer you used a short handle - it will probably be a heavier bat and this will count more than willow.

Also get a kookaburra imho totally happy with mine. worst bat i had was a gm diamond.

Burgey · 18-09-2011, 07:47 PM

Don't get a Harrow mate, you're too tall for it. As Hurricane said, it's the bat's weight which will count most. If you want to be able to play horizontal bat shots, and you're new to the game, get as light a bat as possible imo. Something like 2 pound six or seven ounces should pick up nice and light for you.

12-09-2011, 09:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
sameoldnewday Cricket Spectator Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: huntsville,alabama,usa Posts: 2	Bat Size Hi all. I am new to this blog, am in the US and currently have an opportunity to play only taped tennis ball cricket.However, i hope to soon shift to a bigger city where i can play club cricket with the leather ball. I am looking to but a cricket bat and need advice about the size. I am 5'5" tall and 26 y/o so i know im not growing an taller. While looking at price range, i see a lot of difference b/w a Harrow sized bat and a SH.And though almost all websites give bat sizing based on age as well as height, i wonder if a harrow sized bat weighing about 2lb7 would be good bat for me, letting me buy a better bat . Any and all suggestions appreciated. Thanks a ton.

15-09-2011, 09:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,138	Bat size __________________ WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie "People make me happy.. not places.. people" "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson "Oh my God, there's a castle! A castle!"

16-09-2011, 06:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hurricane International Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wellington Posts: 7,358	If your forced me into a vote on the harrow issue - Would prefer you used a short handle - it will probably be a heavier bat and this will count more than willow. Also get a kookaburra imho totally happy with mine. worst bat i had was a gm diamond. __________________ Munro watch: Auckland 47,103, 27, 269*, 59, 118 Tests 0,15

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15-09-2011, 10:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
sameoldnewday Cricket Spectator Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: huntsville,alabama,usa Posts: 2	Hi there..thanks the reply..Thats the problem, i don't have the facility here to walk into a cricket store and try out a harrow sized bat if it suits me fine..i'm judging based on most online size charts that suggest a harrow size for 5'4 to 5'8 person...and then, with a harrow sized bat in mind i could possibly buy a better willow . Thanks anyways..i guess ill try buying it online and talk to the seller if i can return the bat as is if i dont feel comfortable about the size . thanks again..

18-09-2011, 07:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,138	Don't get a Harrow mate, you're too tall for it. As Hurricane said, it's the bat's weight which will count most. If you want to be able to play horizontal bat shots, and you're new to the game, get as light a bat as possible imo. Something like 2 pound six or seven ounces should pick up nice and light for you.

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