MCC Moves to limit bat dimensions

[Dick Rockett]

Cricinfo link.

"About time!" I thought. Proposed limits are 40mm at the edge and 67mm to the ridge, which is around today's average level. Would've preferred a regression towards the smaller bats of old (eg. my Gray Nicholls Scoop from the 80s has a 20mm edge). Not sure these new regs will make much difference but at least it won't get any crazier than it already is.

 

[NZTailender]

Should just make all bats the measurement of the Don's bats.

Good enough for him, good enough for everyone.

 

[Zinzan]

Had to happen. Be interesting how they police it.

 

[Kirkut]

Great decision for the health of the game. I would like to have more archaic rules like completely doing away with boundary ropes and the ball should cross the fencing to be called 6 runs, if the ball hits the advertisement billboard on fencing directly, it should be still counted as four.

 

[vcs]

Great decision for the health of the game. I would like to have more archaic rules like completely doing away with boundary ropes and the ball should cross the fencing to be called 6 runs, if the ball hits the advertisement billboard on fencing directly, it should be still counted as four.

No way, it would take away a lot of the brilliant fielding and catching innovations we see around the rope these days. Also result in injuries.

 

[Daemon]

Great decision for the health of the game. I would like to have more archaic rules like completely doing away with boundary ropes and the ball should cross the fencing to be called 6 runs, if the ball hits the advertisement billboard on fencing directly, it should be still counted as four.

Nah we need ropes or else we might see some headfirst dives straight into cameramen, advertising boards etc. Not keen on seeing more players gettinng injured.

 

[Zinzan]

Ouch yeah, the injuries would be horrendous. Jeez, the number of times McCullum almost impaled himself on picket fences even with the rope 5-10 meters in.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

40mm is still a pretty ginormous edge. So put me in the disappointed they didn't go further group.

 

[Pluto]

That's still pretty big. Good to see the restriction anyway.

 

[Shri]

The new regulations just mean the weight will be distributed evenly through the bat and the middle zone will get bigger.I saw a youtube video of a new design a few weeks back and the ping was incredible. And it complied with the new regulations too. Tried to search for it but was unsuccessful. I remember an english county batsman testing it out in the video too.

 

[Burgey]

Ouch yeah, the injuries would be horrendous. Jeez, the number of times McCullum almost impaled himself on picket fences even with the rope 5-10 meters in.

Reckon the actual ball should need to cross a boundary rope to be four or six. Would reward the epic dive in the outfield even more

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Reckon the actual ball should need to cross a boundary rope to be four or six. Would reward the epic dive in the outfield even more

If it had to "cross the rope" then they wouldn't be able to have the nice triangular advertising over the ropes. As they stop a lot more balls than just the rope would. ICC would never go for that lol

 

[LegionOfBrad]

I also don't believe this will make any difference anyway. It's the over pressing causing the bats to have massive sweet spots that accounts for the more regular massive hitting these days. (That and the boundary ropes being in but they can't change that)

And the edge size is an irrelavence. Can't find the link but the ICC's own tests about edge size concluded it made no difference.

The ICC seem to be going after the bats when in reality the big hitting is a small part bat. A big part is that these guys are in the gym, bigger, stronger and practice far more, specifically massive hitting. It's the same with Golfers, the hit longer because of the technology. But also because they actually hit the gym rather than the alehouse at the end of the day.

And that's not even starting on modern ODI pitches like the 440 one at Trent Bridge.

But no, lets just go after #BIGBATZ

 

[Shri]

The new regulations just mean the weight will be distributed evenly through the bat and the middle zone will get bigger.I saw a youtube video of a new design a few weeks back and the ping was incredible. And it complied with the new regulations too. Tried to search for it but was unsuccessful. I remember an english county batsman testing it out in the video too.

Found it!!!

Name of the bat is 'Chase 175 Beluga'. Costs 250 quid:

http://www.cricketdirect.co.uk/cata...?node_id=1b1b4efc-f6c2-48a8-b98c-9e9d011def32

Anuj Dal from Nottinghamshire had a look at it.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/644045.html

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Found it!!!

Will be absolutely hilarious if my mucking with the regs they end up making the bats even easier to hit with.

The bat makers are quicker at innovation than the ICC.

 

[Spikey]

ban bats

 

[Shri]

Dat bow though. Holy ****, I want to feel it up.

 

[Daemon]

Haha I've always wondered why they didn't do that to bats to make the middle wider for lesser cricketers who don't hit the middle as often. Would make it feel lighter as well since the cg is nearer to the handle.