MCC to discuss study on bamboo bats as cheaper alternative to traditional willow ones
FirstpostThe article, published in the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology on Sunday, also found the laminated bamboo bat possessed a larger sweet spot, making it “a batsman’s dream”. London: Marylebone Cricket Club said on Monday it would discuss research that suggests cricket bats made from bamboo could provide a cheaper alternative to the traditional willow. “Because laminated bamboo is so strong, we’re very confident we can make a bamboo bat light enough, even for today’s fast-scoring, short forms of the game.” The study found that bamboo is 22 percent stiffer than willow and that its sweet spot performed 19 percent better. Technological evolution Bamboo bats would be “a batsman’s dream”, according to co-author Darshil Shah, who played cricket for Thailand at youth level.
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