About Cricket Bat
A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batsmen in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. The length of the bat may be no more than 38 inches and the width no more than 4. 25 inches. Its use is first mentioned in 1624.
Edinburgh Academy apologises for 'brutal' historical abuse
... They included a child being beaten with a Cricket Bat, another pupil suffering a " small bleed on the brain" a child being strangled and boys being paid to swim naked...
Imran Khan: Is his political future over now he is in jail?
... Even its logo printed on voting forms is the symbol of a Cricket Bat, a nod to Mr Khan s previous career as an international cricketer...
World Cup: What happened to England's 1966 shirts?
... One of the largest hauls of its kind in the world, WG Grace s last Cricket Bat sits alongside Olympic torches from every games since 1936 and Henry Cooper s boxing gloves from when he became the first man to floor Muhammad Ali...
Rebel Wilson outing sparks Australia media reckoning
... " Personally, I ve worked with editors and journalists who are extremely sensitive and aware, and others who had about as much empathy as a Cricket Bat, " he said...
