And if I recall, it was not long before the Philip Hughes bouncer. Clarke has always been a twat and he’s not liked by Australian cricketers.
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And my comment, separate to the above, was that bats could be made smaller and lighter to combat the miss-hit-for-six phenomenon
Pro bats are ‘lighter’ which is part of the drying and pressing process. Bat manufacturing has moved on from heavy bats being the way to achieve big hits. Now it’s dimension, quality of willow, longer drying times and improved pressing techniques and shaping which equals drier bats which overall equals less weight or at the very least, a bat manufactured today that weighs the same as Clive Lloyd’s did, for example, that looks far bigger with an enhanced sweet spot.
That’s not to say that I am disagreeing with you per se, just that bat manufacture that are legal for use is actually restricted by the Laws of Cricket; made of cane, wood, adhesives etc while being no wider than 108mm, no thicker than 67mm at the deepest point in the spine, no thicker than 40mm at the edge and no longer that 96.52 cm. The massive bats used by Warner and Gayle, the graphite backing used by Pointing etc that called for changes are all things of the past. That’s not to say they the laws won’t change again like what you’re asking, just that I personally feel that cricket has found somewhat of a balance from the heights of the Warner Kaboom that had an edge depth of 55mm anda depth of almost 90mm but was still only 2.10lb (for context, I use a grade 2 English Willow bat that was made in 2009 that weighs 2.8lb with an edge depth of 30mm and a spine of 55mm) to the bats you see now which are, of course, still immensely powerful.
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Err, that’s the Kaboom bat I was talking about which is now illegal. Do you even bother to read what I wrote, genuine question? You seem to have cherry picked that pic from a lunch (tea) show during a test match show casing the evolution of bats through the ages as ‘proof’ without bothering to realize that since then, the Law regarding bats have ruled them illegal. I hope you aren’t a lawyer because that case would be lost, my friend.
My bat’s bigger than your bat.
I think the easy solution is to counter the more powerful bats is to assist the feilding team by bringing in backyard rules.
- 6 and out. If you clear the rope, it is 6, but it goes more than 10 rows into the crowd, it is 6 and out.
- 1 hand 1 bounce.
- Automatic LBW if batter gets hit on the pads 3 times in 1 over
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the point is that there are always improvements in bats. There’s not been the equation between bat and ball being maintained.
You’ve missed the point entirely on the Law becoming very specific to make bats like that you assumed are legal, actually illegal so you’ve pivoted to exactly what I was saying in that the manufacturing process has improved…
You’ve become fixated in there being a bias to bat over ball without noticing that the ICC have actively sought to address that years ago. To be clear, there is a bias to bat over ball and that comes from the fans who are consumers of the shortened formats; nobody really wants to see batters grinding out 105/6 in 20 overs. 99% wants 190+ for 2 and the ball disappearing over the stands with the commentators creaming themselves and the dancing troupes working up a frenzy to a pulsating soundtrack. The ICC have pulled back bat manufacturers on going frankenbat completely but as long as the product in demand is what it is, what we have now is pretty much what’s here to stay I would think.
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U19s England have made the final and the men’s adult side somehow beat Sri Lanka.
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how about playing infront of the garage wall and making it automatic wicky?
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While we’re at it, taped tennis ball!! I used to be able to extract ridiculous bounce from a good length with those.
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half taped.
or at the very least over weight one side…
play should never stop for bad light either…play should only stop when someones mum finally comes out screaming that dinners getting cold and if you dont come home now, well, just wait until your father gets home…
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They didn’t half come tight, as the saying goes
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One time I was fielding up close (goodness knows why) to one of my childhood best mates pie chucker offspin. This was in our backyard (think I was 15).
My other mate who was batting rightly biffed the first delivery…straight into my right eye.
My “mates” did a cursory check on me and then when my parents came rushing out they legged it 
Not that my parents were going to blame them or anything. Scared kids I supposed.
Anyway, no lasting damage thank goodness. Ice and eye drops fixed it.
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I just remembered, there was actually some karmic justice.
Many moons later, that same mate whose questionable spin bowling was the culprit…his family, my ex and daughter, and another friend and his family…we were on a long weekend outing at the Cotswolds.
We were having a picnic and playing cricket in the park. This time I was bowling (pace bowling) and he was batting.
Something or someone distracted him while he was in his batting stance and I wasn’t aware of this and already released my delivery.
The ball bounced on a perfect length…and hit him square in the crown jewels, he didn’t even get to brace for it.
He kinda lost his rag at that point (him and his missus were probably having issues so he had things on his mind) and chucked the bat and the wickets into the nearby shallow stream (once he finished hopping around in agony).
We tried…really hard…not to laugh but couldn’t help it. Suffice to say that did not help his mood.
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Bit of a tosser, then?
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I do think the One Day game might eventually end up going out.
I prefer T20 to it to be honest and I am a test purist at times.
English cricket have all but binned it for an odd sort of T20 competition. But that doesn’t say much as I think that will one day just become T20.
Fully taped (hard and good for extra bounce) or half taped (swings like a muttha)?
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