Cricket heavily influenced baseball and initial baseball bats were home-crafted so plenty experimented with flat bats, which was good for a 'small ball' approach to help players get their hits. read more
The thing is the baseball bat is designed in the shape of a club. It is narrower at the handle and gradually widens at the hitting end. So basically due to this shape the force applied on the handle will multiply when reaching the hitting end. If u notice the first cricket bats used to look like baseball bat. read more
Cricket heavily influenced baseball and initial baseball bats were home-crafted so plenty experimented with flat bats, which was good for a 'small ball' approach to help players get their hits. Many players in the early 1900's, most notably Ty Cobb, sought bats that were easier to control and round bats became popular due to being easier to swing (referred to as MOI or Moment of Inertia). read more
Cricket Bat : Better Durability, versus a wooden baseball bat, thin side for carving, flat side for pounding, it is heaver, and finally it is more aerodynamic for sword swinging moves! read more