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Why is there a V joint in a cricket bat?

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the v joint helps to absorb the impact of the ball on the bat and minimise the chance if bat being broken (well of course that happens sometimes) and it reduces the pressure endured by the batsman on his hands. read more

Knocking your cricket bat in, with either a mallet or a old ball in a sock makes the fibres of the willow blade compress and bind more firmly, to help protect your bat from the impact of a cricket ball. read more

The cricket bat was originally shaped like a hockey stick (1624) as the batsman had to hit the ball out of the bowler’s hands. Then as cricket laws (1770) changed, the bat became straight. The bat is shaped like a paddle, with one side having a deep V (back) and the other side flat, called the blade. read more

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