Talk:Cricket bat

Picture
Could someone thats good at that sort of thing edit the picture at the top of the article to label the splice too? --LiamE 16:41, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Splice is hidden behind the Gray-Nicolls logo. But that's a good point - can someone provide a labelled picture of a bat with the splice labelled as well as the other features? Also the rubber as distinct from the handle? - AG, Stockport, UK.

How about adding a picture of the bat in cross section? (Such as from the end of the bat). Since the bat isn't symmetrical. RJFJR 18:53, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I've moved the image of a bat up to the shape section. As it was, the first image seen by someone who didn't know what a bat looked like was the historical bat. 129.16.97.227 12:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Removed from article
Paul McCartney thinks a cricket bat he has ordered has arrived at his house in the video for Dance Tonight. In fact it is his Mandolin.

Removed commercial sales link
I have removed a link that goes directly to a cricket-bat store. Unlike in say the article Apple Inc. which is a noteable firm and the link is 'valid', this links goes to just one of thousands of retailers selling cricket-bats. Please do not re-add this to the site, wikipedia is not a tool for free advertising, regardless of whether the link is relevant to the entry described. ny156uk (talk) 22:39, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

About to remove "in popular culture" section
I don't think a small list of films and books in which cricket bats are used as a weapon really adds anything. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 07:27, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Traditional Indian cricket bat be merged into cricket bat. The content in the Traditional Indian cricket bat article can easily be explained in the context of cricket bat, and the cricket bat article is of a reasonable size in which the merging of Traditional Indian cricket bat will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. Ratibgreat (talk) 19:41, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The article is a part of India Education Program/Courses/Fall 2011/Research Methodology Year 3 Group B. As I have got lots of content to be added in the article I would request you to give me some time as I m woking on it. If it still can be merged with the cricket bat article, feel free to do so. Kaustubh85 (talk) 07:32, 19 September 2011 (UTC)


 * WHAT? Umm... okay, but I still feel that a merger is in order. I still don't see a reason why the traditional Indian bat deserves to be a stand-alone article. Ratibgreat (talk) 11:08, 22 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree with Merge

It is also proposed that Mongoose (cricket bat) be merged into this article, as it is merely a stub and any additional info would benefit the short para in Variations Chalky (talk) 00:30, 2 December 2012 (UTC)


 * I support both merges (leaving redirects at the original articles). Begoon &thinsp; talk  00:49, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal (July 2017)
Since the page knocking-in is totally unsourced and the process of knocking-in is intrinsic to the use and maintenance of a cricket bat, that page should be merged here. – PeeJay 11:03, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Merge - this would give a better overall article, although it shouldn't be hard to source it. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:27, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Bold smerge - clearly needs to be done. Redirect works for me unless there is any other use of the term knocking-in? Blue Square Thing (talk) 11:39, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Merge - can't see why knocking in would need its own article Spike &#39;em (talk) 12:55, 7 July 2017 (UTC)


 * There are now 2 sections on the page about knocking-in, the maintenance section under Construction is a shorter description of what is now in Knocking in and Oiling under Manufacture.
 * I have no idea why there is such a large section on Indian bat manufacture industry Spike &#39;em (talk) 15:50, 7 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Merge per nom and I agree with Spike about the Indian bat section. Jack &#124; talk page 17:15, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

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Proposed merger from How Cricket bats are made?
A merger of the new article How Cricket bats are made? has been proposed. Before considering the proposal based on the content, I already object on the grounds that that article is unreferenced. Largoplazo (talk) 23:40, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the new article seems to be a load of OR junk and should just be deleted. Spike &#39;em (talk) 08:30, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Actually, I see someone has already redirected it here, so removing the Merge template. Spike &#39;em (talk) 08:32, 8 October 2018 (UTC)