Mother Of Mammoth Cricket Bat by Sommers

[mmalliyya]

have you got them for sale ny more? i want to buy , let me know if you got1

[tumo1207]

Illegal bat, pointless really

[247HecTIc]

@tumo1207 why is it ilegal

[tumo1207]

@247HecTIc Because it is a laminated bat. A bat made out of more than one piece of wood. illegal under the MCC laws.

[02thoeva]

Illegal under MCC laws so looks like a very expensive net bat!

[nausainik]

@02thoeva

Why Illegal??

Just went through the laws of the game. Nothing there that makes this beauty illegal??

Could you shed some light on this??

Thanks.

[02thoeva]

@nausainik The blade must be made solely of wood, by including a lamination it is no longer soley wood. It becomes wood with glue in there.

[nausainik]

@02thoeva I make bats. And other gear. I DO NOT MAKE THESE ONES. The process of gluing the two bits together is exactly the same as gluing the handle to the cleft, so........ Do you have a link of the article in the Independent?

Thanks.

[02thoeva]

@nausainik The process of gluing a handle tot he cleft is different, one is allowed under MCC laws and the other isn't.

Please speak to Fraser at the MCC for further guidance.

[02thoeva]

@nausainik Link has been messaged to you.

[02thoeva]

@nausainik There's a good article in the Independent from 2008 about it, Graham Gooch famously used a laminated bat.

[02thoeva]

Illegal for use in cricket though under MCC rules, so looks like a very expensive net bat!