Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India is home to a number of the top cricket-bat manufacturers, including Sareen Sports, SS. But the wood used to make the highest ...

Kashmir grows the willow, but who profits from the bat? An underground trade in willow clefts is quietly shifting jobs, revenue and manufacturing value beyond the Valley and other states ...

After the resounding success of "What's Inside a Cricket Ball?" it is time for round two of this fascinating series—how are cricket bats made? In his play The Real Thing, the Czech-born English ...

For nearly 200 years, willow has been the principal material used in the production of cricket bats. English white willow is particularly sought after, famed for its aesthetically pleasing colour and ...

With an estimated 2.5 billion fans globally, cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. Having originated in 16th century England, the sport spread to several English colonies where it ...