KASHMIRI WILLOW BATS

A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batsmen in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. The length of the bat may be no more than 38 inches (965 mm) and the width no more than 4.25 inches (108 mm). Its use is first mentioned in 1624.

Kashmiri bats require constant knocking and oiling to make the bat good enough to use in a cricket match. Knocking makes the fibres of the willow blade compress together, which helps the bat bear the impact of the ball. Constant knocking for six hours is required so that the edges of the bat are well shaped. Another major aspect of taking care of such bats is oiling. Oil is applied on the back, toe, front and edges of the bat to make it more durable and to ensure the fibers get knitted properly.[17] Some of the districts where these bats are made in Kashmir are Anantnag, Baramula, andPahalgam.[18] Due to Kashmir Floods, the Willow has been destroyed completely, the loss of wood and damage to trees causing a shortfall of millions of cricket bats in upcoming years

CRICKET BAT FACTORY

KASHMIR WILLOW CRICKET BAT FACTORY

Workers begin to shape the willow cleft.

worker applies the finishing touches to a cricket bat

Kashmiri bat manufacturers are the second leading exporters of the willow cricket bats after UK

A WORKER SHAPES CRICKET BATS IN A FACTOR

CRICKET BAT MANUFACTURE IN KASHMIR 

HISTORY OF CRICKET BAT

KASHMIR WILLOW RUN OUT OF WOOD

TYPE OF CRICKET BAT WILLOW

English Willow vs Kashmir Willow Cricket Bats

KASHMIR FLOODS HIT CRICKET BAT INDUSTRY Floods in Kashmir have hurt the cricket bat industry in Meerut, which is the manufacturing hub of cricket bats, as the waters have damaged Kashmir willow trees used to make the bats.

RAW KASHMIR WILLOW

RAW WILLOW WAREHOUSE.

PAHALGAM CRICKET BAT FACTORY 009 

KASHMIRI WOMEN EARN ON BAT CREATIONFINISHING TOUGH BY Kashmiri women

BAT IN HAND IS BETTER THAN GUN!

KASHMIR WILLOW BAT SHOWROOM

In Kashmir, few businesses have been spared in three months of violence, with region's famed cricket bat makers especially hard hit.