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HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF WINTER CRICKET TRAINING

Main image courtesy of Loughborough Cricket Academy

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Indoor cricket nets have started and we can start working on our game once more.

Now that the frivolities of the festive season are out of the way, the 2016 season feels so much closer.

Indoor net sessions make for enjoyable practice but it’s difficult to truly mimic the summer game.

After all, indoor cricket nets make medium-pace trundlers look menacing, as wanna-be fast bowlers pepper batsmen with bouncers, only to find that the same length in the summer gets pulled for six.

Artificial light and ridiculous bounce makes it a nightmare for a rusty batter, while the bowler claims a wicket every time the batsman hits it remotely aerial.

But winter cricket practice is a useful means of getting the body moving again, reacquainting yourself with the physical rigours of this brilliant game. It’s also a chance to catch up with your team-mates.

Sidearms and bowling machines lend themselves as outstanding indoor cricket equipment, providing you with a means of drilling out those weaknesses and avoiding repetitive strain injuries, especially if you’re a coach.

If you have a net free, you can also do some fielding drills. Drop catches are most likely at the start of the season because cricketers rarely work on their catching in the winter months.

But with cricket training gear like Kathchet ramps and Crazy catch nets, you can make sure your fielding skills do not become rusty in the off-season.

Winter cricket nets gives you time to work on your game so that, come the summer, you feel fully conditioned to hit the ground running in your opening game.

Do not underestimate the importance of getting off to a solid start, from both a personal and team point of view. Victories, runs and wickets breed confidence.

But it’s not just your body and technique that needs conditioning for the new season. Your cricket equipment does to, which is why this is the ideal time to buy cricket gear.

Your cricket bat needs time to be “knocked-in” so that you can nurture that sweet spot and minimise the risk of breakages, while your body needs to adjust to its balance, weight and pick-up.

And it’s not just cricket bats that require a bit of time to ready themselves for game mode. Your new batting pads, batting gloves and cricket protection also need time to mould themselves around your limbs and to be “broken in”.

With all your new cricket gear, you need to use cricket net sessions to help you become fully accustomed to your kit so that it becomes just an extension of you when you’re at the crease.

It is with these reasons in mind that we advise that you buy back-up cricket kit before the season commences and start breaking it in today.

If your lucky batting gloves or batting pads are on their last legs, it is worth buying their replacement today.

Even if you manage to get through the first half of the season with your current protection, you can use your new protection in the nets so that you have complete confidence in your new cricket gear when your current items meet their demise.

If you do need help choosing the right cricket gear for you, please just ask – our cricketing experts are available on: 01727 736953

Or why not search the greatest choice of cricket gear online from the comfort of your own computer, iPad or mobile phone?

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A WEEK IN THE WORLD OF CRICKET: HEADLINE-MAKING CRICKET BATS

Broken records, a ridiculously harsh run-out and an ambidextrous bowler – this week’s seen it all. And it’s been a great week for limited overs batsmen, with plenty of tons and noteworthy scores.

Here’s the batting headlines from a week in the world of cricket – and the stunning cricket bats used by the men of the moment.

Simply click on the banners to view these Blades of Glory up close and personal.

TAYLOR-MADE

James Taylor scored 116 from the same amount of deliveries against South Africa A in a one-day warm-up match on Saturday. He’s not just a phenomenal short-leg fielder – he can hold a bat as well! The diminutive batsman uses the Gray-Nicolls Powerbow 5 Cricket Bat, which, along with the Supernova, represents the next generation of Gray-Nicolls cricket bats.

CRICKETING GENIUS

ViratKohli was the highest run-getter in the T20 International series in Australia that India swept 3-0 on Sunday, tallying 199 runs in three matches with a half-century in each game. It’s also the second-highest total by a batsman between dismissals in T20Is. India’s main man is also the first batsman to score more than two fifty-plus scores in a bilateral T20I series.

WATTO’S WILLOW WAND

Shane Watson struck six sixes in his 124 not out off 71 balls – the highest individual score by a captain in T20 Internationals – as Australia made 197-5 on Sunday, only for India to chase down the total in dramatic fashion by hitting 19 off the final over. Watto’s innings was the second-highest score in T20 internationals after fellow countryman Aaron Finch’s 156. He was also the first to score a hundred against India in a T20I.

FINCH KNOWS THE “ROOT” TO SUCCESS

On Monday, it was announced that hard-hitting opening batsman Aaron Finch will feature for Surrey CCC this year as cover for Caribbean Premier League-bound Kumar Sangakarra. Finch uses the New Balance TC 1260 Cricket Bat – the same as England star Joe Root.

BUTTLER’S BIFFER

On Wednesday, Jos Buttler scored 105 in 76 balls. The quicker England getButtler into the thick of the action, the better, it seems. Buttler was again promoted to bat at No. 4 in Bloemfontein and having scored back-to-back tons in the position he now averages 115.00 at a strike rate of 172.93 there. Not too shabby.

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BRENDON’S INTERNATIONAL SWANSONG

This month will be last month of Brendon McCullum’s international career; he’s retiring his black cap after the home series against Australia. Don’t worry, he’s not bowing out entirely. He’ll be strutting his stuff on the global T20 circuit.

I wonder what the next week in world cricket has in-store for us.

This article is brought to you by Cricket Direct – your home of the greatest choice of cricket bats online.

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WHY THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO BUY CRICKET GEAR ONLINE

If you play your cricket in the UK, you'll be enjoying a well-earned rest after a long 2015 campaign. But after two months of putting your feet up and reminiscing about those great catches, boundaries and jaffers – you're missing it, aren't you?

You're pining for the feeling of leather on willow, the dressing room banter, the exuberant wicket celebrations and the smell of fresh cut grass.

You may be a keeno who has started winter cricket nets early but the majority of us UK cricketers will look to spark back into life from January.

In our humble opinion, winter is the ideal time to buy cricket equipment online so that you have ample time to condition your new cricket bat and break-in your new cricket protection for the new season.

Come mid-April/May, you want to be fully accustomed to your new cricket gear. You don't want bulky pads and thigh guards that have yet to mould themselves to your limbs, as this will hinder your comfort and freedom of movement. And you don't want a cricket bat that still has that brand new, half-knocked-in feeling.

Buy cricket gear online today and be fully prepared for when it really matters.

You want to be 100% ready for action, which is why this is the time to buy, test and condition all your new cricket gear so that it becomes just an extension of your body for when the stage is set for that big performance in the summer.

And, of course, if you shop with Cricket Direct, there are already lots of brand new 2016 cricket ranges available to view and buy, so you're not forced to order last season's cricket equipment – although there are still some great 2015 items left over, with many now heavily reduced in price.

So don’t put it off. Browse the best choice of cricket gear online at Cricket Direct UK – your home of quality, affordable cricket equipment. Gray-Nicolls, Kookaburra and Gunn & Moore are just some of the brand new 2016 cricket gear collections that have hit our shelves and are ready to dispatch to you.

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GRAY-NICOLLS CRICKET BATS 2016: BOB'S FACTORY INSIGHTS

Last week we visited Gray-Nicolls in leafy Sussex to pick out our first batch of cricket bats for the 2016 season.

Having worked for Gray-Nicolls for 20 years, it was a bit “all our yesterdays” but the changes that the company have made in the past ten years are very impressive.

Long gone are the outbuildings that housed various workplaces and warehouses; they’ve been replaced by state of the art sales offices, meeting rooms, marketing and photography areas, and even a nice new modern kitchen where I enjoyed a nice refreshing cuppa on arrival.

Gray-Nicolls Cricket 2016 consists of an excellent mix of new and current models which cover the whole spectrum and any customer should be able to find the right model to suit them.

Gray-Nicolls Cricket Bats 2016

The new kids on the block are Supernova and a re-vamped Powerbow, which is now in its fifth incarnation and aptly named Powerbow 5. These modern cricket bats are pitched alongside their Classic Collection, as used by their current stable of England Players in the Test series in the UAE, which comprise Prestige, Players, Select and a cricket bat that David Gower and I once used back in the day – the GN500.

Their best-selling Omega and F18 ranges remain alongside the quirky Lucky 7 and Kaboom, used by Peter Trego and David Warner respectively.

As always, Gray-Nicolls are presented superbly with top-class graphics and decals that look good and stay stuck in place! 

Why Cricket Direct customers will get the best

My colleagues and I wandered around the many bays of Gray-Nicolls cricket bats looking for the gems that we know our customers demand – good grains, great pick-ups and a range of weights that befit each model.

From their shelves to our shelves. We've hand-picked quality profiles to deliver exceptional quality and value to our customers.

The Gray-Nicolls Dream Team

After another cuppa in the new showroom where many of the Gray-Nicolls players cricket bats are housed, I met some old work mates, including veteran bat maker John, who is a master of his craft and still oversees the bat making processes.

John has passed on his expertise to Chris and Alex who are very capable young men who share his passion, drive and commitment to the rapidly dying art of traditional bat making.

Richard B is still there sorting out returns, while Jason came out of his office to advise me that he is now a proud father – and his wife works in the sales office.

The Cricket Direct trio went back to work choosing and carefully examining each Gray-Nicolls cricket bat that we have ordered – and the expertise and knowledge of Craig was invaluable at this vital stage of the process as he oversees the thousands of cricket bats that Grays have in stock.

One of the jewels in the crown was this superb AC630 Test model that carries the Alastair Cook signature, which is available at Cricket Direct now.

One of the jewels in the crown: The Gray-Nicolls AC630 Cricket Bat carries Alistair Cooks's signature.

A Good Day's Work

Finally, as I left the warehouse, I spotted one of our customer’s cricket bats being made. The below Kaboom Long Blade profile will soon be winging its way to the lucky customer who I can assure will get a beautiful cricket bat, hand-crafted at one the finest cricket companies in the trade.

Gray-Nicolls Kaboom Long Blade Cricket Bat: It's an absolute beast.

As we drove north on the A21, my colleagues started eulogising about what they had witnessed, as they both love their cricket. We returned to the Cricket Direct premises comforted by the fact that our customers will be getting exceptional quality and value for money if they decide to purchase a 2016 Gray-Nicolls cricket bat this season. View the range today.

                                                                   (written by bob, edited by Rich)

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