Tennis ball cricket bat guides

Straight answers from the workshop — what to buy, what weight, which wood, and how to make a bat last. No sales pitch, just what we would tell you across the counter.

• Which bat should you use for tennis ball cricket?Soft tennis ball, hard tennis ball or both — how the ball you play with decides the bat you need, from a Chennai bat maker.
• What weight bat should you use?How to pick bat weight for tennis ball cricket — by how you bat, not by how strong you feel. Weights explained by a Chennai bat maker.
• Scoop, flat or big edge — which profile?What the six tennis ball bat profiles actually do, and which one suits your batting. Explained by the people who shape them.
• Looking after a tennis ball cricket batTennis ball bats need far less fuss than leather-ball bats. What actually matters, what does not, and how to make one last seasons.
• Sri Lankan wood, Kashmir Willow or Poplar?The three woods used in tennis ball cricket bats, what each is actually good for, and what Chennai players call Ceylon wood.
• Buying a cricket bat in ChennaiHow to buy a tennis ball cricket bat in Chennai directly from the workshop — visit us in Nesapakkam, or order on WhatsApp.
• Wooden or plastic cricket bat?Why a real wooden tennis ball bat beats a moulded plastic one, and the one case where plastic is genuinely the sensible choice.