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A lot of players bring bats into the workshop thinking the bat is dead. They wonder if it needs oiling, or if it’s time for a new one. The first thing we look at is the handle.

If the handle has started to break down, energy gets lost through the bat instead of transferring cleanly into the ball.

There’s plenty of movement in the Cooper Cricket workshop at the moment, with bats being refurbished and repaired as players push through the second half of the summer season.

The bat arrived in a condition only a true cricket hero could still admire. The back was almost entirely blackened from age, moisture, and decades of wear. The grip had melted. The binding had disintegrated entirely. The handle was damaged and required sections to be rebuilt. A significant graft was needed down at the toe to return to its original shape. It was tired. It was battered. But it was far from done.

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There are a lot of things that can go wrong with your bat handle, and it might not be immediately obvious that there is a problem. So, what should you check for?