Taking care of your cricket equipment will help increase its lifespan. In this article we discuss how to take care of your cricket bat. The purpose of oiling your cricket bat is to help prevent the wood from drying out and becoming brittle, it also helps to soften and bind the surface fibres of the willow during the knocking in process. By oiling the toe you are helping to prevent water ingression that could lead to the toe cracking and the face peeling.
A minimum of two light coats (preferably three) should be applied to the bat leaving 24 hours between coats for the oil to dry and soak in. During the drying time the cricket bat should be laid horizontally, out of direct sunlight. A coat of oil is about one 10p in area, but be especially generous with the oil around the toe area of your bat. Avoid oiling the splice area and the stickers as the oil could loosen the glue. Also NEVER stand the cricket bat in oil or apply too much oil as this will deaden the wood resulting in very poor performance.
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