Cricket Bat Care and Maintenance -Knocking in Your New Cricket Bat

Ideally you ought to knock in virtually any new cricket bat for no less than six hours, yes it's a lot but it will help prepare your bat for extensive uses without damaging it. 

Ensure that you knock-in your new cricket bats Malaysia even if it comes advertised as 'ready to perform'- it usually isn’t. Use the full-force of a hard new cricket ballot test how it works.

Many players often move out of their blocks with new cricket bats, which have not been knocked in. In some cases where a player has removed the Yorker, it may lead to a split of the bat. It is unlikely this could have happened if the bat had been knocked in properly. If you do not knock in your bat you could actually be 'throwing 200 of your hard-earned money down the drain.' 

To ensure that your bat is in a good shape, it is highly recommend that you utilize a vintage top quality cricket ball. 

Start by tapping the bat gently focusing in and around the edges because they are the most vulnerable areas which need to be slightly rounded. 

Spend 2-3 hours knocking in your bat. Ensure that you cover the bats whole face, excluding the splice area. Do not knock-in the trunk of the bat. 

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After you've done this, slowly increase the force with which you hit the bat but ensure you systematically the bat’s face. By the end you need to be hitting the bat with full-force to simulate the impact of the real cricket ball. 

When you've finished knocking your bat, you could then start using the bat on balls. This will mostly be after a few hours of knocking-in; after which your bat is ready to go to the block for some real play. 

It's a tedious process but it is well worth the time and effort. It’s worth mentioning that some sports shops may offer a knock in service at a small fee. Personally I like doing it myself to be sure.