Salix 2012 PRAESTANTIA Grade One Cricket Bat

2012 Salix bats are all about performance, all bowed following the shape of the driving area and all benefitting from CTS (contoured turned sanding). They represent the most labour intensive, performance laden, and exquisitely finished bats available today. These are 21st century English handmade bats - fluid yet precise, a hybrid of past skills, modern aesthetics and the determination to drive forward.

PRAESTANTIA (. . . ex salice Praestantia - excellence from willow)
The 2012 Paestantia is characterized by a long, low driving area, an amplified high spline, substantial but even edges and controlled concave sanding through the back of the blade to give a significantly pronounced profile. Gently bowed through the lower part of the blade, the driving area runs...

2012 Salix bats are all about performance, all bowed following the shape of the driving area and all benefitting from CTS (contoured turned sanding). They represent the most labour intensive, performance laden, and exquisitely finished bats available today. These are 21st century English handmade bats - fluid yet precise, a hybrid of past skills, modern aesthetics and the determination to drive forward.

PRAESTANTIA (. . . ex salice Praestantia - excellence from willow)
The 2012 Paestantia is characterized by a long, low driving area, an amplified high spline, substantial but even edges and controlled concave sanding through the back of the blade to give a significantly pronounced profile. Gently bowed through the lower part of the blade, the driving area runs from the middle down to give maximum playing surface, with a fluid, comfortable balance and pick up

This year, all Players and Grade Ones are natural finish, all Performance and Select grades are workshop prepared.