Cricket bat
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A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batters in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. It may al
A modern cricket bat
Shaving a cricket bat
Evolution of the cricket bat
The oldest surviving bat dates from 1729. Note its shape, which is very different from modern-day bats.
Willow
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Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species of typically deciduous trees and shrubs. They are primarily found on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
Cricket bat
…specialised piece of equipment used by batters in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. It may also be used by a batter who is making batter's ground to avoid a run out, by holding the bat and touching the ground with it. The…
Salix alba Morton
At the base of the petiole, a pair of stipules form. These may fall in spring, or last for much of the summer or even for more than one year (marcescence).
Young male catkin
Pollard willow and woodpile in the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen, Ghent, Belgium