Village Cricket Bat

£117.00

✔️ Ready to play
✔️ Lightweight: 2lb 9oz
✔️ Simplicity – one shape & style
✔️ Low middle + balanced pickup
✔️ Semi-oval handle + thick edges
✔️ FREE bat case, toe guard & anti-scuff sheet

In stock

Size: Short Handle

Short Handle Long Handle

FREE RETURNS
1 YEAR WARRANTY

Delivery & Returns

We offer free standard delivery on all orders over £100.
For orders under £100, standard delivery (3-5 days) is £5. Express delivery (1-3 days) is £9.

Free returns to get a feel for your new purchase.
We really hope you love your purchase as much as we do, however, if you don’t you are welcome to return it unused within 30 days from when it arrives we’ll fully refund you.

For more information head on over to our Delivery & Returns page.

Still can't quite believe that this bat is under £120. Used it for the first time on Saturday and scored 52 (first 50 of the season).

What these guys are doing to support the club cricketer is amazing and everyone should get behind them. I'm now using the full kit bat, pads and gloves every week. Great pick up, excellent middle as it really flies. Thanks guys

This review is one year after purchase. All the equipment is smart, the bat has been knocked in quite well as well but continue to knock in throughout the season for best results. Bat weight is great and gives you confidence in playing shots. Pads are light but strong.

Gutted there is only 5 stars to award.

Love my Village Cricket short handle bat. Managed to get a good few runs in her last season. Best of 97 (caught out by my team mate sub fielding 🤦🏻‍♂️) Makes a lovely sound off the middle. Picks up very comfortably and is great value. Looking forward to 2025 and hopefully going 3 better. Great customer service and love the company’s philosophy. Keep up the good work.

My Village Cricket Co long handled bat (christened 'Vic') goes like a dream. His first outing with me ended in a swift 8 (2). Next came a more considered 37 (61) to grind out a draw. Vic's good in defence & attack, a nice light pick-up & sweet middle.

Looks good too. In fact, I think this Village Cricket Co bat, whilst considerably cheaper than all of my previous bats, is by far the best I've used. Unfortunately my son thinks so too & has stolen it!

Managed 44 yesterday on a first outing with the new bat including x7 fours and a six. Plenty of interest from the lads on both teams who saw and heard a great ping when managing to find the middle.

Good balance and a great pick-up - an absolute bargain for the money.

First 6, first 50!

PROS: Really well-weighted and comfortable in the hand, light enough to improve timing and confidence to defend or attack while still enabling you to reach the boundary.

CON: Scored 72 for the first time in a senior game yesterday and woke up to my body feeling like I've been jumped into a gang...be careful what you wish for!

Why you will love it

Ready to play

Lightweight

Budget-friendly

Perfect Weight, Every Time

We’ve nailed the balance with a lightweight that’s easy to handle, whether you’re nudging singles or smashing sixes. No need to agonise over custom specs – it’s a bat that just feels right, straight out of the box.

Quality Without the Fuss

We believe in keeping things simple. One shape, one style – no over-complication, just a dependable bat that’s ready to play. Affordable, durable, and endorsed by real village cricketers who know what matters most.

Built for UK wickets

The low middle is perfect for typical British conditions, giving you the edge on low-bouncing pitches. With a free toe guard and full face anti-scuff sheet, this bat helps you keep the scoreboard ticking, even on tricky tracks.

Do I need to knock it in?

Not at all. We’ve done it for you, don’t spend hours of your life annoying everyone banging your bat with a mallet to knock it in. Or worse, pay over the odds for other brands to do it for you.

Where is the bat made?

All of our bats are created India. Made from the Salix Alba willow grown in the Kashmir region of India. Similar to that of what Sachin Tendulkar used during his early career.

How is the bat so affordable?

There are a few ways we are able to keep the price down for you:

The bat is sourced directly from the manufacturer, cutting out any middlemen
In each size, we only offer 1 design, style and weight
Keeping it simple, we don’t sponsor professional players adding unnecessary costs

What does ready to play mean?

Ready to play means that our bats are pre-knocked in at factory by a machine. So your new bat is essentially ready to take straight into action without hours of knocking in using a mallet. However. we do still advise easing into using it starting with softer balls from slower bowlers in the nets.

What grade of willow is the bat?

All of our bats are made from grade G1+ Kashmir Willow. We spent two years testing different types of willow and found this perfect for village cricket. We wrote up our experiences during our research if you wanted to learn more.

Lovely bit of wood 🪵 🏏

This is a great bat for the money. I’m very happy with it as my first bat since coming back to cricket. 🏏 everyone in my midweek team loves the branding. Fits in perfectly with our village aesthetic I’ve survived my first two innings and haven’t lost my wicket yet. Bit of the bat needed more knocking in but luckily my 8 year old has happily annoyed the neighbours after school for a week. So on my first outing there was dead parts of the bat which needed more knocking in but tbh this saved me from myself and trying to over hit the ball!

It wasn’t perfect but it was and is great value for money. I still feel it deserves 5 stars.⭐️ ⭐ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

Freddie was also fantastic, the first bat that came had an issue and he sorted it out straight away, this was not village crickets fault yet still sorted and fixed instantly.

Wow amazing team

After my old bat broke on me a few messages between Freddie and myself I got the new bat day before my game quick 2 hour with the mallet before the game went out and knocked 11 runs unfortunately caught mid off next net session a team mate ordered the same bat and we noticed mine had a lot of flex in the handle so again quick email over to Freddie who was more than happy to send a new wood out can't wait to receive it and get back out!! The pads and gloves are super comfortable to use and as for the bag that's a game changer with the shoe compartment separate keep going guys 🏏

Good bat and thanks for your email about however

Good bat and thanks for your email about however no communication when emailed reply re coming to see it in action - bit of a shame really do advise cheers

Hey Martyn. Thanks for the review, not 100% sure what you mean about the no communication. I emailed you a week ago but haven't heard back and no had any other communications from you other than that. Please do reach out and we can see if we can sort it out.

Great bat

Excellent light bat that can hit the ball with its low middle. Very suitable for English pitches even if this summer it’s a bit like the Subcontinent

Great bat

The bat is great value for money and has good performance too!

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For your protection

One Year Warranty

All our products come with a full year’s warranty, so if anything is to happen to your cricket bat then we will replace it free of charge.

All we ask is that you don’t smash it against a wall after 364 days.

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