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Howzat for innovation? Researchers say bamboo cricket bats could replace willow – Sydney Morning Herald
In a development that could send shudders through the game, researchers say bamboo bats lighter, stronger and offer a larger “sweet spot” than traditional willow….

Few sounds signal the arrival of English springtime quite like the crack of leather on willow as the cricket season gets under way.
But in a development destined to send shudders through the nations pavilions, Cambridge University has suggested that cricket bats should actually be made of bamboo.
Darshil Shah is the co-author of a paper looking into replacing willow with bamboo as a material for making bats.Credit:AFP
According to researchers at the Centre for Natural Material Innovation, bamboo…
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