Why do cricket bats have to be knocked in?

Before a cricket bat can be used, it has to be knocked in – and that’s true for amateur and professional players.

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[SilviusR]

Normally i do this a few hours a day for a week, just take i round and kep knocking. Also you add oils to help the process and look. Finally willow is the best as its balancing its light weightedness, springyness when hitting somthing and durability perfectly for cricket play

[aravioli]

My old cricket coach used to have a cricket ball screwed into a stick that he would lend us to knock our bats with.

[nateplace]

Question: Why, during the pressing process, don't manufacturers just press the edges and sides themselves?

[Kronosstrid]

"Do it yourself!" Ahh sport 🙏

[Kiko_]

Bats these days are "pre-prepared" but a manufacturer will typically advise oiling and knocking before use.

[JamieVauxnut]

A softwood isn't necessarily a soft wood just the same as hardwood aren't necessarily hard woods

[veridico]

I remember doing this about 30 years ago. This makes me feel ancient.

[vincentserna]

in order to play the game where you hit the ball with the stick, it is important to first hit the stick with the ball

[misterkunnyfunt]

its crazy that in this modern advanced age...manufacturers cant do this for you...

[dochiekyle]

Ok, yes willow is soft compared to other woods but it's classed as a hardwood.
Being a softwood or hardwood actually has nothing to do with how soft or hard the wood is.

Yew is very hard, but actually a softwood.
Balsa is very soft but actually a hardwood

[kartik]

Joe Devine talking about cricket! Never knew it existed before and now I need more @Tifo

[nathandebruyn]

We even used to oil our cricket bats before knocking them in.

[muhammedaqueeb]

Many ppl actually use don’t hit it by manual mode. We use the ball in sock hanging to practice shots. Or use a spinner to practice actual balls.

[mosesimmanuel]

Its called seasoning and a wooden hammer is mostly used( in India)

[linkgaming]

I always used a cricket ball on a stick

[definitelynotannpc]

So you're telling me I'm knocking the wrong bat?

[superamario]

Don't they have to oil the bat too?

[Gretri]

As a baseball fan, this is weird to me. Most the time we pick up a bat, it is ready to go, most the time the bat is made of Maple or Ash, so why don't cricket players make the bat out of those woods instead of Willow?

[KingAlanI]

Reminded of a video about aluminum baseball bats that were much more powerful after repeated use

[AeroDKT]

time to immediately forget this in 2 seconds