How long do cricket bats need knocking in for?

Answer 1

These days most of the bats manufacturers are offering bats in a ready to play conditions. But there is still some room of improvement. You still need to knock the edges. You need a wood bat mallet to tap the edges for bottom fourteen inches, and tap it all the face above it up to the shoulders. Start it with a force 4 from a reasonable force available to a man 1 to 10, where 1 is weakest and 10 is strongest. Do it twice and then do it with a force of 7 to 8 twice. Every session should take about 15 minutes and a total of 1 hour. in case of a Bat without pre-knock, you need to knock all around it for about 45 minutes per session. Then slightly oil your bat with raw linseed oil. Do not over oil it.