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How to care for a non oil cricket bat

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Topic: How to care for a non oil cricket bat

Posted By: stephen27
Subject: How to care for a non oil cricket bat
Date Posted: 24 December 2011 at 9:49am

I've recently bought a B&S Fireball M3k,it's English Willow,but the manufacturers say it is a no oi bat. I'd like to know how to care for it since i can't oil it. It already as an anti scuff sheet on it. Please Help.

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Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 05 January 2012 at 8:40am

Just run it in carefully - knock it in for a couple of hours with a bat mallet or a ball in a sock, then have a few nets against older balls.

Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 05 January 2012 at 1:36pm

Clobber is correct. Bats usually have a bit of oil in it during the manufacturing process, so not oiling when we receive it is not really a problem.

Knocking the edges carefully and the toe end of the bat is more important when you get a bat than oiling. Do as Clobber said and everything will be fine. I have a bat, no oil ever touched it, edges and face after a year is still as good as ever.

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Posted By: stephen27
Date Posted: 05 January 2012 at 4:59pm

thanks for the help.