It also marks the busiest period of the year for Ian Sampson, who has spent more than 50 years handmaking cricket bats. Some ...

And not all bats of the player were checked ... checks on bat sizes to make sure they conformed to Law 5 of the MCC's Laws of Cricket, which restricts the thickness of bat edges to 4cm (1.56 ...

All ten teams have been informed about this development, and none have objected. The bat test aside ... Venkatesh has been writing cricket news, listicle and feature articles for Sportskeeda ...

All three were overseas players ... Nic Maddinson has earned the ire of officials for using an illegal bat while playing County cricket. Picture: Getty Such cases have caused heated debate ...

Mark Waugh and Viv Richards have all handled a bat that's been through my hands," the 68-year-old says. "Mark Ramprakash and Mark Butcher too. "Slazenger were enormous in cricket back then.