|  | Newbery Bat Care Dear Customer,
Having personally hand crafter and inspected your cricket bat, I ask you to look after it in the correct manner:
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Preperation Before use, one or two coats of raw linseed oil (a coat is a teaspoonful) should be gently rubbed into the blade of the bat, (the face, bottom, and edges but avoiding the splice and handle). Then the bat should be carefully knocked in with an old leather ball or newberry bat mallet. Oiled correctly, the wood fibres should be supple and face and edges will dent rather than crack during the knocking-in process. |
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Maintenance During Use The blade of the bat should be periodically cleaned down with fine sandpaper and then a thin coat of oil should be applied to keep the surface pliable and prevent the bat from drying out. Ensure, however, that the bat is not over-oiled as this leads to a deadening of the bat and reduction in performance (as a rough guide, apply no more than three further coats per year). A bat with anti-scruff fitted to protect it during the initial knocking-in process will require the cover to be removed midway through each season and oiled , to prevent the bat from drying out. |
Winter Storage At the end of each season your Newberry bat should be cleaned, lightly oiled and stored in a cool, dry location away from direct heat, as this may lead to the drying out of the bat thereby making it brittle and susceptible to future damage. |
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Damage Our cricket bats are handcrafted from natural materials and as a result, during normal usage, are likely to incur superficial face and edge damage. These do not detract from the overall performance of the bat. However, should more serious damage occur to the bat due to a mis-timed shot or the 'digging out' of a Yorker, the damage can often be easily repaired without affecting performance. Here at Newberry Cricket Bats we pride ourselves on the service we give to our customers, customers whom we hope to keep for life. However, on occasions damage will occur to cricket bats due to the age of the bat or poor treatment that it has received from its owner. On these occasions we will use our vast knowledge and experience to give you, the customer our honest opinion. This may result in Newberry's refusing to repair or replace bats free of charge and we reserve this right. |
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Care Must Be Take To Avoid the following:
1. Exposure to extremes of temperature;
2. Standing the bat in linseed oil;
3. Usage against hard or poor quality cricket balls prior to knocking in;
4. Allowing the bat to become wet;
5. Usage in indoor nets prior to knocking-in
Each and every one of these circumstances can cause serious damage to your Newberry bat and although a complete repair service is available, it may not be possible to rectify the problem thereby resulting in significant cost being incurred by the customer. |
Bat Maker's Notice The materials used in this bat have been specifically selected and during the hand making process a large amount of careful attention has been given to each individual bat - all I ask is that you do the same. |
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