Cricket-mad Ian Sampson, 69, works from his humble 30m x 4m shop in Wakefield, handcrafting wooden bats using techniques unchanged for centuries. The master bat maker has been producing the wooden ...

A Hampshire bat maker which supplies some of the world's top cricket brands and players has been acquired by a master willow grower, taking the manufacturing process "from sapling to century". Rory ...

Chase Cricket, one of England’s most respected specialist cricket bat makers, has been acquired by Rory Waterer, whose English willow has been used by many of the world’s leading cricket brands and ...

MEERUT, India, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Cricket equipment manufacturer Sanspareils Greenlands, commonly known as SG, has ramped up production anticipating a demand boom during the World Cup in India that ...

NEW DELHI- The upcoming English cricket season may face an unusual challenge due to a shortage of Dukes balls, which could affect preparations for both domestic and international matches. Delays in ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Bob Cowper, who scored test cricket’s first triple century on Australian soil, has died at the age of 84 due to an undisclosed illness, Cricket Australia said Sunday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A master cricket bat maker from Wakefield, UK, fears his centuries‑old craft is dying out as few young people take it up. Ian ...