Cricket Haven

BDM Cricket bats - Aero Dynamic, Titanium,

2008-08-27T12:20:00.003+01:00

We are pleased to launch our latest range of BDM cricket bats made from genuine English willow cricket bats.

Since the beginning BDM is dedicated in serving their customers by providing high quality cricket bats, pads, gloves and other services to match each specific requirement of the cricket industry and players of all levels. The success of their development methodologies is manifest in product design development, testing and monitoring. BDM is one of the most respected brands in India, and sponsors many top Indian and other international players around the world.

BDM cricket bats are very highly regarded due to its very light pickup but also a meaty profile. Once you buy a BDM cricket bat you will no longer go back to any other brand!

Welcome to our brand new store!

2008-08-15T13:24:00.002+01:00

Following an almost faultless transition from our old store we are proud to launch our brand spanking new online store for all cricket lovers out there, featuring as usual, top quality cricket equipment, cricket bats, cricket gloves, pads, balls and MUCH MUCH MORE!

Look out more product lines to be added soon from MRF, BDM, RNS, BAS as well as other English and Australian makes!

Sneak Preview of Cricket Haven's Brand New Online Store

2008-07-12T09:31:00.004+01:00

We have been developing our brand new on line store at Cricket Haven for the past 2 months. Featuring products from top manufactures such as SS, SG, BDM, RNS and many more!

The store offers much more user friendly interface and navigation with facilities to compare products, add products to wish list, showing related items and now accepting PayPal!

The store is under going testing, and we are busy adding our products to the catalogue to bring it live as soon as possible! For a sneak preview of the store click here.

We welcome any comments on our new brand new store.

Club Cricket Clothing (club wear)

2008-06-14T10:17:00.005+01:00

As the cricket season progresses you might wonder how to give your club a more professional image in the field. You might have even seen other clubs with classy and made to measure cricket club clothing, looking no less than a international team on their first tour. You might have already lost the important mental battle, in awe of the opposition.

Now you can have custom cricket club clothing for your team at prices previously unheard of! Our club cricket clothing range consists of light weight, sweat absorbent shirts, warm and lightweight cricket jumpers (including heavy knit woollen, jumpers), club tracksuits and team training wear. You can also also have your own club logo embroidered on anything you like.

You can have the perfect clothing for your cricket club this season, giving you the competitive edge on the field to win that important rival game. You can even customise your new cricket club wear making it one of a kind! Envy of your rival cricket clubs are cricket clothing will not leave you wanting more!

We have the best cricket club clothing at low prices which makes it affordable to thousands of cricket clubs in the country, just view our testimonials.

To view our club cricket clothing range click here.

Cricket Team Clothing, Team Wear, cricket whites for your club

2008-05-28T11:00:00.004+01:00

We have now revamped our Cricket Team Wear store which now contains up to date information on bulk cricket whites - shirts and trousers, team cricket jumpers - both in wool and fleece lined slip overs, team cricket tracksuits, training wear and cricket leisure wear and much much more!

We can even customise your cricket team wear by embroidering your club logo and printing your name and number. And we do all the customisation of the cricket clothing for FREE which means the price you see on our website for the customised team clothing is the price you pay.

In our cricket team clothing section you can also see the testimonials of our clients and what they had to say. Our cricket clothing which includes whites and wool jumpers are some of the best available which you can find out your selves by requesting a FREE sample.

What's more, we have pictures of our clients clothing for you to have a look at the quality of our cricket team wear. The site also has a comparison of price of our cricket team clothing compared to the competition so you know you are getting the best deal on the cricket whites!

Buy why buy cricket team wear when you can get whites from any local cricket store? Well we have written a whole article on the advantages of having your own club's identity by having customised cricket clothing.

Visit our dedicated Team Clothing Store now!

HALF PRICE Cricket Bat SALE

2008-04-13T12:48:00.004+01:00

You can now buy one of our best selling bats for the new season cheaper than ever. We have slashed our Grade 1 bat prices so they have become even more affordable. You can buy one for only £75 (previously £150), saving you £75!

Buy these awesome cricket bats at discounted prices today!

So what are you waiting for? Order your new RNS Larsons Grade 1 cricket bat today for guaranteed FREE NEXT day delivery.

Be the first one to hear about our offers and exclusive subscriber only prices.

Register for your FREE monthly cricket newsletter today here!

Hand Made Cricket Bats

2008-04-10T10:33:00.004+01:00

We are pleased to launch a dedicated area for our hand made cricket bats, made to order direct from our bat makers in India. Known, for making one one of the best bats in the world!

Now you can read what other people have to say about our custom made bats so that you can be sure that you will not be left wanting more when YOUR custom made cricket bat arrives. We have so much confidence in our bats we will give your money back if you are not satisfied!

What's more, we have added a gallery where customers have supplied their own pictures and videos of their Shot! custom cricket bat, for YOU to have a look how good they really look.

Still not convinced? Why not review our hand made cricket bat first to judge the quality, for absolutely free and under no obligation of buying!

Wholesale cricket bats! Buy RNS Larsons cricket bats in bulk

2008-02-24T20:02:00.003Z

Make £££s this summer by selling one of the best bats currently being made to your team mates, on ebay, car boot etc... Get upto 50% off retail price on a bulk order of english willow cricket bats which are also available as blanks without stickers in various grades. We can arrange for your own branding with your own stickers for you to sell on.

Our cricket bats are unmatched in price and quality by any other wholesaler in the UK! Guaranteed.

We believe RNS larsons cricket bats make the best cricket bats which one can only admire by sampling one.

We are offering heavy discounts on bulk order of RNS Grade 1+ euro plus cricket bats, grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 cricket bats. But there is NO minimum order!

Visit our dedicated wholesale cricket bats page for more information!

Cricket Team Wear (Bluk order club wear)

2008-02-22T09:10:00.003Z

The long awaited dedicated area for custom cricket team wear/bulk cricket clothing/club wear is now on line with even more information then before. We are the place to buy the best team wear at the lowest price in the UK. Our bulk order club clothing/wear is made from the latest light weight fabric with moisture management and double stitching for optimum strength.

Also all shirts we sell come with FREE logo embroidery for up to 2 of your sponsors' logo. Which means for only £8.47 you get the team shirt, free logo embroidery for your cricket club and FREE delivery.

Can you find it cheaper any where else in the UK? We don't think so.

Why not request a sample? We are certain you will be highly impressed by the quality of our shirts!

Visit our decidcated cricket team wear area.

Shot! Custom Made Cricket Bats

2008-02-19T14:23:00.003Z

We have launched our eagerly awaited custom range of cricket bats. These bats are made to order according to your specifications and is a service normally offered to professional players. You can order your custom made price at a fraction of the price with the same quality. Our custom made bas are also pressed less meaning they play and ping like the bats used by international players. Our grade 1+ custom made bats are cheapest in the UK. It includes FREE knocking in, oiling, bat cover, toe guard and anti-scuff sheets. We also offer a 7 day money back guarantee if you are not happy with the service.

To view our entire range of cricket bats and for more information please view our dedicated area for custom made bats.

Win a brand new cricket bat!

2007-12-16T13:59:00.000Z

Now is your chance to win a brand new RNS Larsons Euro Plus cricket bat, ready to use in the Summer! All you have to do is register for our monthly newsletter which is full of tips and special offers from buying guides to money off vouchers. A Lucky winner will then be random selected from the list and will receive this £120 bat for FREE!

What's more by registering to our newsletter you would be the first one to hear of any new offers, bargains and vouchers!

Register today!

New cricket pads

2007-11-25T18:54:00.000Z

We are delighted to launch our new range of cricket leg guards which are now in stock and available for delivery! We have scoured the subcontinent to find the best pads on the markets.

If you have any questions we will be delighted to take your call! Contact us here.

Cricket Balls Buying Guide

2007-11-03T16:45:00.000Z

Getting the right ball for a game or practice is vital for good cricket. Get a cheap ball and you might damage your bat or it may fall apart after only 20 overs! However a good quality ball will last 80-100 overs and several sessions in the nets. We have put together a quick read which highlights what to look for when ordering a good quality cricket ball.

First of all, the number of stitches in a cricket ball is vital. All top grade hand made cricket balls have 80-83 stitches. Naturally, more the stitches longer the life of the leather ball. Our top of the range cricket ball has 80+ stitches, while our mid range has 73-75 stitches and the practice cricket balls have 60-65 stitches.

Try out RNS Larsons Cricket Bats

2007-10-19T18:03:00.000+01:00

If you live around the Hertfordshire region you can now try out RNS Larsons cricket bats through one of the partner showrooms. The address is:

Riverside House,
42 Coldharbour Lane,
Harpenden, Herts,
AL5 4UN

For directions to the showroom click here.

The showroom stocks RNS larsons Euro Plus, Pinch Hitter and Personal cricket bats. More stock is planed to be added to the range in the showroom for the future! So keep your eye on the blog!

For all of you living in the Hampshire area, you are also welcome to come to our warehouse to try out our cricket range before buying.

Cricket Bats Q&A

2007-10-13T13:05:00.000+01:00

How do I know which is the right weight for me?

We regard that judging the suitability of a cricket bat across manufacturers by weight is a flawed method. Some cricket bats are light on the scales yet they have a heavy pick up. Other English willow cricket bats like RNS Larsons Euro Plus, Pinch Hitter etc... have extremely light weight pickup for the weight and come well recommended by our customers. The higher the grade of the bat better the willow and the lighter it will feel. Grade 1 english willow is less dense than Grade 3 or 4 and therefore more of it can be 'packed' into the same weight cricket bat. On the other hand, Kashmir willow cricket bats contain the most dense willow and therefore are the heaviest.

Cricket bats by RNS Larsons come between 2lb 08oz right up to 3lb 08oz. Traditionally, lower order batsmen and bowlers tend to favour heavier bats as they like to hit the big shots while opening batsmen prefer the lighter bats to play the technical and more nimble shots. Essentially the weight of the bat depends on your build and what you feel comfortable playing with....

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Knocking-In your cricket bat

2007-10-12T17:41:00.001+01:00

Nowadays all new cricket bats require knocking-in. This applies to both RNS Larsons Cricket Bats and others.. Although many manufacturers display bats as 'Ready to Play' or 'Pre Knocked-In' they still require knocking in to obtain best performance. Patience is the key when knocking-in your new £200 bat. If you find yourself short of time why not get it done professionally by Cricket Haven?

What does knocking in do?

Contrary to popular belief knocking-in the bat does not make the willow harder. On the face of the bat knocking in 'liberates' the willow fibres to attain a much better 'ping' or 'punch' of the bat. Hence knocking-in is recommended for bats that are mechanically pressed (or 'Ready to Play' or 'Pre-Knocked in) to obtain optimum performance.

Note: The cricket bats are not pressed mechanically at the edges or the tow. Therefore it is important that these areas of the cricket bat are knocked in to compress the fibres. This makes the edge of the bat flying off less likely when you edge the ball.

How are cricket bats graded?

2007-10-08T23:21:00.000+01:00

English Willow Cricket Bats

It is widely accepted that English Willow cricket bats provide superior performance when compared to similar kashmir willow cricket bats. Cricket Haven imports the best quality cricket bats made of highest grade english willow which is handcrafted by master cricket bat makers who have not only been making, but also have been inspecting the making of cricket bats for decades (read more about the history of our cricket bat makers here).

the grading of english willow cricket bats

We have many different grades, each one suitable for a particular market. Here we have outlined some details of the most popular.

a Grade 1 english willow cricket bat blade

A Grade 1 is the best looking blade money can buy, though it will not necessarily play the best. There may be some red wood evident on the edge of the bat. The grain on the face will be straight and there will be at least 4 grains visible. There may be the odd small knot in the edge or back but the playing area should be clean.

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Welcome to my blog

2007-10-08T22:55:00.000+01:00

So here it is! Cricket Haven's own blog. Here I will be posting the latest cricket news, sales and new equipment for 2008! Also I will be writing guides on various aspects of choosing cricket bats, pads, gloves and balls in the near future!