The makers
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Every maker on our shelf, from the Test match factories to the one-man workshops. Each page is checked against the maker's own website and written in our words. Nobody pays to be here.
31 makers
British makers
Workshops and factories in England, from one-man sheds to the names on Test match bats.
- Aldred Derbyshire · Est. 2008 Derbyshire bats made entirely by hand by former county cricketer Paul Aldred 45 bats · Maker direct
- B3 Cricket Nottingham · Est. 2012 Nottingham bat maker combining CNC shaping with made-to-order personal fitting 22 bats · Maker direct
- Chase Hampshire · Est. 1996 Hampshire workshop making English willow bats, with a walk-in shop and bespoke fittings 18 bats · Maker direct
- Choice Willow Hertfordshire Handmade English willow bats from a Hertfordshire cricket centre near St Albans 10 bats · Maker direct
- Duncan Fearnley Worcestershire · Est. 1955 Worcester bat brand built by a former county cricketer, known for the Black Wickets 32 bats · Maker direct
- Garrard Crafted Suffolk · Est. 2015 Two-person Suffolk workshop handcrafting bats from Suffolk-grown willow. 33 bats · Maker direct
- Gray-Nicolls East Sussex · Est. 1855 Long-established Sussex bat maker that grows its own willow 52 bats · Via UK shops
- Gunn & Moore Nottinghamshire · Est. 1885 Nottingham bat maker since 1885, with every bat made in its English factory 42 bats · Via UK shops
- Hawk Worcestershire · Est. 1996 Family bat makers in Worcestershire, pressing each English willow blade individually 9 bats · Via UK shops
- Hell4Leather Kent · Est. 2005 Kent workshop making English willow bats to order, one at a time 20 bats · Maker direct
- Hunts County Cambridgeshire · Est. 1904 Long-running Huntingdon bat factory with roots in St Neots going back to 1904 18 bats · Maker direct
- Infinity Berkshire Reading-based brand offering handmade English willow bats with a custom build option 17 bats · Maker direct
- Keeley East Sussex Family bat makers working from their own yard in Ashburnham, East Sussex 11 bats · Maker direct
- Kippax West Yorkshire · Est. 1976 Yorkshire bat maker growing, drying and shaping its own English willow since 1976 9 bats · Maker direct
- Millichamp & Hall Somerset · Est. 1987 Taunton bat makers working from a workshop at the Somerset county ground since 1987 28 bats · Maker direct
- Newbery West Sussex · Est. 1981 Sussex heritage bat maker with English willow bats handmade in the UK 24 bats · Maker direct
- Optimax Derbyshire Owzat Cricket's own label of English willow bats and kit 5 bats · Via UK shops
- Orion England Value-led English willow bats and kit, sold mainly through Romida Cricket 8 bats · Maker direct
- OX29 Bat Doctor Oxfordshire One-man Oxfordshire workshop making bats from locally sourced willow 47 bats · Maker direct
- Prophecy Stockport · Est. 2018 Manchester brand selling English willow bats and kit at modest prices 21 bats · Maker direct
- Robert Pack Northamptonshire · Est. 2004 Northamptonshire bat maker offering bespoke BlueRoom and RPC bats with personal fitting 10 bats · Maker direct
- Salix Kent · Est. 1990 Small Kent workshop hand-making bats since 1990, known for free in-person fittings 11 bats · Maker direct
- SR Cricket Hertfordshire St Albans cricket brand selling English willow bats, custom bats and bat preparation. 32 bats · Maker direct
- Titan West Yorkshire West Yorkshire maker of Titan and JEDi English willow bats, plus repairs 15 bats · Maker direct
- Viking West Yorkshire · Est. 2016 Yorkshire bat brand with a shop in Silsden and a dedicated women's range 13 bats · Maker direct
- Warrior West Yorkshire Handmade English willow bats and repairs from a Wakefield workshop 3 bats · Maker direct
- WDA Willow Hertfordshire Hertfordshire bat maker and willow supplier selling individual stock bats 46 bats · Maker direct
- WG Willow Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire bat maker shaping English willow bats to each player's specification 7 bats · Maker direct
- Willow & Wand Suffolk · Est. 2020 One-person Suffolk workshop making English willow bats for club cricketers 14 bats · Maker direct
- Wombat Devon Devon workshop handmaking English willow bats from its own willow supply. 34 bats · Maker direct
- World Class Willow Somerset Somerset bat makers who fell, press and shape their own English willow 11 bats · Maker direct
10 makers
From overseas
Makers based abroad whose bats you can buy in the UK, mostly through independent shops.
- CA Sports Sialkot, Pakistan · Est. 1958 Family-run Sialkot maker of bats and cricket kit since 1958 24 bats · Via UK shops
- DSC Batala, India Punjab family bat makers who built their own brand after decades supplying others 31 bats · Maker direct
- Ihsan Pakistan · Est. 1957 Pakistani sports goods maker and exporter with English willow, composite and tape ball bats 1 bat · Via UK shops
- Kookaburra Melbourne, Australia · Est. 1890 Family-owned Australian sports maker with a full English willow bat range 63 bats · Via UK shops
- MB Malik Sialkot, Pakistan · Est. 1985 Sialkot family firm making English willow bats endorsed by Pakistan international batters 8 bats · Via UK shops
- MRF Chennai, India Sports goods arm of the Chennai tyre company, best known for Virat Kohli's bat 29 bats · Via UK shops
- SF Stanford Meerut, India · Est. 1997 Meerut equipment maker since 1997, with bats endorsed by several international players 27 bats · Via UK shops
- SG Meerut, India · Est. 1931 Meerut maker with roots in 1931, a fixture of Indian cricket at every level 30 bats · Via UK shops
- SM Cricket India Indian-made bats and kit, sold in the UK through an official distributor 15 bats · Maker direct
- SS Meerut, India Indian cricket maker from Meerut, selling English and Kashmir willow bats. 39 bats · Via UK shops