Salix is a totally unique cricket brand, manufacturing independently from the cleft since 1990; these bats are still made by the founding makers from cleft selection through to final finishing. Salix means expert manufacturing and intensive handmaking to produce peerless performance and unrivalled finish. These are 21st century English handmade bats – fluid yet precise, a hybrid of past skills, modern aesthetics and the determination to drive forward.
2012
Salix bats are all about performance, all bowed following the shape of the
driving area and all benefitting from CTS (contoured turned sanding). They
represent the most labour intensive, performance laden, exquisitely finished
bats available today.
Their
remit for bat shapes is simple: power with perfect balance. Expert cleft handling, complex machining and
pressing, inspired shaping, fastidious sanding and finishing all combine to
produce each Salix.Their shapes develop
every season, and this year they have raided our own archives to blend key
features of their early Gem and Venom bats with new pressing techniques to create
very modern profiles.
This year, all Players and Grade Ones are natural finish, all Performance and Select grades are workshop prepared. Each bat carries a QR code linking the owner straight to their website for bat care and maintenance advice.