New Balance 2027 Cricket Range: DC, TC, Heritage and the Players Pro Bats

Jamie Harvey · Published 09/11/2026 · 10 min read

New Balance's 2027 cricket kit is on the site: bats, batting gloves, batting pads and wicket keeping gear, plus new shoes and bags. The range is built around three lines, DC, TC and Heritage, and at the top sit two Players Pro bats made to the shapes used by England's Joe Root and Jamie Smith. Below you will find how the lines differ, what each model number tells you about the willow, and a link to every product.

The three lines at a glance

Line	Bat profile	Sweet spot	Handle	Grip	Suits
DC	Full DC profile, large edges	Mid to low	Semi-oval cane, 33/37	Players Chrome	Stroke makers who score all around the wicket
TC	Traditional shape, large edges	Mid	Semi-oval cane, 34/40	Players White	Batters who like to occupy the crease and build an innings
Heritage	DC profile with a thicker TC-style handle and a rounded toe, big edges	Mid to low	Semi-oval cane, 34/40	Players Black and White	Attacking batters who want to clear the rope

The lines carry through to the gloves and pads, so you can match your kit. DC is finished in teal and black, TC in bright blue and Heritage in black and white with a distressed print.

What the model numbers mean

New Balance grades willow by model number, and a DC and a TC with the same number use the same grade and cost the same. Choose the line for the shape and the number for the willow.

Model	Adult willow	Adult price	Junior willow	Junior price
Players Pro	Grade 1, the best of the year's willow	£720	No junior	-
1200	Grade 1	£520	J1	£240
1000	Grade 2	£384	J2	£200
800	Grade 3	£304	J3	£176
600	Grade 4	£240	J4	£120
500	Grade 5a	£200	J5a	£100
400 Plus	Grade 5b	£140	J5b (sold as the 400 Junior)	£80
200	Kashmir willow, soft ball only	£40.50	Kashmir willow, soft ball only	£40.50

Prices as at 9 November 2026. The English willow bats arrive pre-prepared, but New Balance still recommend knocking in further before you use them with a hard ball. The 200 bats are Kashmir willow with a fibre sheet on the face, made for soft ball and garden cricket, and are not for use with a hard ball.

Players Pro: the Joe Root and Jamie Smith bats

Both Players Pro bats are replicas of the bat shapes the players use, made from Grade 1 English willow with a very full profile, large edges, a mid to low sweet spot and a semi-flat face. Each comes with a free premium full-length bat cover.

New Balance TC Joe Root Players Pro: built on the TC line with a 34/40 semi-oval handle and a yellow Players grip.
New Balance DC Jamie Smith Players Pro: built on the DC line with a 33/37 semi-oval handle and a white Players grip.

Jamie Smith's gloves and pads are in the range too: the DC 1200 batting gloves and pads, and for keeping, the JS 1500 gloves and 1200 pads. All are covered below.

New Balance DC bats

DC is the line for the batter who likes to score all around the ground. A mid to low swell and large edges put plenty of wood behind the ball, and the 33/37 handle gives a balanced pick up. The DC 600 has a medium to high spine and big edges, and suits a club batter who likes to hit hard from anywhere in the order.

Adult bats

Junior bats

New Balance TC bats

TC is the traditional line, made for the batter who wants to stay in for a long time. The mid sweet spot is the most common position on any bat, so it suits a wide range of players, and the 34/40 semi-oval handle sits between an oval and a round handle in the hands.

TC is also the only line with lightweight versions. The TC 600 Lightweight and TC 500 Lightweight use the same willow and cost the same as the standard bats, but the blade is 1cm shorter and the handle 1cm longer, which makes them lighter to pick up. They suit a smaller adult or a teenager moving up from junior sizes.

Adult bats

Junior bats

New Balance Heritage bats

Heritage comes in one grade this year, the 600, in Grade 4 English willow for adults and J4 for juniors, at the same prices as the DC and TC 600. It takes the DC profile and adds a thicker TC-style handle and a rounded toe. The mid to low sweet spot and big edges suit a batter who likes to get under the ball and hit through the line.

Batting gloves

The glove numbers follow the bats: the higher the number, the more protection and the better the leather. DC and TC gloves with the same number share a price and are built in much the same way, so pick the line that matches your bat or the look you prefer.

Model	What you get	Price
1200	V-split with high grade PU finger rolls and a premium sheep leather palm. The DC 1200 is the glove Jamie Smith uses, and the TC 1200 adds a flex split on the two lead fingers.	£80
1000	Graded PU finger roll, plastic inserts on the two lead fingers, sheep leather palm	£63.75
800	Block split, plastic inserts on every finger, sheep leather palm with crosslink foam	£51
600	Block split, plastic inserts on every finger, crosslink foam palm	£42.50
500	Split finger, plastic inserts on every finger, sheep leather palm	£36
400	PU and leather, double-sided elasticated wrist, well ventilated	£27
300	PU and synthetic leather, single-sided elasticated wrist	£22.50
200	PU palm and double-sided elasticated wrist, for nets and matches	£18

Heritage gloves come in four models. The 1000 Max has sausage fingers with block splits and extra inserts and shields on the two lead fingers, the 800 is a lightweight glove with a natural feel, the 600 carries the distressed Heritage print, and the 400 is the entry model.

DC gloves

TC gloves

Heritage gloves

Batting pads

Model	What you get	DC price	TC price
1200	Seven bar PU front, 9mm crosslink foam, three horizontal bolsters. The DC 1200 is Jamie Smith's pad and the TC 1200 is from Joe Root's range.	£108	£108
1000	Seven bar PU front, 9mm crosslink foam, self-positioning moulded knee cup	£80	£80
800	Seven bar PU front, Litlon and soft foam vertical bolster, layered horizontal bolsters	£72.25	£72.25
600	Seven bar PU front, Litlon and crosslink foam	£63.75	£63.75
500	Six bar dual wing, Litlon and crosslink foam	£46.75	£42.50
400	Six bar dual wing and ambidextrous, so one pair suits left and right-handed batters	£31.50	£36
300	Lightweight crosslink foam with cashmilon bolsters	£31.50	£31.50

Heritage pads come as the 800, 600 and 400, built like the DC and TC pads of the same number. If you would rather not wear white, the coloured pads come in black or navy: the 500 is a six bar dual wing pad and the 800 a seven bar pad.

DC pads

TC pads

Heritage and coloured pads

Wicket keeping

The JS 1500 gloves are made to Jamie Smith's specification, with a premium aniline leather back, sheep leather lining across the palm and a towel lining down the back and thumb (£112). The 1200 gloves also use aniline leather with a sheep leather lining (£84), the 800 has a leather back and fingers (£63.75), and the 500 pairs a PU back with leather fingers (£40.50).

All three keeping pads are a light, conventional shape with a six panel Comfort Flex front that bends with the leg when you crouch. The 1200 is the style Jamie Smith wears.

Also new for 2027

Shoes

The CK10 is a metal spike for serious club and elite players. The CK4040 is built for bowlers, the CK4030 is an all-round spike, and the CK4020 is a training shoe for mixed surfaces, now with a wider fit. The three CK40 models use FuelCell foam, and there is a junior CK4020 too.

Bags

The 1200 Pro Trolley Wheelie is the largest, with three bat compartments and a retractable handle. The combo bags can be carried as a backpack or wheeled, and the 500, 600 and 800 wheelie bags cover most club players. Several come in black or navy.

Protection and accessories

Which New Balance kit should you choose?

You score all around the ground: a DC bat.
You like to bat for a long time: a TC bat.
You want to hit hard and clear the rope: the Heritage 600 or the DC 600.
You want a lighter pick up in English willow: the TC 600 or TC 500 Lightweight.
You want the best bat in the range: the Joe Root or Jamie Smith Players Pro.
You are buying a first English willow bat for a junior: the DC or TC 500 Junior, or the 200 for soft ball and the garden.

You can see the range side by side on our New Balance cricket bats, pads and gloves pages, narrow it down with the bat selector, or see everything on the New Balance page.