kookabura little beast cricket bat : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk

Author's product rating:

Power	Excellent
Control	Excellent
Comfort	Excellent
Durability	Excellent
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	a really nice middle
Disadvantages:	Kashmir Willow

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

LOOKS
This Bat in my view is one of the best looking bats around and has not got to much pictures on the bat like the Kookaburra angry beast. I think the blue and red go very well together and really look good. Even the grip fits in with the style having blue slashes on it done by "the beast". The beast itself is not overdone but it still noticeable from a distance. I think the fact that the wood is unbleached giving it a more white effect looks better for it's style than a darker wood. I love the looks because you can really show the bat off and not worry about being seen bating with it.

POWER
The middle on this bat is awesome you can hit a cricket ball miles and you really know when you have caught it right. As for the bat itself it is very forgiving of bad shots and has a lot of power. The bat has great power considering it is only made from the bog standard Kashmir willow and not from all this fancy English willow (i can't tell the difference between the willows myself there all the same to me.)

CONTROL
The weight is very light for such a powerful bat the middle is chunky and it still the bat weighs little and I love that feature. This nice weight gives you total control over the bat you can play any shot and because it's light you can play your shot later rather than early that aspect of the bat is especially useful against spin bowlers so you can check the spin before you play that shot unlike heavy bats where you might have to guess a bit more about where the ball will end up.

COMFORT
This bat is more comfortable than most mainly due to it's weight. The bats weight will keep you arms and hands from aching more than a heavy bat. But after a couple of hours it's how fit you are and how much endurance you have that will help your arms and hands.

DURABILITY + VALUE
Like most bats it could potentially last well over 5 years but it has to have been well knocked in, (I recommend 3hours if it's pre-knocked in and 6 if it's not. That may sound like a lot but it really helps your bat.) well cared for and used properly. You may be saying what's knocking in. Knocking in is when you hit you're bat with a cricket ball or rounded mallet reasonably hard continuously. This gets the wood grain used to being hit so when you play for the first time and you try to hit the ball your bat won't snap on impact. The length of time bats last for is amazing considering I got this for only around £30-£40. This bat is defiantly worth that isn't it?

OVERALL
Overall it think this is a great bat from kookaburra that has it all the looks, power, weight, comfort need I go on? I would recommend this bat to everyone as it think the world of it and it is a pleasure to be batting with.

this review is also on dooyoo still by me