How long do you need to leave your cricket bat after oiling it?

Question

I recently got a new cricket bat and was wondering how long you need to leave your cricket bat (after oiling it) before you start to knock it in with a wooden mallet?

Answer 1

Overnight but you do not need to lay it flat nor stand it in oil a teaspoon full of oil should be enough to oil a bat take care to avoid putting oil on the vee where the handle joins the bat or in the handle itself these are made up of cane laminates usually sometimes with other materials as well and oiling them can make them come apart . You can knock a bat in before you oil it and with a new bat it is the knocking in that is important rather than the oiling .Unless you incur major damage that requires a lot of sanding you should only need to oil your bat once a year about a week after the end of the season .Don't store the bat in an airing cupboard or anywhere that is excessively damp a normal wardrobe should be fine. .Use good quality bat oil it might be expensive but I have had mine for five years and only used half of it and lent the bottle out to friends.

Answer 2

Overnight, make sure you leave it lying on a flat surface though,because then the oil will become concentrated in one area (due to gravity bringing the oil down the bottom end of the bat).

Answer 3

hey dude, i was in the same situation a year or so back. when i used to play i would apply a small coat at the statrt of the season and also knock it in again, using a cricket ball and a sock. if it has a good middle, it wont need that much. i think its aniseed oil you need to apply, very spearingly, especially if you have oiled it before. hope this helps

Answer 4

1 days

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