About this product
Hrs Cricket Bat Grip – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
This is a replacement rubber grip for a cricket bat handle.
Grips are consumable and most players leave them far too long. Rubber hardens with heat, sunlight and sweat, and a hardened grip goes shiny and slick. What happens next is subtle and expensive: the bat rotates very slightly in the hands at the moment of contact, the face turns, and a shot that should have been middled goes off the edge. The player blames their technique.
In Dar es Salaam this happens much faster than it does in England. Heat and humidity age rubber quickly, and a grip that would last two seasons in a cool climate goes hard in one here. Change them often – they cost a fraction of anything else in a kit bag.
Fit it with a grip cone. Slide the grip onto the wide end of the cone, roll it down over the narrow end and onto the handle, then work it down the handle. Trying to do it by hand is how most grips are torn. A dusting of talc inside helps it slide.
Two grips on a handle is a legitimate choice, not a bodge. It thickens the handle, which suits players with larger hands or anyone who finds a thin handle makes them grip too tightly. Two grips also damp vibration slightly more than one.
Keep the bat out of direct sun when you are not using it. Sun is what hardens a grip fastest.
Buying a Hrs Cricket Bat Grip in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the hrs cricket bat grip at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every hrs cricket bat grip is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which hrs cricket bat grip suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the hrs cricket bat grip are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Cricket Accessories in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on cricket, see this overview on Wikipedia.
HRS Cricket Bat Grip