Derek Pringle looks at the bond a player builds with his favourite willow…

Derek Pringle
Cricket bats are more than just planks of willow, for many they shape the path you take as a player…

Gordon Greenidge: Gray-Nicolls ‘Scoop’

Allan Border: Duncan Fearnley AB 5-Star

Ian Botham: Duncan Fearnley Attack

Allan Lamb: Slazenger V12

Viv Richards: Stuart Surridge Jumbo

Cricket bats. Has there ever been a more cherished piece of sporting equipment? Balls might do more things, like swing and spin, and move through time and space, but a player has to put them...