MCC Committee Demands Limit On Bat Sizes

The NZ Herald is reporting the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket Committee met at Lord's on Monday and Tuesday and called for bat sizes to be limited, as the "balance between bat and ball...has tilted too far in the batsman's favour".

The Committee also said that laws should be amended to introduce limitations to bat edges, depths and weights.

"One proposal would be for the maximum thickness of the edge to be between 35mm and 40mm, and the overall depth of the bat to be between 60mm and 65mm. (Some bats in current use have edges of 55mm and can be up to 80mm deep)" the Committee said.

The debate on bat-size regulation has gained some fresh momentum in recent weeks with Ricky Ponting, Ian Chappell and Josh Hazlewood all calling for some form of limit.

Meanwhile, David Warner, who carries one of the largest bats in the game, insisted that an innovative bat was a credit to its maker.

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