Adidas Incurza 5.0 English Willow Cricket Bat (21/22) - SH
ADIDAS one of the global pillars of sports have been in and around Cricket for a while mainly known for their footwear but since 2019 have really upped their game in the bats, gloves, pads and kit bags. With outstanding quality in bats with fantastic balanced profiles along with powerful middles the Adidas range fills the holy trifectas of looks, performance and value. These days with Adidas you can't go wrong.
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Size
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Short Handle - Ideal for players 175cm (5ft 9in) to 188cm (6ft 2in) in Height.
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Willow
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Grade 4 English Willow, usually with a wider grain structure and may come with some blemishes/specs or marbling in the main playing area.
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Handle
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Medium to thin ROUND Handle. Top quality 4 piece Singapore Cane with 3 rubber inserts making for a slight whippyness to the handle transfer great power into the ball.
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Profile
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Low middle with the spine rounded of into the toe and coupled with minimal concaving makes for a very very big hitting area. The name INCURZA means to attack with strength and true to its name the Incurza series is designed to get the power behind the ball.
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Edges/Spine
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Has the modern big edges maintained for a large portion through the profile coupled with the spine height peaking in a mid to low level getting a big power zone for the aggressive front foot players.
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Middle Position |
Concaving |
 Low profile for the aggressor on the front foot taking the game head on plus a great design to get the fast hands through the ball for cross bat shots on the leg side.
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 Very minimal concaving just to help the pick up with the lower middle whilst keeping the power in the main hitting zone.
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Pick Up |
Bow |
 To our surprise with the shape most of the bats felt either half an ounce to slightly lighter then the scale weights. Possibly due to the spine carrying thickness into the handle and clever weight reduction throughout the blade.
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 Comes with the modern standard level of bow which gets the bat just a tad early onto the ball. Which creates a better angle for the ball bouncing off the bat onto the grass helping it to race further, optimizing value for your shots.
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Face |
Toe |
 The modern flat face design. Maximizing edge size for a more disbursed power zone and helping the player with more precise placement in their strokes.
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A square toe to give the batter the look of a wider bat thus giving them more confidence to middle the ball.
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