| As a batsman in cricket it is essential that you | | | | After picking up the bat ensure you have your |
| have a good batting grip to enable you to play | | | | fingers and thumb wrapped around the centre of |
| the full range of batting shots with full control and | | | | the handle with your hands close together. |
| precision. | | | | The shape should form a 'V', in line between the |
| The way a batsmen grips the bat often varies | | | | splice and the edge. |
| slightly from player to player which is some times | | | | This means that when you are holding the bat a |
| reflected in their batting style. For simplicities sake | | | | 'V', as such is formed between where the inside |
| the easiest way to hold a bat correctly is to lie | | | | of the thumb and fore finger hold the bat with |
| your bat face down on the ground and pick it up | | | | each hand. The two 'V's on each hand should line |
| with both hands as though it were a small axe | | | | up almost centrally between the splice/handle and |
| and you shouldn't go to far wrong. | | | | the leading edge. |
| However, there is a definite recognised and | | | | This is quite hard to explain without out a |
| 'correct' bat grip which is taught by the English | | | | diagram, but if you have a cricket bat nearby you |
| Cricket Board (ECB). | | | | should be able to try this out. |