Not sure I am convinced of it, though - Viv Richards hit the ball a long way and I suspect it may have been because he had a muscular frame like modern batters do.

But this quote suggests that increased volume of wood does actually somehow help the bat impart more force for the same mass.

You'd think that if force = mass x acceleration that the mass of the bat would be the key factor in how much force it imparts on the ball, and therefore how far the ball travels when hit.

Yes, it was something like that! (One of the other parents worked it out in the end). Thanks!

They bat all the way down. They just don't bat all the way up?

I'm watching the Major League Cricket livestream of a match in the Oakland A's stadium. If the USA can hold cricket in a baseball stadium, why not Japan?

"There are long-term strategies from powerbrokers for Japan to host major global cricket events"

That's good to hear! Any idea what sort of timeframes those powerbrokers might have in mind?

The junior figures are surprisingly disappointing, though. (These don't go back to earlier years, as far as I'm aware.)

Reasonable point. Still sucks.

Ryuki batted superbly today.