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Gray-Nicolls Nova 4.0 800 GEM Cricket Bat – Grade 3 English Willow
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🏏 Gray-Nicolls Nova 4.0 800 GEM Cricket Bat
The Gray-Nicolls Nova 4.0 800 GEM Cricket Bat is designed for senior players who want a shorter blade, fast pickup and easier bat control without moving to a junior-sized bat.
The GEM configuration uses a shorter blade with a full-size handle, helping move the bat’s mass closer to the hands. This can improve manoeuvrability and bat speed while retaining the reach and familiar handle length preferred by adult players.
Its mid profile, even bow, large edges and mid sweet spot create a versatile shape for all-round stroke play. The rounded POWERCURVE face supports a smooth feel through contact, making the Nova 4.0 800 GEM a strong option for batters who value timing, fast hands and controlled power.
- Model: Gray-Nicolls Nova 4.0 800 GEM
- Type: Adult GEM English Willow Cricket Bat
- Size: GEM / Short Blade
- Blade: Shorter than a standard Short Handle blade
- Handle: Adult-length handle
- Willow Grade: Grade 3 English Willow;
- Willow: English Willow
- Profile: Mid profile
- Sweet Spot: Mid
- Bow: Even bow
- Edges: Large edges
- Pickup: Light / featherlight pickup
- Face: Rounded POWERCURVE face
- Finish: Natural blade
- Handle Shape: Semi-oval, where listed
- Toe: Slightly rounded / mostly square, depending on individual bat
- Bat Cover: Full-length bat cover included where stocked
- Weight: Around 2lb 7oz–2lb 8oz;
- Use: Senior cricket, turf cricket and match play
- Grade 3 English Willow for senior club cricket performance
- GEM short-blade configuration for improved manoeuvrability
- Adult-length handle for a familiar senior bat feel
- Mid profile for versatile all-round stroke play
- Mid sweet spot suited to front-foot and back-foot shots
- Even bow for balance and control
- Light pickup for faster hands and bat speed
- Large edges for confident ball striking
- Rounded POWERCURVE face for smooth feel through contact
- Natural blade finish for a clean traditional appearance
- Senior cricketers
- Players wanting a shorter-blade adult bat
- Batters who value fast hands
- Players wanting improved manoeuvrability
- Club and representative cricketers
- Top-order and middle-order batters
- Players who prefer a balanced mid sweet spot
- Turf cricket and match-day use
- Cricketers wanting GEM sizing without a shorter junior handle
Choosing a cricket bat comes down to four things: size, weight, willow and how it feels in your hands.
- Size: most adults use a Short Handle bat. For juniors, choose by height, and if they're between sizes, go smaller.
- Weight: pick the heaviest bat you can swing comfortably for a whole innings, not the heaviest you can lift.
- Willow: English willow is lighter and livelier for hard-ball cricket. Kashmir willow is tougher and more affordable, great for a first bat.
- Knocking in: a new English willow bat needs knocking in before you face a leather ball, unless it's sold as Play Now or Match Ready.
Read the full cricket bat buying guide
Prefer to talk it through? Visit us at Western Sports Centre in Derrimut or call 0450 227 972.
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