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Gray-Nicolls Arctos 950 Play Now Adult Cricket Bat – Grade 3 English Willow Bat
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🏏 Gray-Nicolls Arctos 950 Play Now Adult Cricket Bat – Grade 3 English Willow Bat
The Gray-Nicolls Arctos 950 Play Now Adult Cricket Bat is a quality English willow cricket bat designed for players who want timing, balance, control and a clean pickup at the crease.
Crafted from Grade 3 English Willow, the Arctos 950 features a mid-low profile, even bow and rounded POWERCURVE face, helping players generate excellent feel through the ball while maintaining control in their stroke play.
With a light pickup, medium edges and a generous hitting zone, this bat is ideal for front-foot players who like to drive confidently, but still want the freedom to score off the back foot.
This is a Play Now cricket bat, meaning it has been factory prepared to reduce preparation time. However, additional knocking-in and gradual net use with an older ball is still recommended before full match use against a leather cricket ball.
- Willow Grade: Grade 3 English Willow
- Size: Short Handle, subject to current stock
- Average Weight: Approximately 2lb 7oz – 2lb 10oz / 1105g – 1190g
- Profile: Mid-low profile
- Bow: Even bow
- Face: Rounded POWERCURVE face
- Pickup: Light pickup / balanced feel
- Edges: Medium edges
- Sweet Spot: Mid to low sweet spot
- Handle: Semi-oval handle
- Grip: Gray-Nicolls Line grip
- Toe: Toe protection applied
- Finish: Play Now finish
- Preparation: Factory prepared, oiled and knocked-in; additional preparation recommended before full match use
- Extras: Extratec facing and full-length bat cover
- Use: Cricket batting, training and match play after final preparation
- Benefit: Balance, timing, control, light pickup and all-round stroke play
- Player Level: Senior club, developing adult and advanced junior players transitioning to adult size
- Grade 3 English Willow for quality performance and strong value
- Mid-low profile designed for confident front-foot stroke play
- Even bow for a balanced swing and controlled pickup
- Rounded POWERCURVE face to enhance the feel of stroke play
- Light pickup to help players generate smooth bat speed
- Medium edges to create a generous hitting area
- Balanced feel suited to timing, placement and controlled power
- Play Now preparation to reduce preparation time before use
- Factory fitted protection including Extratec facing and toe protection
- Premium Gray-Nicolls design for training, nets and match play
- Adult cricketers
- Senior and club batters
- Developing adult players
- Advanced junior players moving into adult cricket bats
- Players wanting a Grade 3 English willow cricket bat
- Batters who prefer a mid to low sweet spot
- Front-foot players who like to drive and time the ball
- Players wanting a light pickup and balanced feel
- Training sessions and match play after final preparation
- Cricketers wanting a factory-prepared Play Now bat
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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