GM Diamond DXM 606 TTnow Junior Cricket Bat

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Gunn & MooreSKU: 210000013151

Size: Harrow
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Description

GM Diamond DXM 606 TTnow Junior Cricket Bat

For 2024, Ben's own unique tattoo design has been incorporated into the English Willow bat labels, giving them a hugely personal touch and distinctive look to set apart the Diamond. Featuring a shorter-than-traditional blade length at 540mm and boasting a large sweet spot, the Diamond allows for unparalleled ball-striking confidence. The shorter blade length also provides fantastic balance, creating a perfect pick up and feel. The mid swell position, traditional full blade profile and flowing contoured spine combine to show off a smooth and well-rounded bat profile, ideal for dynamic stroke-makers.

The Diamond now features the Hex grip, specifically engineered to offer the most grip available on the market, ensuring perfect grip at all times.

With availability in eight different grades, there’s a Diamond waiting for you, whatever your budget. Made in England from Prime English Willow.

Bat Features

  • 540 mm blade length increases bat speed
  • Full blade profile with no concaving in back of blade
  • Traditional GM handle
  • Flowing contoured spine
  • Mid swell position for powerful play
  • Junior Bats are perfectly scaled to Adult versions 
  • Conforms to MCC Law 5 for Maximum Approved Bat size 
  • Grade 1 English Willow
  • Made in England in GM Nottingham factory with Grade 1 English Willow
  • Maximum Swell - 62cm and Maximum Edge - 37cm
  • GM Terrain Bat Grip
  • Mens = 310mm handle and 540mm blade 
  • GM NOW! and ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard
  • F4.5 mm face 
  • Toetek

The GM Diamond range has been made in conjunction with England captain Ben Stokes, and has been given a dynamic new look for 2024. The bat was originally designed with Ben in mind and the results have been clear to see! His Man of the Match performance in the 2019 World Cup final was just a warm-up for arguably the greatest Test Match innings ever played at Headingley against Australia in the Ashes just a few weeks later, providing two once-in-a-lifetime innings in one summer. Fast forward to a match winning knock in the 2022 T20 World Cup final victory, another Ashes century to go down in history in the epic 2023 home series, and a record individual score for England in the 50 over format! GM bats are undoubtedly Made by England’s Best, for England’s Best.

 

    Gunn & Moore Cricket Bat Grades

    Expertly Crafted Willow Cricket Bats: Unmatched Quality and Precision.

    Gunn & Moore Offers English willow bats in nine qualities: ORIGINAL L.E., ORIGINAL, SIGNATURE L.E., 909, 808, 707, 606, 404 & RADON. Each quality is developed around different grades of willow.

    GM GRADING - INDUSTRY LEADING

    ORIGINAL L.E

    • The very best unbleached seasoned Grade 1 English Willow
    • Selected for grain structure and weight
    • Limited by willow availability + Bats individually tested to ensure 5 Star performance
    • Fitted with top quality treble spring multi-piece cane handle for outstanding feel, flex and control
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    ORIGINAL

    • Superior unbleached seasoned Grade 1 English Willow
    • Predominantly straight grained with a hint of colour and minor cosmetic blemishes
    • Fitted with top quality treble spring multi-piece cane handle for outstanding feel, flex and control
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    SIGNATURE L.E.

    • Prime unbleached seasoned Grade 1 English Willow.
    • Predominantly straight grained with colour on one edge and minor cosmetic blemishes.
    • Fitted with top quality treble spring multi-piece cane handle for outstanding feel, flex and control.
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard.

    909

    • Unbleached seasoned Grade 1 English Willow
    • Predominantly straight grained with colour on one edge and minor cosmetic blemishes
    • Fitted with top quality treble spring multi-piece cane handle for outstanding feel, flex and control
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    808

    • Superior unbleached seasoned Grade 2 English Willow
    • Minor blemishes, may have some colour to one edge
    • Fitted with good quality treble spring multi-piece cane handle for outstanding feel, flex and control
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    707 / SIGNATURE

    • Seasoned unbleached Grade 2 English Willow
    • Minor blemishes, may have some colour to one edge
    • Fitted with good quality treble spring cane handle
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    606

    • Superior seasoned unbleached Grade 3 English Willow
    • Minor blemishes, may have some colour to one edge
    • Fitted with good quality treble spring cane handle
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    404

    • Seasoned bleached Grade 3 English Willow
    • Knot marks with some stain/speck
    • Fitted with treble spring cane handle
    • GM NOW! & ToeTek™ finish fitted as standard

    RADON

    • Seasoned Grade 4 English Willow
    • Grained GM polycarbonate DuraCover
    • ToeTek™ toe guard fitted as standard

     

    GM 2024 Adult bats feature two different blade lengths.

    L540 and L555.  

    Each blade shape is optimised for a specific blade length. As blade length decreases, handle length increases so that the overall length of the bat remains constant. Shorter blades allow for faster hands through the ball, more dynamic sweet spots, larger swells, supreme balance and explosive power.

    GM NOW!

    • “Knocked-in” by the bat maker in-house.
    • Raw linseed oil applied to reduce cracking and splitting by maintaining the moisture level of the blade.
    • Clear anti-scuff cover applied to the face and edges to increase blade durability.

     

     

    TOETEK ™

    • DriGuard applied to resist damp and minimise toe swelling.
    • Specially shaped resilient shield fitted to toe of bat.
    • Reduces toe damage and feathering that is often caused by tapping at the crease.
    • Further barrier to damp

    Cricket Bat Buying Guide

    Things to Look for in Cricket Bats:

    Every cricketer has a different option when buying a new cricket bat. The choices are but not limited to

    • The size of Cricket Bat - Long blade or Short or Kids,
    • Grade of the willow used to make the cricket bat.
    • Number of Grains on the cricket bat is another option that some are interested in. The number of grains a cricket bat has can range from about 5 grains to about 15 grains.
    • Weight of Cricket Bat.

    1. Size of Cricket Bat & Handle:

    Cricket Bat Size Guide

    Most Adult batsman use Short Handle (SH) size of cricket bat but if your height is above 6’1”, then we recommend for you to check out the long handles as an option, although it is a personal choice of the batsman to select size of the handle. For Junior cricketers the bats range from size 1 (smallest) and the largest one is 6 with Small Mens, Youth and Harrow in between Adult and Juniors.

    2. Cricket Bat Willow Quality: 

    Crickets bats are a natural wooden material thus all have different bat characteristics right from balance of the bat, bat pickup and the number of grains and width of grain. As a rule of thumb,

    • The softer (narrow grain) willow has excellent performance qualities but shorter lifespan
    • The harder (broader grain) willow tends to last longer but takes time before you get optimum performance from it.
    • All bats are graded on performance and made from a natural material so the grain structure can vary.

    Players Grade Willow - This is the best willow that money can buy. The blade is unbleached and usually has 8-12 blemish free straight grains to a large extent. 

    Grade 1 willow - High quality unbleached English willow. As above but with a slightly broader grain and sometimes a slight red edge. 

    Grade 2 willow - Unbleached English willow with some minor blemishes, red wood on the edge and a slight irregular grain. 

    Grade 3 willow - Some of these bats will be bleached English willow to cover up a more irregular grain and more blemishes. 

    Grade 4 willow - This will be bleached English willow which is often covered up with a protective facing and sold as "non oil". 

    Kashmir willow - Found in cricket sets and junior bats. Kashmir willow is harder and dryer by nature than English willow, so doesn't perform as well or last as long. This bat is ideal as a starter bat for use against a softer safety ball (Incrediballs, Wonderballs, e.t.c)

    Bat Grain importance

    Guide To Buy Cricket Bat: Grains Number

    Cricket bat that is mainly manufactured by using high-quality English willow usually will have grains of 6 to 12. The lower the grain the swifter your bat will be, although it increases the time taken by the bat to reach the ultimate performance to knock the ball.

    3. Sweet Spot, Shape and Pick Up:

    Cricket Bat Shape Guide

    There are a few other different factors which need to kept in mind before choosing any cricket bat.. 

    • Sweet Spot

    The sweet spot or middle is generally the cricket bat area that falls between 7 to 10 inches from the toe. It is part of the cricket bat from where players can hit the ball to the maximum distance. 

    The modern bats have larger sweet spots packed densely with wood. Nevertheless, some bats have a greater sweet spot surface area than others.

    HIGH Sweet Spot - Suitable for players who like to play horizontal bat shots, cuts and pull shots. Lighter pick-up.

    MEDIUM Sweet Spots - Suitable for players who like to play off the center of the bat. This accounts for 80-90% of batsmen.

    LOW Sweet Spots - Suitable for players who like to hit straight. Preference to play ground strokes and off the front foot.

    • Curve (Shape)

    You might have noticed a curve in a cricket bat. That curve has many functions, including balancing the bat, adding finesse to various shots, and enlarging the sweet spot. 

    One of the curve's most critical functions is to make playing some of the shots more comfortable to play. It allows players to play shots at angles that would have been impossible otherwise to play. 

    Another important reason for having a curve is that it increases the bat's sweet spot area without increasing the bat's weight. The combination of weight distribution and curve gives the bat what we call the middle or the sweet spot, so there will be no definite middle without curvature. That’s why you won’t find bats without curves in international cricket.

    You can imagine what you might be missing if the bat has less curvature or no curvature at all. If the bat has the same thickness throughout the length, there are chances fast pace deliveries might break it, like in the bats' toes. When a quick ball hits the toe of the bat, it cannot tolerate the ball’s kinetic energy because it contains less wood. 

    Hence, the toes are easily breakable, and no surprise, they don't play any role in shot-making. 

    • Weight

      The weight of the cricket bat is an essential factor that has enabled power hitting. It directly affects the six-hitting ability of the bat. 

      The heavier the bat, the longer the ball will go after connecting a hit. And modern players love playing with heavier bats. Hence, they hit more sixes than previous generations. 

      However, playing with a heavy bat has disadvantages too. It isn’t easy to middle balls with heavier bats as the efforts required to move the bat increases with the weight.

      As a guide a light bat will weigh between 2lb 6oz and 2lb 9oz, a medium bat will weigh 2lb 9oz to 2lb 11oz and a heavy bat between 2lb 11oz and 3lb. 

      4. Toe Guard:

      Cricket Bat Toe

      The weakest part of a bat is its toe, so a toe guard needs to be applied to protect that part of the bat. In most of the cases that part of the bat is damaged by Yorker while playing cricket. Even it could split the bat into two pieces if you haven’t provided a toe guard to protect it. In cricket the bat needs to be a tap in the ground, so by applying the toe guard, we can reduce the shock provided to the bat.

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