Gray-Nicolls Astro 800 Junior Cricket Bat – Grade 3 English Willow Bat
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🏏 Gray-Nicolls Astro 800 Junior Cricket Bat
The Gray-Nicolls Astro 800 Junior Cricket Bat is a quality junior English willow bat designed for young players wanting power, pickup and control as they develop their game.
Crafted from Superior Grade 3 English Willow, the Astro 800 Junior features a mid profile, slight bow, large edges and a rounded POWERCURVE face to support confident stroke play.
With a feather-light pickup and Astro profile designed to generate power through the hitting area, this junior cricket bat is a strong option for school, club and developing cricketers moving into English willow performance.
This is a Natural finish cricket bat and will require proper knocking-in and preparation before use against a leather cricket ball.
- Product: Gray-Nicolls Astro 800 Junior Cricket Bat
- Official Name: Gray-Nicolls Astro 800 Junior Cricket Bat
- Brand: Gray-Nicolls
- Product Type: Junior cricket bat
- Category: Junior English willow cricket bat
- Willow Grade: Superior Grade 3 English Willow
- Size Options: Junior sizes, subject to current stock
- Weight Range: Approximately 2lb 0oz – 2lb 6oz, subject to selected bat
- Profile: Mid profile
- Bow: Slight bow
- Pickup: Feather-light pickup
- Edges: Large / generous edges
- Face: Rounded POWERCURVE face
- Spine: Spine running through to the toe, verify against selected stock
- Grip: Gray-Nicolls grip, verify against selected stock
- Finish: Natural finish
- Preparation: Requires knocking-in and preparation before match or training use
- Design: Striking red Astro graphics
- Use: Junior cricket batting, training and match play after preparation
- Benefit: Power, pickup, balance, control and stroke feel
- Player Level: Junior, school and club cricket
- Sport: Cricket
- MPN: 29277, verify against selected size, packaging or supplier invoice
- Barcode / EAN: Verify against selected size, physical packaging or supplier invoice
- Superior Grade 3 English Willow for junior cricket performance
- Mid profile for a balanced sweet spot and all-round stroke play
- Slight bow to support pickup and modern batting feel
- Feather-light pickup for quicker hands and better control
- Large / generous edges to support power through the hitting area
- Rounded POWERCURVE face to enhance the feel of stroke play
- Astro profile designed to blend power with a light pickup
- Natural finish for players who prefer traditional bat preparation
- Striking red Astro design with classic Gray-Nicolls style
- Strong option for developing junior batters moving into English willow
- Junior cricketers
- School cricket players
- Club junior batters
- Developing players moving into English willow bats
- Young batters wanting a feather-light pickup
- Players who prefer a mid-profile cricket bat
- Training sessions and match play after full preparation
- Batters wanting power and control in a junior bat
- Parents upgrading from entry-level junior cricket bats
- Cricketers wanting a quality Gray-Nicolls Astro junior 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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