Mongoose Cricket Bat - Some Real Facts With Photos

Mongoose Cricket Bat



Haven't heard of this new kind of cricket bat until today. This cricket bat has a longer handle. Specifically "The Mongoose’s blade is 33% shorter and its handle 43% longer than a conventional bat"


Stuart Law and the Mongoose bat.



Mongoose Bat fact sheet:

1. The Mongoose bat has been designed specifically for Twenty20

2. The Mongoose is the most radical change to cricket bat design since 1771

3. The MCC Laws sub-committee has confirmed that the Mongoose bats are legal and allowed to be used in all levels of cricket. They conform to the new version of Law 6 and Appendix E, which came into force on 1st October 2008

4. The Mongoose has been scientifically proven by Imperial College to offer batsmen 20% more power and 15% more bat speed than a conventional bat

5. The Mongoose allows you to hit harder & further without changing the way you play

6. The Mongoose’s blade is 33% shorter and its handle 43% longer than a conventional bat

7. The splice, usually located in the blade of the bat, is incorporated in the handle, which ensures there is no dead spot in the hitting area of the bat

8. The Mongoose also reconfigures the shoulders of the bat by dropping them down nine inches. The weight taken from the shoulders – about 20 per cent of the blade weight – is redistributed to the back of the new, shorter blade

9. The Mongoose is the invention of Marcus Codrington Fernandez, former Global Creative Director for one of the biggest advertising networks in the world

10. The Mongoose will make its first class debut in the Twenty20 Cup (England's domestic competition)

11. The players using the Mongoose bat in first class cricket will include:
Stuart Law – Derbyshire and Australia
Ebony Rainford-Brent – Surrey and England
Laura Marsh – Sussex and England









Hayden and Mongoose Bat











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Indian Players Photos with World Cup Trophy 2011 - Indian Players Photos in Front of the Gateway of India

Indian cricketers "Virender Sehwag" - Rare Photo Collection of Virender Sehwag | Virender Sehwag Young Age Photos | Virender Sehwag Childhood Photos

Virender Sehwag (born October 20, 1978, Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1998 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). He was giving the vice-captaincy of the Indian team on July 18, 2005.





The son of a "grain hawker", Virender spent his childhood in a Bunglow in a joint family with siblings, uncles, aunts and 16 cousins.









Sehwag married Arti Alhawat in April, 2004 under heavy security in a media publicized wedding. Sehwag is fondly referred to in the media as the Prince of Najafgarh, Najafgarh being his home locality in Delhi.

















He is often compared to Sachin Tendulkar in his early days due to the similar batting style.















In ODI cricket, he is known for his aggressive, dazzling batting style, and does not hesitate to play unorthodox shots. He is at his element in the first 15 overs of the one-day game, dispatching the ball to the fence with ease and panache. It has been noted that his technique is very similar to Sachin Tendulkar, with whom he forms a most dangerous and equally entertaining opening pair. Sehwag is also a useful spin bowler.







He has scored over 6645 ODI runs at a strike rate of 102.01 runs per 100 balls which makes him one of the fastest batsmen in the world. (Cricinfo http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35263.html He has also scored over 10244 runs in first-class cricket at an average of more than 48.54 with 29 first class centuries.

Pakistani Cricketer Imran khan : Imrankhan Rare Photo Collection | Imran Khan Family Photos | Imran Khan Young Age Photos

Born: 25 November 1952, Lahore, Pakistan



Born Imran Khan Niazi into a proud pathan family of landowners. Best know internationally as Imran Khan also known as the Lion of Lahore, he is probably the finest cricketer to come from Pakistan. An outstanding all rounder, he became a national hero when he captained the Pakistan Cricket team to victory and brought back the World Cup in the 1991/92 Cricket World Cup which took place in Australia.

Test Debut: Pakistan v England at Birmingham,1st Test match played, 1971 season.

Last Test played: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, 3rd Test match, 1991/92 season.

Legend cricketer and TI Chief Imran Khan giving away the trophies among the position holder students





Imrankhan Family Photos



Imran Khan married English socialite Jemima Goldsmith, a convert to Islam, in 1995. A marriage that stood strong in the toughest of times, broke it was "difficult for Jemima to adapt to life in Pakistan.















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Imran Khan with the Sindh and Punjab Women Cricket Association teams at Karachi.