The price of willow has forced the MCC to adapt its stance to batmaking
Changes are to be made to the Laws of Cricket to permit bats previously deemed illegal in an effort to make the game affordable for amateur players amid the rising cost of English willow.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced an amendment
, external
to Law 5.8 entitled 'categories of bat' as one of 73 changes which will come into effect on 1 October 2026 as part of a new edition of Laws being published.






