When you have finished knocking in bat, you should first progress to using bat for out field practice and then in nets against an old used high quality cricket ball, especially avoid 'bat breaker' cricket balls, you know ones, cheap, hard and usually shiny. If your bat is going to break or split it's these balls that'll do damage.

Once you've played bat in for a few hours in nets it'll be ready to take out on to square.

It's a tedious process but well worth time and effort for results you'll get for your hard work. Its worth mentioning that some sports shops may offer a knocking in service for a small fee. Personally I like to do it myself to see how bat progresses as it becomes more knocked in.

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If you take good care of your cricket bat it should easily last at least 3-4 seasons. However if you mistreat it and don’t care for it, it will be much more prone to damage. It is normal however to get surface cracks on any cricket bat, even new bats, these are easily repaired with tape or glue and shouldn’t affect quality of bat.

But if a major split does occur it’s worth contacting your supplier, as they may send it back to manufacturer, who will often repair it or send you a new one. However if it is clear bat has been mistreated, it’s unlikely they will repair or replace it.

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