Optimized cricket bat

Abstract

A cricket bat includes a blade extending from a pair of shoulders, a striking face, an opposing rear face and a pair of sides spanning between the striking face and the opposing rear face. The striking face is formed by a flat elongate planar surface and defined by a first longitudinal axis, and a second perpendicular axis perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis extending across the striking face. The pair of sides defines a first pair of chamfers extending from the ends of the second perpendicular axis upto the shoulders such that the striking face is slimmer at the longitudinal axis and broader at the shoulders, and a second pair of chamfers extending from the ends of second perpendicular axis upto the toe such that the striking face is slimmer at the longitudinal axis and broader at the toe, both the pair of chamfers being inclined towards the striking face.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cricket bat comprising:
 a) a blade extending from a pair of shoulders from either side of a handle at a top operative end to a toe at a bottom operative end, a striking face, an opposing rear face and a pair of sides spanning between said striking face and said opposing rear face; said striking face formed by a flat elongate planar surface, said a striking face defined by i.) a first longitudinal axis, ii.) a second perpendicular axis perpendicular to the said first longitudinal axis extending across the said striking face from one side to the other side of said striking face, said pair of sides defining a first pair of chamfers extending from the ends of said second perpendicular axis upto the said shoulders such that the said striking face is slimmer at the said longitudinal axis and broader at the said shoulders and a second pair of chamfers extending from the ends of second perpendicular axis upto the toe such that the said striking face is slimmer at the said longitudinal axis and broader at the said toe, both the pair of chamfers being inclined towards the said striking face.   
     
     
         2 . The cricket bat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first pair of chamfers provide a downward forward component component; and   the second pair of chamfers provide a upward forward component.   
     
     
         3 . The cricket bat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the surface of said striking face is concave. 
     
     
         4 . The cricket bat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the surface of said opposing rear face is convex. 
     
     
         5 . A cricket bat where the blade is retro worked as claimed in  claim 1 .