Reserve Edition
The rarest willow we press all season. You choose the cleft from photographs before we build.
$1,071NZD
$1,429
Save $357
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English Willow Cricket Bats NZ | Factory Direct
Meerut to NZFactory DirectForty bats a day
Dream. Play. Rise.
English Willow Cricket Bats — Delivered Across New Zealand
Nine bats, hand-pressed through eight stages in our Meerut workshop and shipped straight to your door. No importer, no distributor, no retail markup — just the willow, built to your spec, in New Zealand dollars. Ready for the first Saturday of the season. Flat $75 tracked shipping, in your hands in 11–12 days.
$143
NZD entry price
11-12
Days door to door
40
Bats a day, all bespoke
12
Month handle warranty
Buying direct
Buy English willow cricket bats in New Zealand, from the people who make them.
Ciel Sports is a cricket bat manufacturer in Meerut, India — the city that produces roughly 70% of the world's cricket bats. Every bat we sell is graded, pressed, shaped and finished in our own workshop, then shipped directly to the player, anywhere from Whangarei to Invercargill.
New Zealand is a small market a long way from everywhere, and cricketers here have long paid for that distance twice over — once in the brand markup and again in the freight. Buying direct from the workshop removes the first entirely and makes the second honest and flat.
Every bat is made to order: your player profile, your exact weight, your handle shape, your size and your name laser-engraved on the blade — at no extra charge.
We make a maximum of forty bats a day. Factories that turn out three thousand cannot give every bat the same attention — they choose a handful to lavish care on and the rest go out as they are. At forty, every single bat gets the same hands, the same grading and the same care. Akshat or Utkarsh answer personally when you message.
The complete range
Nine English willow bats, ranked
From the rarest willow we press all season down to the bat that starts a cricketer’s journey. Every one is genuine English willow, 8-stage pressed in Meerut and built to your specification. Prices in NZD.
Titan Pro
The grade first-class and representative cricketers reach for. Top 1–3% of the season's clefts.
$893NZD
$1,161
Save $268
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Apex Limited
Limited clefts, exceptional ping and pickup. Grade 1+ willow at its most selective.
$768NZD
$982
Save $214
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Dominator
Our most chosen bat worldwide, and the one most club cricketers wish they had started with.
$661NZD
$893
Save $232
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Inferno
Grade 1+ performance without the Grade 1+ price. The most underrated bat in the range.
$464NZD
$536
Save $71
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Striker
Genuine Grade 1 English willow, honestly priced. Where serious cricket begins.
$429NZD
$571
Save $143
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Vortex
Built for every weekend on turf. Dependable club willow, straight from the factory floor.
$304NZD
$429
Save $125
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Torrent
The step up from Kashmir willow into real English willow, without the leap in price.
$232NZD
$339
Save $107
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Surge
Real English willow, made genuinely reachable. Where a cricketer's story starts.
$143NZD
$200
Save $57
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At a glance
Compare the range side by side
| Bat | Grade | Grains | Price NZD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Edition | Ultra Premium | 9–15 | $1,071$1,429 | View → |
| Titan Pro | Player Grade | 8–12 | $893$1,161 | View → |
| Apex Limited | Grade 1+ Ltd | 8–10 | $768$982 | View → |
| Dominator | Grade 1+ | 7–9 | $661$893 | View → |
| Inferno | Grade 1+ | 6–8 | $464$536 | View → |
| Striker | Grade 1 | 6–7 | $429$571 | View → |
| Vortex | Club Grade | 5–7 | $304$429 | View → |
| Torrent | Development | 5–7 | $232$339 | View → |
| Surge | Entry Level | 4–5 | $143$200 | View → |
Prices are indicative NZD conversions of our direct pricing and may move slightly with exchange rates. Tracked shipping to New Zealand is a flat $75 per bat. Message us for a firm quote before you order.
Built for your grounds
Choosing a bat for New Zealand conditions
Kiwi wickets are generally slower and greener than Australian ones, with seam and swing doing more than pace and bounce. That changes the bat that suits you.
Profile
Mid swell, balanced
Slower, greener surfaces mean the ball arrives lower and later, and you play more off the back foot and square. A balanced mid swell with a generous sweet spot handles both the ball that seams and the one that sits up.
Pickup
Lighter is genuinely better
Where the ball does not come on, bat speed matters more than mass. Most New Zealand club batters get more out of a well-balanced 1,170–1,210g bat than a heavier one, particularly against the moving ball early in an innings.
Preparation
Green wickets punish unprepared bats
Early-season Kiwi wickets are damp and green, and a new bat that has not been knocked in properly will mark and crack quickly. Every bat ships knocked in with a toe guard fitted, which matters more here than in most places.
Tell us your level, your height, the weight you currently play with and where you score most of your runs. We will recommend the profile and pickup that suit your cricket — and we will say so honestly if a less expensive bat is the better buy for you.
Get a recommendation →Match it to your level
Which bat for your cricket?
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Juniors & school cricket
Year 7 through First XI school cricket. Surge or Torrent.
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Saturday club cricket
Senior club cricket across the districts. Vortex or Striker.
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Premier club cricket
Top-grade club cricket, training twice weekly. Inferno or Dominator.
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Representative & pathway
District and Plunket Shield pathway players. Apex Limited or Titan Pro.
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The collector
The finest willow of the season, cleft chosen by you. Reserve Edition.
Bespoke as standard
Every bat is built to you — at no extra cost
Nothing here is picked off a shelf. Choose your player profile, your handle shape, your size and your exact weight, and have your name laser-engraved on the blade. Then we make it.
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Player profiles
3
Handle shapes
7
Sizes
±
Custom weight
✦
Laser engraving
8
Stage pressing
Getting it to you
Delivery to New Zealand
Build time
5 days — crafting, oiling, knocking in and fitting a toe guard.
Transit
6–7 days to most addresses, fully tracked.
Total
11–12 days from confirming your spec to the bat in your hands.
Shipping
$75 flat per bat, tracked door to door.
Before dispatch
We send photographs of your finished bat plus the tracking number.
Warranty
12-month handle warranty, honoured in New Zealand exactly as in India.
Auckland & Northland
Auckland · Manukau · Papatoetoe · Howick · North Shore · Whangarei
Waikato, Bay of Plenty & Central
Hamilton · Tauranga · Rotorua · Napier · Hastings · New Plymouth · Palmerston North
Wellington
Wellington · Lower Hutt · Upper Hutt · Porirua · Kapiti
South Island
Christchurch · Dunedin · Nelson · Invercargill · Timaru · Queenstown
The workshop
See where your bat is made
Most cricket brands cannot show you a factory, because they do not have one. This is ours in Meerut — cleft grading, 8-stage hydraulic pressing, hand shaping and finishing. Every bat that reaches New Zealand starts here.
Cielsports LLP — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Before you order
Kiwi buyers ask us
Can I buy English willow cricket bats in New Zealand direct from the manufacturer?
Yes. Ciel Sports is a cricket bat manufacturer in Meerut, India, and ships factory-direct to New Zealand. The range runs from $143 for the entry-level Surge to $1,071 for the Reserve Edition, plus a flat $75 tracked shipping charge per bat. Because you buy from the workshop rather than through a distributor and retailer, the same grade of English willow costs considerably less than local retail even once delivery is added.
How long does delivery take?
Your bat is built in 5 days, which includes crafting, oiling, knocking in and fitting a toe guard. Tracked transit then takes 6-7 days, so the total is 11-12 days from confirming your specification to the bat arriving. We send photographs of the finished bat and a tracking number before it ships.
Why are Meerut-made bats cheaper than the bats in local shops?
Roughly 70 percent of the world's cricket bats are made in Meerut, India, including many sold under well-known brand names. Those bats pass through a brand, an exporter, an importer and a retailer, each adding margin before reaching the shelf. Buying direct from the workshop removes those layers. The willow, the pressing and the craftsmanship are unchanged; only the supply chain is shorter.
Are the bats customised for each player?
Yes, and there is no extra charge. Every English willow bat is built to order with your choice of player profile, exact weight, handle shape, size and your name laser engraved on the blade. We make a maximum of forty bats a day precisely so that every one can be built this way.
Do the bats arrive ready to play?
Every bat is knocked in and fitted with a protective toe guard before dispatch, and oiled during the build. That means far less preparation at your end, though we always recommend a further period of gentle mallet work and some throwdowns with an older ball before facing a hard new ball in a match.
Is there a warranty?
Yes. Every English willow bat carries a 12-month handle warranty, which applies in New Zealand exactly as it does in India. If something goes wrong you message the founders directly on WhatsApp rather than dealing with a retailer or a support queue.
Is it worth ordering a bat from India to New Zealand?
For a genuine English willow bat, almost always. New Zealand is a small market with limited premium stock and high retail prices driven by freight and importer margin. Ordering direct means you pay the manufacturer price plus a flat NZD $75 shipping, and you get a bat built to your own specification rather than whatever the shop has in stock.
How long does delivery to New Zealand take?
Your bat is built in five days, then tracked transit takes six to seven days, so eleven to twelve days in total from confirming your specification. We send photographs of the finished bat and a tracking number before it ships.
Dream. Play. Rise.
Tell us how you bat.
We’ll build for it.
Your grade, your height, the weight you play with — that is all we need to point you at the right bat, in New Zealand dollars, delivered before Saturday. Akshat and Utkarsh answer every message personally.
Dream. Play. Rise.
Forty bats a day. Every one of them somebody's.
