Change of bat

Hello, I understand that a bat cannot be changed during a match unless damaged. If a bat is damaged and the player only has a replacement bat with completely different rubbers to what he has been playing with would he be allowed to continue with that replacement bat and if so, would play start from scratch or have a warm up session before commencing the game. 

Thanks very much for all your help and advice in the past.

Les Edmunds

Hi Les,

Yes you can have a different racket completely.

You will not get a warm up or hit with it to get used to it.  The match would just continue with the same scores as before the change.

It is important to note that you can only change rackets if it is damaged accidentally.  If the umpire thinks that it was the player's fault such as hitting it when angry, the player would not be able to change rackets.