Inspecting opponents bat

Les Edmunds Asked 11 years ago

I know you are allowed to inspect your opponents bat before a match but are you allowed to actually hold their bat and even slide a ball over both sides to get an idea of how much grip is on the rubber.

Thanks very much.

Les (Enfield England)

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Les,

You are allowed to hold the bat. I don't know about sliding a ball over the rubber though. You should try to learn the qualities of the rubbers. As long as you have a general idea about each type of rubber's properties that should be enough.

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Les Edmunds Posted 11 years ago

Thank you for your reply. It is good to know that I can at least hold the bat. As there are so many different rubbers on the market today and they would also be in so many stages of wear which would then have so many different levels of friction it would be so much easier and more precise to know what effect the rubber would have by sliding the ball over the rubber, but I need to know if I have a right to do this..........Les

Rene van der Kleij Posted 11 years ago

One can hold my bat, look at it in whatever angle, read the rubber markings, but please NO rubber touching, with finger, nail, ball, etc.