The rain is lashing down on a cold January day in Robertsbridge. Flood defences man the banks of the tributaries of the River Rother as they weave through the village, a legacy of the burstings of ...

If you're a club cricketer, then April brings the start of a new season. Time to dust off the whites, haul the damp covers off the outground wicket and feel the sensation of leather on willow once ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - When Australian Lachlan Fisher watches the third Ashes Test starting Thursday, he'll be keeping his eye more on the cricket bats used by the players than the game, with his ...

Kashmir grows the willow, but who profits from the bat? An underground trade in willow clefts is quietly shifting jobs, revenue and manufacturing value beyond the Valley and other states ...