How to Make Cricket Bats: Old Traditions Modern Methods (1962), British Pathé

This segment of Pathé Pictorial gives a snapshot in the process of the Cricket bat industry in Suffolk. The manufacturing of the cricket bat is a curious blend of old tradition and modern methods, from splitting the wood by hand to grating the block into the familiar bat. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews Classic Movies: , BritishPathé, History, Cricket, CricketBat, Suffolk, Sports License This Film: (FILM Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: Bungay, Suffolk. Various shots of two men tending to saplings and seedlings. Man looks at the trunk of a willow tree to see if it is ready to be felled in order to provide wood for cricket bats. A W is cut into the trunk of a tree selected for felling. A chainsaw is used to fell the tree. The trunk is measured and cut. C, Us of man cutting a pie