A great cricket store is one that caters to all things cricket all year round. Whether its bats, helmets, pads or bags everything should be there and in stock. There are a lot of sports stores that sell a variety of sports equipment but most lack the depth and selection when it comes to cricketing equipment and accessories. It is good to choose a store which has a widedisplay for cricket enthusiasts.

What To Look For In A Cricket Store

Cricket Clothing – Cricket clothing is an important item in a Cricket Store. They should have  Shirts, Trousers, Inner wear, Socks, Sweaters and Caps/Hats and baselayers.

Cricket Bats – A range of English Willow and Kashmir Willow bats in sizes 0 toH with small mens, short handle and long blade options. The Cricket Store should be able to offer repair services and have the facility to offer a knocking in service also known as seasoning. This is good because the bat is then ready to use and saves time on preparing the bat at home. A good collection of bats will include best known brands such as CA, Gunn & Moore, Infinity, MRF, Gray Nicolls, Kookaburra, SF Stanford, SS Ton, New Balance, Adidas, Keeley. These are professional play cricket bats.

Cricket Ball – Quality cricket balls for playing as well as training for eg., VKS Cricket Balls, Dukes and Training Incrediball, etc.

Cricket Protection Kits – The Cricket Store should have all the cricket protection kits like batting and wicket keeping pads, batting and  keeping gloves with inners, cricket helmets, strippers, thigh guards, chest guards, abdomen guards and arm guards. Major brands of protective kits are Gray Nichols, Kookaburra, VKS, Aero, Omtex, GM, Infinity, Gunn & Moore, etc. These brands are made of high quality materials and preferred choice of coaches and players.

Cricket Footwear – The Cricket Store should have cricket footwear of major brands and colours to match the cricket clothing. Cricket footwear also varies for bats man and bowlers with spikes at the bottom for better running. Gray Nichols, Payntr, Adidas, Kookaburra, New Balance are popular brands for Cricket Store to keep.

Cricket Bags – A reasonable variety of cricket bags with storage compartments for different items is a must have item. The cricket bag makes sure the player does not miss out on any of their favourite items while going for the practice or a game. Junior bags, duffle bags and wheelie duffle bags are whats in demand these days.

Cricket Accessories – The Cricket Store must have other cricket accessories like stumps, bails, bat cover, wrist and head bands, score books, cricket nets, bowling machines, which makes the store complete.

VKS is the one of the most popular and well known Cricket Stores in the UK for buying all the branded cricket equipment under a single roof. The staff at VKS Cricket Store are cricket enthusiasts and have in depth understanding of the game of cricket and can guide aspiring cricketers on the selection of cricket gear best suited for their style of play.