WELCOME TO JPGAVAN CRICKET
My name is Josh
My story in bat making continues to grow. Beginning JPGavan in 2012 as a 16 year old high school student, selling Indian-made bats mainly to friends and some followers I had grown through a Youtube channel and facebook page, I launched JPGavan with the biggest bat in the world - the JPGavan Tyrant which was designed as a training aid (although many used it in games). I also sold a small amount of Indian-made English Willow bats but with little knowledge of the industry didn't know much about how to deal with small cracks and other general wear and tear on bats.
After completing the HSC in 2013 I travelled to India where I spent two weeks at a factory learning how to repair and reshape bats. This gave me a great base into starting to offer repair and trialling bat making in 2014 where I found a passion of working with clients to create a bat that suits them and giving the rare experience of watching it happen.
Over the years I've continued to work on and improve my bat making and repairing. I worked as head repairer at Kingsgrove Sports for 18 months where I gained great knowledge not only into the repairs but how to do a lot of them in short time but also to do them well. Since 2015 I have worked with professional cricketers and continue to rely on their feedback into the quality of my repair work and bat making.
JPGavan Cricket is my passion and life's work and I hope to continue serving the cricket community and building my business.
CUSTOM MADE BATS
Can't find your dream bat in the shops?
My goal is to help you score as many runs as possible with a more ideal cricket bat for you. JPGavan customises each bat from the Sydney, Australia workshop to perfectly suit your game. View our range of cricket bats customised for you. Make an appointment and watch as your next cricket bat is made while you wait and watch! Or fill out our easy-to-use online form and have your bat delivered to your door worldwide.
PROFESSIONAL BAT REPAIRS
Broken your favourite bat?
Or just want it looking fresh again?
We can fix it up!
JPGavan offer a full range of professional bat repairs. You can drop your bat into the Sydney-based workshop with an appointment or you can post in your bat with an online order from anywhere around the world.
Images and videos by Sam Tolhurst