Custom Shop
Build your custom JPGavan cricket bat.
Pick your willow, then everything else. Handcrafted in Sydney since 2012, or watch it made in front of you at JPG HQ.
4.9/5 from 455 reviews · Handmade in Sydney since 2012 · Custom bats from $499
Step 1
Choose your bat
Every JPGavan custom bat is handmade from English willow to your spec below - the grade sets the cleft it starts from.
Selected: Test · $699
Pro tip: grading is based on looks alone. Higher grades have straighter, more even grain and cleaner faces. Only Performance (Grade 3) may carry marks that affect how it plays - in every other grade, looks never change performance.
Buying for someone else? Grab a gift card · Want to watch it made? Book a 90-minute workshop session
Step 2
Grip colour
Every JPGavan custom bat is fitted with our chevron grip. Pick the colour that suits your kit - it changes on the model above as you go.
Selected: White
Step 3
Sticker set
Selected: none yet - tap a colour to see the set on your bat
Step 4
Size
Most adults play Short Handle. Use the guide below to match your height.
Full size guide - junior to adult
| Size |
Height |
Blade length |
| Size 4 |
Under 4'9" (under 145cm) |
745mm |
| Size 5 |
4'9" - 4'11" (145-150cm) |
770mm |
| Size 6 |
4'11" - 5'5" (150-165cm) |
790mm |
| Harrow |
5'5" - 5'8" (165-173cm) |
805mm |
| Small Mens (SM) |
5'7" - 5'11" (170-180cm) |
835mm |
| Short Blade (SB) |
5'9" - 6'0" (175-183cm) |
840mm |
| Short Handle (SH) |
5'8" - 6'2" (173-188cm) |
850mm |
| Long Blade (LB) |
Over 6'2" (over 188cm) |
865mm |
| Long Blade+ / Long Handle |
Over 6'5" (over 195cm) |
880mm |
Short Handle: the standard adult size - suits most players roughly 168-188cm.
Step 5
Weight
Type your preferred weight in grams or pounds and ounces. Not sure? Most fully grown men play 2lb 7oz to 2lb 10oz and most fully grown women play 2lb 6oz to 2lb 8oz.
≈ 1,134g
Advice: lighter bats swing faster and help late adjustments - great for timing players. Heavier bats put more mass behind the ball for power hitters. If in doubt, go lighter: a bat you can control beats one that controls you. A thick handle or extra grips will add roughly 1oz each on top. Please allow about +-0.5oz (roughly 15g) on the final weight due to sanding and finishing - we usually get it closer than that.
Step 6
Sweet spot
The sweet spot is the thickest part of the blade - where the bat hits hardest. The model above has rotated to show your bat side on, spine up, with your sweet spot zone highlighted in gold.
How to choose: think about the pitches you play on. Low and slow decks reward a low middle for driving along the ground. Hard, bouncy decks suit a high middle for back-foot play and the pull and cut. A mid middle is the all-rounder and our most popular pick.
Step 7
Bat profile
Concaving is the curve between the edge and the spine on the back of the bat, measured at the sweet spot.
Step 8
Toe shape
The model is now front on, looking at the bottom third of your bat.
Please note: square toes look great but cop more damage in play - digging out yorkers and tapping the crease all lands on those corners. Toe damage on square-toe bats is not covered under warranty. Round is our recommendation.
Step 9
Handle
The top of the handle is always round - this shapes where your bottom hand sits.
Shape
Thickness
Quick guide: big hands, thick handle. Small hands, thin. Round rolls in the hands - made for bottom-hand players and anyone who angles the face. Oval locks the face straight - the classic top-hand pick. Semi oval? Best of both, and right for most.
Step 10
Choose your cleft
These are the actual pieces of English willow available in your grade right now - the one you pick becomes your bat. Leave it on Bat maker's pick and we'll select the best cleft on the rack for your spec.
How to pick a cleft: the lighter the willow, the more power we can put in the bat. Pick a few you like the look of and go with the lightest one - the weight is written on the face.
Step 12
Anything else?
Tell us anything at all about how you want your bat - pickup preference, a bat you loved that we should match, edge size, whatever helps. The more detail the better.
Meet your bat makers
Built by a cricketer, for cricketers.
I started JPGavan Cricket when I was 16, in 2012, driven by a passion for the game and a belief that cricketers deserved a more personal bat-making experience.
Every JPGavan bat is still handcrafted here in Sydney by our small team. I personally run every in-person workshop session at JPG HQ, so if you visit, you're working with me directly. Online custom orders are handcrafted with the same care by our team of bat makers, trained by me to the same exacting standard.
We love working with cricketers of every level, from juniors to internationals, to find and make the bat that's right for them. Every bat is shaped, checked and finished by hand.
Josh GavanFounder, JPGavan Cricket
The process
How your custom bat comes together
Four simple steps from picking your willow to playing your first innings.
1
Pick your willow
Choose from Featherblade, Professional Plus, Limited Edition, Test or Performance grade.
2
Customise everything else
Size, weight, handle, sweet spot, profile, stickers, grip, facing and engraving.
3
We handcraft it
Handmade in our Sydney workshop, ready in around 2 weeks.
4
Delivered to your door
Or visit JPG HQ and watch your bat being made in 90 minutes.
Inside JPG HQ
Handmade in our Sydney workshop
Watch your bat being made, live.
This isn't a factory tour. Work alongside Josh in the Sydney workshop and build your dream cricket bat from scratch, in just 90 minutes. Choose your willow, talk through your game, and watch it take shape in front of you.
90 minute session · $50 deposit, credited to your bat · JPG HQ, Sydney
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Good to know
Bat care, warranty and shipping
Bat care and knocking in: oil your bat before knocking in, then knock in for several hours focusing on the toe and edges before facing old balls in the nets.
Read the full bat care guide
Warranty: all JPGavan bats purchased within 12 months are repaired free of charge if a fault occurs from normal play. Damage from wear and tear, misuse or bad shots is not covered.
Read the full warranty terms
Shipping and turnaround: custom bats currently take around 2 weeks to make. Adding knocking in only adds 1-2 days thanks to our in-house machine. Wondering about the current lead time?
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