Gray-Nicolls GNX 800 English Willow Cricket Bat

The Gray-Nicolls GNX 800 Stratos is a Gen 1.0 English willow cricket bat built around fast hands and a light pick-up. The Stratos profile carries a full blade with a mid sweet spot, so you get a big hitting area without the heavy feel that usually comes with a full profile. It suits front-foot and back-foot players who want the bat to come down quickly and time the ball cleanly.

What the Stratos profile does

The shape uses a long sweeping bow and Gray-Nicolls Powercurve semi-rounded face, which lifts the spine and pushes mass toward the middle of the blade. An offset swell edge widens the sweet spot and helps the pick-up stay light even though the profile is full. The result is a bat that feels lighter in the hands than its size suggests, which is why the Stratos range is used at the international level by players like Harry Brook and Ollie Pope.

Willow and finish

The bat is made from English willow and arrives with a protective face cover and an anti-scuff sheet already applied. The handle is round, which gives a fuller feel in the bottom hand and helps with bottom-hand control through the shot. It comes fitted with a Gray-Nicolls Traction Pro grip.