‘Bat girl’: Female cricket bat maker changing the art of a classic craft
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Clare Johnston, founder of de Lacy Cricket, is the first female accredited cricket bat maker who is changing the art of bat-making.
Normally a male-dominated area of the game, Clare’s cricket bats are providing more options for female athletes.
“It’s pretty special – not too many people do it, especially females,” Ms Johnston toldĀ 6PR Breakfast.
“It’s about the list, whatever suits them, I make the bats in whatever way the player needs basically.”
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