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Article: MY BAT OUT OF HELL; Will, 21, hits bowlers for six with his new design.(News)

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August 20, 2000
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IT'S the bat which could change the game of cricket, turning the worst batsman into a hard-hitting Ian Botham.

The new Sweet Spot bat gives batsmen more grip, more control and, most important of all, more power.

Yet it was designed for just pounds 150 by university student Will Corker.

And the bat which threatens to make life hell for bowlers has already been given the seal of approval by ...

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