Cricket Batting Shoes

Cricket batting shoes need to feel secure when you plant, light enough when you turn for two and comfortable enough that your feet are not the main talking point after fifty overs. Shop cricket batting shoes at Pro:Direct Cricket, including cricket batting spikes and turf shoes from adidas, New Balance, Payntr, Gray-Nicolls, Newbery, Gunn & Moore, Kookaburra and PUMA.

Start with where you play. Cricket batting spikes are the obvious route for grass wickets and outfields, giving you grip when you push off, change direction or get your weight into the shot. adidas Howzat and 22YDS spikes sit prominently in the current range alongside New Balance CK models, Gray-Nicolls Velocity, Gunn & Moore Rival and options from Kookaburra, Newbery and PUMA.

Batting turf shoes make more sense for indoor nets, artificial wickets and harder training surfaces. adidas Howzat and 22YDS turf models, Gray-Nicolls Velocity, Newbery 360, Gunn & Moore Maxi and Payntr turf shoes give you routes into the category without wearing spikes somewhere they were never meant to go.

Then look at how the shoe feels through batting movement. You need enough grip to set a stable base, but also enough freedom for the first step down the wicket, the shuffle across the crease and the turn when somebody calls a slightly optimistic second. Heel security matters when you push forward, while enough forefoot room can make a long innings considerably easier on the feet.

Plenty of the current collection also works for all-round cricket rather than existing as a batting-only shoe, which is useful if you field for most of the afternoon after your innings is done. Payntr Pro-X AR, Newbery all-round options and several New Balance, adidas and PUMA models give players a more versatile route when one pair needs to cover matches and training.

Browse cricket batting shoes by spikes or turf first, then narrow by brand, size and how often you play on grass, artificial wickets or in the nets. If most of your cricket is outdoors, start with batting spikes. If winter nets take up half the year, the turf pair may end up doing more work.

A good batting shoe should disappear once you're at the crease. There is already enough to think about.