Batter knows bat is broken then hits a "home run", a breakdown
What Happened
Grace Harris steps up to the plate in a crucial Women's Big Bash League matchup in Australia. The right-handed batswoman has already amassed an impressive 64 runs off just 35 deliveries, showcasing her explosive power at the crease. As she prepares to face the next ball, Harris suddenly pauses and examines her bat, declaring, "I need a new bat." However, the seasoned cricketer quickly dismisses the issue, stating, "Nah, nah, it's all right. I'm working it in." With the handle of her bat slightly loose, Harris confidently proclaims, "Stuff it. I'll still hit it," indicating her determination to continue using the familiar bat despite its minor flaw. She explains that when the handles get looser, the bats often "ping" the best, meaning they provide the optimal power and performance. True to her word, Harris steps back up to the crease and unleashes a massive hit, sending the ball soaring over the boundary for a towering six. The force of the swing causes the bat to split apart at the handle, nearly striking her batting partner. The bowler is visibly startled by the sheer power of the shot, given the compromised state of the bat. Harris, unfazed by the broken bat, shares a laugh with her teammates, acknowledging that she had predicted the bat would perform well despite its loose handle. The cricketer, known for her quirky bat-naming tendencies, had planned to christen this particular bat the "McSpicy" or "McChicken," but now it lies in pieces. Undeterred, Harris retrieves a new bat and resumes her onslaught, smashing back-to-back sixes and a hard-hit four in quick succession. Her record-setting performance in this match includes runs scored with a bat that was quite literally falling apart, a testament to her skill, confidence, and unorthodox approach to the game.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentAwesome situation in the Women's Big Bash League in Australia.
Grace Harris is up next to her name.
It says she's got 64 runs so far off of 35 balls.
In baseball terms, she's faced 35 pitches.
She's scored 64 runs.
You get four runs for like a double, six for a home run, kind of like that,
and you accumulate them until you get out.
A lot of cricket players are very, very, very particular about their equipment
because one slight wrong turn, slippery hand, loose bat handle, and you're out.
You're done for the whole day.
Well, after this ball, she swings, looks at her bat,
and you can hear exactly what she says.
How you doing?
I need a new bat.
A new bat.
You need it now?
Nah, nah, it's all right.
I'm working it in.
Classic Grace Harris.
Nah, stuff it.
I'll still hit it.
Stuff it or still hit it.
She says, nah, stuff it.
I'll still hit it.
And I'm going to be honest, that's not a phrase I'm familiar with as an American.
Maybe there are Americans, but I was like, is that a cricket term?
Stuff it?
It just means like, fuck it, I'll hit it.
She means, ah, fuck it.
I'll still hit with it.
And here's why she said she was still going to hit with it.
She said the handle clicked a little bit,
but when they get looser like that on the handle, they are at their best.
They're pinging.
So I thought, nah, I'll still hit it for six.
They've been going miles today,
so I'm going to keep using this bat as long as possible.
Always, always goes like my brain goes.
They always say it's going miles, but they don't use miles.
They don't use miles, but they always say he's hitting it miles.
So that terminology, just like that went that way, but not actually miles.
So what does she do?
Well, she hits it for six.
That means she hits it over the fence.
The boundary for a home run, just whack, gets it in the middle.
The ball goes flying over the boundary.
The bat.
The bat goes flying off the handle, almost hits her partner,
and the bowler is a little scared.
That's pretty incredible to get that much power on it when the handle's that loose.
Maybe she's right, though.
They're pinging.
Just went flying, and the bat handle stayed in her hand,
and she looks at it, and she's just going to have a big old cackle.
She's like, ah, told you, and now the bat's done.
She didn't name that bat.
She usually names her bats after burgers.
She was going to name it the McSpicy,
or the Mc-something, McChicken, McSpicy.
She didn't name it.
Now it's broken.
She had to get a new bat.
What's she going to do with the new bat?
She was loving the way the ball was coming off that bat.
Look at that, just like sawed right in half, right at the handle.
Well, she gets the new bat.
She walks back to the crease.
She checks it.
This one's good, and fucking walloped for another six, back-to-back.
The next ball, hard liner.
That's for four, because it didn't go over on the fly.
The next ball, bam.
Actually, it wasn't the next ball.
That was a little later.
Anyway, she set the record for most runs scored in the WBBL this match,
and one of the sixes came off a bat that was not put together.