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The MCC World Cricket Committee has responded to growing concerns about the size of bats by proposing new limits on their dimensions, in a bid to reduce the number of mis-hits off the edge or the toe of the bat flying over the boundary for sixes.The size of bats has been a constant matter of debate at MCC meetings. In July 2014, the cricket committee had discussed the issue at length, debating the benefit of a greater number of boundaries for television viewers against the fairness of the balance between bat and ball. At that point, the members couldnt reach consensus, and the law was left as it was.Now, however, the committee believes that enough is enough, and has recommended a new limit of 40 millimetres for the edge of the bat, and 67 millimetres to the spine.We have talked for the last couple of years about concerns that the committee has had about the size of bats and where the size of bat is going to go in the next five-ten years, Ricky Ponting, a member of the committee, said. So we have actually come up with some dimensions that we are comfortable with as a committee.The time has come to restrict the size of bat edges and the overall width [depth] of bats, Mike Brearley, chairman of the committee, said. It was pointed out to us that, in 1905, the width of bats was 16mm and that, by 1980, it had increased to 18mm. It is now an average, in professional cricket, of 35-40mm and sometimes up to 60mm. That shows how fast the change has been.Ponting said the imbalance between bat and ball had been a concern with the committee for a while. He also said some current batsmen were concerned they might now be limited in their strokeplay, but the overwhelming feeling was a need for the restoration of a balance between bat and ball.This is being done with consultation with bat manufacturers and also current players, Ponting said. The current players were surveyed by FICA, and over 60% of current players were also concerned with where the size of cricket bats were going. What we are really conscious of as well is that we dont want to take the game back to the 50s or 60s, we are just worried about where it was going to go.So the average players bat-edge size is between 38 and 42 millimetres. There are exceptions to it, some guys are using bats with edges in excess of 50 millimetres and that is what we are worried about. We are worried about the real extremes of that, and the numbers that we have come about, we are happy with that.The main concern was mis-hits clearing grounds. When we are talking about changing the size and dimensions of the bat, all we are talking about is the balance between bat and ball and bringing that back, Ponting said. We feel that in the last few years that it has actually gone a little bit too far in the favour of batsmen, and it is more about mis-hits going for a six. There are top-edges in the game that might travel over fine leg or deep backward square leg, that doesnt have to do anything with the size or the shape of the bat. But more so the mis-hits off the toe or the leading edge of the bat, that are quite clearly still covering the boundaries.One thing we know is we cant make the grounds bigger, so certainly one of the concerns was the middle of the bat, because of the shape of the bat is increasingly getting bigger and bigger every year.Ponting reassured the current players. We havent individually spoken - well, I have received a few messages from current players being worried about limiting their equipment, Ponting said. We are just trying to make the game fairer. The balance between bat and ball a little bit better. Bat manufacturers will tell you now, even with edges of 40mm maximum and 60mm on the back, that players wont notice a huge difference. 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I didnt know what was going on. Thats always pretty tough. You dont really play like that, except for when you were about 9 years old, so its been a while.Johnson must have enjoyed the flashback to his childhood. He scored Tampa Bays first goal, the only one it would need as Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 Flyers shots to nab his second consecutive shutout.During its successful journey through the New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Philly, the Lightning (12-6-1) have outscored their opponents 15-4, enabling them to move within five points of first-place the Moontreal Canadiens in the Atlantic Division.ddddddddddddWe have a lot of depth on this team, said Drouin, who sealed the Saturday win with a goal at 4:26 of the third period. We have had a lot of that for the past couple of years. I think everyone is elevating their play with Stamkos out.While Tampa Bay keeps overcoming adversity, Nashville (7-7-3) continues to create problems for itself by failing to win on the road. A 3-1 defeat to the Blues on Saturday night in St. Louis dropped the Predators to 2-6-2 away from Music City, compared with their 5-1-1 mark in Bridgestone Arena.The Predators played the Blues even for two periods but gave up two goals in just over four minutes midway through the third period and finished their three-game road trip at 1-2-0.Until that second goal, I thought we had a really good chance to get two points in this game, but it didnt happen, Predators defenseman P.K. Subban said.Based on this seasons early form chart, Nashville should thrive this week. The Predators are set to start a three-game homestand that sees the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets arrive in town Wednesday and Friday, respectively.Its always nice to go home, Nashville defenseman Roman Josi said. 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