Question

Wood commonly used for making cricket bats is.
A. Cedrius
B. Salix
C. Tectona
D. Morus

Answer 1

Hint: Willow wood is one of the lightest woods. With good hardness and is having good shock resistance, but overall is weak for its weight.

Complete answer:
In order to solve this question, we need to know more about cricket bats and their parts.
Cricket bat: It is a special type of equipment used by the batsman in the game of cricket to hit the ball.

Parts of cricket are as follows:
1. Cricket bat handle: It is a cylindrical in shape and is covered by rubber or fabric to prevent it from slipping out of heads.
2. Cricket bat shoulder: It is the topmost part which is very close to the handle of the bat.
3. Cricket bat blade.
4. Cricket bat toe.

- Handle of a cricket bat is made up of cane which is attached to willow wood (Salix) wood blade.
- Length of the cricket bat should be less than 3 inches.
- Width of the cricket bat should be less than 4.25 inches.
- Wood used for cricket bats is Salix or white willow wood.
- Willow wood is used because of its light weight, good hardness, tough and shock resistance.
- It is named so, because the undersides of the leaves are pale white.

So, the correct option is option B Salix.

Note: Morus is a type of wood which is used in making baskets or in production of small furniture pieces.
Toctone is a type of wood which is used for outdoor furniture and also used in cutting boards.