GM Galaxy 404 Cricket Bat 2026 - Short Handle

Easiest bat in the range to swing. The Galaxy 404 takes GM's lightest-handling 2026 profile — the livery Team GM's Bess Heath plays with — and puts it on entry-grade English willow.

The Galaxy shape

A traditional full blade profile on GM's L555 length, with a mid-to-high swell for a light pick-up and an F2 face. If you want a bat that feels alive in your hands from the first net, this is the shape.

Key specs

• 404 grade English willow — GM's entry numbered grade
• L555 blade shape, mid-to-high swell, full traditional profile, F2 face
• DXM Toughsheet facing + ToeTek toe guard fitted as standard
• GM NOW! prepared — minimal knocking-in, play sooner
• Multi-piece cane handle
• Short handle (SH) — suits adult players from approx. 5ft 9in
• Handmade by Gunn & Moore in Nottingham, England

Who it's for

Juniors stepping up to full size, lighter-framed players, and anyone who wants real English willow with the easiest pick-up in the 2026 line-up.

Where it sits in the 2026 range

404 is the entry point of GM's numbered English willow grades — below 606, 808, Signature, 909 and Original.

In stock and dispatched from MCG Sports, Cranbourne North, Victoria.