{"product_id":"gm-noir-delta-404-cricket-bat-2026-sh","title":"GM Noir Delta 404 Cricket Bat 2026 - Short Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe lightest way into Noir.\u003c\/strong\u003e Delta is GM's SuperLight optimised profile — a big-looking blade with a genuinely fast pick-up — and the 404 puts it on entry-grade English willow. Noir is the 2026 livery carried by Team GM's \u003cstrong\u003eDan Lawrence\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eOlly Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Delta is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelta moves the wood around so the bat looks the part but swings quickly. On the Noir \u003cstrong\u003eL555\u003c\/strong\u003e platform with a \u003cstrong\u003elower-to-mid swell\u003c\/strong\u003e and a fuller face, it's built for players who score off timing rather than brute force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey specs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e404 grade English willow — GM's entry numbered grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelta SuperLight optimised profile — big blade, fast pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL555 platform, lower-to-mid swell, fuller face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDXM Toughsheet facing + ToeTek toe guard fitted as standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGM NOW! prepared — minimal knocking-in, play sooner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort handle (SH) — suits adult players from approx. 5ft 9in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade by Gunn \u0026amp; Moore in Nottingham, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuniors moving into senior size, players coming back from injury, and anyone who wants a light-swinging English willow bat with a properly premium look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits in the 2026 range\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e404 is the entry point of GM's numbered English willow grades — below 606, 808, Signature, 909 and Original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn stock and dispatched from MCG Sports, Cranbourne North, Victoria.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gunn \u0026 Moore","offers":[{"title":"Short Handle","offer_id":52504484610328,"sku":"GM18145X25","price":499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/9028\/1496\/files\/GM_NOIR-LE_MAIN_IMAGE_COMP.jpg?v=1786357982","url":"https:\/\/mcgsports.com.au\/products\/gm-noir-delta-404-cricket-bat-2026-sh","provider":"MCG Sports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}