Batman Cricket Services CC, along with its cricket brand, D&P Cricket, was established in 1999, in Cape Town. Paul Borst, was one of the two founding members but has been the sole member and managing director since 2008 when he bought out his business partner. In the beginning, Paul started out working on all aspects of making and repairing cricket bats. As the business grew, he was forced to spend less time physically working in the workshop and more time in the office – focusing on the day-to-day running and expanding of the business. Over the decades, he has surrounded himself with experts in the field to ensure the continued production of world-class products and services.
Paul, flies to India a minimum of twice a year to meet with numerous cricket equipment suppliers and constantly looks for innovations in cricket equipment as well as examining the latest technological advancements in the field. He spends a lot of time and thought in enhancing the design and performance of products. Since the beginning days, he has been visiting the UK at least once a year to strengthen his relationship with the wood yard (to secure a yearly supply of English Willow clefts), as well as to improve his relationships with the general cricket industry, including Masuri. In 2015, Paul established D&P Cricket UK.
D&P Cricket’s head office is situated in Ottery, Cape Town. It incorporates offices, a retail cricket shop, a bat manufacturing and repair workshop and storage and distribution facilities. It is not unusual to find an international or first-class cricketer wandering around the premises.
D&P Cricket has the ability to handcraft cricket bats and offer the best and honest advice. Its staff members are experienced and knowledgeable on all cricket equipment. This uniquely positions the brand to guarantee customer satisfaction.
From its inception, D&P Cricket has always been a customer care and quality-orientated business striving to offer cricketers everything under one roof. The brand has grown rapidly throughout South Africa and footprints have been made into the rest of the cricketing world. It can proudly call itself ‘South Africa’s leading cricket brand and bat manufacturer’.

Jonathan Musikanth (by appointment only)
Physical Address: Church Barn
Pond Hill (off High Street)
Halberton (near Exeter)
Devon, EX16 7AW, England
Mobile: +44 7475 720113
Email: jon@dpcricket.co.uk / shop@dpcricket.co.uk