Hot Spot inventor calls for removal of bat coatings

The inventor of cricket's controversial Hot Spot system has called for the removal of coatings on bats to improve the accuracy of his device.

The coatings are, however, perfectly legal under current regulations.

"Our technology has been criticized for fine edges that have gone undetected. More than anyone else, BBG Sports (Brennan's company) wanted to know why."



Brennan's statement said BBG's conclusive finding after three days' testing of bats was that the type and thickness of the protective coating "unquestionably" affects the thermal signature of the Hot Spot system.

"In layman's terms, the protective coating definitely diminishes Hot Spot marks.

"BBG Sports believes that in order to achieve optimum Hot Spot results then the removal of protective coating from bat edges needs to occur.

"This will allow for the best thermal signatures between cricket balls and natural timber cricket bats."

Brennan added: "At the end of the day no technology is 100 percent perfect, however at BBG Sports we are continuously researching and developing our products to provide the best technological service for sport."