A worker demonstrates the traditional method of splitting logs into clefts at J S Wright & Sons cricket willow suppliers in Chelmsford, Britain July 6, 2015. J S Wright & Sons are the oldest and largest willow supplier, supplying English Willow to bat makers across the globe. The company sells 420,000 cricket blades from up to 10,000 willow trees per year. (Photo by Neil Hall/Reuters)
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