Kookaburra Aura Cricket Bats: Grades, Profile and Prices

The Kookaburra Aura is a big-edged bat with a high sweet spot, which Kookaburra describe as a lightweight profile packing a heavyweight punch, for the player who favours a traditional feel. The Aura is not part of Kookaburra's 2026 range, so the bats we stock are 2024 and 2025 models, and once they sell the family is gone. This guide explains the Aura profile and grades, what independent testers made of it, the junior sizes, and lists every Aura we stock with our prices.

The Aura Profile

Every senior Aura in our stock carries the same measurements in its specification:

• Sweet spot: about 210mm to 230mm from the toe, high in the blade, which rewards driving on the up and back-foot play on pitches with some bounce.
• Edges: 36mm to 38mm, rounded, with a spine of 64mm to 68mm.
• Scallop and bow: 1mm to 2mm of scalloping, so the wood stays in the blade, and a 10mm to 14mm bow.
• Handle: Kookaburra's standard handle.

Kookaburra's own Aura range page pitches it at the player who wants a traditional feel. Next to the Kahuna, whose sweet spot sits at 200mm to 210mm with 34mm to 37mm edges, the Aura is higher and chunkier. Our guides to the Kookaburra Kahuna and Kookaburra Ghost cover the alternatives, and our guide to Kookaburra cricket bats compares every family.

What the Aura Numbers Mean

The number is the willow grade, as on every Kookaburra: the lower the number, the cleaner and straighter the grain. In our stock the Aura Pro is the top grade, then 2.1, 4.1 and 6.1. The 6.3 has an English willow face on a Kashmir willow back, the 6.5 juniors have a Pro Shield face covering, and the 8.1 junior is Kashmir willow.

Every Aura We Stock

Senior short handle bats in stock on 20 October 2026. With no 2026 Aura, these are the last of the family. Every bat here is in our Kookaburra cricket bats collection.

What Independent Testers Said

The Cricketer tested the 2025 Aura 6.1 and scored it 7.0 overall in its 2025 bat review, headed "one for the powerlifters among you". The test bat weighed 2lb 9oz with 36mm edges, at an RRP of £230. One student tester said it had "a really nice middle"; another found the pick-up far lighter than two other testers did, with a middle "slightly higher than some of the others". Former England opener Mark Stoneman found the handle too thick for him and said it "felt a bit sluggish in the hands, but a good performance overall". We sell the 6.1 at £199.99.

Junior Aura Bats

All four are English willow for hard-ball cricket, from size 5 up. The 2024 Aura 2.1 junior at £129.99 is the best value of them if a size 6 fits. Use our cricket bat size guide to choose the size and our guide to the best junior cricket bats to compare brands.

Which Aura to Buy

1. Club player who likes a big bat: the Aura 4.1 at £239.99 or the 6.1 at £199.99, the grade The Cricketer tested.
2. Cleaner willow at a lower price: the 2024 Aura 2.1 at £339.99, £80 less than the 2025 bat in the same grade.
3. Second bat: the Aura 6.3 at £174.99, with a Kashmir willow back.
4. Top grade: the Aura Pro at £699.99, in our Players Edition cricket bats collection.

If you want a lighter pick-up, the Ghost or the Kahuna Lite will suit you better. Whichever you choose, our guide to knocking in a new cricket bat covers preparing it.

FAQs: Kookaburra Aura

Is the Kookaburra Aura a good bat?
The Cricketer scored the Aura 6.1 7.0 overall in 2025, praising the middle but finding the pick-up heavy. It suits a strong player who wants big edges and a high sweet spot.

Has the Kookaburra Aura been discontinued?
It is not in Kookaburra's 2026 range. We still stock 2024 and 2025 Auras while they last.

Where is the sweet spot on the Aura?
About 210mm to 230mm from the toe, with 36mm to 38mm edges.

What does the Aura cost?
With us, from £174.99 for the 6.3 to £699.99 for the Aura Pro. Juniors start at £99.99.