Maybe I'd rather be hit by a baseball bat but if a cricket bat is as heavy as you say it's going to be slow and a bit unwieldy compared. This guy one handedes the baseball bat a bit because it lets you keep balance, that would be harder with a cricket bat.
BTW I'd rather a guy draw a gun on me than a sword because a guy with a sword is by definition batsh*t crazy.
Depens on the person swinging it, it looks light in the hands of a pro, just like a louisville slugger does, though i think you'll agree with me that a proper slugger bat isn't for untrained people.
Have you ever tried a cricket bat? They are quite heavy, perhaps not much heavier than a slugger but on the other hand, swing it sideways and you have a point of strike that is much smaller and ALL weight is behind that point since it's as thin as the point of strike all the way through.
Heh, in Bagram when we first arrived there were a full SHITLOAD of men with swords coming out of their houses putting their swords down after we fought through the cities shelter troops. Now the Taliban are back after we withdrew on orders, i kinda wish i could hand them their swords back.