Ask anyone who has set up a cricket game in a New Jersey backyard, a school gym, or a driveway net session: the gear that gets used the most is rarely the most expensive. In our Edison store, the shelf that empties fastest through the summer isn't the English willow rack — it's the budget accessories wall, and a large share of that wall belongs to Vixen. Plastic stumps that get bowled over a few hundred times a season and keep standing back up, kids' plastic bats for driveway games, grippy training gloves for catching drills, carrom powder for family board nights, and even the chrome coin that decides who bats first on Sunday morning.
Vixen doesn't make anything glamorous, and that's exactly the point. It makes the supporting cast — the equipment every game needs and nobody wants to overspend on. Every single Vixen product we stock costs less than $50, and most of it is under $20. This guide walks through the complete in-stock Vixen range at TopCricketStore with real prices, checkable specs, and our take on where each piece fits, whether you're setting up your first backyard pitch or restocking a coaching bag.
Vixen at a Glance
On our shelves, Vixen covers two worlds that our Edison customers happen to love in equal measure: casual cricket and carrom. The cricket side is all about practice and backyard play — plastic stumps in two base styles, junior plastic bats in three sizes, two types of training gloves, spare bails, and a leather training ball on a string. The carrom side is a single but essential item: the skating powder that keeps a board fast. Prices run from $4.99 to $49.99, which makes Vixen the brand we point to when a parent walks in with a $50 bill and three kids who want to play cricket this afternoon.
One thing we'll say up front from years of selling this gear: budget accessories succeed or fail on durability, not features. The Vixen items below have earned their shelf space because they come back for reorders, not returns.
Vixen Cricket Stumps: The Backbone of Backyard Cricket
Wooden stumps are for grounds with soft turf and a groundskeeper. For everyone else — driveways, parks with hard soil, gyms, basements — plastic stumps with a self-standing base are the practical answer, and this is the category where Vixen earns most of its keep in our store. We stock two versions, and the difference between them matters more than the $20 price gap suggests.
Vixen Plastic Stumps Set with Plastic Base — $29.99
The Vixen Plastic Stumps Set with Plastic Base is the entry point: three plastic stumps and two bails loaded onto a molded plastic base, standing 31 inches out of the ground. The whole set is light enough for a kid to carry to the park in one hand, which is precisely its job. Because the base is lightweight plastic, it's best on grass or any surface where a stray gust or a direct hit won't matter much — casual games, young kids, gentle use. We keep this set stacked deep (73 sets in stock as of this writing) because it's a default add-on to almost every junior starter purchase.
Vixen Plastic Stumps with Rubber Base — $49.99
The Vixen Plastic Stumps with Rubber Base is the set we personally set up for demos in the store, and the one we recommend for driveways and indoor nets. The three stumps sit on a heavy rubber base — the complete set weighs around 6 pounds — so it stays planted on concrete, turf, or gym flooring without any hammering or pitchforking. The stumps stand 28 inches out of the ground in high-visibility yellow, and a genuine hit will knock the stump back rather than send the whole assembly skidding. If you bowl with a real leather or heavy tennis ball, spend the extra $20 here. It's the difference between resetting your wicket every other delivery and just playing cricket. We have 50 sets in stock.
What about spring-return stumps?
Vixen also makes a spring-return stump set ($59.99) where each stump snaps back upright after being hit — a favorite of coaches running high-volume bowling drills. It's currently out of stock with us; if that's the style you're after, check the cricket stumps collection for current availability or read our spring-back stumps guide for how they compare. And if you're weighing plastic against traditional wooden stumps for club use, our complete stumps and bails buying guide covers the whole category.
VX Plastic Bats: A First Bat for $14.99
Every cricketer's first bat should be one you don't have to worry about. The Vixen VX line is a molded plastic bat sold in three junior sizes, each at $14.99: the VX 111 in size 1, the VX 222 in size 2, and the VX 333 in size 3. Using standard cricket bat sizing, size 1 suits players around four to five years old, size 2 roughly five to six, and size 3 about six to seven — our bat size chart maps this out by height if you'd rather measure than guess.
Two things to know before you buy. First, plastic bats are for soft balls only — windballs, tennis balls, plastic balls. A leather ball will crack a plastic bat and can sting small hands badly; if your child is moving into hardball cricket, that's the moment to step up to a Kashmir willow junior bat instead, and our parent's guide to junior cricket equipment explains that transition. Second, these move quickly and we typically hold only a couple of each size at a time, so if the size you need shows in stock, it's worth grabbing. Pair one with a soft ball from our practice balls guide and the plastic-base stumps above, and you've built a complete backyard game for under $60.
Vixen Training Gloves: Two Very Different Tools
Vixen makes two gloves that look similar online and do completely different jobs. We keep both by the register because coaches buy them in pairs-of-pairs.
Vixen Cobot Multipurpose Gloves — $19.99
The Cobot is a lightweight polyester-nylon glove with a dotted grip texture across the palm and fingers, and its party trick is an ambidextrous cut — either glove fits either hand. That sounds like a gimmick until you've watched a coach hand out gloves to a dozen juniors before a catching drill; nobody sorts lefts from rights, and a lost glove doesn't orphan its partner. Players also use them as a thin grip layer under keeping or batting gloves during cold-weather indoor sessions, which is a real consideration for New Jersey winter nets. We stock them in green, red, and orange, with nine pairs on the shelf right now.
Vixen Gripper Fielding Gloves — $10.99
The Gripper is the padded option: a neoprene fielding glove with strategically placed padding to take the sting out of repeated catches and reinforced stitching to survive a full season of drills. This is the one to buy if your hands are the drill — slip catches, high balls, reaction work with a hard ball. At $10.99 for an adult pair it's one of the cheapest pieces of protection in the store. For a wider look at this category, our catching gloves and fielding gear guide compares every option we carry.
The Carrom Corner: Vixen Skating Pink Powder — $4.99
If you've read our carrom board guides, you know our position: the board matters, but the powder is what makes a board feel professional. Vixen Skating Pink Carrom Powder comes in a 5-gram pack and is formulated as a fine "skating" powder — it cuts friction so strikers and coins glide instead of dragging, without clogging the wood grain the way coarser powders do. The pink tint is practical, not cosmetic: you can see exactly where you've applied it and spread an even layer. Sprinkle a small amount on a dry board, spread it gently with your palm or a soft cloth, and re-apply as the surface slows. At $4.99 it's an easy add-on to any board purchase, and with 83 packs in stock it's one of our steadiest sellers. For strikers, coins, and stands to go with it, browse the carrom accessories collection or our full carrom accessories buying guide.
Match-Day Odds and Ends
Vixen Tossing Coin — $9.99
The Vixen Tossing Coin is a solid metal, chrome-finished coin with large embossed HEAD and TAIL faces, weighted for a clean flip. Umpires and league organizers buy these; so do captains tired of fishing quarters out of car cup holders. It's a small ritual object, but every league kit we assemble includes one.
Vixen Cricket Bail Set — $7.99
Bails vanish. Into grass, into kit bags, into the neighbor's yard. The Vixen bail set gives you four spares suitable for both leather-ball and tennis-ball play, which covers a full season of losses for most backyard setups.
Vixen Hanging String Training Ball — $17.99
The hanging string leather training ball is a real leather ball on a high-tensile cord that you hang from a garage beam or tree branch for solo batting drills — timing, head position, vertical-bat shots — with the authentic weight and rebound a soft ball can't fake. Fair warning from the shop floor: this one sells out frequently, so check the product page for current availability before you plan a training block around it.
Every Vixen Product Compared
| Product | Price | Best for | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Stumps, Plastic Base | $29.99 | Grass, park games, young kids | 31" out of ground; 3 stumps + 2 bails; lightweight |
| Plastic Stumps, Rubber Base | $49.99 | Driveways, concrete, indoor nets | 28" out of ground; ~6 lb weighted base; yellow |
| VX 111 Plastic Bat | $14.99 | Ages ~4–5 (size 1) | Soft balls only |
| VX 222 Plastic Bat | $14.99 | Ages ~5–6 (size 2) | Soft balls only |
| VX 333 Plastic Bat | $14.99 | Ages ~6–7 (size 3) | Soft balls only |
| Cobot Multipurpose Gloves | $19.99 | Catching drills, winter inner layer | Ambidextrous; dotted grip; 3 colors |
| Gripper Fielding Gloves | $10.99 | Hard-ball fielding practice | Padded neoprene, adult sizing |
| Skating Pink Carrom Powder | $4.99 | Any carrom board | 5 gm pack; fine, non-clogging |
| Tossing Coin | $9.99 | Umpires, captains, leagues | Chrome finish, embossed faces |
| Bail Set (4 bails) | $7.99 | Spares for any stump set | Leather and tennis-ball play |
| Hanging String Training Ball | $17.99 | Solo batting drills | Real leather; sells out often |
Building a Backyard Setup Around Vixen
Here's how the math works out for the two builds we assemble most often at the counter. The little-kids build: plastic-base stumps ($29.99), a VX bat in the right size ($14.99), and a soft practice ball — you're at roughly $50 for a complete game. The serious-driveway build: rubber-base stumps ($49.99), the Gripper gloves ($10.99), a bail set ($7.99), and the hanging training ball ($17.99) lands around $87; add a couple of practice balls or a carrom powder pack for the house and you'll clear $100, which means your whole order ships free anywhere in the US. Everything above also lives in our cricket training equipment collection alongside cones, katchet boards, and nets if you want to build further.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are plastic cricket stumps good for backyard cricket?
Yes — for backyard, driveway, and indoor cricket they're usually the better choice over wood. Self-standing bases mean no soft ground is required, high-impact plastic shrugs off tennis and windball hits, and the sets are light enough to carry anywhere. Choose a weighted rubber base for hard surfaces and harder balls, and a plastic base for grass and younger players.
Can you use plastic cricket stumps on concrete?
You can if the base is weighted. The Vixen rubber-base set, at around 6 pounds, sits stable on concrete, asphalt, turf, and gym floors with no anchoring. A lightweight plastic-base set will work for gentle games on concrete but will slide or topple under harder bowling.
What size plastic cricket bat should I buy for my child?
Match the bat size to height, not just age: as a rule of thumb, size 1 suits players around 4 to 5 years old, size 2 around 5 to 6, and size 3 around 6 to 7. Have your child stand a bat next to their leg — the handle should reach about the top of their thigh. When in doubt between two sizes, go smaller; a bat a child can actually swing beats one they can barely lift.
How do you use carrom powder?
Sprinkle a small pinch evenly over a clean, dry board, then spread it into a thin, uniform layer with your palm or a soft cloth. The goal is a light dusting, not a snowfall — excess powder actually slows coins down and works into the frame. Re-apply once the board starts to feel draggy, and store the pack sealed so it stays dry.
Is Vixen a good brand for cricket accessories?
For its lane — budget practice and backyard equipment — we rate it well. Nothing Vixen makes is match kit, and it isn't trying to be. What we see in the store is simple: the stumps, gloves, and powder come back as reorders rather than returns, and at $5 to $50 the risk of trying a piece is low. Buy Vixen for practice volume and family games; buy match-grade gear for the weekend league.
See It All in Person in Edison, NJ
Every Vixen product in this guide is on the floor at our store at 37 Meridian Rd, Edison, NJ — open Monday through Saturday 11 AM to 9 PM and Sunday 11 AM to 8 PM. Stand the two stump sets side by side, feel the difference a rubber base makes, and let your kid pick the VX bat that fits. While you're in, we also handle bat knocking-in, scuff sheet fitting, engraving, and badminton restringing. Ordering online instead? US shipping is free on orders over $100, and everything ships under our 7-day return policy. If you're not sure which setup fits your yard, your kids, or your league, call or stop by — recommending the right $30 stump set is the kind of problem we like solving.