The decision runs counter to a ruling by the International Cricket Council (ICC) which introduced a rule change in July allowing players to ``rent'' out the top nine inches on the front and the whole of the rear of their bats.
``We feel a bat logo could have a greater impact on a viewer than an event or a team sponsor logo on a shirt. We cannot allow this,'' said Bacher, managing director of the United Cricket Board of South Africa.
Bacher said the UCB had faxed the ICC expressing their concern over the issue.