BOOM Prime Match Quality Red Leather Cricket Balls Grade A Test Senior Mens Hand Stitched Pack of 6 Weight 5.5oz

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These games are all played with a white ball, and the total overs vary between 20-60 depending on which game is played. Why Are White Balls Used Instead of Traditional Red? Thus, in PU (polyurethane) coat is used for the Pink balls. Polyurethane also protects the ball from corrosion and scuffs. 7. Swing and bounce Baseball (ball): Traditionally made quite similarly, with a cork centre (today usually rubber) wrapped tightly with string and encased in leather. Eventually, the Pink ball became the apt alternative to the Red ball. Why was the Color Pink Chosen as an Alternative to the Red ball? Repeat the process 1 or 2 times being careful not to overstretch the bowler, being aware of the safe bowling directive as laid out by the ECB.

ICC board meeting: Runners abolished, ODI and run-out laws tweaked". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 June 2011 . Retrieved 19 August 2012. The various processes that are involved in making the white ball are similar in every aspect to the way the red ball is made," said Stuart Waterton, brand manager of Kookaburra Sport UK. The Pink ball was used for the first time in an international match in July 2009 for the One-Day match between the Women’s team of England and Australia. A great deal of effort and emphasis is placed on ensuring that the performance characteristics of the balls are the same," he added.In a match situation, all balls are fairly uniform irrespective of their colour. There are those specifications relating to weight and circumference which are to be followed and enforced by the match officials. Pink color balls are much better in terms of visibility under floodlights, making them suitable for the Night matches. Red balls turn brownish under floodlights making it difficult to spot, hence they are not suitable for the Day-Night Test matches. 3. Thread Color This ball should never be used with a batter or bat in the net as it can cause damage to both player and bat. Depending on the surface and overhead conditions, the red ball will swing more throughout the course of its life cycle. It also has a more pronounced seam than the white alternative and this helps the seam bowlers to be more effective.

For Red balls, the wax coating is used, but in the case of Pink balls, wax cannot be applied as it would make the ball darker and difficult to spot under floodlights. The white ball was chosen because it was going to be difficult for the batters to see the red ball under the floodlights with players in coloured clothing. However, once they started using the white ball, it was understood that it offers a lot more swing in the early stages of the match, but can deteriorate very rapidly, unlike the red ball.Being a darker shade of red, the new ball has a more noticeable and higher seam, as well as enhanced hardness of the cork on the inside of the ball. These modifications were made to improve bowlers' grip and to extend the life of the ball's seam. Dukes Balls: The main difference between the red and pink ball is that both balls differ with regard to the colors the balls produce under the yellow floodlights, thread colors used, the size of the seams, and the peculiar swing and bounce of the balls. The balls are all similar as they have to conform to the overall laws governing their size and weight. One difference with the Kookaburra ball concerns its seam which has a tendency to deteriorate after around 20 to 30 overs. It can, therefore, stop swinging quite early and it can be difficult for the spinners to grip. The most basic difference between the Pink Ball and the Red ball is their visibility under floodlights. The ball is not replaced if it is hit into the crowd – the crowd must return it. If the ball is damaged, lost, or illegally modified, it will be replaced by a used ball in a similar condition to the replaced ball. A new ball can only be used after the specified minimum number of overs have been bowled with the old one.

Firing a mixture of balls from a specially-made bowling machine he found the white balls deviated from a straight path much more than the red ones. A team can be issued up to two warnings per innings but repeated use of saliva on the ball will result in a 5-run penalty to the batting side. Whenever saliva is applied to the ball, the umpires will be instructed to clean the ball before play recommences," ICC said in a press release issued in 2020. The red ball offers swing when it is new. Opening is considered the most difficult batting position in Test matches as batters have to deal with the swing that the new ball offers, subject to quality of bowlers, pitch and weather conditions. Once the ball gets old, it offers reverse swing for the bowlers. To reap the benefits of reverse swing, the fielding team has to work meticulously to maintain the shine on one side of the ball as the innings commences. The other side becomes rough due to wear and tear. White Ball: History doesn’t give us an individual name here. We know that the balls used in the 18th century looked very similar to the ones that are played with today.

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The trials are the latest steps in development of the new ball, with an aim of it being an option for major international league play in late 2020.