Red, white, pink listen to the story of the cricket ball

Red, white, pink listen to the story of the cricket ball

Where was the first introduction of cricket? History has it that the game originated in the south-east of England in the sixteenth century. It then spread beyond England through the expansion of British colonial rule, although the first international cricket match was played in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Needless to say, cricket requires a number of basic things. The most useful accessories are bat and ball. Over the centuries, much has changed in cricket bats. It has got various shapes. Cricket bats have a long way to go to get to this place today. But the cricket ball is still almost the same as it was in the beginning. It has been a little sideways, considering the needs of the time.

The outer cover of the cricket ball is leather. Although many call it a wooden ball, wood is not used to make cricket balls. Cork is used instead. Many small cork pieces are wrapped in leather and sewn together. Glue is given in the middle of sewing. According to the rules of cricket, a standard cricket must have six stitches.

The first cricket ball was made between 180 and 1841. Many say that the cricket ball was first made by the Duke family of England. At the time, Duke was engaged in small and cottage industries in the Redleaf Hill area of ​​Penshurst County, Kent County, England. In 185, Duke received a patent from King George IV of Britain for the manufacture of cricket balls. They started making and marketing six-stitched cricket balls at that time. Their balls were used in the 180’s cricket season. The game of cricket quickly gained popularity in various parts of Britain, including Kent and Sussex. At the same time the Duke family became part of its history. The Duke family has been instrumental in popularizing and spreading cricket. They were not only focused on the ball-making business, they were also focused on promoting the game of cricket.

Duke has always played with the ball in England. Until World War II, cricket balls were considered Duke brand balls. It was used all over the world. But since World War II, Australia has been thinking of building its own brand of ball. According to him, the Kukabura Company, owned by the Thompson family, received approval from the Australian Cricket Board to manufacture cricket balls. The white ball is better known in the world today than the red ball made by this Kukabura. Much of the white ball used for limited-overs cricket at the time was made by the Kukabura Company. At the moment Kukabura is the largest manufacturer of cricket balls. Whether it is red, white or pink.

Apart from Duke and Kukabura, cricket balls made by the India-based Sanspairils Greenland Company (SG) are also on the market at the moment. SG brand balls are also used in international cricket. SG ball is also in great demand in domestic cricket of different countries. SG made the first cricket ball in 1931. Two brothers Kedarnath Anand and Dwarkanath Anand are the founders of this SG company. The ball of this brand also has a good reputation in the world of cricket. In the case of the white ball used in limited overs cricket, the quality of the SG is much closer to that of the Kukabura ball. The SG ball has been used in Test matches on Indian soil since 1994.

The color of the ball has long been red since the invention of cricket. In 1986, media tycoon Carrie Packer’s initiative in Australia required a white ball to be used in the light of limited-overs cricket floodlights. That was a big revolution in cricket. While cricket romantics sniffed at the initiative at first, white ball cricket is now a major asset to modern cricket. The white ball is far ahead of the red ball in swing and mobility. The white ball also has a big role to play in making cricket attractive and financially strong. Another powerful weapon for bowlers in cricket is the white colored cricket ball which is also very effective in reverse swing. Usually when the white ball gets old, the bowlers can do a very good reverse swing. But in the big version of cricket (Test matches) the red ball is eternal. The red ball is more useful to play than the white ball. It also loses its luster over time, slowly.

Surviving a five-day Test match is a big challenge in this age of T20 and ODI cricket. As the days go by, the time in the hands of people is getting shorter. People are so busy now that it is difficult for them to watch a Test match for five days or a first-class match for three or four days. To save Test cricket, day and night Test matches are being organized to make it attractive. Test cricket in the floodlit evening was once an impossible thing but in today’s world it is a reality. And for the day and night Test match, another type of cricket ball has emerged – the pink ball. Yes, after red and white, pink is also used in cricket. Although Australia hosted its first day-night Test match in Adelaide in 2015, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has been testing the pink ball since 2009. They see how eye-catching the pink ball is in day and night test matches, how useful this ball is in different conditions, MCC also checked that. Since the red ball is not suitable for floodlight, the extent to which the pink ball is suitable for floodlight has been extensively tested.

The first day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide in 2015 showed that the pink ball swings much more than the red ball. The pink ball also gives some special benefits to fast bowlers, especially in floodlights.

Different aspects of cricket ball

The standard of cricket ball is regulated according to the British standard BS 5993. Accordingly, its size, shape, quality, raw material and its usefulness are determined. According to the Cricket Law of 1844, a cricket ball weighs between 5 and 6 ounces. In 180 the weight of the new cricket ball was fixed at 5 to 5.75 ounces. Its circumference ranges from 7.6125 to 9 inches.

At the moment Duke, Kukabura, SG — these three brands of cricket balls are used in international cricket. The Duke ball is used in England and the West Indies. SG in India. Kukabura is used in Australia and other cricketing countries. The ball made by Duke, Kukabura and SG has been approved by the ICC, the highest body of cricket.

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