Cricket Ball

A cricket ball is a hard and solid ball used to play in cricket made of a core of cork, which is layered with tightly wound string, and covered by a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam.

There are two types of cricket balls use to play in cricket matches. One is of a red color which is used to play in test match cricket while another is of a white color cricket ball which is used to play in the limited-overs format. A red color cricket ball is test matches because players are in white color clothes as they can see the ball clearly they don’t have any deflection while white color cricket ball is used in the limited-overs format because players use colored clothes as also they have improved night visibility during under the floodlights day/night matches. Since 2010 pink and orange color balls introduced into the cricket world because of ICC announced Day/night test matches.

The dimension of a cricket ball:

The diameter of a cricket ball is between 2.8 and 2.86 inches. The circumference measures between 8 and 9 inches. A cricket ball weighs between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces.

Cricket Ball Manufacturers:

There are three main manufacturers of cricket ball manufacturers in international market matches: Kookaburra, Dukes and Sanspareils Greenlands (SG). India uses SG, England, Ireland and the West Indies use Dukes, and all other countries use Kookaburra.

Kookaburra:

Kookaburra is an Australian sports brand operated its business globally. Their head office is in Australia. India, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Kookaburra predominantly sell its products through their retailers Kookaburra works extensively with cricket and hockey Sporting Boards throughout the world to support various grass root sporting initiatives and has long been associated with some of the best players to grace an international field including, most famously, Adam Gilchrist (cricket), Dean Jones (cricket), Gordan Greenidge (cricket), Ian Healy (cricket), Jack Russell (cricket), Justin Langer (cricket), Kumar Sangakkara (cricket), Ray Jennings (cricket), Ricky Ponting (Captain of the Australian cricket team), Rodney Marsh (cricket), Mike Hussey (cricket), as well as Liam De Young (Captain of the Kookaburras) and Madonna Blyth (Captain of the Hockeyroos).

Dukes:

Dukes is an English sports brand. Dukes is responding to the demands of the modern game by using new advanced technology to produce long lasting surface white and brightly colored cricket balls for Limited Overs cricket and possible “Day/Night” Test Matches. Another major breakthrough is an exclusive process to ensure very good shape retention whilst retaining the right “feel” on the bat.

The Dukes Special County "A" - Grade 1 - Red cricket ball is used exclusively for Test Matches in the UK as well as all First Class County Cricket.  The Dukes County International "A" is the choice of the vast majority of ECB accredited Premier Leagues.

Sanspareils Greenlands (SG):

Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) Its balls are used in Test cricket and in the Ranji Trophy in India has been exporting bats manufactured in Meerut to the UK and Australia for most of the international cricket brands. The company has been the market leader in India with legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid endorsing the brand. In 2008, Virender Sehwag became an SG brand ambassador.