Why do they make kookaburra cricket balls differenly to the ball used in England. Considering that the kookaburra ball seems to come apart a lot easier after a good battering why do they use it and should the company be making them better?
2006-07-14 01:08:58 · 12 answers · asked by malfonzobonzo 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Cricket Australia demands that an Australian manafacturer gets the contract for balls used in all first class cricket in Australia, and without a doubt, Kookaburra is the best ball manafacturer in Australia. The balls aren't as well stiched as English or Indian balls, as they are made entirely by hand, but Aussie balls are stiched by a machine which sometimes leaves flaws. After hitting the pitch (not the bat surprisingly) many hundreds of times any flaws begin to drag the stiching apart.
However the Kookaburra cricket ball is the most perfectly round ball, even more than baseballs. They don't last as well, but do giver truer aerodynamics early on in matches.
2006-07-20 23:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every cricket board/organization has its own way of doing it. There is no one standard for the ball ( I mean use of ball) . The balls used in Australia is manufactured using machine.. they are perfect as far as the shape and overall structure of the ball is concerned. But the seam of the ball is not great. The Duke balls used in India and the one used in England have more prominent seam and they are more helpful for swing as well as spin bowling. And these balls are hand made balls.
So its comes down which ball suits to a given country's condition (pitch, ground, environment) so that ball is used by the country.
I hope this might explain you something.
2006-07-14 08:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by Vicky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just for all of us non cricketers,what is a kookaburra ball?Is kookaburra the company that makes them?Or is that where they are made?Is cricket really as exciting as they say it is?Cant wait.?
2006-07-14 08:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diffferent countries have different views and ways of doing any thing.
One simple example is that Americans play BaseBall, Indians play Cricket most. In the same way depending upon the pitch conditions, the type of climate the balls will be manufactured in different types in different countries. Also some countries want the swing going and they prepare those type of balls and this may vary country to country.
Hope you understand this.
2006-07-14 13:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Sherlock Holmes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everything is as rugged as English technology...
They are match balls, thus they are great for about 50 overs.
But for those 50 overs it is an excellent ball. After that they fall to pieces.
2006-07-14 08:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by Capt BloodLoss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the kookaburra ball is more suited to the australian pitches with their extra speed and bounce
2006-07-15 03:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by motown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make them differently because of the difference in surfaces and the weather.But their not made 2 last a long time.
2006-07-18 04:48:51 · answer #7 · answered by woody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different countries have different types of ball as the conditions in different types of world are different.
2006-07-16 05:18:40 · answer #8 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes this has been a problem even in the present Pak-Eng series.They need to improve the quality.
2006-07-18 02:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by khan a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now do you see why someone asked why is cricket so boring
2006-07-14 08:10:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋