Cricket is unique among sports for the way the condition of the ball in play. Even if they are all made to the same specifications, not all balls are created equal.

In the game of cricket, the express bowler holds a special place. The fastest of the fast bowlers deliver the ball at around 100mph and since the first radar guns were used to measure ball speed ...

First, the fielding team moan among themselves. Then, the captain approaches the umpire, requesting to change the ball. If ...

Cricket: Smaller ball, shorter pitch recommended to transform women's game. By Reuters. June 11, 2020 5:17 AM UTC Updated June 11, 2020 FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Women's Third One ...

The Kookaburra ball is being used for four rounds of Championship games in 2025, but bat is dominating ball at the halfway ...

So check out below our breakdown of cricket's various forms, how each format’s ball and pitch determine a lot of decision-making, how the field is set up and more. 01 What is cricket?

The cricket pitch is where the bowler delivers the ball, generally off the bounce. It is where batsmen run and wicketkeepers stand guard. For these reasons, its surface needs to be hard, durable ...

The familiar sound of a bat whacking a ball can be heard weekday evenings at the MVP Field House in Lake Zurich. ... Vernon Township broke ground in Buffalo Grove on a 22-yard cricket pitch, ...

Scranton received five bids for a proposed project to build a cricket pitch at Chic Feldman Field in Pine Brook, with a Monroe County firm submitting the lowest of the five, city Controller John Mu… ...

Before this pitch, some cricket players used to travel about 45 minutes to be able to play. Now, the field is in their backyards, ... In this new field, they are using a leather ball, ...