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286: 63:: made news before the 2003 world cup, because it is softer than the Duke. As the name suggests, manufactured in Australia. It is favoured because it retains its shine for longer than Duke. This ball is used internationally. It is a favourite of spinners as it tends to get softer later in the day. Batsmen can not hit it as hard as the duke in the slog overs. It does not reverse swing, which caused some problem for the England bowlers in the Pakistan tour. 1128:"...the white ball is unsuited to first-class cricket because its rapid deterioration makes it unable to be used for eighty overs as specified in the rules". I was under the impression that the real issue is that the white ball doesn't show up well against the compulsory white clothing worn in first class and tests, as opposed to coloured clothing in one-day... hence the need for a ball with some colour against white clothing at night. 1168: 57:. In the 1999 world cup batting teams used to ask for a new ball in the last 10-6 overs to avoid the heavy swinging (complaining that the ball had become dirty.) It is also said that in the 1999 world cup there was some heavy hitting in the slog overs (especially by Klusner) due to the fact that Duke was still a hard-ball, therefore easy to hit. Still used in England, for example in the 2005 Ashes. 277: 340: 319: 350: 931:
Good editing. Thank you. I have made a few copy edits which I will be happy to see reverted if thought right. The 'Dangers of cricket balls' section seems to have accumulated undue case weight and could be taughtened. I have plans for getting hold of a first-class ball and dissecting it to photograph
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Duke: manufactured by Dukes in England, first used in the 1999 world cup. White balls tend to get dirty and over time, visibility is reduced. The white Duke used in the 1999 WC, has a transparent protective covering that saves the ball from wear and tear. According to some players this leads to side
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and that I was wrong. I was hasty and assumed the mention of the weight detail was the only one in the article rather than one of three. Weight is OK rather than mass. The critical thing is that the paragraph is in the lead and thus does not need the detail. I would be content with your wording but
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There are other main brands of cricket ball. Readers balls are by far the most common ones used in English cricket outside of Tests, and of course there are Surridge balls - when Garry Sobers hit his 36 in an over, it was against a Surridge. Duke and Kookaburra balls are basically only used for
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international cricket nowadays, indeed after getting bought out by them Duke used to be the 'cheap own brand' of the Morrant mail order company. There are also cheap composition balls such as the Victor, which are harder and damage bats more than a proper corky.
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Yeah, I was just about to post a query on this page wondering why there isn't any information on the three main types of cricket balls manufactured currently in cricket (Kookaburra, Duke and SG) before I saw this section. Is it because it is difficult to find
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might go further and omit 'due to their hardness and weight' leaving 'Injuries can be caused by cricket balls'. It might seem obvious that injuries are 'due to their hardness and weight' but it is not sourced in the body of the article, and
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I just found out that cricket balls of a certain type (I think the red balls used in Tests) are commonly called "season balls" and I’d guess that would be good to mention/explain in an appropriate spot in the article.
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SG-Test: manufactured and used in India, like Duke it is a harder ball. Murlitharan complained that he was used to the Kookaburra and could not spin SG-Test as much.
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Has anyone a test ball that could be cut up and photographed to show its construction? Perhaps one that has gone out of shape, so of little further use.
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on the topic? Also there must have been other brands of cricket balls made beforehand which are not described in Wiki's article on the cricket ball.
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that automatically updates weekly to show all articles covered by this project which are marked with cleanup tags. (also available in
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This paragraph is about risk of injury. The precise weight of a the ball is makes no significant difference to the risk of injury.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20060214222419/http://www.lords.org:80/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-5-the-ball,31,AR.html
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Nickname not helpful in lead paragraph. Unlikely that anyone who knows the term corky does not also know the term cricket ball.
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Simplify, don't need exact weight here. Weight / mass distinction is relevant in scientific articles, not in sports articles.
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The table in the Manufacture section could benefit from having the word size in the headings changed to circumference.
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effect of a harder ball that swings more later in the day and that can be hit harder, manufacturers tend to disagree
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I find it incredibly odd that the common name for a cricket ball, a corky, is not mentioned anywhere on the page.
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to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
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While I understand the distinction between mass and weight in a scientific context, the normal English term is
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There are two piece and four piece balls - I understoood that the international games used a two piece ball
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Even if corky is an established name for a cricket ball, this does not merit mention in the lead section.
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Cricket balls are known for their risk of injury, due to their hardness and weight (about 160 grams).
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Can someone also add a picture of an actual test worthy ball instead of an unknown Indian brand? --
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before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template
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We non-cricket-playing Yanks would like to know more about these commercially available items.
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The original editor (or one with the same IP address) re-reverted the edit with the comment
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Domestic cricket coverage is needed for Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and
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An unregistered editor recently added a reference to corky in the first sentence, leaving
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An image of a "used" ball (60+ overs old) would be a valuable addition to this article. --
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Thanks for your response. I have made more changes to the paragraph, and cited sources.
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No improvement. A tolerance is given and better to follow that than say 'about 160 grams
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the ball. Also, I now think that we don't need to give the weight here. I now propose:
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It is usually clearer and better style to give the topic of a paragraph near its start.
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they have to be moving as well as having hardness and weight to cause injury. WP:OR ?
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Not sure myself but it appears these are harder tennis balls designed to be used for
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Does anyone know the diameter of the core compared with the amount which is string?
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On reflection, my sentence is clumsy and could be read as referring to injury
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and articles about women's cricket generally especially biographies and tours
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Injuries can be caused by cricket balls due to their hardness and weight.
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Please justify why corky should be mentioned here, or I will delete it.
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after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add
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It reduces repition. We give the minimum and maximum mass elsewhere.
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And the tapped ball used in Tape Ball cricket is a rage in Pakistan
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to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
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Add pictures (and remove template from address requests) in these
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We should not put all known facts about a subject in the lead.
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It is not clear that corky is a name for a cricket ball. The
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I'll be adding it in a the next few days if no one objects.
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Now a days, three manufacturing companies balls are used
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Or why does our cricket ball have a split in each half?
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does not give this meaning, neither does Wictionary. (
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