| In today's world of high-tech gizmos, you might be | | | | stitches; that ball should last around ninety - |
| surprised to find out that cricket balls are still created | | | | one-hundred overs. |
| the old-fashioned way: by hand. The method for | | | | The quantity of layers that a ball has is another way |
| manufacturing this piece of cricket equipment is | | | | to detect its quality. A cricket ball is comprised of |
| identical to how it was made in the beginning: a | | | | many layers of wool and cork, all wrapped about an |
| concoction of cork, leather and string all sewed | | | | inner core. Really good quality balls always have a |
| collectively in a sphere-shaped figure. And since they | | | | minimum of seven layers inside of them so they can |
| are made by hand, the cost of a cricket ball is pretty | | | | preserve their form and last as long as possible. |
| expensive relative to the balls of other sports. | | | | Lastly, the cricket sports equipment manufacturers |
| In competition, a ball can only last as many overs as | | | | have inspection teams that check the balls and throw |
| its quality will allow, and the lesser quality balls only | | | | out the ones which aren't good enough quality. |
| hold out for as few as twenty-five overs! But a | | | | Various manufacturers have differing standards, so |
| good-quality ball can hold out for more than that, so | | | | you'll find that some brands are better than others. |
| it's a good idea to spend more money because your | | | | Go on the web and read consumer reports to |
| ball is quite possibly the a critical piece of cricket | | | | discover a brand that has a reputation for high |
| equipment to be right on. | | | | quality. |
| But you might be asking now, how do I know the | | | | There's no doubt that selecting a ball is a difficult |
| components of a great cricket ball? | | | | choice when it comes to purchasing cricket |
| The primary clue is how many stitches are on the | | | | equipment. But if you pay attention to the quantity |
| ball; more stitches equals better quality. Competition | | | | of stitches and the number of layers, and do your |
| balls have more than ninety stitches, whereas | | | | homework on the reputation of the manufacturer, |
| practice balls only have about fifty-five. As you can | | | | you shouldn't be dissatisfied with your decision. |
| see, the competition balls would last longer but are | | | | Playing with a terrific cricket ball can make the |
| going to cost a bit more. To arrive at a good | | | | distinction between an ok cricket game and a |
| compromise, aim for a ball with around seventy | | | | fantastic one! |