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Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: jblowe on July 02, 2012, 04:37:29 PM
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Hi
Just wondering which ball does your club use for league games and what you think of it?
many thanks
Jason
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http://tiflex.co.uk/oxbridge/mens.html
We use these in Cornwall, very consistent ball.
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We use a Readers Ball...as our league is sponsored by Readers, not sure of the exact model as it is embossed with the name of the league, but it's a reasonable ball.
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We changed this year to some new SS balls(no idea what model). there have been lots of complaints on the league's facebook page but I've bowled plenty of overs with them and find them to be fairly decent, keep their shape and swing around for quite a while.
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Dukes really good ball
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[url]http://tiflex.co.uk/oxbridge/mens.html[/url]
We use these in Cornwall, very consistent ball.
We used one of them the other week against a touring side, it was awful. Was a mess after 15 overs, and was the darkest coloured ball ever
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Must've been a wrong un. We use the Blenhiem i think and a box of six varies in colour. Never split or fell apart
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Lords Grade A Imperial Crown,i dont bowl but they feel like rock hard stones when you hit them.
anyone know how good these are. Used to use readers or dukes in the league when i was younger in UK.
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Readers and it's rubbish. Doesn't swing, doesn't have a big enough seam and over lacquered. Only good thing is it lasts 45 overs.
Bargain ball - Raje Sports do a ball for £5-6 that swings a bit with a decent seam. I've been in his shop when he's busy reject Dukes and Readers balls!. If you have a choice (most leagues don't) then it's a good budget buy.
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Readers Sovereign. Pretty decent ball. Normally still in reasonable shape after 53 overs (max side batting first can bat)
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County.
Not enough lacquer. Cheap too
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been using pink oxbridge super crown something in t-20 matchs and they are fantastic...swing and retain shape...using a slightly higher quality white ones from same manufacturers and they are great too...
although we are getting ours straight from manufacturer so we save money...
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We use these Dukes balls that we buy off the league. Very good balls.
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Our association uses Kookaburra balls, Turf I think they're called. They had an arrangement with them this season to have the association name and details printed onto the balls, which really messed with the lacquer. It would start to peel off after about two overs and wouldn't swing when that happened. Rubbish.
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we use dukes county international about £22 quid a ball they are decent
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Dukes Special Crown Match - okay, but not as good as they used to be, rarely swing and have a very soft seam.
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Jason
As I said, our first XI have just tried the Uzi sport match balls and they were excellent> They kept their shape and lasted beautifully, swinging like a 70's porn star!!
The Captain has told me to order 24 balls as thet are excellent quality compared to other balls we've tried for the same price!
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We changed this year to some new SS balls(no idea what model). there have been lots of complaints on the league's facebook page but I've bowled plenty of overs with them and find them to be fairly decent, keep their shape and swing around for quite a while.
do you play in the norfolk cricket league by any chance?
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We use a Lord's Silver Sterling. The ball generally keeps its shape well, and still swings quite a lot after 15 overs of use, unlike the CA balls we used two seasons ago. We used to use Readers before the CA, but apparently they lowered the quality of the balls they used, so we swapped. The 1st XI use a higher grade of Lord's cricket balls.
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do you play in the norfolk cricket league by any chance?
Sorry just saw this, I do indeed play in the Norfolk Cricket League. Do you? And if so, who do you play for?
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Dukes Special Crown Match - okay, but not as good as they used to be, rarely swing and have a very soft seam.
My Saturday club uses these too - we all love them, but then again, we only play friendly club cricket, so aren't used to much in terms of quality cricket balls... The orange ones have gone down especially well for the evening T20 games...
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We use a dukes international i believe and seconds use readers sovereign
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Dukes County International Nothing Else !