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Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: smilley792 on January 21, 2014, 06:28:54 PM

Title: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: smilley792 on January 21, 2014, 06:28:54 PM

Right then, been board and watching how to make bat videos, which switched to how are balls made.

I noticed there two different ways they seem to make the balls. And wondered why, and what effect it has on the ball.

Kookaburra
http://youtu.be/4acrj2LlpF8 (http://youtu.be/4acrj2LlpF8)

Indian
http://youtu.be/2FPS3gdIeOs (http://youtu.be/2FPS3gdIeOs)


The difference I refer to is the outer seam. Not the inner seam.

Kookaburra stitch this on by machine while the half is just leather. And this seems to be a "pretend" seam. For no other reason than to be there.
The ball is then assembled, and the seam that holds the two sides together is stitched on by hand


Indian made, the is assembled and the two sides stitched together.
The outer seam is then stitched, going from side to side, with the stitch continuing under the middle seam.
This to me ties the two sides together, and others a stronger joint, between the two sides, this seam is more functional as it offers some benefits.



I couldn't find a video for duke balls, or any others. So unsure which manufacturers do which methods.
I just wouldn't why there is two techniques?
Does this explain why kookaburras have very little feel to the seem and don't swing?

Anybody have any insight?

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: smilley792 on January 21, 2014, 06:41:49 PM

Found a dukes vid,


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23252671 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23252671)


They make it the Indian way,

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: Number4 on January 21, 2014, 08:29:08 PM

The kookaburra vid was of the cheaper 2 piece balls as opposed the the Indian and Dukes vids where they are the 4 piece balls

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: Sam on January 21, 2014, 08:59:54 PM

Customballs.co.uk?  ;)

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: Tom on January 21, 2014, 10:04:52 PM

Dukes are all made in India, just printed in the UK

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: smilley792 on January 22, 2014, 12:57:35 PM

Quote from: Number4 on January 21, 2014, 08:29:08 PM

The kookaburra vid was of the cheaper 2 piece balls as opposed the the Indian and Dukes vids where they are the 4 piece balls

Ah, interesting to know. Does anyone know if there a kook vid with there proper balls on?

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: blocka on January 22, 2014, 09:25:13 PM

Quote from: smilley792 on January 22, 2014, 12:57:35 PM

Ah, interesting to know. Does anyone know if there a kook vid with there proper balls on?

I always have my proper balls on, I just don't take videos of them.

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: sgcricket on January 23, 2014, 06:45:19 AM

Sialkot is in Pakistan. But anyway I think you are trying to compare machine made vs hand made.

Title: Re: Cricket ball manufacturing technique Q??
Post by: smilley792 on January 23, 2014, 08:50:02 AM

Quote from: sgcricket on January 23, 2014, 06:45:19 AM

Sialkot is in Pakistan. But anyway I think you are trying to compare machine made vs hand made.

Did you watch the videos?