Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: jayralh on May 17, 2020, 10:32:03 AM
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Looking for good quality brand new balls for practice matches once we allowed to play. white/pink/orange/red all colours all makes considered. But not a bat breaker. There are some Dukes on ebay but which one should I go for.
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What Dukes options are available? Like any manufacturer, they gave cheap balls that aren't great and excellent balls that are the best on the market in my view
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I have used these before for net practice and would recommend them as a value for money option
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cricket-Ball-waxed-5-1-2oz-Made-in-England-2nds-ideal-for-school-works-games/264708209476?hash=item3da1d6bb44:g:r1YAAOSwqNxczFoM (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cricket-Ball-waxed-5-1-2oz-Made-in-England-2nds-ideal-for-school-works-games/264708209476?hash=item3da1d6bb44:g:r1YAAOSwqNxczFoM)
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Tiflex 2nds are very good quality and money .
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Those tiflex balls are the best I’ve used. They swing round corners and are very durable. I’ve got one I’ve netted with for a couple of years and it’s in great condition
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Thanks everyone. Will buy tiflex on eBay.
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Tiflex 2nds have been ace - have used them for a couple of years for friendlies etc.
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Tried tiflex off eBay but not what I expected. Any other recommendations? What about Cicada and Hawk balls?
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Have used Readers County Crown white and pink for our T20 games. They were of good quality
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Our league did a trial last season of balls
We used balls from every make and price range And had to rate them blind, after games
Then at the season end, I was asked to cut the samples in half, as I’d complained for years about ball quality being used.
Out of over 60 balls from different suppliers, by far the best were the mid and top end tiflex balls.
Nothing and I mean nothing under 13 or 14 quid is going to be anything less than a bat breaker
If your really not sure, cut one in half.
There’s some decent money to be made selling balls that are well below acceptable standards and a lot out there willing to sell them
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I too am looking for a decent quality ball for Sunday cricket, we've used Tiflex St James balls in the past, happy to give them a go again but hoping there's a suitable alternative available around the £10/£11 mark, appreciate I'm pushing that a bit.
Has anyone had any experience of the bottom of the range Readers, Dukes etc?
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I used that ebay link to buy a couple of the Tiflex 2nds for a friendly match. And I can't fault them. The message with the package said there was a slight flaw in the dye and, I guess, its been double stamped to show its a reject from the quality process.
The balls lasted the 40 overs better than the league ball we use a damp outfield. For £10 each +£2p&p its good value.
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We used one of these the other day for a T20, and believe it or not, it was absolutely fine.
https://sialkotshop.com/ca-pink-cricket-balls-super-league
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I buy boxes of CA white balls that cost about USD 12-16/ball. Good for nets and practice games.
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It was a while back but last time I checked (for buying CA gear) they didn't have a version of Paypal. Has that changed or how do you secure payment?
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We used one of these the other day for a T20, and believe it or not, it was absolutely fine.
https://sialkotshop.com/ca-pink-cricket-balls-super-league
Agree. We used the white version for our league T20 game and were surprised by the quality. Interestingly, seemed a lot for the first 5 overs or so.
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Any Aussies on here recommend some good balls to get for nets?