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johnnyw

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How cricket balls are Handmade
« on: November 29, 2011, 10:20:54 AM »
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Re: How cricket balls are Handmade
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2011, 10:31:13 AM »
crazy work goes into making the balls its a wonder how cheap they are
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Re: How cricket balls are Handmade
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2011, 10:41:02 AM »
Jesus, cant believe how much work goes in to these balls
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Re: How cricket balls are Handmade
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2011, 10:51:40 AM »
Quote from: Simmy on November 29, 2011, 10:31:13 AM
crazy work goes into making the balls its a wonder how cheap they are

Or how young/underpaid/enslaved the makers are!
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Re: How cricket balls are Handmade
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2011, 10:59:02 AM »
Alot of work but looks like fun. Bet its a skill to get every stitch the same etc.
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Re: How cricket balls are Handmade
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2011, 11:34:01 AM »
Does look like a lot of fun.
I bet it takes years to perfect it like they have though
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