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[kouservice]

Hi,

   I am a bit confused about the difference between Airball and Indoor Ball ( Readers). Currently our club plays with the yellow kokkaburra ball but they are too expensive, so planning to shift to airball or Indoor ball. Also do they damage the bats ?

[kouservice]

Hi,

  Anyone please tell me the differnce between  these cricket balls,
 1] Slazenger Air ball
 2] Readers Indoor Cricket ball
 3] Kokkuburra Indoor yellow ball

     Can the slazenger air ball be used for practice indoors ? Will it bounce

[ProCricketer1982]

Hi,

  Anyone please tell me the differnce between  these cricket balls,
 1] Slazenger Air ball
 2] Readers Indoor Cricket ball
 3] Kokkuburra Indoor yellow ball

     Can the slazenger air ball be used for practice indoors ? Will it bounce

Readers is the one used in the INdoor comps around here. It's a good ball for indoor netting, doesn't come off the bat quite as well as a 'normal' ball but swings A LOT more than a normal ball so makes batting harder. I personally hate the ball though as it swings so much for me I bowl totally different lines to what I would with a normal swinging ball. Plus as it's not got a proper seam I find it weird. Others don't though.

Others I've never seen let alone used so can't help there. Advantage I assume from the indoor balls is they won't bust people bats and a Readers ball will last ages.. won't swing for ever but hey.. it's nets so who cares.

[kouservice]

Readers is the one used in the INdoor comps around here. It's a good ball for indoor netting, doesn't come off the bat quite as well as a 'normal' ball but swings A LOT more than a normal ball so makes batting harder. I personally hate the ball though as it swings so much for me I bowl totally different lines to what I would with a normal swinging ball. Plus as it's not got a proper seam I find it weird. Others don't though.

Others I've never seen let alone used so can't help there. Advantage I assume from the indoor balls is they won't bust people bats and a Readers ball will last ages.. won't swing for ever but hey.. it's nets so who cares.

Thank you for the information. The readers indoor ball are costing around 3 pounds, the slazenger air cricket ball 2 pounds and kokkuburra around 24 pounds.
So was thinking to buy the cheapest one, as we are using them for practice

[Vitas Cricket]

Im pretty sure the Slazenger airball is not what you are looking for. I'm certain its a soft squidgy material, almost like a ball you would throw to your dog.

It is marketed towards young children, so it being soft and light would make sense.

The readers indoor ball is similar to an indoor hockey ball, the kookaburra indoor ball is a 'proper' indoor ball, with a real seam, hence its expense.

[tushar sehgal]

Kookaburra indoor ball is almost like a leather ball but lighter. It will fall apart on a hard surface especially if you really smash it around but it is the closest you a real leather ball.

What type of practise are you guys doing? we use just regular cricket ball for our practise sessions but the floor is hard and no windows so no risk of breaking anything.

[kouservice]

Kookaburra indoor ball is almost like a leather ball but lighter. It will fall apart on a hard surface especially if you really smash it around but it is the closest you a real leather ball.

What type of practise are you guys doing? we use just regular cricket ball for our practise sessions but the floor is hard and no windows so no risk of breaking anything.

We basically do drills indoors during the winters. The indoor surface is hard and the Kokkuburra ball dosent last for more than 2-3 sessions.( around 6 hours of play indoor). So was planning to shift to a cheaper alternative.

[kouservice]

Im pretty sure the Slazenger airball is not what you are looking for. I'm certain its a soft squidgy material, almost like a ball you would throw to your dog.

It is marketed towards young children, so it being soft and light would make sense.

The readers indoor ball is similar to an indoor hockey ball, the kookaburra indoor ball is a 'proper' indoor ball, with a real seam, hence its expense.

I checked on this website (sportsdirect)there are two different varieties. One is the Slazenger Air cricket ball and other is the Slazenger Airball. The description is different for the two.

Slazenger Air cricket ball - It says the bounce is similar to a normal cricket ball.

Slazenger Airball    -  It says low bounce and soft rubber construction ( Is this the one you mentioned)

[tushar sehgal]

If you are just doing fielding practise i say use tennis balls, its the best thing to use when trying to teach people to catch with soft hands and less risk of injury..

[kouservice]

If you are just doing fielding practise i say use tennis balls, its the best thing to use when trying to teach people to catch with soft hands and less risk of injury..

We usually play outdoors in summer with the leather ball. The indoor practice sessions are to get ourselves ready for the summers.