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[wilkie113]

As we all know, some of the early T20 midweek games are always a bit gloomy with the nights drawing in a bit short.
I went through a stage of wearing these a while back, but can't remember if they benefited or not?

Anyone else use them?

Opinions boys!

[fatbats]

I used to use them and do help a little but you look a little weird haha

[wilkie113]

I haven't cared about looking weird for a long time mate

[ProCricketer1982]

I use them a fair bit and I love them. They really do help as well. Many a team mate took the micky until I told them to wear them for an over or two and suddenly they went out and brought some.

I personally found I had to do some training for catching etc initially as I felt it made it seem that little bit closer than it was BUT  within an hour or two of fielding training I'd naturally sorted it.

recommendation is to get some!

[uknsaunders]

those sunwise have a light enhancing lense. Does seem to help in the field.

[Vitas Cricket]

They are helpful, an easier solution is a pink ball though, the midweek league we sponsor and administrate uses pink balls, i play in it too and they work brilliantly.

[wilkie113]

I think there sticking with red balls for next year, it's normally just an old match ball. We never use a new nut.

May invest in a pair see what occurs! I struggle picking it up indoor sometimes too, so might sport them in an indoor net too

[ProCricketer1982]

They are helpful, an easier solution is a pink ball though, the midweek league we sponsor and administrate uses pink balls, i play in it too and they work brilliantly.

In the few games I've played in that use Pink balls they are indeed easy to see. However, they are absolute rubbish! Destroyed easily and swing very little. They go soft really quickly too.

These were the more expensive pinks so I was told so not just cheap rubbish. I would put it down to just hte day but once a guy had 'lost' the pink thing I got to use an old red ball and swung it around loads.. having had 2 overs with the pink crap and not moving it an inch.

[ProCricketer1982]

May invest in a pair see what occurs! I struggle picking it up indoor sometimes too, so might sport them in an indoor net too

Hold off buyign some. I'm on the hunt for a nice new pair of cricket sunnies so my GN ones will be spare. Perfectly fine, not damage to them etc. Just fancy some new ones


They were the 2011 Pro Performance ones if you want to look them up

[Vitas Cricket]

In the few games I've played in that use Pink balls they are indeed easy to see. However, they are absolute rubbish! Destroyed easily and swing very little. They go soft really quickly too.

These were the more expensive pinks so I was told so not just cheap rubbish. I would put it down to just hte day but once a guy had 'lost' the pink thing I got to use an old red ball and swung it around loads.. having had 2 overs with the pink crap and not moving it an inch.

We tested Pink balls from Hunts, Readers, Kook, Tiflex and others. Many of them, especially the cheaper ones were hard and didn't swing.

A couple of the better ones fared much better and were comparable to a decent red ball.

[ProCricketer1982]

We tested Pink balls from Hunts, Readers, Kook, Tiflex and others. Many of them, especially the cheaper ones were hard and didn't swing.

A couple of the better ones fared much better and were comparable to a decent red ball.

maybe a batch of bad unn's then

[Vitas Cricket]

maybe a batch of bad unn's then

As a general rule, anything being sold at a tenner or less was pretty ropey.

[ProCricketer1982]

As a general rule, anything being sold at a tenner or less was pretty ropey.

I assumed they were crap ones but the guy said they weren't the 'cheap ones'. Who knows, I didn't buy them so have no idea other than that. Just my experience with them.

[wilkie113]

We used a orange dukes one a few years ago, was a bullet off the bat, good seam and kept it's shape

[tushar sehgal]

They help wilkie and pink balls help too.

Jake we have been using pink tiflex for 2 seasons with no issues, swings about the same as a white ball