Object number
TN.2008.983
Title
White Ball, 1999
Date
1999 - 1999
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circumference: 23 cm
Description
White cricket ball with green ICC Cricket World Cup England 99 logo. Black stitching. Ball signed by Shane Warne
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The new multi-coloured balls and their associated formats will have cricket fans debating the pros and cons for years to come. The MCC have been involved in overseeing trials of the new balls and their properties and the collection contains examples of these.
White balls are used in most limited over matches, especially those played under floodlights. This is because a red ball under yellow floodlights takes on a brownish colour which is very similar to the colour of the pitch and thus hard to see.
M.04.02 Ball used in the first floodlit game. Somerset vs. West Indies, Taunton, 1982
TN.2008.983 1999 World Cup Ball, 50 over games, Duke & Son
Signed by Shane Warne. This was the controversial new white ‘Duke’ ball. Despite claims it was identical it was proved to be harder and swing much more
AX.2009.42 One Day Match Kookaburra Ball. A G Thompson Pty, Ltd.
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