Object number
M.45.2
Title
Ball used for `Blind' Cricket, 1945
Date
1945
Material
Size
circumference: 28.5 cm
Description
Ball made of basket work, used by the blind in a form of cricket evolved by the Royal Institute for the Blind, South Australia. Also used in UK. It contains small bells and is designed to rattle in flight.
Display caption
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Other balls that bear little resemblance to traditional cricket balls are those produced for visually impaired cricketers. These look and feel different because the early ones were woven wicker or plastic. Now they resemble a standard ball, but are made of plastic. Most importantly they also make a sound. Each one contains bells or metal pieces that rattles or tinkles as it is rolled to the batsman.
M.45.2 Wicker Cricket Ball with bells inside. 1930’s. Donated by E S Toms
Produced by South Australia Royal Institute for the Blind.
TN.2011.17 Plastic Ball used for blind cricket, date unknown
Association
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MCC/AAL/2/TEMP85 : Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1945-1960 donor surnames T-V
TN.2011.17 : 'Blind Cricket' Ball, date unknown
MCC/SEC/3/104 : Francis Lacey, William Findlay, Colonel Rowan Rait Kerr, Ronald Aird
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