Object number
M.57.27
Title
Softball, 1957
Date
1957 - 1957
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Material
Size
circumference: 31 cm
Description
White kid leather ball with black stitching. Cut as for a tennis ball. Core a mixture of cork, rag and worsted. Maker’s name printed on base.1957
Display caption
2.3
Most of the 250 balls in the MCC collection record the great batting and bowling feats in cricket history, but we also have balls from other sports for comparison.
M.57.27 Softball Ball. 1957. Donated by Stuart Surridge & Co Ltd
M.57.1a Spalding Baseball, signed by Brooklyn Dodger, Sal Maglie, 1957.
M.57.5a Hurling Sliotar, O'Neill's, 1957. Donated by J C Boucher
M.57.35.1 & 2 Eton Fives Ball Stuart Surridge & Co Ltd
This shows the interior construction and how it differs from a cricket ball.
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