Numero oggetto
TN.2008.1260
Titolo
Samoan Cricket Ball
Creatore
Unknown plant material
Identified as Samoan cricket ball on reverse of business card of Patricia Airth, Trevi, Bristol Road, Cambridge, Gloucs, GL2 7BG
Materiale
Portata
circumference: 19.9 cm
Descrizione
Ball made of compacted plant material. No seams or stitching.
2:1
In early games of cricket balls were lobbed or rolled underarm. The early forms of the game probably used homemade balls similar to these made from natural materials.
TN.2008.1260 Samoan Ball, compacted plant material. Date unknown.
TN.2014.2 Fibre Ball, grass or reeds. Date unknown
M.00.3 M.00.6 Raw Rubber Balls, Gold Coast, Ghana, Africa. 1905
M.67.11 Ball from WWII Prisoner of War Camp, woven twine/rope. Donated by W R Cullen
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