NEW CRICKET BALL TO BE TESTED
LONDON. The former England test captain, G. O. Allen, thinks that English amateur cricketers must be paid on a "broken time” principle. He believes that it is better to pay them for the loss of time in business rather than lose them altogether, which as things are going at present, looks a distinct possibility. Fewer and fewer amateurs can now give their unqualified attention to the game and already some counties have appointed professional captains. Although many leading players are cool towards R. W. V. Robins’ plea for a smaller bat to encourage bowlers, the M.C.C. has agreed to try out another plan during the next season. A new ball to be tried out by each first-class county in its first two matches of the season in June will have a nine-core thread instead of the normal eight. Allen is responsible for the experiment. The new ball feels bigger and gives the bowlers something to get their fingers on, and the bigger seam helps the ball to swing more. A plastic ball, which comes within the regulation weight and has the appearance of a new leather ball complete with stitches, has been tried out by Alf Gover, the former Surrey and England fast bowler, who now concentrates on coaching.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22868, 11 February 1949, Page 8
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