Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?

Cricket balls are the product of centuries of tradition and the extreme physical demands of the game. They must be robust and ...
The New York Times

Dukes, cows, and the ‘grimy’ craftsmanship behind the cricket ball

A single cow only makes 15 Dukes cricket balls. Whereas a butcher might pride themselves on achieving maximum bang for their bovine buck by using almost the entire animal from nose to tail, it turns ...
Bleacher Report

What's Inside a Cricket Ball and How Are They Made?

Red ball, white ball, pink ball, no ball, Kookaburra ball, Duke ball, seaming ball, reverse-swinging ball, spinning ball, old ball, new ball, hard ball, soft ball... With so much tacit language in ...
ZDNet

Kookaburra takes a swing at creating a smart cricket ball

Australian sports equipment company Kookaburra is developing a "smart" cricket ball, one embedded with a microchip to provide real-time feedback. The SmartBall has been in development with technology ...