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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:12

Couldn't find a thread on this one. Pink balls???

Are they farkin serious
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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:22

If it works, then well and good.

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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:24

I would have thought that the whole problem is that the light coloured balls (whether they be white, pink, biege or lemon) pick up dirt and become hard to see. The dark red ball doesn't suffer that problem (but is obviously unsuitable under lights).


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Post by embee Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:24

Whodathunk a SGDT would be homophobic ... santa
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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:26

Actually MB, I was rather expecting a "skully in finding story about pink balls shock" retort from the West or Wagga.
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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:28

Here's a better article about it

I love where it says
MCC’s cricket committee, which met last week, expressed its enthusiasm for pink balls

Sounds like Trev made a flying visit to the old country.

And how about this gem
A blue ball was once designed for women’s cricket, but was discontinued.
Blue balls and women didn't want to play with them. Sounds like most blokes' teen angst years, or RD's life story.

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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:30

Smile
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Post by embee Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:32

Ive been umpiring womens cricket lately ...and can report that not much ball playing goes on when they arent playing cricket ...however they are still handy at picking out good looking females walking past the game
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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:35

Unfortunately it seems that this idea might ruin a bloody good fundraising idea.

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Had they had a decent player sign one, I would've got one for Mrs Zat for Christmas.

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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:36

embee wrote:Ive been umpiring womens cricket lately ...and can report that not much ball playing goes on when they arent playing cricket
Plenty of good stroke play though?

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Post by embee Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:38

"Carl Rackerman "

Oh dear , Poor Gabber Dann
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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:39

Zat wrote:Unfortunately it seems that this idea might ruin a bloody good fundraising idea.

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Had they had a decent player sign one, I would've got one for Mrs Zat for Christmas.
You been gargling...oops...I mean googling "pink balls" Zoggy??
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Post by embee Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:40

Zat wrote:
embee wrote:Ive been umpiring womens cricket lately ...and can report that not much ball playing goes on when they arent playing cricket
Plenty of good stroke play though?

Yep ...

Now into the second round and the undefeated Melville are refusing to play because they've licked them all before
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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:42

skully wrote:
Zat wrote:Unfortunately it seems that this idea might ruin a bloody good fundraising idea.

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Had they had a decent player sign one, I would've got one for Mrs Zat for Christmas.
You been gargling...oops...I mean googling "pink balls" Zoggy??
Leave it out. You're the festive King here.

Although that leaves me wondering what trev's role is.

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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:42

Bwahaha @ mug runching barbs. So Assassin, do the lezzies do much sledging during the games?
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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:43

skully wrote:Bwahaha @ mug runching barbs. So Assassin, do the lezzies do much sledging during the games?
There'd have to be a few slips of the tongue at some stage.

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Post by embee Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:44

No ..they're pretty polite ...but I havent had a close game yet

3rd and 4th grade mens are the "best" sledgers
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Post by embee Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:46

Surprisingly womens cricket is played on turf ...as Ive heard a few of the girls say they really like to go to work on the carpet
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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:47

Yeah, my 40-something brother got a band of young misfits together to play some lower-Grade stuff in the past 2 seasons and he couldn't believe how much the opposition sledged the fark out of him while he was batting. Mebee we played in more gentle times.


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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:49

embee wrote:Surprisingly womens cricket is played on turf ...as Ive heard a few of the girls say they really like to go to work on the carpet
MB on a cliche-athon. bounce
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Post by Zat Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:50

embee wrote:Surprisingly womens cricket is played on turf ...as Ive heard a few of the girls say they really like to go to work on the carpet
There's a lot of women play cricket in the Netherlands. But being a small country their grounds would be on reclaimed soil. Possibly surrounded by dykes.

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Post by skully Tue 13 Nov 2007, 04:52

Terrible forumming!!
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Post by mynah Tue 13 Nov 2007, 07:08

Zat wrote:Here's a better article about it

I love where it says
MCC’s cricket committee, which met last week, expressed its enthusiasm for pink balls

Racists.
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Post by JGK Tue 13 Nov 2007, 08:22

I thought this was a thread about Sean Pollock bowling to Dominic Thornley.

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Post by Nath Tue 13 Nov 2007, 08:44

Did they have the visibility issues (fading colour, picking up dirt etc) with the orange balls that were trialled in day/night Shield games? Main complaint seemed to be they swung too much. Can't recall if there was an issue with the batsman seeing the seam though.
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