Cricket is seen as a non-contact sport but a ball needs to be robust and hard-wearing which means they are hard and potentially dangerous.

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 ...

In his novel Netherland, Joseph O’Neill describes the rhythm of fielding in cricket as ‘pulmonary’ — the fielders converging as one as the bowler runs in before reverting to their positions after each ...

Cricket, a sport cherished by millions worldwide, relies on the quality and consistency of its equipment, particularly the ...

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