THE BEST SIDE OF CRICKET

The ball is a hard leather-seamed spheroid, which has a circumference of 9 inches (23 cm). The ball includes a "seam": 6 rows of stitches attaching the leather-based shell with the ball on the string and cork inside. The seam on a whole new ball is popular and allows the bowler propel it inside a less predictable method. During matches, the qualit