Pink cricket ball for MCC-Durham curtain raiser
March 29th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANILondon, Mar 29 (ANI): The annual curtain raiser match between the MCC and Durham, the Champion County, will be played under floodlights with a pink ball which is likely to change the future of Test cricket
The annual curtain-raiser has shifted to Abu Dhabi where Durham will meet an MCC side boasting experience in the form of Mark Ramprakash and promise in the diminutive shape of James Taylor, Leicestershire’s talented 20-year-old batsman.
Keith Bradshaw, the chief executive of the MCC, said today’s match will be played under floodlights with a pink ball, an innovative way to make longer version of the game interesting.
“If the ball stacks up here, performs well, holds its shine and shape and the players have good visibility, then that’s as good a test as any,” The Independent quoted him, as saying.
“I would like to think that if the tests go well and the ball stacks up that we could implement this fairly quickly,” he said.
“The research we undertook showed there was a willingness among fans to attend day-night Test cricket.
“I would encourage the ICC and other boards that if the trial goes well, let’s implement it as soon as we can. If it stacks up and we get good reports, then why not?” (ANI)
- Cricket Australia to trial pink ball to bring day-night Test cricket closer to reality - Jan 25, 2010
- Pakistan to play premier domestic final with pink balls - Jan 11, 2011
- CA brings day-night Test cricket with coloured ball closer to reality - Jan 09, 2010
- MCC shifts season opener to Abu Dhabi from Lord's - Dec 12, 2009
- Day and night Tests not in near future: ICC - Mar 31, 2010
- Test cricket deserves to be protected: Dravid - Dec 14, 2011
- Day-night test matches on cards: ICC - Jan 18, 2011
- ICC endorses first class Test match played in 'day and night' format in Pakistan - Jan 18, 2011
- Pink balls, four fielding substitues in IPL practice matches - Nov 11, 2009
- Sheffield Shield to be played under twilight - Aug 17, 2011
- MCC looking at playing day-night Tests to attract fans - Jan 16, 2009
- Bradshaw steps down as MCC's chief executive - Aug 25, 2011
- PCB should continue holding QEA Trophy matches in 'day and night' format: Raza - Jan 18, 2011
- Pink cricket ball gets mixed response - Mar 30, 2010
- Big Bash launch pales in comparison with IPL - Dec 17, 2011
Tags: abu dhabi, batsman, champion, chief executive, cricket ball, curtain raiser, floodlights, james taylor, leicestershire, london, mark ramprakash, match, mcc, night test, pink ball, shape, stacks, test cricket, visibility, willingness