About this product
Heavy Tennis Cricket Ball – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
This is the heavy grade of tennis ball for cricket, in yellow.
Weight is the entire specification on a tennis cricket ball, and heavy versus light is a real decision rather than a preference. A heavy ball is weighted so that it flies rather than floats, carries off the bat when struck properly, and bounces off concrete or hard ground the way a cricket ball does. That means a bowler can bowl at genuine pace and a batsman has to play a real shot, and the game feels like cricket.
A light ball does none of those things. It hangs in the air, it stops on the bat, and any breeze moves it – which for young children is exactly right and for adults is frustrating.
This is the grade for teenagers and adults, on the surfaces most street and compound cricket is played on. It is also the ball taped-ball cricket starts from: wrap tape around it and a bowler can swing it substantially, which is a whole variant of the game with its own skills.
Yellow is the more visible colour in most conditions, particularly in fading light and against dark ground – which is when a lot of cricket gets played here.
Buy more than one. Tennis balls end up on roofs, over walls, in drains and in the sea, and a game with one ball stops being a game quickly.
Buying a Heavy Tennis Cricket Ball in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the heavy tennis cricket ball at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every heavy tennis cricket ball is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which heavy tennis cricket ball suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the heavy tennis cricket ball are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Cricket Balls in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on cricket, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Headly Heavy Tennis Cricket Ball - Yellow