Home Page Watch out you may just be struck by Newton's Laws Bowling is one of the most important aspects of the game. You can have good batsmen, but if you don't have good bowlers you are most likely to lose the match. This is because the bowler controls the runs taken in a inning and also the pace of the game.
Lets talk about the ball first.
In cricket a leather ball is used. In International Cricket you will sometimes see a white ball or a red ball,the color of the ball differs because the type of leather produced in different areas is different. The center of the ball is stitched up making a strip around the entire ball. A cricket ball pretty much looks like a croquet ball. Let me introduce you to a few cricket terms first.