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Pink cricket balls …. developed by Kookaburra for Carl Rackemann (Photos: Kookaburra)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 1, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s a South Burnett connection to the “pink cricket ball” news stories which have been circulating since Cricket Australia announced a pink ball would be used in a day-night Test against New Zealand in November.<\/p>\n

Aussie bowler Mitchell Starc has said he is not convinced the ball will work, claiming it will be hard for fielders to see on the boundary.<\/p>\n

However, another Aussie fast bowler, Wooroolin resident Carl Rackemann, actually introduced the pink ball to cricket.<\/p>\n

In 2007, cricket ball manufacturer Kookaburra was approached by Carl to develop a pink cricket ball to use in a breast cancer charity cricket match. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pink balls were also autographed by leading cricketers and auctioned for charity.<\/p>\n

Since then, Kookaburra has been working with a number of international cricket boards in testing the feasibility of a pink cricket ball being used in day-night matches, instead of white balls which can rapidly lose their colour.<\/p>\n

The shade of pink has been tweaked several times to get it just right.<\/p>\n

It has been trialled in Sheffield Shield games this year and is now ready for its Test debut.<\/p>\n

Footnote: In May this year, Carl announced that Kookaburra was now working on a cricket ball in a “Relay For Life” shade of purple … and handed around a sample for guests at a Mayor’s Breakfast to examine. \u00a0There’s no word when the purple ball will make its debut on a cricket ground, but if it’s like its older pink brother it may one day be headed for big things.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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