Would this idea work? How would it need to be implemented? Your thoughts?



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Paul Elston wrote:
> Would this idea work? How would it need to be implemented? Your thoughts?
> 
>

More than likely not, as the red ball will be nigh on impossible to view 
in the darker sky.

What about if they made it "colored clothing" and a white ball...... would 
this be tampering too much with the fabric of the game at its highest level?


"Toby"  wrote in message 
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> Paul Elston wrote:
>> Would this idea work? How would it need to be implemented? Your thoughts?
>>
>
> More than likely not, as the red ball will be nigh on impossible to view 
> in the darker sky.

Paul Elston wrote:
> "Toby"  wrote in message 
> news:zY6dnTEfS5DkD7DVRVnyvwA@giganews.com...
>> Paul Elston wrote:
>>> Would this idea work? How would it need to be implemented? Your 
>>> thoughts?
>>>
>>
>> More than likely not, as the red ball will be nigh on impossible to 
>> view in the darker sky. 
>
> What about if they made it "colored clothing" and a white ball...... 
> would this be tampering too much with the fabric of the game at its 
> highest level?
> 

A lot of people will want to see tradition when it comes to the longer 
version of the game, and I would as well. Coloured clothing is for one 
day cricket only, as part of the gimmicky side of things. Don't get me 
wrong, I love playing in matches with coloured clothing - but tradition 
needs to be kept.

On Fri, 16 May 2008 at 15:03:54, Paul Elston  
wrote in uk.sport.cricket :

>What about if they made it "colored clothing" and a white ball...... 
>would this be tampering too much with the fabric of the game at its 
>highest level?

Too bloody right it would be!
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On Fri, 16 May 2008 15:03:54 +0100, "Paul Elston"
 wrote:

>What about if they made it "colored clothing" and a white ball...... would 
>this be tampering too much with the fabric of the game at its highest level?
>
Considering that the white balls 
a) swing more
b) don't last through a 50 over innings
it wouldn't work for tests

iirc they're currently trialling an orange ball in England somewhere.
(again, iirc Australia trialled one in the 90s for sheffield shield
matches) 
>
>"Toby"  wrote in message 
>news:zY6dnTEfS5DkD7DVRVnyvwA@giganews.com...
>> Paul Elston wrote:
>>> Would this idea work? How would it need to be implemented? Your thoughts?
>>>
>>
>> More than likely not, as the red ball will be nigh on impossible to view 
>> in the darker sky. 
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