Pink balls debut at Lords
A fluorescent pink ball was yesterday used for the first time at Lords, the traditional home of cricket.The ball was being tested to see if it retained visibility better than the white ones which are currently used in one day games.
The MCC will now feed back results of the trials to the England and Wales Cricket Board - if positive the bright pink ball could be used in county fixtures and one-day internationals.
"We will be playing with the pink ball throughout the summer and at the end of the summer we will come to some conclusions which I will report the the ECB," said MCC's head of cricket John Stephenson.
"It will be interesting to see how it works under lights in day/night conditions and on television, that will be a crucial part of our research.
"I don't know if the pink ball will replace the white ball but I think it is always worth looking into it."
"It will be interesting to see how it works under lights in day/night conditions and on television, that will be a crucial part of our research."I don't know if the pink ball will replace the white ball but I think it is always worth looking into it."
