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Tape ball cricket - not a Caribbean thing?

 
Tryangle 2018-05-23 11:43:49 

Okay, we need to go to Wikipedia and at least amend the articles here.

Can't let this be seen as solely a Subcontinent/London thing...

 
tc1 2018-05-23 12:13:54 

In reply to Tryangle


We use bicycle inner tube to tape the ball which was made out of newspaper, also we used a young bread fruit if a tape or tennis ball was not available.

 
Priapus 2018-05-23 13:05:08 

Electrical tape over a tennis ball. Took some skill in keeping the round shape of the ball.

 
Tryangle 2018-05-23 14:09:45 

In reply to tc1

Pretty creative, I have to say.

My experiences are essentially what Priapus mentioned. The stumps were anything from an old set of speakers to a trash bin to a marked wall, you name it.

Priapus did you skin the ball first or just put the tape over the fuzz? I think it was simply, whatever condition the ball was in, you just taped it up and rolled with it.