Cricket balls, central to the sport’s 300-year history, spark curiosity about their makeup. Are they made of cow leather? Yes, cricket balls are primarily constructed from cow leather, prized for its ...

A single cow only makes 15 Dukes cricket balls. Whereas a butcher might pride themselves on achieving maximum bang for their bovine buck by using almost the entire animal from nose to tail, it turns ...

The game of cricket is believed to have originated in rural England sometime in the 16th or 17th century. The earliest versions of cricket balls had no standard size, weight or stitching: they were ...

SG has created the ‘Super 50’ ball which is a professional level ball to play cricket that does not use animal skin in its build. PETA has awarded SG for this innovation.