Future’s bright in cricket, the future’s orange

By Richard Edwards

THE Old Trafford Test was a monumental Ashes balls-up, but with talk of pink rather than red being the de facto colour for the ball in the sport’s traditional format, in South Wales, they’re wondering what all the fuss is about.
The South Wales Premier League has used an orange ball for the past two seasons – and now its feeder league looks set to follow suit.
What started as a novel experiment is now an established part of a league which also features coloured clothing.
Welsh club cricket has rarely been so eye-catching. So what was the thin...

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