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What should be the weight of the cricket ball ?
A)Between 2 to 3 ounces.
B)Between 3 to 4 ounces.
C)Between 4 to 5 ounces.
D)Between 5 to 6 ounces.

Answer
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Hint: 1)It weighs 163g.
2)There are three main manufacturers of cricket balls used globally for matches: Kookaburra, Dukes and SG.
3)White balls were first launched in World Series Cricket. It was launched by Kerry Packer in 1977, in Australia.

Complete answer:
At first-class level, the cricket ball is heavily governed by cricket law but when the intention to play hits, almost any roundish object will do.
 In its most common form, a cricket ball is made from layers of twine bounded around a cork core, inside a red leather shell.

A)The cricket ball does not weigh between 2 to 3 ounces. This answer is incorrect.
B)The cricket ball does not weigh between 3 to 4 ounces. This answer is incorrect.
C)The cricket ball does not weigh between 4 to 5 ounces. This answer is incorrect.
D)The cricket ball weighs between 5 to 6 ounces.The ball weighs not less than 5.5 ounces/155.9 g and not more than 5.75 ounces/163 g. This answer is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D)

Note: 1)Cricket was invented during Saxon times by children residing in the Weald, an area of dense woodlands of south-east England.
2)William Gilbert Grace is known as the father of cricket.
3)In 2009, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) made a suggestion to attempt the pink balls and since then it has been used by the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket Australia.
4)Cricket was introduced in India in 1792 by the Britishers through the Oriental Cricket club.