The Blaster is a training and junior match ball available in 113g, 135g and 156g. It is built for the volume of a school or club season rather than for a single showcase fixture.
For coaches this is the ball you want in the bag — enough of them, in the right weights, so a session never stops because you have run out.
Matching weight to age group
- 113g — Junior and youth players. Light enough that small hands can grip the seam and bowl with proper action rather than heaving.
- 135g — Older juniors and women's senior cricket.
- 156g — Men's senior regulation weight.
The junior weights matter more than people assume. A child bowling with a ball that is too heavy develops a compensating action to get the ball down the pitch, and that action is difficult to unlearn later. Correct weight is a coaching issue, not just a safety one.
Using it in coaching
Volume is what develops cricketers. A session where every player gets forty deliveries is worth several where they get twelve, and that requires enough balls that nobody is waiting.
For net sessions, having a bucket of balls means a bowler can work through a rhythm without stopping to collect. For fielding drills and catching practice, the same applies. Buy more balls than feels necessary — it is the cheapest way to increase the quality of a session.
Care and rotation
Dry them off after a wet session before storing. A bag of damp balls in a shed over a weekend is how a club loses a dozen balls at once.
Retire balls once the seam has flattened or the leather has split. A dead ball in nets teaches batters nothing useful about facing a live one. Pair with spring stumps for uninterrupted net sessions. WhatsApp 083 563 2999 for school and club bulk pricing.
