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London: A pink cricket ball made its competitive debut in England on Wednesday when Hampshire beat Essex in a floodlit Twenty20 fixture.
The match, staged at Hampshire's Rose Bowl, was the first time a match between two English counties had used the luminous ball which is being tested by the MCC, the guardians of the laws of cricket.
In April, the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) used the pink ball in a match against Scotland at Lord's and they have been working in tandem with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) on expanding its use.
The main argument for pink balls is that the white ones used for one-day matches are liable to become discoloured and difficult for players to see in certain conditions. The pink ball, however, received a mixed reaction from the players.
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