What is the difference in playing cricket with Tennis ball and cricket ball ?

Cricket - tennis ball - This is the ball with which I play at college with friends.
India
March 24, 2010 10:55am CST
I usually play cricket with my friends with tennis ball only. So, I don't know much about cricket ball. Is there any difference at all between the two? Having played cricket with tennis ball, can I play with cricket ball with ease?
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@Naxous (973)
• India
24 Mar 10
The game is played with deuce ball and not tennis ball however the most common way of playing cricket is with the tennis ball.The difference is that a deuce ball is much harder and therefore it can hurt you seriously while a tennis ball wii seldom hurt you badly.The technique part remauns almost the same except that a tennis ball tends to bounce more than a cricket ball.I will ask you to wet the tennis ball and then play cricket.In this way you will be able to fathom the cricket ball's bounce and hardness.You can ofcourse play the game with the cricket ball just fet hold of one and go for it.
• India
24 Mar 10
Deuce ball? Haven't heard about it before. Thanks for this informative reply.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
25 Mar 10
The hard cricket ball is known as the deuce ball.You are welcome friend.
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
24 Mar 10
I am not a 100% sure, but i think a cricketball can travel so much farther, as it is damn hard. A tennis ball is lighter, so the chance of really hitting it far, is not so great at all. TATA.
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
24 Mar 10
There is quite a bit of difference between Tennis ball and cricket ball. For starters, the tennis ball has a spongy bounce while leather ball is more heavier so requires a lot more effort to bounce. Next up, tennis ball requires a lot more power to get the ball over the boundary, while in leather ball good timing can itself do the job. Also when the tennis ball gets a bit old, it tends to get stuck in the ground and comes slowly onto the bat. Though the leather also gets a bit slow, it still tends to come on nicely onto the bat. Cheers! Ram