BS 5993 is a

British Standard British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under th ...

specifying the construction details, dimensions, quality and performance of

cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. A cricket ball consists of a cork (material), cork core wound with String (structure), string then a leather cover stitched on, and manufacture is regulated by cricket law at first-clas ...

s. BS 5993:1994 Specification for cricket balls was published on 15 January 2005 and confirmed on 1 October 2012. It replaces BS 5993:1987.BSI shop (retrieved 26-Jan-2013)
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External links

BSI Group Website

References

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