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Balyna Discbat Cricket

Table Game
1945 - 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Balyna (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

The game of Balyna Cricket was produced as a companion game to Balyna Football in the 1950s. This was in competition with the Subutteo versions of these two games which were more popular. The bowler is represented by an aluminium funnel from which the fielding team bowls the ball. The batsman is a counter weight which is held by a piece of cotton by the player. When the ball is bowled, the batsman releases the counter weight and, depending on the angle can play a variety of shots.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Games
Sport
Object type
Table game
Parts
This object consists of 15 parts.

  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Inner
  • Figures
  • Counterweight
  • Bolts
  • Ball
  • Coin
  • Matchbox
  • Matchbox
  • Armature
  • Armature
  • Armature
  • Cloth
  • Booklet
TitleBalyna Discbat Cricket (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Boxed 'Balyna' cricket game, made in England by Toogood & Jones in the late 1940s
Physical description
Boxed game of cricket, including playing surface, figures and batting mechanism. Cloth, aluminium, steel and plastic.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by the Museum of Richmond
Summary
The game of Balyna Cricket was produced as a companion game to Balyna Football in the 1950s. This was in competition with the Subutteo versions of these two games which were more popular. The bowler is represented by an aluminium funnel from which the fielding team bowls the ball. The batsman is a counter weight which is held by a piece of cotton by the player. When the ball is bowled, the batsman releases the counter weight and, depending on the angle can play a variety of shots.
Bibliographic reference
Rules of game and scans of an instruction booklet can be found here: http://web.archive.org/web/20221215151043/http://replaycricket.com/2011/01/15/%20balyna-discbat-cricket-manual/
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.165:1 to 15-2011

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Record createdJune 27, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1248162/balyna-discbat-cricket-table-game-balyna/
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