Continuing with our theme of local notables, let us look at Hamlet Nicholson :
Hamlet Nicholson was the inventor of the modern cricket ball, which he invented in or just before 1860.
An advertisement in the Rochdale Observer for the 18th May 1861 states:
Nicholson's Patent Compound Cricket Ball - the patentee claims :
. It is cheaper than leather
. It is more durable
. It is a true sphere
. It cannot absorb moisture and therefore never varies in weight
It was his early life working with his father ,who was a cobbler, that Hamlet became skilled in the use of Gutta Percha Rubber and this enabled him to move the cricket ball forward.
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