Cricket ball: how big is it?
Cricket ball is about 7.2 cm. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 10.3 grains of rice.
- Size
- 7.2 cm
- In metres
- 7.20 × 10⁻² m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 10.3 grains of rice
- Chapter
- Small Wonders
Did you know?
A men's cricket ball must weigh between 155.9 and 163 grams.
How it compares
- About 1.3× bigger than Bee hummingbird (5.5 cm).
- About 1.3× smaller than Cutting chai glass (9 cm).
Other things of a similar size
- Honeybee 1.5 cm
- ₹10 coin 2.7 cm
- Bee hummingbird 5.5 cm
- Cutting chai glass 9 cm
- Smartphone 15 cm
- Football 22 cm
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.