How to choose a cricket bowling machine?

Think and choose wisely!!

Seven things to check before buying a Cricket Bowling Machine.

Cricket Bowling Machine is a popular product. It's a must-have tool for every cricketer. But it still is a speciality product. Most of the customers do not know how to select a bowling machine.

At least a few new companies try to build bowling machines every year. They all say they produce the best cricket bowling machines.

If you visit any popular e-commerce website, you will find numerous bowling machines listed over there. Barring a few, most of the companies are non-operational or sell the same product with different names.

Everybody claims their product is cheap and best; they post good pics and videos. Those videos selectively and partially showcase the details of their product.

It is so confusing to find the right product from the cluster.
So what to do?

Check the following:

1. Contact the manufacturer directly:
This is the era of the internet. You don't need mediators to buy a Bowling Machine. It is always better to contact the manufacturer directly. They will give you the right guidance and correct pricing.

2. Check the credibility:
Verify if any of the high-level Cricket bodies/ Cricket Boards acclaimed their Cricket Bowling Machine.

3. Ask for at least a few international players' testimonials:
At some event, Videos can be taken while the players are looking at the Bowling Machines and being explained about those products. Sellers will try to trick you by showing those videos. Those are NOT testimonials. True testimonials are given after using the product.

4. Check client list, videos and testimonials:
Reputation will not be built overnight. Quality products produced by stable companies will earn customers' loyalty. How many clients, since how long, are using their Bowling Machines, is an important aspect. Request for addresses and phone numbers of their existing clients. Try to speak to them.

5. Check popularity:
Popularity is the difference between a name and a brand. Most of the times, it is better to go with popular belief. Many people must have done their homework. You just need to follow them. The easiest way to check a company's popularity is to check their website rank. There are many ways to do that, but the easiest one is to test it on ALEXA. Go to Alexa.com and write their website addresses. Compare the ranks of the sellers. Choose the best (Lower-number Rank is better).

6. Manufacturers or Assemblers?:
Everybody claims they are manufacturers. We all know there is a lot of difference between an assembler and a manufacturer. It is better to build your bowling machine than buying it from an assembler.

7. Take nobody's word for it:
Compare the credentials of the sellers, price of the products. Physically check all the features of the machines; like accuracy, consistency, speed, finish etc. before buying.


Cricket ball throwing machine is not like any other product you buy. It is a matter of your child's future. Your family's precious time, money and aspirations are at stake. It is better to do your homework before purchasing a Bowling Machine.