Kookaburra is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n sports equipment company, specialising in cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 and hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 equipment, named after the Australian kingfisher

Kookaburra

Kookaburras are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, and is onomatopoeic of its call...

. The company notably manufactures the most widely used brand of ball

Cricket ball

A cricket ball is a hard, solid leather ball used to play cricket. Constructed of cork and leather, a cricket ball is heavily regulated by cricket law at first class level...

 used in One-day internationals and Test cricket

Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...

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History

The company was founded in 1890 as A.G. Thompson Pty Ltd by Alfred Grace Thompson, a migrant harness and saddle maker who turned to manufacturing cricket balls when his livelihood was threatened by the advent of the motor car. In the mid-1980s, the company diversified into manufacturing the full range of cricket equipment

Cricket clothing and equipment

Cricket is traced back to 1550. It was first played in Guildford, Surrey. Later in 1598, cricket was cited in an Italian English dictionary written by Florio. In the year 1676, British residents in Aleppo played cricket abroad for the first time....

, including bats

Cricket bat

A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batsmen in the sport of cricket to hit the ball. It is usually made of willow wood. Its use is first mentioned in 1624....

, clothing, footwear and protective equipment

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Kookaburra today

In addition to its Australian operations, Kookaburra has offices in: United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, and India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Kookaburra’s world famous Turf Cricket Ball has been used exclusively in Australia, New Zealand and South African Test Cricket since 1946.

The company sponsors a junior cricket tournament called the Kookaburra Cup. It also has endorsement deals with many players including former Australian captain Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...

 and Abraham de Villiers

Abraham de Villiers

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers more commonly known by his initials AB is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team, having succeeded Graeme Smith after the 2011 Cricket World Cup for ODIs and T20 Internationals...

 of South Africa.

Current ranges of equipment are Kahuna, Rogue, CCX and Blade with a new bat coming out in 2012 called the recoil. Previous ranges include Diablo, Genesis, Sword and Beast.

Kookaburra also manufacture hockey sticks and equipment which are used by many top international players such Liam De Young, Charlotte Craddock, Madonna Blyth and Marsha Marescia. Flagship stick models include the Phoenix L-Bow, Dragon M-Bow and, new for 2011, the I-Bow Vendetta stick. View the range on the website at www.kookaburra.biz/hockey: www.kookaburra.biz/hockey

The Kookaburra Dimple Elite hockey ball has been used in all Olympic Games from 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. Watch out for it in 2012! It is also the only ball recommended by the Federation Internationale de Hockey.

Australia

Brad Haddin - CCX Ben Hilfenhaus

Ben Hilfenhaus

Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. Prior to turning fully professional, he worked as a bricklayer as well as playing cricket...

 - Blade Brad Hodge

Brad Hodge

Bradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler....

 - Beast/CCX Phillip Hughes

Phillip Hughes (cricketer)

Phillip Joel Hughes is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who is widely considered to be one of the most promising prospects for Australia's future. He made his Test debut at the age of 20 after just two seasons with New South Wales...

 - Blade Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey

Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective...

 - Rogue Simon Katich

Simon Katich

Simon Matthew Katich is an Australian cricketer. He is the captain of the New South Wales Blues, and also captained, up until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club...

 - CCX Tim Paine

Tim Paine

Timothy David Paine is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket and for the University of Tasmania Cricket Club in club cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, as well as a right arm bowler at junior level...

 - CCX Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...

 - Kahuna Peter Siddle

Peter Siddle

Peter Matthew Siddle is an Australian Test cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler who plays for Victoria and the Australia national cricket team.-Early life and career:...

 - Blade Steve Smith

Steve Smith (cricketer born 1989)

Steven Peter Devereux "Steve" Smith is an Australian international cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Smith bats right-handed and bowls right arm leg spin. Smith has played for the Kent Second XI, New South Wales, the Sutherland Cricket Club and Illawong...

 - Blade Mathew Wade - CCX Tom Beaton

Tom Beaton

Thomas Michael Beaton is an Australia cricketer for the Western Warriors who plays as an batsman....

 - Rogue Adam Crosthwaite

Adam Crosthwaite

Adam John Crosthwaite in Melbourne, Victoria is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers. He is a wicketkeeper and aggressive right-handed batsman who played a part in Australia's Under-19 World Cup win in 2002....

 - CCX Wes Robinson

Wes Robinson

Wes Robinson is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors. He is an top order batsman who bats left-handed and is an occasional left-arm medium bowler....

 - Rogue Ryan Carters

Ryan Carters

Ryan Graham Leslie Carters is an Australian cricketer representing Victoria in the Australian domestic cricket competition. Originally from Canberra, Carters played for the ACT Comets in the Cricket Australia Cup as well as Western Districts & University of Canberra Cricket Club in the local Grade...

 - CCX Peter Forrest

Peter Forrest

Peter James Forrest is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Queensland Bulls. With a rookie contract in the 2006-07 season, Forrest made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland on 1 March 2007...

 - rogue Jason Floros

Jason Floros

Jason Scott Floros is an Australian cricketer. He currently plays for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield and Ryobi One Day Cup, and for the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League....

 - Kahuna

South Africa

AB de Villiers - Kahuna Loots Bosman

Loots Bosman

Lungile Edgar Bosman is a South African international cricketer. He is a top order right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He plays domestic cricket for Dolphins, and has appeared for South Africa in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals...

 - Blade Imraan Khan

Imraan Khan

Imraan Khan is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket and captains the Dolphins. He has previously captained his country at under 19 level....

 - Beast Jonathan Vandiar Monde Zondeke Dean Elgar

England

Tim Ambrose

Tim Ambrose

Timothy Raymond Ambrose is an Australian born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He commenced his domestic career with Sussex in 2000, although he now plays for Warwickshire...

 - Ice Michael Carberry

Michael Carberry

Michael Alexander Carberry is an English cricketer. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Croydon, Surrey....

 - CCX Jamie Dalrymple

Jamie Dalrymple

James William Murray "Jamie" Dalrymple is a Kenyan-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....

 - CCX Steven Davies

Steven Davies

Steven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket...

 - Kahuna Joe Denly

Joe Denly

Joseph Liam Denly is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-centuries in three tests...

 - CCX Ed Joyce

Ed Joyce

Edmund Christopher Joyce is an Irish cricketer who has played for both the Irish and English national cricket teams. After beginning his career with Middlesex, he moved to Sussex in 2009. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm bowler of medium pace, Joyce is widely regarded as one of the...

 - Kahuna Owais Shah

Owais Shah

Owais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...

 - CCX Luke Wright - Kahuna

New Zealand

Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill

Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a top-order batsman and has represented New Zealand in different age groups.-Early life:...

 - Kahuna Jamie How

Jamie How

Jamie Michael How is a cricketer who plays Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he plays for and captains Central Districts. How is a steady scoring, right-handed...

 - Ice Daryl Tuffey

Daryl Tuffey

Daryl Raymond Tuffey is a New Zealand cricketer who has represented New Zealand at Test and ODI level, and plays domestic first class cricket for Northern Districts Knights. He is playfully known as Daryl "Huffy-Puffy" Tuffey by his Northern Districts team mates due to his heavy breathing when...

 - Beast BJ Watling - Ice Gareth Hopkins

Gareth Hopkins

Gareth James Hopkins is a New Zealand cricketer. A Wicket-keeper, he played five One Day Internationals in 2004 after Brendon McCullum went home from England for the NatWest series....

 Aaron Redmond

Aaron Redmond

Aaron James Redmond is an Australian-born New Zealand international cricketer. He was a member of the Otago cricket team, competing in the State Championship, State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions in 2006. Redmond is a right-handed batsman who debuted for Canterbury in the 1999/2000 season,...

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