Shine

As a medium pace bowler, I love to bowl with a new ball when it is still shining, especially if the weather is a bit overcast.

If one side of the cricket ball is shinier, or smoother than the other side then with the right speed, and the right pitch temperature and moisture, as well as with the right bowling action it can be made to swing, all these are perfectly explainable according the theories of aerodynamics.

The medium pacer in full action

Normally I'll use my dripping sweat and sometimes my own saliva (a bit gross right) as forms of lubricant to further polish the ball on part of the trousers. This action will sometimes making a red patch on my white trousers.

An old cricket ball will not have the shine anymore, and it will not gives you that swing action, unless you are some all time great bowlers.

What about the shine on one's face?

In our everyday encounters with people around us, if we care to observe their faces, for some of them they have abundance of shines coming from their faces. Their faces are full of radiance, notwithstanding whether they are good looking or otherwise. It could be very pleasing and soothes the heart just by gazing at them.

There are some with no shine at all.