hockey founded 1890 headquarters moorabbin melbourne australia area served australia south africa new zealand united kingdom bangladesh india products sporting equipment parent ullu website www.kookaburra.biz kookaburra is an australian sports equipment company specialising in cricket and field hockey equipment named after the australian kingfisher . the company notably manufactures the most widely used brand of ball used in one day internationals and test cricket . contents 1 introduction 2 kookaburra today 3 endorsements 3.1 australia 3.2 bangladesh 3.3 england 3.4 india 3.5 ireland 3.6 new zealand 3.7 scotland 3.8 south africa 3.9 zimbabwe 4 references 5 external links introduction edit a kookaburra cricket ball 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 bats clothing footwear and protective equipment . kookaburra today edit in addition to its australian operations kookaburra has offices in the united kingdom new zealand south africa bangladesh and india . kookaburra s 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 australia captain ricky ponting and abraham de villiers of south africa . current ranges of equipment are kahuna ignite verve ghost blade onyx and magnet . previous ranges include diablo genesis sword ice beast and ccx . in 2016 kookaburra has released ghost dynasty and storm . 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 and the dragon m bow stick . the kookaburra dimple elite hockey ball has been used in all olympic games from 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 and 2012 . endorsements edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message the following players have endorsement deals with kookaburra australia edit sam whiteman verve brad haddin kahuna cameron bancroft kahuna brad hodge bubble ii xavier doherty bubble ii michael hussey onyx dominic michael raptor tim paine kahuna peter siddle kahuna nathan coulter nile onyx ryan carters verve peter forrest onyx ben hilfenhaus verve mitchell starc verve nathan lyon bubble ii glenn maxwell onyx john hastings verve chris rogers bubble ii ashton agar bubble ii mois s henriques bubble ii josh hazlewood plasma usman khawaja kahuna nicole bolton plasma alyssa healy iconic kahuna julie hunter verve elyse villani verve peter handscomb kahuna jake doran kahuna sarah elliott kahuna jodie fields kahuna megan schutt kahuna ricky ponting kahuna justin langer kahuna jonathan wells cricketer kahuna bangladesh edit anamul haque cadejo mominul haque kahuna taskin ahmed royale amiya afwan jarrah kahuna samsad murtoza menace england edit ian bell kahuna jos buttler verve jamie dalrymple rogue steven davies instinct joe denly verve stephen moore recoil darren stevens instinct lydia greenway instinct alex blake cadejo ben cox verve liam dawson verve matt dunn cadejo rob key cadejo will smith verve jonny gale verve daryl mitchell english cricketer verve ben scott kahuna daniel lawrence verve liam livingstone verve luke wood cricketer verve rob keogh verve india edit eklavya dwivedi faiz fazal kahuna ireland edit ciaran hosty torre new zealand edit martin guptill kahuna bj watling onyx james neesham verve tom latham onyx suzie bates kahuna sophie devine verve katie perkins onyx scotland edit robert taylor cricketer born 1989 cadejo matthew cross cricketer verve michael leask impulse mark watt iconic kahuna south africa edit ab de villiers kahuna jonathan vandier kahuna dean elgar bubble ii chris morris cricketer ghost prenelan subrayen bubble ii rilee rossouw blade temba bavuma kahuna simon harmer bubble ii thami tsolekile kahuna zimbabwe edit peter moor bubble ii references edit the white ball wonder cricinfo 20 january 2006 . watts robert mcc s silly point the daily telegraph 4 march 2006 . external links edit official website kookaburra cricket on facebook kookaburra hockey on facebook kookaburra cricket on twitter kookaburra hockey on twitter retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kookaburra sport & oldid 740932878 categories sportswear brandscompanies established in 18901890 establishments in australiacricket equipment manufacturerssporting goods manufacturers of australiahidden categories articles needing 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