Balyna Discbat Cricket Manual
The cricket board game that replicates a cricket field, with batsman and bowler, cricket ball, fielders, wickets and other accessories has been around for more than 100 years. It’s a perennial and Balyna Discbat Cricket is a classic version of this form of the game.
Balyna has been around since just after World War 2, and early version feel of the same family as early Subbuteo Football, complete with surplus army blanket or tent pitch, wood and bakelite figures.
I have a couple of copies of the game although the first copy I bought would have normally been enough. A year or more ago, however, I saw a copy with a manual and, of course, had to have it. For some reason the second copy had been in a cupboard un-opened since I bought it. So, finally, I’ve opened it up and looked at the manual for the first time since purchase.
It’s a lovely little thing. Tiny, with scoresheet no-one without tiny hands (children!) could use. I especially like the endorsements from Invincible, Bill Brown, and ledgend, Denise Compton. These go well with this photo I found from a Margaret Hughes book dd bought me for Christmas which must have been one of the late 40s pr shots to go with the game.
For a page by page of the manual, click one of the images below.
Hi Don…sorry but it took me so long to find it I couldn’t bear to part with it now :-)
I have always found that for the really great games (Stumpz, Balyna, etc) it’s worth keeping an eye out for lower costs ones that are a bit damaged but have components, rules, flyers, that you might not have in your good quality one. Def. worth the effort to get a “complete” game.
Hello again,
You may remember that I magaged to get hold of one of the earlier versions of Balyna (with bakelite fielders, original scoreboard, etc) but, alas, there were no original instructions like yours to go with it. If you were ever to think of passing it on, I would be delighted to acquire it!
Kind regards to Replay Cricket and all its followers
Don