cricket ball
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.7%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great243.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Great+74.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Good£6.16–£34.08cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good£12.88avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Okay4.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£100K£100K/yr · 194K searches
Competition
Bad70%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cricket ball is a £100K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (194K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cricket ball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £77K–£103K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.0%
- Avg BSR
- #7
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 1.0%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 196 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- ONEGlobal66%
- Kookaburra22%
- Gunn & Moore4%
- Readers4%
- ZIPPER UK2%
- Gray-Nicolls2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +74.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×
Top cricket ball search terms
- cricket ball123K/yr
- cricket balls35K/yr
- junior cricket ball10K/yr
- cricket balls hard5K/yr
- cricket hard ball4K/yr
- kookaburra cricket ball6K/yr
- hard cricket ball3K/yr
- personalised cricket ball3K/yr
- junior cricket balls6K/yr
Top cricket ball products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (1-RED Senior)
ONEGlobal£8.124.1★110 rev
Kookaburra Paceball Cricket Ball 4.75oz Red Youths
Kookaburra£9.093.9★117 rev
ONEGlobal Incrediball Soft Practice Cricket Ball | Outdoor & Indoor Rubber Cricket Ball With Core & Stitched Seam | For Practice Training & Family Fun | Senior & Junior Sizes (3 Red Senior)
ONEGlobal£14.144.3★771 rev
ONEGlobal Supreme Genuine Leather Cricket Ball | Leather Ball with Handstitched Seam | Match Quality Hard Balls for Club & League Matches (5.5oz Seniors 1-Red)
ONEGlobal£10.024.4★98 rev
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (3-RED Senior)
ONEGlobal£22.084.1★110 rev
Newest
by launch dateONEGlobal Supreme Genuine Leather Cricket Ball | Leather Ball with Handstitched Seam | Match Quality Hard Balls for Club & League Matches (5.5oz Seniors 1-Red)
ONEGlobal£10.0298 rev
ONEGlobal Supreme Genuine Leather Cricket Ball | Leather Ball with Handstitched Seam | Match Quality Hard Balls for Club & League Matches (5.5oz Seniors 1-Pink)
ONEGlobal£10.2198 rev
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (1-RED Senior)
ONEGlobal£8.12110 rev
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (3-RED Senior)
ONEGlobal£22.08110 rev
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (1-WHITE Senior)
ONEGlobal£8.09110 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Gunn & Moore GM | Cricket Ball | Catalyst Grade 2 | Hand Stitched Waxed Leather 58-60 Seam Stitches | Mens | 5.5-5.75 Ounces | Red
Gunn & Moore£11.063.1★
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (1-WHITE Senior)
ONEGlobal£8.094.1★
ONEGlobal Incrediball Soft Practice Cricket Ball | Outdoor & Indoor Rubber Cricket Ball With Core & Stitched Seam | For Practice Training & Family Fun | Senior & Junior Size (1 Red Senior)
ONEGlobal£6.164.3★
ONEGlobal Select Leather Cricket Ball for Match Practice & Training | Senior 5.5oz & Junior 4.75oz Genuine Leather Hard Cricket Balls in Red White Pink or Red&White (6-RED Senior)
ONEGlobal£34.084.1★
Kookaburra Paceball Cricket Ball 4.75oz Red Youths
Kookaburra£9.093.9★
What buyers say about cricket ball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality ball”
What buyers complain about
“Quality is not good”
“Light-weight”
“cheap material”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cricket ball profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £100K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +74.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the cricket ball niche?
- 6 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cricket ball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Weight Light, Material Quality. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for cricket ball peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cricket ball niche?
- Listings span £6.16–£34.08; the average listing price is £12.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 243 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.