Equipment

It is a very, very small percentage of the cricket fraternity that wears any form of chest padding. Perhaps even less than 5 %. Chest pads are usually worn by high level cricketers such as Grade or First Class cricketers who are subject to extremely fast and short pitched bowling aimed at the ribs or head.

However, a chest guard can also add a certain amount of confidence to batter, knowing that they have suitable protection if they are hit in this area. It is also an extremely important item of protection to cricketers who already have injuries to the chest, such as sore or broken ribs, side strains or bruising from previous hits. [click to continue…]

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