Cricket Helmet The First Safety to Prevent Head Injuries

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The first testicular guard (box) was used in cricket in 1874 and the first cricket helmet was used in 1974.

It took men 100 years to realize that the brain was important.

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The cricket helmet was designed to prevent serious head injuries caused by a cricket ball.

The cricket helmet actually evolved when batsmen sought protection from head injuries caused by short pitch bowling.

As the game adopted the widespread acceptance of helmets by batsmen, they began to be used as protection by fielders and wicketkeepers.

Injuries can still occur for batsmen when wearing helmets, cuts, and fractures at a high level of play when in fact fast bowlers work.

History of Cricket Helmets

Cricket has been slow in adopting helmets as a form of protection by cricket, surprisingly, given the fact that fast bowlers bowl at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, 150 kilometers per hour.

The sport, which has historically valued its traditionalism and idiom, finally succeeded in gaining common sense with the widespread acceptance of helmets worn by batsmen in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Although worn by cricketers dating back to the 1930s, England's Patsy Hendren wore a three-tiered domestic helmet to protect herself against the West Indies.

They evolved from these initial compressions, players explored different designs and made temporary skull caps, Mike Brearley and Sunil Gavaskar were two that come to mind.

You can see the evolution of the helmet in these photos, first with Sunil Gavaskar's own skull cap and then Dennis Amis with his motorcycle-style helmet.

During the 1970s, Dennis Amis and Tony Gregg began wearing model cricket helmets on motorcycle helmets as they tried to cope with the real danger posed by the fast bowlers of their generation, especially in World Series cricket.

Graham Yellow was the first Australian cricketer to wear a helmet in a Test match against the West Indies in 1978.

Helmet Technology: Recent advances

The latest advances in helmet technology have allowed it to grow on a large scale throughout the world of cricket and have become affordable for most young cricketers.

Made of either molded plastic or man-made fibers, set in resin, the visor made of steel fits into the helmet by ear, and speaks to the helmet with reinforced fittings.

As we can see from the examples in these pictures, there are two Orthodox helmets and the other is a funky 'next-generation helmet' which allows more ventilation to keep the players' heads cool.

One of the things you should consider when choosing a helmet is the balance between comfort and safety. The helmet should fit snugly and the strap should hold the helmet firmly in place.

Make sure the helmet has proper ventilation holes, it is very difficult to bat in hot weather without cooking inside your helmet.

Check the safety standards sticker with your purchase to make sure the helmet conforms to the highest production standards.

Helmet-wearing fielders and wicketkeepers

Fielders wear cricket helmets when fielding near the batsman, usually on either short leg or silly mid-off, waiting for a catch.

Wicketkeepers began wearing helmets in the subcontinent, especially on wickets that were used for bouncing the ball and kicking anonymously.

It is common for keepers to now stand up to the stumps with helmets, watching the spinners and the medium.

Fast bowler

Safety rules

It is now legal for young players under the age of 19 to wear a helmet when batting or fielding near the bat.