Cricket Gloves

You have done your sit-ups, practiced covering the wicket, clearing the stumps and following the ball. You have perfected your had eye coordination and practiced for hours. Thing that is sufficient? Think again. You have to have the right equipment too.

Wicket Keeping Gloves

Now that standing up to fast bowlers is a common thing you need extra protection for your hands. Choose the gloves with additional foam or PU padding. The gloves should have strong and flexible webbing to trap that flying ball. Find a glove with leather reinforcement on high-wearing areas of knuckles. Look for cotton lined wicket keeping gloves for added comfort.

One good option is high grip neoprene palm facing gloves which provide additional grip on the ball.

Another important thing to look for is the perfect “fit”. A glove that does not fit will cost you the extra run or the missed keeping change. Make sure to try the gloves before taking it to a cricket match.

Like most cricket athletes you have trained hard, improved your stamina, built up your speed and quickness. These are very important aspects of your game. You have learnt different strokes, perfected your had eye coordination in order to improve your timing, bat speed, and contact. That is required but not sufficient. You need proper equipment too.

Batting Gloves

One of the key accessories in your arsenal should be a perfect cricket batting gloves. Morden cricketers carefully select their batting gloves to give them the perfect “grip” and optimum protection.

Cricket “fast bowlers” can elevate ball speeds to 95 mph or 150 kph. The sort of bat you use, and the sort of ball you’ll face as a batsman determine the sort of batting glove that’s right for you. In cricket, batsmen should select an inner glove and an outer batting glove akin to a lacrosse glove for protection against direct hits by a ball.

The material of the glove is also very essential. It should be tough enough to withstand the blow but also thin enough to be comfortable. Looks for the leather gloves with ample foam padding. Air Flow gusset keeps your hands at their coolest while you’re at the crease. Impact Protection roll bars increase energy dispersion and protection.