
The Impact of the Cricket Helmet
The impact of sports equipment on the evolution of top-level sport is often understated. The use of helmets in cricket has had a huge impact, changing the culture of bowling and batting, and helping to develop skills for both sides of the ball. Here we take a look at how the cricket helmet has changed the sport for good.
The biggest difference the cricket helmet has had on the psychology of a professional cricketer is that a batsman is no longer worried about the speeding ball bouncing towards them!
The Old Fashioned Approach to a Fast Bowling Attack
There have been many famous fast-bowling attacks in international test cricket. From the Douglas Jardine-led England side of the 1930s that took on the exquisite Donald Bradman and co. in the Bodyline Ashes tour own under, to the great West...