Cricket uniforms (shirt, trousers, cap) are given by contracted suppliers of club teams and national teams.
But bats, gloves, shoes and guards are up to every players, right?
Could you tell me why Batsman gloves are far bigger than Baseball batter gloves?
Why there is no elbow protection unlike leg protector?
What is female protection?
- Yes
- In baseball you are very unlikely to get hit on the hand. Gloves are designed to be lightweight and give good grip. In cricket they have to protect your fingers and thumb. Getting hit on the gloves is very common, because of the possibilities of uneven bounce, and spin/seam movement.
- You aren't likely to get hit on the elbows, so no one has really found use for it.
- No idea.
Just now I watched an ODI between Ireland and Scotland.
I have questions.
Sometimes there is something like helmet on the ground behind Wicket-Keeper. What is that?
Why there is no video referee? In competitive games (like World Cup or World Cricket League), are video referee and LBW technology?
Why are the stadiums called by the name of clubs, like The Grange, not by the names like Edinburgh City Cricket Stadium?
- It's a helmet. The keeper often wears a helmet for certain bowlers (usually when standing close to the stumps for a spinner or medium pacer) and a hat for others. So in between overs, instead of wasting time by sending the helmet back to the dressing room and calling for it again, he keeps it behind him.
If the ball hits it, the batting side are awarded 5 runs I believe.
- There is. He's called the Third Umpire. He is used for runouts and other difficult to judge moments (was a catch taken cleanly, did the ball land inside or outside the boundary rope, etc).
There is also a system called the Decision Review System being used in some (not all) international cricket. Look it up.
- IDK. I don't think that's a hard and fast rule and/or has any story behind it.
