Should Batsman Always Wear Helmets?

[Duncan]

just wondering what u think of this topic........

personally......i think they should - gr8 example for younger kids in case they kill each other by bowling beamers :

 

[andrew_nixon]

On a roasting hot day in India with nothing but spin bowlers bowling at you. You aint going to want to wear a helmet!

 

[Duncan]

yeah i guess ur rite.......

but wat if akhtar/bond/lee is bowling at you...hits you on the end...u die....and so does cricket? :unsure:

 

[andrew_nixon]

You might not die, the UAE captain got hit on the head by Alan Donald (who was faster then) in the 1996 World Cup and was fine, just a bit of a headache.

Head injuries are a very mysterious topic for even the best doctors.

Most batsman always wear helmets against fast bowlers now. But going back a bit, Viv Richards NEVER wore a helmet and he was one of the greatest.

Going back even further to when Batsmen never wore helmets, fast bowlers (with the exception of the bodyline tour) bowled a lost less bouncers than they do these days, so one theory is that helmets give the bowlers permission to bowl MORE bouncers.

 

[imported_graham]

i reckon ya must wear a helmet against all bowlers because kids will be to terrified if sumone gets hit in d head wiff out a helmet, and cricket will be half gone if sum1 did get hit in the head wiffout a helmet! h34r: h34r:

 

[Duncan]

is the rule not compulsary rite now......coz i've seen sum batsman take their helmet off for spinners but neva for the quickies

 

[andrew_nixon]

It's never been compulsory, however I know that the ECB request that the England team always wear helmets against fast bowlers as kids will be watching and be influenced by them.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar]

If I was a batsman I would defintely wear a helmet against Akhtar or Lee (for Lee I would opt for a Kevlar Armour suit) because u dont wont to die due to a fast bowler who put the ball right onto u r face (certainly I dont want Lee to be my murder)

 

[Duncan]

how does harbajan singh fit the helmet on his head? : : : :P :P :P

 

[imported_graham]

i agree, does he hav to talk the thing off, if sum1 had a tiny head would they need a special made helmet? :huh: