Cricket Gloves
Making sure the batsmen is fully protected is very important for both safety and a players confidence. Cricket gloves are an integral part of a cricketers kit. There are gloves for batting, wicket keeping and of course left handed gloves are different because finger protection is needed on the other hand.
The top names to look out for when choosing a new pair of cricket gloves are Adidas (elite, pro, club, junior and county models). These are new for 2009 and are endorsed by Kevin Pietersen. Other popular brands are Woodworm, Nike, Mitre, Gunn and Moore, Hunts, Newbery, Chase, Salix, Aero, Kookaburra and Gray Nicolls. Each of these produce gloves for both adult and junior cricketers.
Cricket Batting Gloves
Comfort, style and protection are all important features to consider when thinking of buying a new pair of batting gloves. Some cricketers like to keep their batting gloves for years because they just feel "right" or bring good luck. Left handed gloves are slightly more difficult to find - so a thorough search on the internet is required to find the best price, in stock and favourite cricket brand.
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Ichiro 2001 Ultimate Coll Batting Glove Gold 19 25 RC | Only £582.11 |
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ND Cricket Kit Package SH Bat Batting Gloves Pads Mens | Only £94.99 |
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GRAY NICOLLS XIPHOS PRO PERF BATTING GLOVES MENS RH | Only £54.99 |
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Slazenger Ultimate Batting Gloves Mens R H 2010 Series | Only £54.99 |
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PUMA BALLISTIC 5000 BATTING GLOVES Large Mens LH RRP£75 | Only £54.99 |
Wicket Keeper Gloves
A good pair of keepers gloves can cost £60 plus. This may seem expensive but a good pair can last years and they do get used often so maybe a good birthday present idea or even better look for wicket keeper gloves at end of the season or pre season where there are clearance and discount sales. The top wicket keepers in world cricket include Brad Haddin, Kuma Sangakarra, Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Tim Ambrose, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Brendon McCullum who all use sponsored gloves from different wicket keeping glove manufacturers.
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SLAZENGER ULTIMATE WICKET KEEPING GLOVES BN £80 2010 | Only £55.00 |
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Gray Nicolls 2010 Evo Wicket Keeping Gloves SizeMENS | Only £54.99 |
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Bradbury 2010 Players Wicket Keeping Gloves MENS | Only £54.99 |
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2010 GRAY NICOLLS EVO GEL WICKET KEEPING GLOVES MENS | Only £54.99 |
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Adidas Pro Wicket Keeping Gloves Mens 2010 BNWT | Only £50.99 |
Gloves - Inners
Some batsmen and wicket keepers like to wear an extra thin pair of gloves (inners) underneath either batting or wicket keeping gloves to help soak up sweat or perspiration.
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Set of 20 Cricket Inner Circle Boundary Markers Discs | Only £29.99 |
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Woodworm Cricket Thigh Pads Inner outer Left Handed | Only £14.00 |
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Padman cricket shorts thigh guard innerSmall men 30 32 | Only £9.99 |
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UPFRONT Cricket INNER CIRCLE markers x 5 | Only £9.45 |
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New Slazenger X Tec Cricket Inner Thigh Pad Youth R H | Only £7.99 |
These seem to be popular for youths and boys cricketers but in fact many international cricket stars wear inners as they find they can grip the bat better or helps in catching the ball behind the stumps.