The Sport of Cricket: Equipment

good to go so I’m going to talk to you

good to go so I’m going to talk to you about the cricket equipment and

about the cricket equipment and

about the cricket equipment and everything you need to play is in this

everything you need to play is in this

everything you need to play is in this bag here more or less we’ll start off

bag here more or less we’ll start off

bag here more or less we’ll start off with the most necessary piece of

with the most necessary piece of

with the most necessary piece of equipment for your male batsman this is

equipment for your male batsman this is

equipment for your male batsman this is a box it’s called I know in hockey is

a box it’s called I know in hockey is

a box it’s called I know in hockey is called a jock but in cricket terminology

called a jock but in cricket terminology

called a jock but in cricket terminology it’s called a box this protects some of

it’s called a box this protects some of

it’s called a box this protects some of the most important anatomy so after

the most important anatomy so after

the most important anatomy so after you’ve got that on you’ve got your pads

you’ve got that on you’ve got your pads

you’ve got that on you’ve got your pads and these are nice heavy pads

and these are nice heavy pads

and these are nice heavy pads tough leather and three straps on the

tough leather and three straps on the

tough leather and three straps on the back strap them onto your legs because

back strap them onto your legs because

back strap them onto your legs because we don’t want to get a cricket ball

we don’t want to get a cricket ball

we don’t want to get a cricket ball hitting you in the shins trust me so

hitting you in the shins trust me so

hitting you in the shins trust me so you’ve got two of those some people

you’ve got two of those some people

you’ve got two of those some people elect to wear this which is a thigh

elect to wear this which is a thigh

elect to wear this which is a thigh guard it goes on like that and protects

guard it goes on like that and protects

guard it goes on like that and protects you when you’re standing because usually

you when you’re standing because usually

you when you’re standing because usually stand side on to the to the ball and the

stand side on to the to the ball and the

stand side on to the to the ball and the bowler that’s if you’re a left-hander

bowler that’s if you’re a left-hander

bowler that’s if you’re a left-hander this is your right side

this is your right side

this is your right side and you’ll stand will stand like that so

and you’ll stand will stand like that so

and you’ll stand will stand like that so there’s the ball hops up and hits you

there’s the ball hops up and hits you

there’s the ball hops up and hits you there you’ve got some protection there

there you’ve got some protection there

there you’ve got some protection there then after that you’ve got cricket

then after that you’ve got cricket

then after that you’ve got cricket gloves they’re a little bit like hockey

gloves they’re a little bit like hockey

gloves they’re a little bit like hockey gloves and they’re articulated so they

gloves and they’re articulated so they

gloves and they’re articulated so they have bending action as you can see this

have bending action as you can see this

have bending action as you can see this one is for your top hand right you know

one is for your top hand right you know

one is for your top hand right you know that because the thumb is just like a

that because the thumb is just like a

that because the thumb is just like a normal glove thumb this one here is your

normal glove thumb this one here is your

normal glove thumb this one here is your bottom hand this is the glove that faces

bottom hand this is the glove that faces

bottom hand this is the glove that faces the ball okay so when you’re batting

the ball okay so when you’re batting

the ball okay so when you’re batting you’re holding the bat like that that’s

you’re holding the bat like that that’s

you’re holding the bat like that that’s why you need this big piece of padding

why you need this big piece of padding

why you need this big piece of padding on your thumb to get hit by a ball on

on your thumb to get hit by a ball on

on your thumb to get hit by a ball on your thumb you’ll know it and there’s a

your thumb you’ll know it and there’s a

your thumb you’ll know it and there’s a nice round sort of padded part at the

nice round sort of padded part at the

nice round sort of padded part at the end as well so those are your gloves

end as well so those are your gloves

end as well so those are your gloves after that another very important thing

after that another very important thing

after that another very important thing the second most important part of your

the second most important part of your

the second most important part of your Anatomy is your head goes on tighten it

Anatomy is your head goes on tighten it

Anatomy is your head goes on tighten it up underneath your chin it’s got a grill

up underneath your chin it’s got a grill

up underneath your chin it’s got a grill here to stop the ball from hopping up

here to stop the ball from hopping up

here to stop the ball from hopping up and doing some unwanted dental work on

and doing some unwanted dental work on

and doing some unwanted dental work on you there’s some space there obviously

you there’s some space there obviously

you there’s some space there obviously the balls are not going to fit through

the balls are not going to fit through

the balls are not going to fit through there just so you can see properly it’s

there just so you can see properly it’s

there just so you can see properly it’s got a guard here and a guard here to

got a guard here and a guard here to

got a guard here and a guard here to protect your ears from sort of the side

protect your ears from sort of the side

protect your ears from sort of the side of your head it’s nice and tightly nice

of your head it’s nice and tightly nice

of your head it’s nice and tightly nice and snug

and snug

and snug it’s a hard helmet it’s like a riding

it’s a hard helmet it’s like a riding

it’s a hard helmet it’s like a riding helmet more or less sort of a similar

helmet more or less sort of a similar

helmet more or less sort of a similar thing and then of course very important

thing and then of course very important

thing and then of course very important is your bat cricket bats are made out of

is your bat cricket bats are made out of

is your bat cricket bats are made out of willow they’re made out of one piece of

willow they’re made out of one piece of

willow they’re made out of one piece of wood they’ve got a nice thick grip

wood they’ve got a nice thick grip

wood they’ve got a nice thick grip there’s a rubber sheath over it which

there’s a rubber sheath over it which

there’s a rubber sheath over it which you can change if it wears out and

you can change if it wears out and

you can change if it wears out and there’s a sweet spot on the bat around

there’s a sweet spot on the bat around

there’s a sweet spot on the bat around there where when you hit it there feels

there where when you hit it there feels

there where when you hit it there feels good there’s no particular equipment for

good there’s no particular equipment for

good there’s no particular equipment for bowlers you just Bowl away but the

bowlers you just Bowl away but the

bowlers you just Bowl away but the person catching the ball called the

person catching the ball called the

person catching the ball called the wicket keeper has specific equipment

wicket keeper has specific equipment

wicket keeper has specific equipment pads very similar to the batsman’s pads

pads very similar to the batsman’s pads

pads very similar to the batsman’s pads except they’re a bit thinner and a bit

except they’re a bit thinner and a bit

except they’re a bit thinner and a bit smaller obviously to stop the ball from

smaller obviously to stop the ball from

smaller obviously to stop the ball from going past the wicket keeper and going

going past the wicket keeper and going

going past the wicket keeper and going down the field and creating runs these

down the field and creating runs these

down the field and creating runs these are thinner smaller pads because the

are thinner smaller pads because the

are thinner smaller pads because the wicket keeper needs to be very nimble

wicket keeper needs to be very nimble

wicket keeper needs to be very nimble and be able to jump around and finally

and be able to jump around and finally

and be able to jump around and finally the wicket keeper also has a pair of

the wicket keeper also has a pair of

the wicket keeper also has a pair of gloves they’re big the flappy catching

gloves they’re big the flappy catching

gloves they’re big the flappy catching gloves they’ve got rubber texture on

gloves they’ve got rubber texture on

gloves they’ve got rubber texture on there to help you stop the ball as it

there to help you stop the ball as it

there to help you stop the ball as it comes whipping in at you and it’s got a

comes whipping in at you and it’s got a

comes whipping in at you and it’s got a kind of webbing between the finger and

kind of webbing between the finger and

kind of webbing between the finger and the thumb so you can trap the ball like

the thumb so you can trap the ball like

the thumb so you can trap the ball like that and that’s all the equipment you

that and that’s all the equipment you

that and that’s all the equipment you need to play cricket