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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: cam66 on December 16, 2013, 10:10:28 AM
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I have noticed that all wicket keepers wear long sleeves. Does anyone know why they wear long sleeves?
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Personally it's a habit of mine. Feel naked in short sleeves as stupid as that sounds. Gives protection for your arms when diving is the best explanation I can give. It's just a necessity for me and feels comfortable
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They probably wear long sleeve to avoid impact and scrape damage to their elbows etc when they dive for a ball.
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Yeah to stop scrapes is the best logical reason i can give like others have said. Otherwise its "because we do". I never keep in short sleeves, feels strange and looks really village if you ask me.
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Out club kit is short sleeved so when I keep I have to wear a skin underneath (regardless of the heat). Keeping with bare arms looks Village to me!
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Out club kit is short sleeved so when I keep I have to wear a skin underneath (regardless of the heat). Keeping with bare arms looks Village to me!
Luckily the last few kit arrangements weve had ive sorted it so theres been a long sleeved option. Someone else is doing next seasons and ive already said despite being 1st XI captain i wont wear the club kit if it doesnt come in long sleeve.
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Luckily the last few kit arrangements weve had ive sorted it so theres been a long sleeved option. Someone else is doing next seasons and ive already said despite being 1st XI captain i wont wear the club kit if it doesnt come in long sleeve.
I now have a blank shirt with long sleeves (and green trim so it's club colours!)
I might be lacking the club logo and sponsorship but at least I have comfortable sleeves haha
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Oh dear...I'm clearly village then! I agree that it makes sense to have some arm protection when diving and I wear a skin underneath if it's not too warm. I may have to invest in some white compression sleeves for next summer, if it gets hot enough up north to not wear a baselayer!
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I've never considered this so must also be a village laughing stock in our league :(
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I've switched to long sleeves for the last couple of seasons and would agree that it feels more natural. However, I wouldn't say short sleeves look village unless the gloves have long cuffs or are particularly dark
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Maybe more of an aussie thing, but you get some very wierd looking tanlines keeping in short sleeves.
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Ah, that's good to know...my gloves are white with a relatively short cuff, so maybe not so village (despite playing in a league featuring quite a few village teams, including mine! :(
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Believe prior said in his book that he thinks short sleeves looks budget on a keeper
Our club was lucky enough to be in the position to buy every member a playing shirt this year and we bought the keepers long sleeves
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I have never kept in short sleeves in the 15 years I have been keeping for a number of reasons as stated above. I keep in a now very old kent issued long sleeve cotton shirt, the old style before all this breathable gear came about . If it gets roasting like at some points last season than I wear a "cool" base layer. The main reason is the diving part but second is that it just looks better tbh.
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I like to field and bat in long selves but as a medium fast bowler long sleeves can just get in the way...
I think long sleeves looks more classy and cooler :)
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I like to field and bat in long selves but as a medium fast bowler long sleeves can just get in the way...
I think long sleeves looks more classy and cooler :)
Take up spin bowling mate, means you can wear long sleeves without anything getting in the way ;)
(Other benefits are less running and you don't need to open the bowling so can stuff yourself at teas)
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Take up spin bowling mate, means you can wear long sleeves without anything getting in the way ;)
(Other benefits are less running and you don't need to open the bowling so can stuff yourself at teas)
I have attempted spin bowling but to no avail sadly, lack of spin being the main problem...
I stuff enough tea anyway as Liam can back up, I love a bit of cake!
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Believe prior said in his book that he thinks short sleeves looks budget on a keeper
Doesn't look as budget as missing stumpings and watching catches go past your left hand, after you've been mouthing off all morning......
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Doesn't look as budget as missing stumpings and watching catches go past your left hand, after you've been mouthing off all morning......
Very true
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Stop rubbing on your arms from the cuffs too, when McCullum would keep in short sleeves he'd wear big sweatbands to stop this.
I always liked Parore and McCullum keeping in short sleeves
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Definite long sleeves for me. Loads of clubs just get the short sleeve shirts though. And 2/3 people in the club (the only keepers) are the only ones pushing for a long sleeve option doesn't often convince everyone!
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Keepers who wear short sleeves look really scruffy for me, like tucking your shirt in etc. After all it is a 'gentlemen's' game we play. Also our tan lines aren't good at the best of times, I think it also combats that (a little anyway).
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Last couple of seasons I've kept in longsleeves and it feels more 'proper' than short sleeves. However, when I did keep in short sleeves I wore large sweat bands on each are to make it look better! I actually just got my longsleeve club top shortened because it was getting too hot (good kiwi summer!) keeping in it for two sessions then having to open the batting in the last session!!
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personally I wear long sleeves whilst keeping as the when wearing short sleeves I find the Leather/PU of the inside of the cuff uncomfortable on the skin
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Keepers look better in long sleves. to get away with short sleves, you have to have tank arms - like Mcullum!
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Last season the 1st team captain said he couldn't consider me a serious keeper untill I went longsleeved.
I've always kept in short sleeves. To bow into peer pressure or not :S
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MD2812...don't do it! What matters is your performance not the length of your sleeves. I'm a short sleeved keeper and I'd rather play in what I'm comfortable in and focus on my game than bow to peer pressure.
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We've only got short sleeved shirts at our club, so I don't have the option. I do always keep in a baselayer though, to avoid elbow grazes. If I'm fielding in the covers, I'll always do the same...
As for how that looks, lets see how much I care. Hmm, not at all as it transpires... :D
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Whenever I'm drafted in to keep (reserve keeper for when our keeper is at Uni!) I always just wear short sleeve with a base layer - I find its much comfier than a long sleeve.
Generally I wear a base layer all the time though, saved me from many a scrape!