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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: arsenal123 on February 09, 2015, 01:15:50 PM

Title: Chest Guards
Post by: arsenal123 on February 09, 2015, 01:15:50 PM

Just interested to know peoples thoughts on these?

Personally I haven't ever worn one on the ground of ridicule more than anything else.  My club is in an ECB Prem with some sharpish bowlers on offer so I wonder if it is at all necessary if I don't feel the need to wear one.  I'm generally quite open to wearing things that I feel will properly protect me (mentally helping more so than anything).

Are any on the market particularly comfortable to wear?  Are any moderately discreet?  (I'm thinking in my mind of Gary Ballance's ridiculous Michelin Man look in Australia against Mitch)

Title: Re: Chest Guards
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on February 09, 2015, 01:34:19 PM

I've got an Arro P1 I wear against the machine.
Never worn one against real bowlers as it's just a magnet for short stuff!

Title: Re: Chest Guards
Post by: wcc on February 09, 2015, 01:40:38 PM

Stretton Fox make a chest guard which is not very noticable under your shirt, think ItsJustCricket did a video on it a while back.

Title: Re: Chest Guards
Post by: InternalTraining on February 10, 2015, 03:27:04 AM

I wear Aero P1 in nets and against Bola. It provides good protection.

Title: Re: Chest Guards
Post by: ItsJustCricket on February 10, 2015, 11:00:36 AM

I do really like my Stretton-Fox chest guard, although I tend to only wear it in the nets as the pitches we play on are far too slow and low to justify it.  It is very light and comfortable, but I do still fidget with it a bit and struggle to bend it to the perfect shape, but maybe that's just me...