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[Vic Nicholas]

This is a question that seriously needs to be asked given all the chest beating on this site about the apparent superiority of Made in UK products over the allegedly inferior Made in India brands.

I believe you all witnessed the headache that Eoin Morgan received today after being badged by Mitch Starc?

No reference to the fact that his UK made Masuri utterly failed him? The very same Masuri who distastefully used the tragic death of Phil Hughes to gain free exposure to their supposedly superior UK manufactured helmet?

To refresh your memory...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXJVLVVeISg

While we are on the topic of the "superior UK manufactured" Masuri...Graham Wagg had quite a headache to contend with:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/33670235

Doesn't look like it is performing it's primary function, does it? But the conspiracy of silence around here is odd to say the least. If this was a Shrey, there would be not enough bandwidth for the closet haters to vent their spleen.

Speaking of Shrey...when Moeen Ali got sconned on the head, he didn't even bother removing his helmet much less retiring hurt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ampf8sQ4Dg&feature=youtu.be

Shikkar Dhawan also batted on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so1vzYYAcgY&feature=youtu.be

I can hear the gnashing of teeth around here, but we have to face up to facts; the new improved design of Shrey is superior to all other brands on the market today.

[skip1973]

It didn't fail him Vic, that is a ridiculous statement. Helmets reduce injury, they can't completely prevent it.

[gerhard303]

Are the updated Shreys heavier than they used to be? I tried on one of the Masuris at GCCC and it was much heavier than any other helmet I've worn before!

[potzy248]

Is this Jason from Hammer going under another name? Worst post I have seen for a couple of weeks days. I don't know which brand is better, but Eoin Morgan would be pretty happy his injury wasn't worse. It was a fair old strike not a glancing blow.

[smilley792]

Rodgers was wearing a shrey when hit by Anderson (at 78mph not the 92 starc bowls). And was still so concussed he collapsed two days later.


He was also wearing a shrey when hit in nets that put him out of the entire West Indies tour.

Short memory.

[iand123]

I can hear the gnashing of teeth around here, but we have to face up to facts; the new improved design of Shrey is superior to all other brands on the market today.

I was beginning to worry as i actually agreed with you in the most part but then you said this and i breathed a sigh of relief. Can i take a stab in the dark and guess that you own a Shrey?

The actual footage link on YT has been taken down, i still haven't seen the incident, it hit him on the back of the head so presumed he turned away? Was Morgan wearing the stem guard?

[Vic Nicholas]

Rodgers was wearing a shrey when hit by Anderson (at 78mph not the 92 starc bowls). And was still so concussed he collapsed two days later.


He was also wearing a shrey when hit in nets that put him out of the entire West Indies tour.

Short memory.

A couple of FACTS for you seeing as you have a propensity to distort the truth:

1/ Rogers was wearing an Albion when he got struck on the head and put out of the Windies tour - not a Shrey.
2/ When Rogers was struck by Anderson, he was wearing a Shrey, but he attached a MASURI stem guard. The Masuri stem guard has a metal clip - and the Anderson bouncer struck RIGHT ON the metal clip which is what caused the damage...nothing to do with the Shrey or it's design.

But don't let the truth get in the way of your anti-Shrey crusade, hey brother?

[skip1973]

All Aussie players use laminate bats too don't they Vic.

[Vic Nicholas]

I was beginning to worry as i actually agreed with you in the most part but then you said this and i breathed a sigh of relief. Can i take a stab in the dark and guess that you own a Shrey?

The actual footage link on YT has been taken down, i still haven't seen the incident, it hit him on the back of the head so presumed he turned away? Was Morgan wearing the stem guard?

Yes, I own the best helmet on the market today - a Shrey.

Morgan was hit on the side of the helmet and the ball deflected to point. It did NOT hit on the stem guard.

The helmet failed completely in it's primary task.

The question that needs to be asked is, "have the helmet companies in an effort to strengthen the grill area to protect the face compromised on the thickness elsewhere?"

The reason I ask is that I have never seen so many concussions from guys being hit on the helmet in my life.

Guys have been getting smacked on the helmet for three decades and were mostly fine. Now they are going down like nine pins. Why?

The Shrey has stood up the best of all the designs so far - that cannot be refuted.

[Vic Nicholas]

All Aussie players use laminate bats too don't they Vic.

None do (that I know of).

Some other players most certainly experimented with them though - hence the ICC specifically banning them. They wouldn't ban something that doesn't exist, would they?

[swat]

Apparently, Shrey is much lighter than Masuri. And I completely agree, the quality of Shrey Masterclass is amazing. Can't pass the judgement on new Masuri as I haven't used one.

[potzy248]

Ok, so you have shares in Shrey.

Why do you say the Masuri failed? They don't claim to stop all injuries, there is always a risk. We don't know the full story about Morgan, maybe he was hit in the temple?
Shrey obviously make a good helmet but they will have injuries as well, if you think otherwise then you are a fool. They only reduce the risk not stop it.

I'm pretty sure the amount of head injuries are down to players not being as good at playing those deliveries, not because the helmets are worse.

Until you give us all the facts about both helmets then don't let your story get in the way of the facts.

[smilley792]

I'm really not anti shrey, I was told duff info on windows. And didn't research sue me.

I'm not pro masuri either I wear an ayrtek.


Still they got to be better than previous masuris. This is my mates face this morning after an u15 hit him with a bouncer(a quick u15 mind probably bowling 75)

 

He's gutted as its his uni pic day today.


These two didn't get concussion but they were hit straight on.

http://youtu.be/_MDIGBr11o4

http://youtu.be/-Jaw0ovmRow

Maybe it's the angle?

Either way I've never rated the stem guard(said it before) it breaks to easy which as a paying punter. Amatuers aren't gonna Cary several in there bag. Especially at the price masuri charge.

[windyroad]

Too many variables to compare the efficacy of one design over another from two very separate and different incidents.

[Vic Nicholas]

Ok, so you have shares in Shrey.

Why do you say the Masuri failed? They don't claim to stop all injuries, there is always a risk. We don't know the full story about Morgan, maybe he was hit in the temple?
Shrey obviously make a good helmet but they will have injuries as well, if you think otherwise then you are a fool. They only reduce the risk not stop it.

I'm pretty sure the amount of head injuries are down to players not being as good at playing those deliveries, not because the helmets are worse.

Until you give us all the facts about both helmets then don't let your story get in the way of the facts.

If owning a Shrey means I am a share holder in Shrey - woweee, I'll take that. Sadly, they will make their millions without me making a cracker. So it is just a personal preference on my behalf.

I am just enjoying you Poms squirm. Twelve to eighteen months ago there was unanimous (amongst the Englishmen) around here that Shrey would never even pass the British Standard much less be available for sale in UK stores.

Looks like that Pommy boast didn't hold up - did it?

The British Empire crumbled a long time ago - so you have to come to grips with the reality that manufacturers from the former colonies have surpassed the former "Mother Country" in technological expertise in the production of cricket equipment.

Indians make better bats that the English companies and it appears also in protective head gear as well.

I won't even go into gloves and pads etc, because the English have completely given up as they cannot even begin to compete with the Indian manufacturers.