Evening all
I type this post grateful I bought an item that many considered a waste of time.
While netting tonight I ducked under a bouncer. The ball then bounced off the back net and hit me in the head. I knew it had hit me somewhere on the head, but didn't realise exactly where until I noticed my stem guard has come unclipped on one side. I reattached this and carried on batting, but after the incident I realised it could have been a lot worse.
This was a bit of a freak occurrence, and on another day the ball would have missed me or not bounced back the way it did. However it hit me and I am now thankful I invested in a stem guard as it has saved me at least a headache.
That is now twice I have been pinned this winter, once at Dummer where
@simonmay5 was feeding the machine and the delivery hit a stray ball in the lane, causing it to sit up and hit me in the grille/throat and now tonight. Both incidents were total accidents that you'd struggle to replicate if you tried, but it has made me glad I always wear a helmet. I net more than your "average club player" would so am at an increased risk of getting hit by the law of averages, but I'm starting to wonder what I did to upset the cricketing gods as they seem to have it in for me this winter.
I'm not saying everyone should go out and buy a new lid and neck guard, but this may get some thinking (or just laughing at me!)
Author
Topic: Thank goodness for my stem guard (Read 4850 times)