Cricket Gloves

The Cricket Store supplies protective wear, such as cricket gloves, and equipment, to both senior and junior level players of the sport.  It is important to understand the functionality of these items and below we explain the purpose of cricket gloves.

Batsmen only wear white cricket gloves white batting – this is not a garment suitable for fielders.  The cricket gloves are thickly padded just above the fingers to protect the batsman from the impact of a ball.  The rules of the game state a batsman can be deemed as “caught out” if the ball touches the cricket gloves instead of the bat because cricket gloves is considered an extension of the bat.

Wicket keepers cricket gloves are different and look like a mitt (as they are more for catching) and are slightly larger. They normally include webbing between the index fingers and thumb.

The Cricket Store provides a large range of cricket gloves including Bellingham & Smith, Gunn & Moore and Woodworm amongst many others.