Safety in the "silly’ positions
Ray Jones (pictured) was not alone among East-Shirley senior cricketers last season in not being keen on fielding close to the wicket, in front of the bat. East-Shirley had no fielding helmet and, indeed, could not procure one The severity of the situation was brought home late in the season when Alan
Aibertson was felled by a powerfully-struck ball in the game against Sydenham, and spent a night in hospital. But the situation has changed with Star Products, a Christchurch-nased firm which specialises in the design and manufature of safety helmets, on Saturday presenting East-Shirley with
one of its Hadlee cricket helmets. The company is already involved in helmets for all recreational motor sport, various equestrian activities and cycling. Now it has successfully branched into cricket, receiving official endorsement from the Australian board of control, which
is impressed with the helmet's extreme lightness in comparison . with other models. This is made possible by manufacturing the helmets from polycarbonate, using an injection-moulding process. So it’s eyes down and looking at the batsman . . . without the fears of old.
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