The MCC World Cricket committee has thrown its support behind the idea of designing a piece of “head protection” for bowlers, with Australia’s Kookaburra Sport already expressing interest in developing the concept.
With the prevalence of bowlers being struck in their follow-through on the increase, particularly in the shorter formats, the subject was last week discussed between the Lord’s-based MCC and the England and Wales Cricket Club.
The MCC panel, chaired by ex-England skipper Mike Gatting and including fellow former national captains Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly, “viewed footage of recent accidents involving bowlers who had been hit immediately after completing his delivery by powerful straight drives, especially in T20 cricket”, a media release read.
The release added: “The incidents, including one involving Nottinghamshire’s Luke Fletcher last year, gave serious cause for concern.”
