[PICTURE] New protection for umpires : The shield

[Ankit007]

 

[MenInG]

Think he also needs a laser sword

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

I think ball can go faster if a batsmen hits that shield .
So what if batsmen hit that shield and ball went for four?

 

[Vayuu]

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Reminds me of this:

 

[Justcrazy]

Its interesting to see how the game is evolving , will we have pads for Umpires next

 

[Barragan]

More protection for the umpires, but at the same time - umpiring standards are declining.

Do something about that is well.

 

[Thivagar]

LOL get protection like this. End of story. No need for Captain America like shield

 

[theariezman]

Spartacus

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[MABA]

LOL get protection like this. End of story. No need for Captain America like shield

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exactly, not sure why they are giving them little bits of protection at a time. Give them the entire suit of armour.

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

I was watching the BBL and seeing one of the Aussie umpires with a helmet really made me laugh. He was this short chubby guy with a helmet on and it looked so out of place )

 

[Syed1]

Imagine if the umpire deflects it to the back of the bowler's head or worse the non-striker cops it on his sensitive areas.

 

[khalil1986]

Imagine if the umpire deflects it to the back of the bowler's head or worse the non-striker cops it on his sensitive areas.

Pretty sure whatever that thing is on the arm will absorb the energy and ball won't bounce off like a rocket off it

 

[JilaWatan]

I was watching the BBL and seeing one of the Aussie umpires with a helmet really made me laugh. He was this short chubby guy with a helmet on and it looked so out of place )

Rather be safe than sorry.

 

[Convict]

More protection for the umpires, but at the same time - umpiring standards are declining.

Do something about that is well.

I think it's more that we have actual evidence of their failures than the rate of failures increasing.

 

[Suleiman]

Give one to Shoaib Malik as well. He needs one of these for the bouncers

 

[MenInG]

Pembrokeshire County Cricket Club umpire John Williams died after being hit on the head by a cricket ball last month.

The Wales-based cricket club tweeted the news about Williams, a local cricketer, administrator and an official, on Thursday. Williams, 80, was struck on the head while umpiring a Division Two amateur match between Pembroke and Narberth at at Treleet on July 13.

After receiving treatment on the field, he was transferred to the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff, reported the westerntelegraph.com.uk.

Williams was left in a coma after being hit and died with his family at his bedside. “Sad news this morning regarding umpire John Williams. John passed away this morning with his family at his bedside. Thoughts of all of Pembrokeshire Cricket are with Hilary and the boys at this difficult and sad time,” tweeted the club.

Fellow umpire Merfyn John said it was only because of a “last minute swap” that Mr Williams was umpiring the match. It’s just one of those things – the ball comes so quickly. You just move out of the way but these boys are so tall and powerful when they hit the ball, it’s just so fast. No words can describe the incident – it really hit me when I heard about it. John is a good umpire, he is fair and he is easy to get on with,” as quoted by the itv.com.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/umpire-dies-after-being-hit-on-the-head-by-a-cricket-ball-880345