After a very long hiatus, Cricket 101 is back. The examination of batting theory will be coming up in one of the next few episodes. However, in today’s edition of 101, it’s time to breakdown the myth of what cricketers wear on the field. I know, I know. Cricket is a funny game played by men in white clothes, most of whom are wearing sweaters…
except that it’s not. Well, at least sometimes anyway.
So there you have it. Cricketers wear colored jerseys and clothes when they play in certain matches… just like any other sport.
It’s a real shame that even white Test shirts now have sponsor’s logos on them. Nothing beats a plain white shirt with only a crest. Cricket shirts also seem more comfortable to wear than baseball shirts, which have to always be paired with an undershirt because the material is so scratchy and heavy.
By: coachie ballgames on December 17, 2009
at 1:28 am
Ha. Interesting observation about the scratchiness of the baseball jersey’s compared to the cricket shirts. It is very, very true though. Cricket shirts are definitely more comfortable to wear.
One of the reasons I’ve found that women enjoy cricket is they think that the men look like absolute studs with the white uniforms on. So yeah, one more reason to enjoy wearing the pristine white shirts. But the ODI jerseys serve their purpose too.
By: Peter Della Penna on December 17, 2009
at 2:17 am
Good point about the appeal of the white shirts, this summer, during the Ashes, Lily Allen was spotted soaking the action in. She said that she really enjoyed seeing the players sweat it out in their whites.
I’m down with the colored ODI and Twenty/20 shirts as well, I just have the same beef with them as I do with soccer kits. It’s fine for teams to accept money from companies to advertise on their shirts, but why should the replicas on sale to the fans have them? The companies haven’t paid us for free advertising. At the very least, a sponsor-free version should be available.
By: coachie ballgames on December 17, 2009
at 5:15 pm