1. Ball
Any softball- mostly soft tennis ball/ Hard Tennis ball
2. Bat
1. Ball
2. Bat
Cricket Bats are made of flat wood not longer than 96.5cm. The width of these bats is restricted to 10.8cm. While there is no standard weight, most bats range from 1.2 kilograms to 1.4 kilograms.
A white polo t-shirt is required for every Cricket Match. In the colder seasons, long-sleeved polo t-shirt is also sometimes worn.
This is usually paired with white long trousers.
Headwear that includes baseball caps or cricket caps/ sun caps is also recommended. For shoes, wear spiked shoes in order to improve traction on the playing area.
Like every other sport, protective gear is absolutely required to ensure safety and stay injury-free.
1. Body Protective
Batsmen and Wicketkeepers wear an abdomen guard to protect themselves from the impact of the ball hitting their body. Leg pads or shin pads are common batsmen, wicketkeepers as well as the fielders stationed near the batsmen.
2. Helmet
A helmet, sometimes with an attached visor is worn by batsmen and fielders to protect their head. It is recommended for wicketkeepers to wear protective eyewear as well. The impacts of the ball hitting the wicket can be major with the bails getting dislodged after the impact.
3. Gloves
Batsmen and Wicketkeeper have different gloves. The ones worn by batsmen are very thickly padded at the tip of all five fingers when it's compared to thinner wicketkeeping gloves. The wicketkeeper gloves have webbed fingers to help catch the ball.