Cricket pads - which pad for which leg

Well i just got sponsored by Sommers

Originally posted by ekko star No, I wear my pads with the buckle on the outside and straps into the inside. I use Test Match LegGuards Sommers Triple XXX. I do know quite a bit about cricket actually and a few cricketeers that you might know about as well

Dont need to i can see for myself......

I assume you are a small guy with small legs if you have enough overhang to get them stuck together.

Edited by rasmussen - 07 June 2007 at 2:08pm

Yea .

Edited by rasmussen - 07 June 2007 at 2:09pm

Originally posted by 143no See what though? it dosent matter what leg you wear them on, it's just a matter of if you like the flaps on the inside or out.

It's good to see at least we are back talking about pads.

Nowadays we also have ambidextrous pads which tend to be at more of the economy end of the scale. Basically left or right handed batsman theses pads will suit either type. In this case you can literally wear the pads as you like, buckles in or out, left or right leg.

However, they are at the bottom end of the scale and do not afford specialist protection to front leg or trailing leg.

Doesn't matter about the 'make' it matters about the quality of the protection as to how good the pad is. The better the pad the more specific the protection to each leg which is why you then get Left or Right hand specified.

It's clear from this thread for whatever reasons, lots of you don't know which is for which leg even if you get the 'hand' right. However, if as some people claim here they play at a 'decent' level, I'm afraid their knowledge doesn't appear to be in sync with how good they are claiming to be.

Originally posted by rasmussen IM 15 .......and probably better then all of you guys.

Nothing wrong with your age.....but you might be better if you started wearing your equipment properly.

Didn't your mum mark the inside of your pads with a BIG R & L on them ?

Ahh well never mind

ive got good pads

Edited by rasmussen - 07 June 2007 at 2:10pm

Originally posted by rasmussen Wrong again.......if you look at a web site with some good pads..... you can BYE both left and right PADS

Originally posted by rasmussen Mate have you ever played higher then club cricket......NO.....so u should try a different sport

Wich goes to show you can wear them on either leg, it's a personal preference.

Well probably my biggest achievment is teaching my children not to be smart alec little brats, and show respect to other people, it's a shame your parents don't share the same values.

what have you proven?