The White Stuff

   This may sounds stupid, but i had an argument with my mate about the white creamy stuff that the cricketers use on their nose and lips.
He thinks that it is a thick layer of vaseline that the players use to polish the ball!!!
i think its just sun cream, but i am not sure why they put on sun cream on their lips???
Anyway, does anyone know what they are???

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Ck_spin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Square Leg Joined: 02 June 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 427	Topic: The White Stuff Posted: 01 August 2006 at 4:57pm
	This may sounds stupid, but i had an argument with my mate about the white creamy stuff that the cricketers use on their nose and lips. He thinks that it is a thick layer of vaseline that the players use to polish the ball!!! i think its just sun cream, but i am not sure why they put on sun cream on their lips??? Anyway, does anyone know what they are???

Top Cat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Extra Cover Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 649	Posted: 01 August 2006 at 5:06pm
	I think its suncream

Ck_spin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Square Leg Joined: 02 June 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 427	Posted: 01 August 2006 at 5:14pm
	And they use it on their lips?

Rafay Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Short Leg Joined: 28 January 2006 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 81	Posted: 01 August 2006 at 7:00pm
	Isn't that zinc cream? There was a topic about that here somewhere.

crick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Square Leg Joined: 06 February 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 398	Posted: 01 August 2006 at 7:21pm
	yeah it is sun cream with zinc inside it so it effectively completely blocks out the sun
	boo ha ha!

RightHandBat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wicket-Keeper The next best batsman Joined: 27 January 2006 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1399	Posted: 02 August 2006 at 6:54am
	It's zinc, and as you should know, if you're out in the sun for long periods, your lips would start to crack and maybe skin would peel off your face from the burns, so they put that on and it blocks out the sun from getting to your skin.
	"His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century.

UKKiwi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Short Leg Joined: 01 August 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 66	Posted: 02 August 2006 at 7:55am
	I think the white stuff is the zinc :) but the vaseline is normally on the players' eyebrows :)

Sledger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Captain Dickenson can marry my mother-in-law ! Joined: 08 August 2005 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 15694	Posted: 02 August 2006 at 9:34am
	Problem solved , closed.
	Mental disintegration works for me !!