First game of the cricket season 2 weeks ago
Our skipper strode purposefully out to bat. First ball he tried to sweep it down the leg-side, got a top edge and it hit him straight in the eye. Went down like a sack of shit. Had to be helped from the pitch. Could only see out of 1 eye for the next 3 days.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 12 May 2011, 11:59, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Oof, not good
Teaches him to wear a helmet though!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:00, Reply)

No, it didn't.
Batted last weekend without one.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 12 May 2011, 12:01, Reply)

I bounced a batsman once and broke his nose, it literally exploded with blood
I would have felt bad, but he was a cunt and that was the only "wicket" i got that day,
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:03, Reply)

As a young quick bowler I once inflicted a fracture cheekbone on an unsuspecting opening batsman
Shit happens.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 12 May 2011, 12:19, Reply)

The worst one I've had in cricket was from batting with gloves slightly too small for me
The padding didn't cover the last half centimetre of my fingers, and I managed to get my fingers pinched between the ball and the handle from a fast bowler, splitting the fingertip. Stung quite a bit, that one did.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:20, Reply)

In that case I have zero sympathy I'm afraid
I can understand doing it once, but more than once is simply not clever.

It's like batting without a box.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:18, Reply)

Helmets are for poofs, fact

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:19, Reply)

Well the thing is that we're in Scotland.
Generally the pitches are not as firm or as dry as they are down south.

I would say that maybe only 10-20% of all players wear a helmet when batting.

I don't. So far, touch wood, I've not had any major mishaps - apart from an incident in the nets about 20 years ago when I got caught on the cheek by a full toss (oo-er madam). That smarted somewhat.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 12 May 2011, 12:22, Reply)

Ahh, that's a bit more understandable then
Also, which do you find more painful - A ball bouncing into your shin, or into your forearm?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:30, Reply)

Testicles

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 12 May 2011, 12:39, Reply)

That's an entirely different class of pain
I meant between those two, both of which hurt far more than expected.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:43, Reply)

Probably shin
Got hit on the calf while batting last week. Hurt like fuck and I've got a bruise the size of my hand.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 12 May 2011, 13:27, Reply)

my soon to be brother-in-law
was in the nets a week before his wedding. His brother bowled him an absurd ball which ended up smashing him under the chin. No major damage. Could've ended up with a toothless wedding.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:06, Reply)

In devon that would not be very unusual

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:08, Reply)

this was not in devon

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 May 2011, 12:09, Reply)