Glove Work Fundamentals

The technique of receiving the ball cleanly into the gloves without spilling or jarring.

Batting helmets became common after Dennis Amiss and Graham Yallop wore them in 1977–78; British Standard BS7928:2013 is today's certification benchmark.

Gloves give over 10–15 cm to absorb peak impact force — reduces rebound to near zero.

Fingers point down for anything below the waist, up for anything above; ball pocketed into the web, not slapped into the palm.

Underarm 50-reps at varying heights from 3m; track clean-take percentage.