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Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« on: October 10, 2012, 10:25:54 AM »
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2012, 11:57:42 AM »
Brands have already developed under trouser dual use fielding/keeping pads.

Slazenger have them on sale in their 2013 range (although not included in your photo), as did Newbery last year.
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2012, 12:04:01 PM »
Yes indeed, sadly, we missed out on the Newbery Tour pads this year, but Newbery did really well with them, selling out by July, so there must be a trend towards this type of keeping pad right now.  Will be interesting to see if it continues...
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2012, 12:17:02 PM »
Do you know people who've enjoyed wearing them? Still trying to gauge the prevailing view from amateur wicketkeepers on whether under-the-trouser pads are actually preferable...
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2012, 12:46:21 PM »
Think I'd prefer wearing them when i keep but that's not often.
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2012, 01:26:02 PM »
Really tempted to get some of these and give them a go!
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2012, 01:31:09 PM »
Problem with the newbery tour wk/fielding pads is that the bottom of them is round and they dig into your ankles where they sit - feels very uncomfortable.
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 05:06:39 PM »
Quote from: AllOutCricket on October 10, 2012, 12:17:02 PM
Do you know people who've enjoyed wearing them? Still trying to gauge the prevailing view from amateur wicketkeepers on whether under-the-trouser pads are actually preferable...

Not having stocked or worn them yet, I don't, unfortunately - sorry! 
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2012, 01:22:34 PM »
iv worn them under my trousers before and do quite prefer it like that, keeps the pads in place and secure if you need to slide.
only downside is the pads get alot sweatier, which can be a problem prolonging the life of the pads
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2012, 08:15:37 PM »
personally i prefer the traditional way of wearing keeping pads.
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
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Re: Gear This Week: What's next for wicketkeeping pads?
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2012, 09:00:46 AM »
I dont keep but cant see benefit of scrapping the pads, agree with article that stops via pads save a norm club keeper fair few runs over a season
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