Tell me suppen Sickko. . .

[Farmah]

A poster corrected me on some school facts and he's probably quite right.
I am reminded that the pacer from KC was a Clive Hunter, and that Clifton Hackett was from Tivoli's winning Sunlight team.

It's been many moons ago and I think I have the games mixed up. I did play against a Hackett and I remember a Hunter from KC. One thing for sure I did get hit by a ball from a KC paceman and another wierd bounce from a spin bowler they called toothpick or something like that. Hunter was liklely the guy from KC. I do recall playing against Hackett and having a few difficulties. Thanks for the point of correction bredrin.

[Tilla]

Thanks.

[Sickko]

By the way Tilla, I spoke to the STETHS people and they have enough helmets plus they say most schools have helmets and the photo we saw was one where the batsman took the personal choice not to wear one.

I am not sure if there is a law like say in Little Leage in the US where every player must wear head gear.

[Muadib]

Win ?

You have stated your opinion...

It goes contrary to practice... wheh yuh want mi fi tell yuh ?

Is how many years school boy a play cricket widout helmet.. what are the casualty results ?

[Tilla]

I won't continue the discussion with Ben. He is in a win-an-argument-at-all-cost modes where he defys common sense. Any well thinking person would agree that in the interest of safety, then helmets should be worn, especially against fast bowlers.

[Muadib]

mi deal wid it ahready..is an issue of playing the numbers...

The number of bowlers at schoolboy level that would possibly warrant a helmet is so low as to make this helmet discussion a non-issue..

If one feels particularly concerned that a cricket ball may hit them in the noggin (this can happen even by mistiming a swing at a full toss by a spin bowler) then fork out di money.. get all di equipment fi dat mattah.. elbow guard, chess guard... cyann afford to get a bruise...

[Farmah]

True and he was the most consistent one in terms of line and length.

[Rudi]

He may not have been the fastest but he was the one the batsmen on the team feared the most in practice because him neva played ease-up.

[Farmah]

Tilla has a point there Maudib. Some high school pace bowlers are very fast. When Holding was at KC he wasn't even the faster paceman on that Sunlight team. Consider also, that Patrick Patterson was super fast even as a high school pacer.

Helmets should be a requirement in high school cricket. Don't they use helmets in high school baseball in the US? I think if cricket were a high school item in the US you would see them using it. It's no psycho or ego issue; it's a matter of safety first!

[Rudi]

A bit touchy no Ben? Let's all agree that Campion is a good school. Now canyou deal with the argument at hand.

[Muadib]

Yuh come again wid yuh ignorance..

Yuh nuh haffi reach finals fi face young pace bowlah.. your cute attempts to cast aspersions on 'some schools' are misplaced in this argument..

Start over and try to be relevant...

[Tilla]

As I said, some schools don't have the quality pace bowlers like some. Some schools (like Campion) don't make it to national finals to face the best of the crop of young pace bowlers. Again, I remind you, Jerome Taylor left high school and walked into Jamaica and West Indies teams. That should tell you something. Courtney Walsh did it before too so I think you get my drift.

It should be safety over ego. I bet you would not allow your young teenage son to go face a Jerome Taylor without helmet?

[Muadib]

Psychological...

Cricket full ah mind games...

[Tilla]

OK, so it is an ego thing for you over safety. I got you...

[Muadib]

gotta play the odds.. not that many high school pace bowlers that don't give you enough time to negotiate... yuh gwine buy a helmet sake ah one or 2 bowlah dat yuh may or may not face ?

Unless yuh juss reflexes like molasses or yuh fraidy fraidy...

Even if a bwoy quick. yuh ah guh give him the satisfaction of wearing a helmet and him a bwoy not even 19 yet ?

Yuh mad !