Helmet Safety Guidance
(extract from 'ECB New Safety Guidance on the Wearing of Cricket Helmets by Young Players' issued on 28 Feb 2000)
1. It is recommended that a helmet is worn by young players when batting and when standing up to the stumps when keeping wicket against a hard ball in matches and in practice.
2. A young player should not be allowed to bat or stand up to the stumps when keeping wicket against a hard ball except with written parental consent. Coaches, teachers, managers and umpires should always ensure that a young player wears a helmet if this written parental consent has not been received.
3. Players should regard a helmet with faceguard as a normal item of protective equipment when batting against a hard ball, together with pads, gloves and for boys an abdominal protector (box).
4. There is a British standard (BS7928:1998) for cricket helmets and it is in the best interests of players to ensure that their helmet conforms to this standard.