ක්‍රිකට් ඇඳුම් සහ ආම්පන්න

Cricket clothing and equipment is regulated by the . Cricket clothing, known as , or flannels, is slightly loose fitting so as not to restrict players' movements. Use of protective equipment, such as helmets, gloves and pads, is also regulated.

Australia Test Cricketer wearing the traditional white sweater and the NSW XI cap.

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A box, as worn by male batsmen

A thigh pad, worn by batsmen

• Collared shirt with short or long sleeves depending on the climate or personal preference.
• Long trousers (often , but stained red in parts from polishing the ball)
• Jumper (a woollen pullover, if necessary). This is usually a vest.
• with cup pocket into which a "box", or , is inserted and held in place.
• or "box" or an L Guard for male batsmen and wicket-keepers (often referred to as a cup, box or abdo guard). It is usually constructed from high density plastic with a padded edge, shaped like a hollow half-pear, and inserted into the with cup pocket underwear of the batsmen and wicket-keeper. This is used to protect the ballz and dong against impact from the ball.
• Sun hats, or
• Spiked shoes to increase traction
• (often with a visor), worn by batsmen and close to the batsman on strike to protect their heads.
• , worn by the two batsmen and the wicket-keeper, used to protect the against impact from the ball. The wicket-keeping pads are slightly different from the batsmen's. Fielders that are fielding in close to the batsmen may wear shin guards (internal) as well.
• Thigh guard, arm guards, chest guard, and elbow guards to protect the body of the batsmen.
• for batsmen only, thickly padded above the fingers and on the thumb of the hand, to protect against impact from the ball as it is bowled
• for the . Usually includes webbing between the thumb and index fingers.
• , for wicket-keepers, to prevent damage to the eyes from dislodged bails impacting between the grill and peak of the helmet.

Batsmen are allowed to wear gloves while batting. The batsman can be also if the ball touches the glove instead of the bat, provided the hand is in contact with the bat. This is because the glove is considered to be the extension of the bat. The batsman may also wear protective helmets usually with a visor to protect themselves. Helmets are usually employed when facing . While playing spinners, it might not be employed.

Fielders cannot use gloves to field the ball. If they wilfully use any part of their clothing to field the ball they may be penalised 5 penalty runs to the opposition. If the fielders are fielding close to the batsman, they are allowed to use helmets and leg guards worn under their clothing.

As the wicket-keeper is positioned directly behind the batsman, and therefore has the ball bowled directly at him, he is the only fielder allowed to wear gloves and (external) leg guards.

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• – A red, white or pink ball with a base, wrapped in covered with cork. The ball should have a circumference of 9.1 in (23 සෙන්ටිමීටර) unless it is a children's size.
• – A wooden bat is used. The wood used is from the or English tree. The bat cannot be more than 38 අඟල් (96.5 cm) long and 4.25 අඟල් (10.8 cm) wide. Aluminium bats are not allowed. The bat has a long handle and one side has a smooth face.
• Stumps – three upright wooden poles that, together with the bails, form the .
• – two crosspieces made of wood, placed on top of the stumps.
• – A screen placed at the boundary known as the sight screen. This is aligned exactly parallel to the width of the pitch and behind both pairs of wickets.
• – A rope demarcating the perimeter of the field known as the boundary.

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1. "Serious eye injuries to cricket wicketkeepers: a call to consider protective eyewear" Retrieved 23 November 2013.
2. Appendix D 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 23 November 2013.
3. Law 40 (The wicket-keeper) 2015-08-07 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 23 November 2013.