It is another story that cricket has been given the
status of GOD in India. But we all are aware that the sport is a global
passion.
The evolution in the fantasy sport is
increasing the craze day by day. Earlier it was just Test Cricket match and
50-50 one day cricket. But now the world plays Twenty20 Cricket along with
these two formats and is very enthusiastic about this specific format. Even
these days the common people can play cricket while watching a match through
the online fantasy cricket games.
As the sport has spread like fire, there are a few
things the fans should know about its history to understand the game better. As
one of the ardent fan of the new trend, fantasy cricket India, along with the
real sport, our today’s post is about the early days when cricket gloves were
first used. Let’s explore:
First to wear batting glove
According to some of the historians, the first
sportsperson to wear a batting glove was Bobby Thomson of the Giants. He wore
golf gloves in 1949 during spring training. Many others say that Ted Williams
was the first man to wear a golf glove in the summer of 1953 during batting
practice, after he came back to the Red Sox from Korea.
The veteran sportswriter David Cataneo said that
Williams’ manager, Fred Corcoran was with Williams one day while he was taking
an added batting practice to return back in shape. Corcoran noticed the
blisters on Williams’ hand and pulled out a golf glove from his bag and gave it
to him to try out and keep his hands safe from further blisters. Soon, everyone
started wearing a golf glove while batting.
What other sources say?
There are many sources that suggest, the first person
to wear a batting glove in cricket was Ken “Hawk” Harrelson. A few sources say
Harrelson wore golf gloves at first in 1964 while playing for the Kansas City
Athletics. Others cite a fictional tale, in which Harrelson was with the Red
Sox in 1968 and, not expecting to play in a night game, spent the afternoon
playing golf. Arriving at the ballpark with blistered hands after shooting 27
holes, he was amazed to discover himself in the beginning line up and chose
wearing golf gloves to guard his tender hands. Rusty Staub was the first to
wear the golf gloves on a daily basis.
Batting gloves turn out to be an essential and
ordinary part of MLB in the early 1980s with Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia
Phillies leading attempts of Franklin Sports to be the option of the bulk of
players. Over time Franklin Sports turn out to be, and still remains in our
day, the official batting glove of Major League Baseball.
So, this was the story of gloves!
Happy reading and play fantasy cricket!
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