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Hello, I am a design student in California, America. I heard about the Australian Cricket batsman Phillip Hughes' tragic accident of being hit in the neck from a bouncer, despite wearing a helmet. As part of my assignment I would like to ask you if you had ideas for how to protect the neck of the batsman in case of an accident like this where a batsman swings too soon and turns his head. I've only begun understanding the sport myself and I'd like to educate my classmates about it too, so please feel free to treat me like a newbie :) I am genuinely interested in this sport's rules and history.
Masuri recently announced extra protection caled the "stem guard" but it does not protect the entire neck:
http://www.masuri.com/news/article/masuri-reveals-new-safety-helmet-stemguard/
What do you think about that?
Hockey goalie throat guard:
I understand so far from interviews of Cricket players that such a device would need to be lightweight, have vents to exhaust heat, allow maximum mobility, and shouldn't be ugly.
Thank you for your time and I hope we can think of some good ideas. I'll start by presenting some neck protection of other sports and tell me what you think:
Hockey goalie throat guard:
http://www.goaliemonkey.com/bauer-goalie-lexan-n18.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA9qCnBRCb7ZDhvaHSyicSJABGFFHt0Jz48ODk9zBfwZvLwf3llgtl1mTCW17SjKYI2uppOBoCU9zw_wcB
Cricket
Jodha Akbar
