Helmets
UPDATED 26-Jul-2026
Head and Neck Protectors
NEW
In 2025 Cricket Australia strongly recommend that all community cricket participants (that’s us) wear a neck protector in addition to their British Standard helmet to help safeguard both head and neck.
Not yet mandatory but it can’t be far off.
CLICK HERE to read QSDCA Neck Guard Advisory Memo for 2026/27
Cricket Australia strongly recommends that community associations take all practical steps to adopt the ICC directive and mandate that all junior and senior players wear British Standard 7928:2013 compliant helmets from 2019/20 season onwards when batting, wicket-keeping up to the stumps and fielding in close to the batter.
Consistent with Cricket Australia’s commitment to player safety and an ICC directive in 2015, it is mandatory for Cricket Australia, State Contracted cricketers and players in CA pathway competitions in Australia to wear helmets that are compliant with British Standard 7928:2013 when batting, wicket-keeping up to the stumps and fielding in close to the batter.
Why are we making this recommendation?
● We want to ensure community cricket is as safe as it can be.
● Research is showing that the ball making contact with the head is one of the most common areas of injury.
● Wearing a British Standard Helmet gives players an extremely low chance of absorbing a critical head injury.
from Cricket Australia, June 2019
A BS 7928:1993 helmet
The “Pacman” Diagram for close fielders
HELMETS IN QSDCA CRICKET FAQ
• Qld Sub Districts Cricket Association Inc. has adopted Cricket Australia’s Helmet Policies.
WHICH GAMES?
• All games: Super 20, Sunday 50, Over 40’s, Friday T20 or Saturday.
WHICH BATTERS?
• All batters wear helmets for ALL types of bowling.
DAMAGED HELMETS?
• Broken or damaged helmets should be replaced and not used again.
WICKETKEEPERS?
All wicketkeepers wear helmets when within arm’s reach of the stumps.
Older wicketkeepers can lose the helmet when standing back
JUNIOR KEEPERS?
Junior wicketkeepers (under 18) wear helmets when closer than 7 metres from the stumps.
Junior wicketkeepers can lose the helmet when more than 7 m back.
The umpires decide the 7 m.
CLOSE FIELDERS?
Close fielders wear helmets when closer than 7m from the bat except for gully to leg gully.
The umpires decide the 7 metres and the gully positions.
See the “Pacman” diagram.
NO OFFICIAL UMPIRES?
Captains to make agreement before the start of the game about:
• where the 7 metres is and
• if there are U18 wicketkeepers.
What if a player doesn’t wear a helmet when they should?
• The umpire will not allow the game go on till they do.
The Laws of Cricket say –
- Teams can lose 5 penalty runs for unfair time wasting (Law 41.9, 41.10)
- Batters can be timed out (Law 40)
- The match can be awarded for refusal to play (Law 16.3)
- A report to the Association can result in teams losing points, fines or disqualification. (Reg 46, 47)
- So put your helmet on….
QSDCA Helmets Summary
Printable Summary of this webpage
QSDCA Playing Regulation Helmets
Helmets Playing Regulation (2025 update)
Cricket Australia Helmet Poster
KD Sports webpage LINKS
Helmets CLICK HERE
Neck Guards CLICK HERE