The England and Wales Cricket Board has recently revised the guidelines about the wearing of helmest by young players for the 2007 season and onwards.

In brief, the requirement is now mandatory for anyone under the age of 18 to wear an approved safety helmet whilst batting and keeping wicket.  Parental consent is no longer a valid reason for not wearing one.

The document is available for download by clicking hereand it is strongly recommended that Clubs familiarise themselves with its contents before the start of the 2007 season.