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In the sport of [[cricket]] [[batsmen]] often wear a helmet to protect themselves from injury by the [[cricket ball]], which is very hard and is bowled to them at speeds around ninety miles an hour. Graham Yallop of Australia was the first to wear a protective helmet to a test match on 17th March, 1978 when playing against West Indies at [[Bridgetown]]. Later Dennis Amiss of England popularized it in test cricket. Helmets began to be widely worn there after. Nowadays it is almost unheard of for a professional cricketer to face a fast bowler without a helmet, and in school cricket they are often compulsory. Cricket helmets cover the whole of the skull, and have a grill or perspex visor to protect the face.