Cricket Batting Gloves UK: Complete Size & Buying Guide 2025

Why Batting Gloves Matter

Cricket batting gloves serve two critical purposes: protecting your fingers and hands from fast deliveries, and helping you maintain a firm, comfortable grip on the bat handle. A good pair of gloves can genuinely improve your batting by increasing confidence when facing pace bowling.

Key Features to Look For

Protection

• Finger rolls — Pre-curved rolls on each finger provide impact protection
• Thumb protection — A reinforced thumb is essential, especially for right-handed batters
• Palm padding — Absorbs shock from the bat handle vibration

Grip and Feel

• Leather palm — Natural leather provides the best feel and durability
• Microfibre palm — More affordable alternative with good grip
• Ventilated back — Mesh or perforated materials keep hands cool

Batting Glove Size Guide UK

• Size 1 (Junior Small) — Under 8 years old
• Size 2 (Junior) — Ages 8–10
• Size 3 (Youth Small) — Ages 10–12
• Size 4 (Youth) — Ages 12–14
• Size 5 (Youth Large) — Ages 13–15
• Size 6 (Small Adult) — Smaller adult hands
• Size 7 (Adult) — Standard adult size

Left Hand vs Right Hand Gloves

Unlike many sports, cricket batting gloves are not sold in pairs — they are sold individually or as a set of left-handed glove and right-handed glove. The glove that goes on your top hand (the one nearest the splice) requires more protection. For right-handed batters, this is the left hand glove.

Budget Guide

• £15–£30 — Entry-level gloves, suitable for casual players and beginners
• £30–£60 — Mid-range gloves with leather palms, good for club players
• £60–£100+ — Premium gloves used at advanced club and county level

Always wash your batting gloves by hand using warm water and mild soap. Machine washing will damage the leather palm and degrade the finger roll stitching.