Balls on the line: rethinking testing of genital protectors
Current genital protectors worn by the majority of cricket players may not be providing adequate protection to the genital region of the players wearing them. More rigorous testing is needed to further ascertain how the underlying anatomical structures are being affected by current genital protectors and how we can protect our players with improved safety apparatus.
Authors
- Damien Michael Bolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5145-6783)
- Ghadir Omran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-0682)
- Shomik Sengupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3357-1216)
- Caroline Dowling
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Austin Hospital (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.70034
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00