Speaking of cricket, Ive been watching the IPL on ITV4 when I’ve had the chance and I’ve noticed that a few players have chosen not to wear a helmet. Considering some of the bowlers were bowling at speeds of up to 85 - 90mph, I sure as hell would be wearing one.
I think its a tactic by the batsmen. In this world of health and safety and what not I personally think bowlers dont bowl the shorter ball to people not wearing helmets.
Also I think the speedguns these days over read the mph by quite a bit. I think Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar were the last bowlers to get past the actual 90+mph mark