I have an old friend, (ex Windies Captain) who said when growing up and learning to play there were, no gloves, pads, arm guards or helmets 😱. What it taught you was keep your eye on the ball at all times otherwise it hurts - a lot! LBW's were hard to come by. But in the new "safety era" players take risks thinking they impervious to harm - unfortunatley not. I know it's somewhat adjacent to the main theme here but I think you get my drift 😎