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Perhaps its worth thinking about chest padding.

Ben have you been drinking? Your spelling is as bad as mine

As for the story, it really doesn't surprise me. Alot of these clubs now play on the astro-turf like wickets which gives a vicious bounce. I've seen one of my old friends loose two teeth and suffer a shattered jaw from a fast bowl simply because he wasn't wearing a helmet. Perhaps its worth thinking about chest padding.

A friend of mine lost both his front teeth playing cricket long before astro-turf had been invented.

In this case we were just playing on the school fields, not even an astro-turf pitch.
Woody I am not suggesting bulky pads, just an almost sweater like thing with some foam in it, even a little makes a big differance.
And with todays advances in safety. To say its just part of the game is a bit irresponsible. I dont mean to be rude, but this isn't 1664 and if something can help save nasty injuries or even death, without having a significant impact on the game I am all for it. Some may want to call them wimps for wearing it, and in crickets case it is rare. But I know I would rather look like a wimp than end up being carried off in a body bag.

Although England had a number of fast bowlers in their squad, Harold Larwood is the name synonymous with the actual execution of Bodyline. He was at the peak of his career and a quick bowler who enjoyed the hard fast pitches of Australia. He made life hell for the Australian batsman during the series and took a bag full of wickets. However contrary to popular belief he only struck two of the Australian batsmen during the series, such was the myth of the man and became hated by the Australian public. Jardine too became unpopular with the Australian public and record crowds attended the Test matches to see how the Australians handled the bowling. Tension also developed between the two teams.

The 3rd Test at Adelaide was described in Wisden as the most unpleasant ever played. During the first Australian innings Captain Bill Woodfull was struck a powerful blow above the heart by Larwood. The very next ball Jardine moved his fieldsmen into the Bodyline positions. The crowd was incensed.

On the third day Australian batsman Oldfield was struck in the head and sustained a fractured skull. Once again the crowds went crazy and Jardine and Larwood were their main targets. Later that day the Australian Board of Cricket sent a telegram to England protesting about the use of Bodyline tactics.

"The other lad felt quite guilty about what happened. He came to the funeral and saw us and that took a lot of guts."