{"product_id":"ss-aerolite-cricket-batting-gloves","title":"SS Aerolite Cricket Batting Gloves - Sheep Leather Palm, Pro Series","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSheep Leather Where It Matters. Air Where It Doesn't.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things kill a pair of batting gloves. The palm goes slick and hard, so you grip tighter and lose the wrist movement that makes your bat work. Or your hands cook — forty minutes into an innings in February your hands are swimming, the leather is soaked, and the handle starts turning in your grip at exactly the wrong moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SS Aerolite is a \u003cstrong\u003ePro Series\u003c\/strong\u003e glove built against both. A genuinely soft sheep leather palm gives you real feel and grip on the handle, and advanced airflow construction moves heat out instead of trapping it. Pre-shaped plastozote fingers under lightweight Korean PU do the protecting, with fibre inserts over every single finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBulletproof Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft sheep leather palm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Supple, tacky and close-fitting — you feel the handle through it, which is the entire point of a good glove. Synthetic palms go hard and slick by midseason; sheep leather breaks in and moulds to your hand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFibre inserts on top of every finger:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not just the index and middle — every finger gets a reinforcing insert. Most gloves at this price protect the two obvious fingers and leave the rest exposed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePre-bent fibre in the two front fingers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shaped to the natural curl of your grip, so the glove doesn't fight your hand closed. Straight-finger gloves force you to work against them all innings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLightweight Korean PU over pre-shaped plastozote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plastozote absorbs the sting of a ball that jumps, and the PU cover keeps the weight down so you aren't swinging extra grams at the top of the handle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdvanced airflow technology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ventilated construction that moves heat and moisture out — the feature you'll notice most in an Australian summer, and the one that keeps your grip dry at 40 not out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDouble-sided sweatband and towelling wristband:\u003c\/strong\u003e Absorbs sweat before it reaches your palm or runs down the handle, so your grip stays consistent from the first ball to the last.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft backhand lining:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flexible, comfortable inner that lets your hand close naturally instead of being held open by stiff backing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmbossed wrist tab with 50mm Velcro:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide closure that locks the glove down firmly without cutting circulation — strap in once and forget it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdult and youth, right and left hand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Correctly built for your stance and your size, in all four combinations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e$84.99 against an RRP of $99.99 — a Pro Series leather-palm glove under eighty-five dollars doesn't stay on the shelf.\u003c\/strong\u003e Left Hand stock is down to five pairs in each size, and left-hand gloves are always the first thing we run out of and the slowest to restock. Left-handers, don't wait.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e SS (Sareen Sports)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aerolite — Pro Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft sheep leather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFingers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-shaped plastozote with lightweight Korean PU cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinger protection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fibre inserts on top of every finger; pre-bent fibre in two front fingers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVentilation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Advanced airflow construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWrist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embossed tab with 50 mm Velcro closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComfort:\u003c\/strong\u003e Towelling wristband, double-sided sweatband, soft backhand lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult and Youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Right Hand and Left Hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e One pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Choose Your Hand\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBatting gloves are ordered by the hand you bat with, not the hand you write with. A right-hand batter takes right-hand gloves; a left-hand batter takes left-hand gloves. The pair is not symmetrical — the reinforcement is weighted toward the bottom-hand index finger, the single most-struck finger in cricket. Order the wrong hand and that protection ends up on the wrong side, leaving your most exposed finger unguarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdult or Youth — Which Size?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYouth suits juniors roughly 11 to 15 and smaller-handed players; Adult covers most senior club cricketers. Measure from the base of your palm to the tip of your middle finger: under about 18 cm points to Youth, above it to Adult. The glove should be snug with no more than a few millimetres past your fingertips — loose gloves move on impact and the padding ends up somewhere other than where the ball hits. If a junior is between sizes, go Youth rather than buying big; an oversized glove protects worse, not better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaking Leather-Palm Gloves Last\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever leave them balled up in your kit bag wet. Pull them out after every game, open the Velcro fully and let them air-dry naturally away from direct heat — a hot car boot will stiffen sheep leather permanently. If the palms get muddy, wipe with a barely damp cloth rather than soaking them. Treated properly, a leather palm softens and improves with use; treated badly, it hardens inside a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClub and grade batters who want genuine leather feel on the handle, players who bat long innings in heat, juniors stepping up from entry-level synthetic gloves, and anyone who has had a finger stung through a thin pair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SS","offers":[{"title":"Right Hand \/ Adult","offer_id":47615036686616,"sku":"MCG-0963","price":84.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Right Hand \/ Youth","offer_id":52836607754520,"sku":"SS-AEROLITE-GLV-RH-YTH","price":84.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left Hand \/ Adult","offer_id":47615036719384,"sku":"MCG-2315","price":84.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left Hand \/ Youth","offer_id":52836607787288,"sku":"SS-AEROLITE-GLV-LH-YTH","price":84.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/9028\/1496\/files\/SS-Aerolite-1.png?v=1791513497","url":"https:\/\/mcgsports.com.au\/products\/ss-aerolite-cricket-batting-gloves","provider":"MCG Sports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}