Do you know how the term “hat trick” was born?

In 1858, an English bowler named Heathfield Harman Stephenson was gifted a hat after he took three wickets in three consecutive balls in a domestic match.

And can you tell why an amateur cricketer would jump at the chance to say “YES!” to receiving his first cap?

The answer?

Traditionally, a player making a first-class or test debut was given a cap for real.

Which is why the cap also gives us the term “capped”. If a cricketer plays 100 matches, for example, he is said to have been “capped” 100 times or received 100 “caps”.

Famous caps and hats include the baggy caps worn by the Ashes players and the “Panama” hat worn by the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, who wore the famous “skull cap” underneath his.

SG has four different types of caps and hats suitable for everyone from the Rahul Dravids to the Suresh Rainas.