Nowadays it is advisable to have a helmet/face guard, even in social games where batters often can't bat, as there is always one bowler who thinks he is Dale Steyn. You can hire these, and the gear below as well.
A groin box for males, to protect the sensitive bits, was always essential.
Batting gloves, as you can easily be hit on the fingers even by a slow bowler.
Batting pads are advisable, but many people in social games get by with just one, on the front leg.
And of course a bat.
When fielding, only really the wicket-keeper needs special gear, pads and big special gloves. You can't avoid injury when keeping without gloves.
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The protective things
that cover your shins and legs in hard ball games such as cricket and baseball
are called pads and they come just above the knee.
The oil seeping is due to it being treated with raw linseed oil which it is coated in to keep it supple.
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