wicket keeping gloves
Worth a lookShows demand growing +191.1% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Growth
Incredible+191.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Incredible95.23avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Incredible£27.71avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great£6.33–£48.22cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Bad1.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£11K£11K/yr · 32K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, wicket keeping gloves is a £11K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (32K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
wicket keeping gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £7K–£14K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.2%
- Avg BSR
- #52
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 84%
- Sponsored
- 58%
- Out of stock
- 11.8%
- Avg brand age
- 58 months
- Avg seller age
- 199 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
10%
- Kookaburra40%
- Gunn & Moore27%
- PROSTYLE SPORTS9%
- SG6%
- WESTWOOD FOX5%
- WFX4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 57 weeks — +191.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.9×
Top wicket keeping gloves search terms
- wicket keeping gloves25K/yr
- wicket keeping gloves junior3K/yr
- cricket wicket keeping gloves4K/yr
Top wicket keeping gloves products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Kookaburra LC 4.0 Wicket Keeping Glove - Junior lime & black
Kookaburra£33.844.4★4 rev
Gunn & Moore GM | Cricket Wicket Keeper Keeping Gloves | Aion | Cotton Lining & Pimple Rubber Palm | PVC Faux Leather Back of Hand | Junior | 1 Pair | White Cyan & Fluro with GM | Logo
Gunn & Moore£28.144.9★7 rev
Kookaburra LC 4.0 Wicket Keeping Glove - Adult lime & black
Kookaburra£35.264.4★4 rev
KOOKABURRA PADDED CHAMOIS WICKET KEEPING INNERS - M Black
Kookaburra£14.484.4★160 rev
Gunn & Moore GM | Cricket Wicket Keeper Keeping Gloves | 606 | PU Lining & Pimple Rubber Palm | PU Faux Leather Back of Hand | Adult | 1 Pair | White & Black with GM | Logo
Gunn & Moore£41.624.5★2 rev
Newest
by launch date
Sam Caan Cricket Wicket Keeping Gloves Professional Padded Keeper Gloves with Grip Palm Mens Cricket Gloves
Sam Caan£25.041 rev
PROSTYLE SPORTS Kookaburra JOS Buttler Wicket Keeping Gloves 43 (L)
PROSTYLE SPORTS£43.351 rev
WFX Professional Goalkeeper Gloves for Kids Youth Adult Men Strong Grip Palm Finger Protection Football Soccer Goalie Gloves with Dumbo Latex 4+3mm Wrist Support
WFX£12.354 rev
Kookaburra LC 4.0 Wicket Keeping Glove - Junior lime & black
Kookaburra£33.844 rev
Kookaburra LC 4.0 Wicket Keeping Glove - Adult lime & black
Kookaburra£35.264 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWFX Professional Goalkeeper Gloves for Kids Youth Adult Men Strong Grip Palm Finger Protection Football Soccer Goalie Gloves with Dumbo Latex 4+3mm Wrist Support
WFX£12.353.0★
FORTRESS Glove Inners for Cricket - Full-Length & Fingerless Gloves (Youth (Full-Finger))
FORTRESS£7.525.0★
Sam Caan Cricket Wicket Keeping Gloves Professional Padded Keeper Gloves with Grip Palm Mens Cricket Gloves
Sam Caan£25.045.0★
PROSTYLE SPORTS Cricket Wicket Keeper Keeping Gloves (GM) (Adult)
PROSTYLE SPORTS£44.680.0★
Hy-Pro Freestyle Goalkeeping Gloves | Size 5 Junior Goalie Soccer
Hy-Pro£6.334.6★
What buyers say about wicket keeping gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great gloves”
“Quality product”
“Great value for money gloves”
“Son loves the colour”
“wrist really well”
What buyers complain about
“finger has already broken”
“Poor Quality”
“Not for hardball cricket”
“Not protective at all”
“Poor keeping gloves”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is wicket keeping gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £11K/yr across 31 tracked products. 2 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +191.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
- How competitive is the wicket keeping gloves niche?
- 11 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in wicket keeping gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Suitability Beginner. The return rate is 1.6%.
- When does demand for wicket keeping gloves peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 7.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the wicket keeping gloves niche?
- Listings span £6.33–£48.22; the average listing price is £27.71 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 95 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.