You may remember West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin from her sickening collision with teammate Laura Harris while fielding during a Women's Big Bash League match last summer.

Dottin fractured her cheekbone having hit Harris as they attempted to stop a ball going over the deep mid-wicket boundary rope against the Melbourne Stars at Allan Border Field. She would also crash into one of kit bags abutting the boundary fence.

Dottin was stretchered from the field and required major surgery, with several titanium plates and screws inserted. Such was the determination of the heavy-hitting star that she returned to the WBBL less than a month later.

However, Dottin has since been required to wear a protective face mask as part of her recovery, including in Monday night's World Cup opener against Australia in England.

The moulding provides added support around both cheekbones but Dottin's sight is not hampered as there is no perspex.

The Barbados native, who owns the fastest international T20 century in either men's or women's cricket, has said the mask is fine to wear but does cause her to sweat more.

The mask is the latest piece of protective wear in cricket, for umpires, in the game's short forms, have also taken to wearing helmets and even adopting an arm shield in the case of Australian Bruce Oxenford.

West Indian Shakera Selman was fortunate to have a helmet on when she was hit while fielding at short leg by Australian match-winner Nicole Bolton in Taunton on Monday night. Selman was taken from the field.

Dottin's power was on show against the Southern Stars in Taunton when she crunched 29 off 20 balls, including six boundaries, in the West Indies' 204 off 47.5 overs. However, Australia, led by an unbeaten 107 off 116 balls from Bolton and 70 from fellow opener Beth Mooney, cruised to an eight-wicket win with 71 balls remaining.

The match will also be remembered for confusion at the toss of the coin between captains Meg Lanning and Stefanie Taylor and questions over Australia's incorrect team sheet.