Cricketers' headgear (7)

I think it could be either:

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bowlers

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'cricketers'' is the definition.
(bowler is a kind of cricketer)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for bowlers that I've seen is " Spinners maybe".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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