title: Comparison of the Physical and Technical Demands of Cricket Players During Training and Match-Play.
abstract: Vickery, W, Duffield, R, Crowther, R, Beakley, D, Blanch, P, and Dascombe, BJ. Comparison of the physical and technical demands of cricket players during training and match-play. J Strength Cond Res 32(3): 821-829, 2018-This study aimed to determine which training method (net-based sessions or center-wicket simulations) currently used in national level and U19 male players cricket provided a more physical and technical match-specific training response. The heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and movement patterns of 42 male cricket players were measured across the various training and match formats. Video analysis was coded retrospectively to quantify technical loads based on the cricket skills performed. Magnitude-based inferences were based on the standardization of effect and presented with ±90% confidence intervals. Regardless of playing position, differences in physiological demands between training modes and match-play were unclear, with the exception of higher heart rates in fielders during traditional net sessions (mean heart rate: d = -2.7 [-4.7 to -0.7]; 75% of maximum heart rate: d = -1.7 [-3.2 to -0.2]). Typically, the movement demands of center-wicket simulations were similar or greater than match-play, which was most evident in the distance traveled at a high intensity within each playing position (batsmen: d = 6.4 [3.7-9.2]; medium-fast bowlers: d = 1.71 [0.1-3.3]; spin bowlers: d = 6.5 [0.01-13.0]; fielders: d = 0.8 [-0.2 to 1.7]). The technical demands of traditional net cricket training exceeded that of a typical match for each playing position. Specifically, fast bowlers delivered a greater number of balls during net-bowling compared with a match (d = -2.2 [-3.6 to 0.9]). In conclusion, center-wicket simulations more closely matched the physical demands of a One-Day match within batsmen and spin bowlers, whereas traditional cricket training often exceeded match-specific demands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.|Applied Sports Science and Exercise Testing Laboratory, Faculty of Science and IT, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Will
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vickery
authors.affiliation: Sport and Exercise Discipline Group, UTS: Health, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duffield
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Sport Medicine Unit, National Cricket Center, Albion, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Rian
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crowther
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Sport Medicine Unit, National Cricket Center, Albion, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beakley
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Sport Medicine Unit, National Cricket Center, Albion, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanch
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health, LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia.|Priority Research Center in Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Dascombe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult