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Physiological requirements of cricket

Noakes, T.D., Durandt, J.J.·2000·Journal of Sports Sciences
DOI 10.1080/026404100446739
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Despite its long history and global appeal, relatively little is known about the physiological and other requirements of cricket. It has been suggested that the physiological demands of cricket are relatively mild, except in fast bowlers during prolonged bowling spells in warm conditions. However, the physiological demands of cricket may be underestimated because of the intermittent nature of the activity and the generally inadequate understanding of the physiological demands of intermittent activity. Here, we review published studies of the physiology of cricket. We propose that no current model used to analyse the nature of exercise fatigue (i.e. the cardiovascular-anaerobic model, the energy supply-energy depletion model, the muscle power-muscle recruitment model) can adequately explain the fatigue experienced during cricket. A study of players in the South African national cricket team competing in the 1999 Cricket World Cup revealed that, in a variety of measures of explosive ('anaerobic') power and aerobic endurance capacity, they were as 'fit' as South African national rugby players competing in the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Yet, outwardly, the physiological demands of rugby would seem to be far greater than those of cricket. This poses the question: 'Why are these international cricketers so fit if the physiological demands of cricket are apparently so mild?' One possibility is that this specific group of athletes are unusually proficient in a variety of sports; many achieved high standards of performance in other sports, including rugby, before choosing to specialize in cricket. Hence their apparently high fitness may simply reflect a superior genetic physical endowment, necessary to achieve success in modern international sports, including cricket. Alternatively, it could be hypothesized that superior power and endurance fitness may be required to cope with the repeated eccentric muscle contractions required in turning and in bowling and which may account for fatigue and risk of injury in cricket. If this is the case, the fitness of cricketers may be increased and their risk of injury reduced by more specific eccentric exercise training programmes.

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Authors
Noakes, T. D., & Durandt, J. J.
Affiliations
University of Cape Town (ZA)
ORCID
Noakes, T.D.
Venue
Journal of Sports Sciences
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2000-01
Volume
18
Issue
12
Pages
919-929
ISSN
  • 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
  • 1466-447X
DOI
10.1080/026404100446739
OpenAlex
W2168105894
Cited by
130
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 7
FWCI
0.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
Keywords
crickets, physiological demands, exercise fatigue, anaerobic power, cardiorespiratory fitness, cricketers, rugby players, eccentric contraction, injury risk
MeSH terms
Humans, Male, Models, Biological, Models, Cardiovascular, Muscle Contraction, Physical Endurance, South Africa, Sports, Sweating, Anaerobic Threshold, Exercise

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