Strategic partnerships
Expertise helps safeguard cricket player fitness
Clients
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Expertise
Sports biomechanics
Our sports biomechanics experts are engaged in a Research Collaboration with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to safeguard player fitness and influence fast bowling practice.
We have been working with the ECB since 2004 to look at the prevalence of lower back injuries in fast bowlers, with the ultimate goal of reducing the number of players affected.
The research examines what happens within the body during a fast bowling action, what forces act at the various joints, and whether some techniques are better than others at keeping bowlers fit and healthy. A mobile testing lab is set up in the National Cricket Performance Centre on the University campus, with 22 cameras recording the bowler's every move.
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Impact
- Our lead scientist is a member of the ECB’s fast bowling group which determines the guidelines and protocols for the players
- Young England bowlers are already benefiting from the research and the coaching interventions that have come from them