Does delivery length impact measures of whole-body biomechanical load during pace bowling?

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

ISSN

15550265

Volume

15

Issue

10

First Page

1485

Last Page

1489

Publisher

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

35360

Comments

Callaghan, S. J., Lockie, R. G., Yu, W., Andrews, W. A., Chipchase, R. F., & Nimphius, S. (2020). Does delivery length impact measures of whole-body biomechanical load during pace bowling?. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(10), 1485-1489. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0622

Abstract

© 2020 Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.. All rights reserved. Purpose: To investigate whether changes in delivery length (ie, short, good, and full) lead to alterations in whole-body biomechanical loading as determined by ground reaction force during front-foot contact of the delivery stride for pace bowlers. Current load-monitoring practices of pace bowling in cricket assume equivocal biomechanical loading as only the total number of deliveries are monitored irrespective of delivery length. Methods: A total of 16 male pace bowlers completed a 2-over spell at maximum intensity while targeting different delivery lengths (short, 7–10 m; good, 4–7 m; and full, 0–4 m from the batter’s stumps). In-ground force plates were used to determine discrete (vertical and braking force, impulse, and loading rates) and continuous front-foot contact ground reaction force. Repeated-measures analysis of variance (P < .05), effects size, and statistical parametrical mapping were used to determine differences between delivery lengths. Results: There were no significant differences between short, good, and full delivery lengths for the discrete and continuous kinetic variables investigated (P = .19–1.00), with trivial to small effect sizes. Conclusion: There were minimal differences in front-foot contact biomechanics for deliveries of different lengths (ie, short, good, and full). These data reinforce current pace bowling load-monitoring practices (ie, counting the number of deliveries), as changes in delivery length do not affect the whole-body biomechanical loading experienced by pace bowlers. This is of practical importance as it retains simplicity in load-monitoring practice that is used widely across different competition levels and ages.

DOI

10.1123/ijspp.2019-0622

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