Cricket
Fitness for Cricket
Cricket is a sport in which fitness is traditionally not thought
of as very important. However, the success in the 1990s and 2000s of the world beating
Australian team has been attributed to their professionalism, and
in part to the way they address their fitness. The other test playing nations have rightfully put more emphasis on fitness recently and are reaping the benefits.
Depending on the role of the player in the team, the importance of fitness will vary: the fitness requirements of a fast bowler will be greater and also different than that of an opening batsman.
Here is some more information relating to fitness for cricket.
- Fitness tests for cricket — a sample of fitness tests that can be done to test the fitness of a cricket player
- The Physical Demands of Professional Cricket — an article by Andrew Gale, a professional cricketer who has played over 100 1st team games for Yorkshire.
Related Pages
- Home of Cricket
- To see the game being played, look at these Cricket Videos
