Accelerometery and heart rate responses of professional fast-medium bowlers in one-day and multi-day cricket

Johnstone, James A.; Hughes, Gerwyn; Mitchell, Andrew C.; Ford, Paul A.; Watson, Tim; Duffield, Rob; Gordon, Dan; Roberts, Justin D.; Garrett, Andrew T.

Abstract

The physical demands of fast-medium bowling are increasingly being recognised, yet comparative exploration of the differing demands between competitive formats (i.e. one-day [OD] versus multi-day [MD] matches) remain minimal. The aim of this study was to describe in-match physiological profiles of professional fast-medium bowlers from England across different versions of competitive matches using a multivariable wearable monitoring device. Seven professional cricket fast-medium bowlers wore the BioharnessTM monitoring device during matches, over three seasons (>80 hours in-match). Heart Rate (HR) and Acceleromety (ACC) was compared across match types (OD, MD) and different in-match activity states (Bowling, Between over bowling, Fielding). Peak acceleration during OD bowling was significantly higher in comparison to MD cricket ([OD vs. MD] 234.1 ± 57.9 vs 226.6 ± 32.9 ct·episode-1, p < 0.05, ES = 0.11-0.30). Data for ACC were also higher during OD than MD fielding activities (p < 0.01, ES = 0.11-.30). OD bowling stimulated higher mean HR responses (143 ± 14 vs 137 ± 16 beats·min-1, p < 0.05, ES = 0.21) when compared to MD matches. This increase in OD cricket was evident for both between over (129 ± 9 vs 120 ± 13 beats·min-1,p < 0.01, ES = 0.11-0.50) and during fielding (115 ± 12 vs 106 ± 12 beats·min-1, p < 0.01, ES = 0.36) activity. The increased HR and ACC evident in OD matches suggest greater acute physical loads than MD formats. Therefore, use of wearable technology and the findings provided give a valuable appreciation of the differences in match loads, and thus required physiological preparation and recovery in fast-medium bowlers.

Citation

Johnstone, J. A., Hughes, G., Mitchell, A. C., Ford, P. A., Watson, T., Duffield, R., …Garrett, A. T. (2017). Accelerometery and heart rate responses of professional fast-medium bowlers in one-day and multi-day cricket. Journal of sports science & medicine, 16, 311-317

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 24, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Aug 8, 2017
• Publication Date: Aug 8, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 16, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 8, 2017
• Journal: Journal of sports science and medicine
• Print ISSN: 1303-2968
• Electronic ISSN: 1303-2968
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 311-317
• Keywords: Wearable monitoring, Psychological profiles, In-match data, Technology
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/452548
• Publisher URL: http://www.jssm.org/researchjssm-16-311.xml.xml
• Additional Information: This is a copy of an open access article published in Journal of sports science and medicine, 2017, v.16.