Accelerometery and Heart Rate Responses of Professional Fast-Medium Bow- lers 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 Bioharness TM monitoring device during matches, over three seasons (>80 hours in-match). Heart Rate (HR) and Accel-eromety (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 Bow- lers in One-Day and Multi-Day Cricket. Journal of sports science & medicine, 16(3), 311-317

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 24, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Sep 1, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 12, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 311-317
• Keywords: Wearable monitoring; Physiological profiles; In-match data; Technology
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/557722
• Publisher URL: https://www.jssm.org/jssm-16-311.xml%3Eabst