Cricket Batting Biomechanics | Dr Stuart McErlain-Naylor

Lecture 3 of the Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series #SportsBiomLS
Stuart McErlain-Naylor discusses the scientific literature on the topic of cricket power hitting batting biomechanics. Topics include: a) the effect of impact location (e.g. sweetspot) on shot outcome (e.g. carry distance, ball launch angle, ball launch speed); b) the kinematic technique parameters most associated with variation in power hitting performance; c) a kinematic comparison of male and female international batters; and d) a comparison of batting kinematics against different delivery methods (bowler / bowling machine / Sidearm TM) with reference to representative training design.

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This video is also part of the #ScienceOfCricket lecture series, available here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI7VLEjUJidBb-_JAxGPOKpuei5WsXkcZ

Male-female power hitting comparison video (study summary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwu-Cu_9u48

00:00 Sports Biomechanics Lecture Series
01:39 Cricket Power Hitting Biomechanics: Research Questions and Outcomes
04:30 Projectile Motion in Cricket Batting
05:11 Deterministic Model of Cricket Power Hitting
09:39 Effect of Bat-Ball Impact Location (Sweetspot) on Cricket Batting Performance
12:43 Technique in Cricket Power Hitting (X-factor and More)
20:17 Technique Differences Between Male and Female Cricket Batting
27:40 Effect of Training Method on Cricket Batting technique (Bowler / Bowling Machine / Sidearm)
36:27 Future Lectures (Cricket Bowling and More)

Open Access (free) links to the key papers discussed during the lecture:
Impact location - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320438138_The_relationships_between_impact_location_and_post-impact_ball_speed_bat_torsion_and_ball_direction_in_cricket_batting
Power hitting technique - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330800596_Relationships_between_technique_and_bat_speed_post-impact_ball_speed_and_carry_distance_during_a_range_hitting_task_in_cricket
Male / female comparison (full study published after this video) - https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1934289
Occluded vision - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7069099_Batting_with_occluded_vision_An_in_situ_examination_of_the_information_pick-up_and_interceptive_skills_of_high-_and_low-skilled_cricket_batsmen

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