The Teesra

Category: cricket

  • Shortcut to success – part 3

    The results are in from Australia – shorter pitches will be introduced for U11s & U13s, nationwide, starting from next season.

    Good to see this is going ahead – time for the ECB to pick up another CA initiative?

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  • Grooving that stroke…does music help?

    Interesting net session yesterday, working with a batsman to get ready for the new season.  Lots of work on grooving the bat path, a little on developing bat speed.

    We were next to a group who had set up a (small) speaker in their net, and played music during their practice.

    https://twitter.com/TheTeesra/status/844130132881235968

    This could have been a distraction – we generally practice in a controlled (even slightly sterile) environment, where the only sounds are bat on ball, or ball on canvas, or occasionally the slap of skipping ropes and bouncing medballs – but I saw real benefits from having the music playing.

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  • Shortcut to success? – how short is short enough?

    Quick follow-up on the previous post – back-of-an-envelope calculations on “appropriate” pitch lengths for junior cricket.

    Taking average heights as comparator: [pitch length at age 10]=[adult pitch length]*([average height at 10]/[average height for adult (male)])

    [pitch length at age 10]=20.12*(138/176) = 15.78 m (17 yards, 9″)

    Alternatively, taking average bowling speeds: [pitch length at age 10]=[adult pitch length]*([average bowling speed at U11]/[average adult bowling speed])

    [pitch length at age 10]=22*(58.9/93.4) = 12.69 m (13 yards, 2′ 5″)

    Nearly 18 yards  (based on average height) does feel too long at 11 and under; just 13 yards (from average bowling speeds) too close.  Something in-between, then.

    Perhaps 16 yards, in fact.

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