Fast Bowler’s knee – anteromedial articular impingement by Michael J. Reid, Avinash Alva, Simon M. Thompson, Ranju T. Dhawan, Mary H. Jones, Andy M. Williams

“…Methods Seven international level fast bowlers presented to our clinic with knee pain in the lead leg between 2005 and 2013. …”
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Lumbar spine bone mineral adaptation: cricket fast bowlers versus controls by William Johnson, Peter Alway, Katherine Brooke-Wavell, Mark King, Nicholas Peirce, Nicola Crabtree, Laura Keylock

“…Objectives This study aims to evaluate the adaptation of the lumbar vertebrae in fast bowlers compared to controls and how this is associated with age.Methods 91 male fast bowlers and 84 male controls aged 14–24 years had between one and three annual anterior-posterior lumbar spine dual-energy-X-ray absorptiometry scans. …”
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Adopting a Constraints-Led Approach to Enhance Skill Acquisition for Fast Bowlers in Grassroots Cricket by Mikael Jamil, Lewis Woolston, Simon Manthorpe, Saumya Mehta, Daniel Memmert, Allistair McRobert

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Intrinsic variables associated with low back pain and lumbar spine injury in fast bowlers in cricket: a systematic review by Patrick Farhart, David Beakley, Ashish Diwan, Rob Duffield, Elizabeth Pickering Rodriguez, Uphar Chamoli, Mark Watsford

“…Abstract Background Lumbar spine injuries in fast bowlers account for the greatest missed playing time in cricket. …”
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Patellar cartilage volume of the back leg versus the higher loaded front leg in current elite male english cricket fast bowlers by Jones, M, Palmer, A, Leyland, K, Peirce, N, Lewis, M, Kerslake, R, Glyn-Jones, S, Newton, J, Arden, N

Tibial cartilage volume of the back leg versus the higher loaded front leg in elite male and female English cricket fast bowlers by Jones, M, Wedatilake, T, Warren, A, Young, R, Kerslake, R, Peirce, N, Leyland, K, Arden, N, Newton, J

The Effects of an Eight over Cricket Bowling Spell upon Pace Bowling Biomechanics and Performance within Different Delivery Lengths by Samuel J. Callaghan, Robert G. Lockie, Warren A. Andrews, Walter Yu, Robert F. Chipchase, Sophia Nimphius

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Validating an inertial measurement unit for cricket fast bowling: a first step in assessing the feasibility of diagnosing back injury risk in cricket fast bowlers during a tele-sport-and-exercise medicine consultation by Keegan Harnett, Brenda Plint, Ka Yan Chan, Benjamin Clark, Kevin Netto, Paul Davey, Sean Müller, Simon Rosalie

“…We concurrently captured shoulder girdle relative to the pelvis, trunk lateral flexion, and knee flexion angles at front foot contact of eight cricket medium-fast bowlers using inertial measurement unit and optical motion capture. …”
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Effect of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Bowling-Specific Motor Skills in Male Adolescent Cricketers by Kenji Doma, Anthony Leicht, Carl Woods, Drew Harrison, Teneale McGuckin, Jonathan Connor

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From eye movements to actions: how batsmen hit the ball. by Land, M, McLeod, P

“…In cricket, a batsman watches a fast bowler's ball come toward him at a high and unpredictable speed, bouncing off ground of uncertain hardness. …”

Epidemiology of long-term health outcomes and the response of knee cartilage to bowling biomechanics in elite cricketers by Jones, ME

“…A sample of male and female current elite fast bowlers was recruited for a biomechanics and cross-sectional MRI study of their knee cartilage. …”

Bowling Performance Assessed with a Smart Cricket Ball: A Novel Way of Profiling Bowlers by Franz Konstantin Fuss, Batdelger Doljin, René E. D. Ferdinands

“…Comparatively, the bowling potential in fast bowlers ranged from 1.46 to 1.95.…”
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Prevalence and nature of injuries among young professional cricketers of academies and clubs in Lahore; cross sectional survey by Shahzad Akhtar, Danish Hassan, Nazeer Ahmad, Ehtisham Ul Haq

“…The most commonly injured players were fast bowlers 23 (24.7%). First time reported injuries were 66 (70.9%), while those repeated in the past were 16 (17.2%). …”
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