The need

The rapid development of Twenty20 cricket has highlighted the importance of fitness in cricket. However, match-specific fitness training for cricket is not simulated by the traditional net.

BATEX© is a scientifically derived exercise protocol that simulates the physical demands of running between the wickets in a typical One-day international hundred. BATEX© is a match-specific, time-efficient, skill development and fitness conditioning tool.

BATEX© has been used for research purposes to simulate the physical demands of cricket batting.

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BATEX© explained

Overall, the BATting EXercise (BATEX©) protocol was designed to simulate the physical demands of One-Day international batting. BATEX© requires running between the wickets of 1, 2, 3 and ‘4’ 17.68 m shuttle runs (length of a cricket pitch) during six, 21 min, 5 over stages. The six stages, with rest periods (2.5 min between stages, 4 min at half-way point), link together to form a 2 h 20 min simulated innings, which is the typical length of a One-Day international hundred. Running a ‘4’ is equivalent to running 1.5 runs (i.e. 1 run and a turn), which may occur in a match if the batsman attempts to accumulate runs before the ball crosses the boundary. On completion of 1 or 3 runs the batsman is required to walk back to the stumps to be ready to face the next delivery. During stages 1, 3 and 5 players run at a ¾ pace, whereas during stages 2, 4, 6 the batsman is required to run at maximal speed.

Each of the BATEX© stages has an associated match scenario in which the batsman is encouraged to bat with the appropriate mindset. Balls are delivered by a bowling machine (or thrown by a coach/player) every 35 seconds with 80 seconds between overs. An audible CD track is used to notify the batsmen the running demands for the coming over. The batsman decides when to complete the required runs in the over.

For training purposes, BATEX© stages may be used independently or in any chosen combination. Each BATEX© stage has a different workload (e.g. Stage 1 - based on the run frequency of typical One-day international vs. Stage 5 – based on the average running between demands of a Twenty20 innings).

Each of the six BATEX© scenarios is available for download. The stages can be used together to simulate a One-Day hundred or in a combination that best suits your training requirements.

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