Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC, 8001, Australia,
Sports Med. 2014 Jan;44(1):25-36. doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0098-x.
To date, scientific investigations into the biomechanical aspects of cricket fast bowling techniques have predominantly focused on identifying the mechanical factors that may predispose fast bowlers to lower back injury with a relative paucity of research being conducted on the technical features that underpin proficient fast bowling performance. In this review paper, we critique the scientific literature examining fast bowling performance. We argue that, although many published investigations have provided some useful insights into the biomechanical factors that contribute to a high ball release speed and, to a lesser extent, bowling accuracy, this research has not made a substantive contribution to knowledge enhancement and has only had a very minor influence on coaching practice. To significantly enhance understanding of cricket fast bowling techniques and, therefore, have greater impact on practice, we recommend that future scientific research adopts an interdisciplinary focus, integrating biomechanical measurements with the analytical tools and concepts of dynamical systems motor control theory. The use of qualitative (topological) analysis techniques, in particular, promises to increase understanding of the coordinative movement patterns that define 'technique' in cricket fast bowling and potentially help distinguish between functional and dysfunctional aspects of technique for individual fast bowlers.
迄今为止，针对板球快速投球技术的生物力学方面的科学研究主要集中在确定可能使快速投球手易患下背部损伤的力学因素上，而对支持熟练快速投球表现的技术特征的研究相对较少。在这篇综述论文中，我们对研究快速投球表现的科学文献进行了评价。我们认为，尽管许多已发表的研究提供了一些关于有助于提高球速的生物力学因素的有用见解，并且在一定程度上提高了投球准确性，但这些研究并没有对知识的增强做出实质性贡献，对教练实践的影响也非常小。为了更深入地了解板球快速投球技术，并因此对实践产生更大的影响，我们建议未来的科学研究采用跨学科的方法，将生物力学测量与动力系统运动控制理论的分析工具和概念结合起来。特别地，使用定性（拓扑）分析技术有望增加对定义板球快速投球中“技术”的协调运动模式的理解，并有可能帮助区分个体快速投球手技术的功能和非功能方面。
