Noorbhai Habib
Sport and Movement Studies, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2020 Feb 18;6(1):e000720. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000720. eCollection 2020.
There has been growing evidence on the batting backlift technique in cricket at varying levels of cricket ability and the way in which batsmen direct or manoeuvre their bat in various ways. Most recently, there has been elevated awareness and discussion around the technique of Steven Smith. To an extent, there has been some comparison and reference been made to Sir Donald Bradman. Both Donald Bradman and Steven Smith have exhibited techniques and movements at the crease which many regard as 'unorthodox' or 'unnatural'. This paper compares each of the batting technique components of both batsmen. The paper describes that both Bradman and Smith held their bat with an open grip which allowed them to hit the ball in most scoring areas of the field. The most common element that both batsmen demonstrate is a backlift that is directed towards the gulley or point region, otherwise known as the rotary method of batting, which is contrary to most of the coaching literature. Future research would require objective measures on Steven Smith to fully understand the kinetics and kinematics associated with his batting technique. The variances of performance averages across other formats (one-day internationals and 20-20 cricket) must be noted.
关于不同板球水平下板球击球引拍技术以及击球手以各种方式操控球棒的方式，已有越来越多的证据。最近，人们对史蒂夫·史密斯的技术关注度和讨论度有所提高。在一定程度上，有人将其与唐纳德·布拉德曼爵士进行了比较和参照。唐纳德·布拉德曼和史蒂夫·史密斯在击球区都展现出了许多人认为“非正统”或“不自然”的技术和动作。本文比较了两位击球手的击球技术各个组成部分。文章描述了布拉德曼和史密斯都采用开放式握法持棒，这使他们能够在球场的大多数得分区域击球。两位击球手最常见的共同特点是引拍指向三柱门后方区域或角旗区，也就是所谓的旋转击球法，这与大多数教练文献相悖。未来的研究需要对史蒂夫·史密斯进行客观测量，以全面了解与其击球技术相关的动力学和运动学。必须注意其他比赛形式（一日国际赛和20-20板球赛）中平均表现的差异。
