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The best techniques for being a cricket fast bowler, according to science

The best techniques for being a cricket fast bowler, according to science: Twenty years ago, Shoaib Akhtar became the first person recorded to bowl at 100mph (161km per hour) during the 2003 One-Day International Men’s World Cup match for Pakistan against England. There was an expectation afterwards that this feat would become a regular occurrence. …

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Cricket inequalities in England and Wales are untenable – our report shows how to rejuvenate the game

Cricket inequalities in England and Wales are untenable – our report shows how to rejuvenate the game: Rawpixe/Shutterstock After more than two years of research, interviews and evidence gathering, a landmark report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) was published on June 27 2023. Holding Up a Mirror to Cricket contains strong …

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What cricket can teach us about the mind’s experience of time – and how to deal with anxiety

What cricket can teach us about the mind’s experience of time – and how to deal with anxiety: A battle against time itself: Australia warm up ahead of the 2009 Ashes test series. Lance Bellers/Shutterstock Bowlers playing for England and Australia in the current Ashes cricket series are collectively meant to deliver at least 540 …

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How cricket helped Windrush arrivals build a sense of ‘home’ in Britain

How cricket helped Windrush arrivals build a sense of ‘home’ in Britain: Cricket was played extensively in Britain in the 1950s, in towns, villages and cities, both in workplaces and as a social activity. And the sport had also become a ubiquitous cultural pastime in the English-speaking Caribbean. Indeed, cricket was a key part of …

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Scottish cricket has long had a race problem – time to build a better culture in the sport

Scottish cricket has long had a race problem – time to build a better culture in the sport: Scottish cricket has been found to be institutionally racist following the Changing the Boundaries report published by Plan4Sport on July 25. The governing board of Cricket Scotland resigned ahead of the report’s publication and issued an apology …

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Cricket: what happens when an elite player like England’s Jonny Bairstow is ‘in the zone’

Cricket: what happens when an elite player like England’s Jonny Bairstow is ‘in the zone’: Jonny Bairstow in full flow. Nic Redhead via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Jonny Bairstow played the “innings of a lifetime” when he scored the second fastest century by an England cricketer in a Test match to help his team beat …

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