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How women’s cricket is being influenced by Major League Baseball – ABC News
A sports scientist, university team and several cricketers are trying to boost scoring and power-hitting in women’s cricket using techniques from another sport.
Baseball has a rich history of influencing men’s cricket training, mostly in the field.
Key points:
- Sport scientist Jonathan Freestone has taken baseball techniques to improve scoring in women’s cricket
- A university study is tracking the improvement in players’ power hitting
- Baseball techniques have been used for a number of years, with Alex Blackwell one of the early adopters
Now the sport is starting to provide some inspiration for women’s cricket.
As skills and the entertainment factor continue…
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