ABSTRACT
In the coaching of the batting technique in cricket, a task requiring a double- handed grip, the roles of the top and bottom hands have recently been the attention of lengthy discussions by cricket coaches. This has been brought about by the predominance of limited-overs cricket where batsmen are required to score runs, even off good deliveries. To do this the players have had to improvise and thus “work” the ball into the gaps in the field. Thus the aims of the study were to evaluate the variability of grip forces in a typical defensive and attacking stroke in cricket, and to determine whether any differences occur when batting against different types of bowlers on different types of pitches. The results of this study could be applied to other racket sports where the double-handed grip is used.
