Beep/Shuttle Run Test

For those who are unfamiliar, the beep/shuttle run test involves running between two points, 20 metres apart whilst keeping in time with a beep. As you progress through each level the beep intervals get shorter. Eventually, you will tire out or will not be able to keep up with the pace. It's a stamina test.

As you know a cricket pitch is also 20 metres. My question is this an appropriate test for cricket players to run between wickets? Is it already a program being put into action by cricket players? Does it represent someones stamina to a full extend or does it come down to sheer determination? As a minimal requirement for Navy officers is 9.2. What would be an appropriate level for cricketers?       

i dont know the level apropriate for cricket but doing the bleep test is extreemly good for testing or improving your fitness.
im sure it will help running between the wickets a huge amount if you are good at it.

you need stamina for batting. especially if your looking for all those quick singles. plus having to concentrate on every shot you play.

i think fitness is coming into cricket more and more, quite a lot of cricketers are good athletes now. Not as good as in most other sports though.

the correlation between fitness and concentration isn't as strong as one's mental capabilities. Take Mark Richardson for example, he wasn't fit but had exceptional concentration.

The Beep test is used to work how 'fit' you are through calculating your Max VO2 or something very similar. It should not be used as a training method, just as a tool to see how far you have improved from your training.

" I know cricketers do this and I think most can get to 15 or 16, which is incredibly hard to get to" Just to know how tough this is to get to, this is the level the likes of Richie McCaw do.

Training is all about specificity, replicating match conditions as much as possible. Rotating the strike every ball/second ball in the nets would be better training than the beep test. Out of the nets, mark out the 20 meters, sprint to one end, then the other then back again, rest for 30-45 seconds and do it again. Vary the way you turn so your practising turning to face the side the ball went to.
As you improve, increase the times you go from end to end to 4-5-6, increasing the rest period as you go though.

Thats more or less Fartlek training, and is more specific to you running around the field for fielding but would cross train to running between the wickets quite a bit i guess.

good idea


and oh god "suicides" my god do they kill (no wonder they are called suicides)

take rugby pitch
you would jog to the 20 metre. jog back. jog to half way. jog back. jog full length. jog back. then do that running. then sprinting.

it can be changed and modified depending on how intense you need it to be but its damn hard.

also yeah turning quickly is really important. suicides are good for that acctually.

please tell me how just running flat out is any help to cricket or any other sport??

in sport you need to have the skill of being able to turn, change pace, jog walk and run all in a short space of time ect.

running flat out is not good if you are trying to train or get fitter for sports such as cricket, rugby hockey, football.

Don't ever just sprint if your training for taking runs, its not specific at all to what you do in cricket. Interval training though, were you do sprint, but the distance of a pitch is very specific and will improve your performance. It also increases your aerobic ability a bit so you can jog for longer around the field (getting back into position or whatever) without getting as tired.

Just refer to my 2nd post in this thread for a better idea.  

ur not meant to be allowed a water bottle because water replaces fluids and keeps you going for longer.

the test is all about stamina and if you have water with you it isn't a test of your real stamina and fittness.