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Cricket Fitness That Trains the Whole Game

Strength, speed, and durability for cricketers — whether you bowl, bat, or field. Built around the specific demands of the game, not generic fitness templates.

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What this does for your game

Pace, speed and a shoulder that lasts

Bowling Pace & Durability

The posterior chain strength and rotational power that generates pace — and the resilience to sustain it over a long spell. Harry builds the physical engine behind your action so you can bowl fast on day two as well as day one.

Explosive Speed Between Wickets

The difference between a one and a two is often pure acceleration — sprint-specific training translates directly to the pitch. Lower body power and sprint mechanics give you the edge when the run is tight.

Shoulder Health For The Long Season

Fielding and throwing place enormous repetitive stress on the shoulder — targeted work keeps you playing through a full season. Rotator cuff and scapular strengthening protect the joint under match-day demands.

What the training involves

The work itself

I
Sprint Mechanics & Acceleration

Structured sprint work that improves your first-step speed and between-wickets pace. Run-up speed for bowlers, quick singles for batters — acceleration is trainable and it transfers directly.

II
Posterior Chain & Rotational Power

Deadlift variations, hip hinge patterns, and rotational power work that builds the physical qualities behind bowling pace and batting power. The foundation of cricket athleticism.

III
Shoulder Pre-Hab & Strength

Targeted rotator cuff work, scapular stability, and overhead strength that protects the shoulder through a full season of throwing and bowling. Prevention is easier than rehabilitation.

IV
Game-Fitness Conditioning

Cricket fitness isn't just running — it's repeated sprints with recovery, sustained concentration, and physical readiness over long periods. Conditioning is matched to the actual demands of match play.

Built around your role

Bowler, batter or both

A fast bowler's body takes different punishment to a top-order batter's. Harry designs your programme around your role — bowler, batter, or all-rounder — so the training targets exactly what your game demands.

Bowler-Specific Work

Posterior chain resilience, single-leg stability for the bowling action, rotational power for the delivery stride, and the conditioning to maintain pace through a long spell. Built to bowl fast and stay fit.

Batter-Specific Work

Rotational power for shot-making, explosive acceleration between wickets, and the sustained concentration that comes from physical fitness. A strong, fit body makes better decisions under pressure.

All-Rounder Programme

The physical demands of bowling and batting combined require a broader athletic base. Harry balances power, speed, endurance, and recovery to keep you performing across all three disciplines.

Who it's for

Club cricketers, academy players and anyone coming back

Club Cricketers

Playing Saturday league or midweek cricket and want to perform better, last longer, and avoid the injuries that cost you matches. Physical preparation is the easiest way to raise your game.

Academy & Development Players

Young cricketers building the athletic foundation for senior cricket. Sprint speed, power, and injury resilience are physical qualities that separate academy players who progress from those who plateau.

Players Returning From Injury

Shoulder, back, or hamstring injuries are common in cricket. Harry's structured rehabilitation and strength work gets you back to full match fitness with a body that's more resilient than before.

When to start

The season decides

Cricket season runs April through to September. The best time to build your physical base is over winter — starting in November or December gives you a solid block before pre-season nets.

Off-season
November–February

The biggest window for physical development. Heavy strength work, sprint training, and addressing the injuries or weaknesses from last season.

Start training by October
Pre-season nets
March

You're bowling and batting in nets so we reduce training volume and sharpen power output. Arrive at the first match physically ready, not physically tired.

Start training by January
Season
April–August

Short, targeted sessions that keep you strong, fast, and injury-free through the playing season without adding fatigue before match days.

Start training by March
End of season
September

Review the season, identify what broke down or held you back, and plan the winter training block.

Start training by August
How to train for it

Two routes in

Pre-Season Group Course
Coming soon

A block of small-group sessions built for cricket and run through the winter. Capped at eight people, so the work stays coached. Register your interest and Harry will tell you when the next one opens.

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One-to-one
£42a full 60-minute session

Your programme, your action, your schedule. The quickest route if you are working around a specific weakness, coming back from injury or training towards a fixture. Blocks of five are £200.

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Tell Harry what you play

No commitment and no card. Say what you play and what you are trying to fix, and Harry will tell you whether a group block or one-to-one makes more sense.

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One free class, no card, no obligation. Harry will meet you at the door.

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