Sports Injury & Cricket Research
Keeping athletes injury‑free for better performance
Why is injury prevention important
Athletes can’t perform at their best if they’re sidelined by injury. Through decades of research in biomechanics, neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation and performance, I’ve learned that prevention isn’t a luxury, but rather the foundation of success. Whether you’re a fast bowler or a weekend runner, injury prevention is the tool that keeps you on the field and at your best.
Research focus
My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of injury and performance in sport, and translating those insights into practical, evidence-based strategies for prevention and rehabilitation. Find a list of my publications here.
Biomechanics & motion analysis
Exploring how bowling, batting and fielding movements affect injury risk and performance.
Risk factors for overuse injuries
Identifying workload, technique and physiological factors that contribute to injuries, especially in fast bowlers.
Rehabilitation & return‑to‑play
Developing neuromusculoskeletal protocols to support safe return to sport.
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Partnering with sport organisations to translate findings into practice.
Cricket Sports Medicine
In 2010, when I began focusing my research on cricket injury and performance, I quickly recognised a gap: there was no comprehensive resource dedicated to cricket-specific injury and illness for healthcare professionals, sports scientists, coaches, and others working in the game.
Cricket is unique. Its biomechanics, workloads and injury patterns differ from other sports — yet practitioners were drawing on fragmented evidence scattered across journals and disciplines.
Together with Professor John Orchard, we set out to address this. We combined our experience and networks to create Cricket Sports Medicine, published by Springer in September 2025.
The book was written to serve as a practical mentor — bringing together leading international experts to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based reference for anyone involved in cricket who has an interest in injury, illness, performance and player welfare.
Our goal was simple: to support better decision-making and ultimately contribute to keeping cricketers healthy, safe and performing well over time.
