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An alternative look at sports vision

In the fourth and final part of his sports vision series, Nick Dash focuses on cricket and the specific vision requirements of England wicketkeeper Matt Prior

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Cricket has been the subject of many scientific studies (www.sports-vision-institute.com). Judging the speed, line and the length of the ball while batting is challenging. Pre-release and release search strategies of the bowler's action enable the batsman to predict ball trajectory, speed and spin. Ball tracking requires a complex visual task, such as smooth ocular movements with slower bowlers, to jump vergences and corrective saccades when the speed of the ball is too fast to track.

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