Many factors influence the development of expert athletes. We examine the effect of birth
date and place on the development of expertise in 740 male professional cricketers in the …

The aim of the study was to examine the birth quartile and maturity status distributions of
male academy cricketers. Participants included 213 junior cricket players, aged between 9 …

The identification and development of talent towards expertise is the primary goal for many
professional cricket organisations. The purpose of this study was to utilise retrospective …

This thesis examined the development of expertise from a multidisciplinary perspective
using cricket batting skill as the exemplar task. The two major aims of the investigation were …

Objectives Experiential knowledge of elite athletes and coaches was investigated to reveal
insights on expertise acquisition in cricket fast bowling. Design Twenty-one past or present …

In this study, we assessed whether contextual factors related to where or when an athlete is
born influence their likelihood of playing professional sport. The birthplace and birth month …

This chapter discusses the characteristics of different developmental environments can also
act as important secondary influences on the process of attaining sport expertise. While …

Research exploring the development of expertise has mostly adopted linear methods to
identify precursors of expertise, assessing statistical differences between groups of isolated …

Talent identification is an integral component of the ever-professionalised sporting
landscape. However, to date, there is a dearth of high quality evidence upon which to …

The growth of investment in women's cricket has led to the development of new professional
pathways. However, there is lack of specific evidence to support the development of these …