Cricket RU-vidr using my GoPro (Insta360 Camera) to capture 1st Person action footage of my games and trainings so you can feel like you are at the crease with me! Join me as I play village cricket at beautiful boutique grounds with a bunch of other cricketers at lots of different standards throughout the UK.
@@thekiwicricketer Haha, yes mate, I play in Wiltshire, not far from you! My ultimate cricket low is hitting a pure cover drive only for a 16 year old virgin to say "shot boy" to me, a fully grown man.
Top content once again pal even when you're out injured, it's great to see and the wiki cam is fantastic, love it especially as a fellow keeper, he had a great game too.
Really enjoyed this content despite you not playing. The go-pro on the keeper was fantastic especially given he was so involved. Thought he was unlucky not to get given that catch on the reverse sweep - thought I heard a noise there and would have been a screamer Hoping the rehab is going well
Thanks mate, rehab going decent, hoping to be back out soon! Yeah Alex our keeper is good fun with the camera, I thought I heard a noise but who knows 🤷♂️ Thanks again!
Appreciate that mate thanks for supporting me. Hoping to keep posting my teams games until I am back on the park as people are still enjoying seeing the keeper POV perspective. Let me know if there are any other type of video you’d like to see in the meantime while I’m recovering 🏏
First time I scored in a Sr game I hit got 15 of 7 hit to 6s in a rls than missed the 3rd one it was the exact same ball just a little shorter and got cleaned up
I feel u mate Commented ab missing the season for my ankle a couple weeks ago finally in physio therapy and working towards coming back for next year Rlly gutting but keep ur head up fella
Thanks for the support mate, yeah really gutting. I hope all you rehab goes smoothly and you are able to stay on the park for a full season next year! Stay strong 💪
Get in the gym mate; these kind of injuries are quite common among new recruits in the army. Your body is operating at a level above it's strength capacity so the load is getting placed onto your tendons, ligaments and joints. You need some strength training, won't take long before you start seeing some improvement and feel more robust. You don't need to turn into the hulk (spoiler alert, without steroids you won't). You aren't injury prone, you're just a big guy held together by weak muscles. I'm not a PT, but I've spent over 10 years in the army and I've seen these kind of injuries plenty of times, and also seen people fix them and excel at their jobs. Basically the stronger you get, the more your muscles are able to resist side-loads on your joints; weak muscles make for weak joints. Love your content, hope you are back on the pitch soon. Get to the gym.
Thanks for the advice mate really appreciate it! Am working quite hard at the moment in the gym on my shoulder stabilising muscles as directed by physio, but have certainly been a bit lazy with my gym pre the injury so could certainly be the case! Really appreciate the support and the you taking the time to give some advice, I will make sure to take the time to get stronger and then get back on the park! 🏏
@@thekiwicricketer Glad to hear it, just remember you must increase weight to build strength, but no more than 10% per week. So for example if you're benching 70kg's this week, go to 77kg's next week. Every fourth week, go to 75% of what you'd normally lift for all exercises, this is known as a 'de-load' week, or a rest week. After a few cycles of this, you should find you're much more robust. It will make you a better cricketer too, you won't lose your shape as quickly etc.
Look after yourself mate. One tiny bit of advice I’d say from my experience - don’t give up cricket ever. I unfortunately did after 4 shoulder recos on the advice of doctors, and now I’m just a miserable lawyer sitting at my desk who is too far gone physically to get it back. I miss it every day. If it’s something you love doing then keep fighting for it
Sorry to hear that mate, 4 shoulder reconstructions is intense, were you a pace bowler by the sounds of it then? Really appreciate that advice, I will continue fighting to get back out on the park!
feel your pain! nothing more frustrating than getting injured so regularly. What makes it worse is people not understanding how these injuries impact your game and your mental health. I have just started playing again after not playing for 10 years as prior to that i would be injured most games with niggles and would hold me back from how I could play
I was a medium fast bowler with a horrendous slingy action that destroyed my back by the time I hit 30. I loved the sport and was playing it up to 5 times/week for different teams. I had to stop bowling which was gutting bearing in mind I batted at 10. I took a year off and then spent another year learning how to bat properly. I dropped 4 or 5 league levels and became an opener. I was able to move up a few more league levels and enjoyed my cricket for a further 14 years. But, I really missed bowling and occasionally I would have a go - but it always cost me a few weeks off. Doctors consistently told me not to rush my recovery time - but I never really listened to them. Now I am paying the price. My advice is to spend the rest of the year rebuilding your strength and mental confidence so that you can confidently hit 2025 in full fitness. I lived for cricket so I know how difficult this sort of advice could be to take. I love your content and hope you have a full recovery.
Thanks so much for sharing your story and experience. Really good to hear some advice from someone that has gone through it! Appreciate all your support! 🏏
Recover man, you'll be back soon. Top player. In my experience, I miss playing cricket but had to quit playing due to an eye condition that got worse over a few years. But watching your channel and others keeps me happy enough. Take care
Injury prone, that probably means you have a weakness in your body which means by bowling you are stressing that weakness which in turn manifests when you bat rather than when you bowl.
@@thekiwicricketer Some years ago (20 or so) I did my left shoulder (I was a left arm seam bowler) from my waist to my neck all the muscles on my left side including the breast & shoulder-blade, but I could still bowl I just couldn’t throw overarm. I made a big mistake I kept bowling because I could, but by doing so I damaged my left shoulder to the extent that now I struggle to even keep a straight arm level with the shoulder for more than a few seconds. The doc says I have “Skeletal issues” as a direct result of not getting it properly seen to when I did it, the only reason I’m not in constant pain is because I’ve put on a load of muscle on my shoulders which has stabilised the joint. I would suggest you stop bowling completely & build up the muscles around your shoulder to stabilise & hold it in place, the trade off is less upper mobility in the shoulder but you would still be able to play the full range of shots with some modifications to your technique.
@@acmdv really helpful advice thanks mate. I have long term damage in my right shoulder and that’s what docs have told me as well skeletal issues. I’m doing lots of rehab at the moment and just copying my left shoulder exercises on my right side to try and get some strength and stability back into it! Cheers mate
@@thekiwicricketer All of it, bowling does way more damage to your body than batting, your shoulder won't get better if you keep bowling it will only get worse - I am speaking from my own personal experience.
Build that strength. Practice with care, and keep moving forward. Your body is an incredible machine, so focus on healing now and start the manifestation. ❤
Yeah good advice that, if I have learnt something from all these injuries it is that you know your own body better than anybody else and so if it doesn't feel ready then you need to listen to it!
I had a severe dislocation of my left shoulder in december last year, broke 2 bones in the shoulder while doing it and I got cleared to play just before the season started, I've been terrified of it popping out again all season but been alright so far, I really understand the pains you've been having though, was a nightmare of a recovery period, hope you're back smashing it soon!
Really appreciate the support thanks mate! So sorry to hear about your experience, that is horrible but sounds like you have made a miraculous recovery, I am certainly glad mine is not that bad! Yeah must be difficult with it playing games with your mind. Did you have to have surgery for that?
@@thekiwicricketer No surgery luckily, I was stuck waiting after the x ray for a while as it was touch and go if it needed surgery or not but in the end they popped it back in with some laughing gas aha, now I can still feel that slight loss of strength in the arm and if I go diving for one or reaching up high or wide I can get some pain for a while after, hoping it goes away after a while, doesn't help as im a keeper aha
How much time do you spend weight training? That's gonna be the most important thing. Not being strong, but strengthening your support muscles in your major joints; feet, knees, hips, and of course shoulders. The best channel with a longevity focus is squat university, who has seems to talk about strengthening rotator cuff every 2nd video (as it is so commonly weak) which is super important for cricket. Follow it up with Kneesovertoesguy who has fantastic sports functional strength and flexibility videos.
