The purpose of this study was to find out the
effect of continuous bowling spell on physical and
physiological performance in pace bowling and also to
find out how many over a district level pace bowler can
bowl at a stretch in practice session. In the present study
ten (10) male pace bowlers 18 to 23 years from Paschim
Medinipur West Bengal were selected for this study.
Data on selected physiological parameters namely pulse
rate, blood lactate were measured prior to the first over
and Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and performance
variable ball accuracy were measured after the 1st over
and immediately after the completion of each 3rd, 5th,
and 8th overs, by using digital sphygmomanometer,
blood lactate analyser (Accutrend plus) and Borg scale
respectively. The basic statistical parameters were
calculated for all the data: the mean and standard
deviation. One-way, repeated measures ANOVA were
performed to determine differences in the respective 8-
over spell. The result shows that all the physiological
variables were significantly changed during a longduration of bowling spell. And no significant difference
was found on bowling Performance variable ball
accuracy during the 8-over spell on cricket pace bowling
performance. It may be concluded that a district level
pace bowler can bowl constant 8- over bowling spell at a
stretch in practice session in West Bengal environment
conditions.
Keywords : Blood Lactate; Bowling Spell; Cricket; Pulse Rate.