Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), in its ongoing efforts to enhance domestic cricket performance, provided local clubs with state-of-the-art performance-enhancing equipment, including skinfold calipers and pocket radars with smart displays.
A total of 17 clubs and the four centers of excellence of the SLC received skinfold calipers, enabling trainers to assess players’ body fat percentage by measuring subcutaneous fat thickness at specific body locations.
This tool helps track fitness progress and assess body composition, ensuring players maintain peak physical condition for competitive cricket.
Additionally, clubs were provided with Pocket Radar devices that offer precise ball speed measurements and other performance metrics. These tools are essential for both training and competitive analysis, allowing real-time performance monitoring.
The equipment was distributed during a special ceremony held at SLC recently, attended by senior SLC officials, including Jayantha Dharmadasa, Ashley de Silva, Jerome Jayaratne, Chinthaka Edirimanne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe.
“It is important for the clubs to focus on player fitness, and apart from building the skill set of the players, a weightage should also be given to maintaining the fitness levels of the players; hence any player to get national recognition should fulfill the fitness criteria set by the selectors,” said Ashley De Silva, SLC CEO.
SLC, in order to make the distribution productive, will work with the clubs by training fitness trainers and coaches of the clubs in the effective use of the new equipment.
“This skinfold testing equipment will help clubs measure, evaluate, and implement necessary steps to keep players fit and prepared for competitive cricket at all times,” stated Jerome Jayaratne, Director of Cricket at SLC.
“The Pocket Radars will enable coaches to consistently measure bowling speeds and monitor various aspects of player performance in real time,” Jayaratne added.
The introduction of these advanced tools marks a significant step in strengthening Sri Lanka’s first-class cricket system, enhancing the player standards in terms of fitness and performance.
The distribution program was held at SLC with the participation of club representatives and SLC Super Provincial Coaches, reinforcing SLC’s dedication to elevating domestic cricket through technological advancements.
Among the clubs that received the equipment are Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Burger Recreation Club, Chilaw Marians CC, Nondescript Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Moors Sports Club, Negombo Cricket Club, Tamil Union C & AC, Badureliya Cricket Club, Panadura Sports Club, Bloomfield A & CA, Kurunegala YCC, Ace Capital Cricket Club, Nugegoda S & WC and Police Sports Club.
