It's known as "the gentleman's game", and for a long time cricketers have trained like gentlemen too, hitting the nets once a week and knocking back a carton after a game.
Build your speed for lightning-fast bowling and quick runs
If there's a common performance need for all cricketers, it's speed. Whether you're sprinting between wickets as a batsman, or charging down the pitch as a bowler, the quicker you can become the more wickets you'll take and runs you'll score.
"In the off-season, for professional cricketers we would have them do a comprehensive speed program, which would typically involve two sessions a week with things like agility drills and short, intense sprints," says Egan.
"Even your average grade or weekend cricketer would benefit enormously from practicing speed and strength work outside of cricket training. In fact the main difference between professional and park cricket is the speed and power with which the players perform movements."
Egan recommends the use of kettlebells as an effective and sport-specific way to train for cricket, because they closely mimic movements you'll do out on the oval.
"I'm surprised more people haven't cottoned on to how effective kettlebell movements can be for cricket," says Egan.
"Movements like the snatch and swing are all about swinging and producing power through an arc – just like you would when bowling a ball or swinging a bat across your body."