https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:8727 Wed 12 May 2021 23:18:05 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:38696 0.05), allrounders took longer to fall asleep (g = 0.90 [0.23;1.57]), obtained less total sleep (0.76 [0.29;1.42]) and had lower morning freshness scores (g = 1.10 [0.42;1.78]) the night before a match compared to batsmen. Wake after sleep onset and get up time were moderately longer (g = 0.61 [0.22;1.26]) and later (g = 0.62 [0.27;1.17]) before. Twenty20 matches compared to One-Day International matches respectively. Further, sleep duration significantly declined from pre-match to post-match during the multi-day Test format (p = 0.04, g= 0.75 [0.40;1.12]). Late alcohol consumption was significantly (p < 0.05) correlated with a decrease in total sleep time, regardless of match venue (home: rs (49) = -0.69; away: rs (27) = -0.57). During the away condition, an increase in age was significantly associated with longer wake after sleep onset durations (rs (13) = 0.52, p = 0.0003), while greater elite experience was significantly associated with longer total sleep time (rs (72) = 0.36, p = 0.02). The non-sleep medication group took significantly longer to fall asleep compared to the sleep medication group during the first week of the away condition (p = 0.02, g = 0.75 [0.25;1.26]) particularly on nights following transmeridian travel. Although not significant ( p > 0.05), Asian/Indian players had moderately longer sleep onset latencies (g = 1.07 [0.66;1.47]), wake after sleep onset durations (g = 0.86 [0.42;1.29]), and lower subjective sleep quality (g = 0.86 [0.46;1.26]) and morning freshness scores (g = 0.89 [0.47;1.27]) compared to Whites. Similarly, Black Africans had moderately lower subjective sleep quality scores compared to Whites (g = 0.71 [0.43;0.97]). Longer sleep onset latencies and shorter total sleep times were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with poorer One-Day International (rs (28) = -0.57) and Test (rs (12) = 0.59) batting performances respectively. Higher subjective sleep quality scores were significantly associated with better Twenty20 bowling economies (rs (8) = -0.52). Discussion: There was no evidence of poor pre-match sleep behaviour, irrespective of venue; however, the most apparent disruption to sleep occurred post-match (similar to that found in other team-sports). Most disparities in sleep between match venues existed post-travel, with better sleep behaviour observed during the home condition. The differences in sleep patterns found in all three match formats were expected given the variations in format scheduling and duration. Although sleep medication was shown to promote better sleep, its long-term effectiveness was limited. The results promote the implementation of practical strategies aimed to reduce bedtime light-emitting technology use, late evening alcohol consumption and muscle pain. Inter-individual sleep behaviour was found between player roles, age, experience level and race. Moderate associations existed between sleep and markers of batting performance, specifically for the longer, strategic formats of the game. Conclusion: The current study provided new insight of the sleep behaviour in elite South African cricket players during competition. Individualized sleep monitoring practices are encouraged, with specific supervision over older, less experienced players as well as the racial minorities and allrounders of the team. The poor post-match sleep behaviour, together with the sleep and performance correlations, provide ideal opportunities for future interventions to focus on match recovery and the use sleep monitoring as a competitive advantage.]]> Wed 12 May 2021 22:35:34 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:27807 Wed 12 May 2021 17:38:22 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:31314 Wed 12 May 2021 15:46:22 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:41920 Wed 12 May 2021 15:01:32 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28243 Tue 24 May 2022 13:55:37 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:21032 Tue 13 Jun 2023 12:53:15 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:535 Thu 13 May 2021 04:57:27 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28397 Thu 13 May 2021 04:20:19 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3007 Thu 13 May 2021 04:14:47 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:9854 Thu 13 May 2021 02:07:59 SAST ]]> https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28034 Fri 02 Jun 2023 11:43:09 SAST ]]>