Manager Mike Watkinson, left, watches with some of his players as Professor James Powell shows his prowess with the bat
Salford University has teamed up with Lancashire to deliver a new fitness regime.
The hi-tech fitness testing, post-injury rehabilitation, and expert exercise and health advice is for the entire first team - including stars Dominic Cork, Saj Mahmood, and Mark Chilton.
The university has been named official higher education partner to the Club, and players will benefit from the campus's purpose-built human performance labs.
Staff and students from the Directorate of Sport will run regular fitness testing days to assess players' speed, strength, agility, and body fat, amongst others.
Injured cricketers will also receive individual assessment and specialist rehabilitation advice from Salford academic staff, and treatment from staff and supervised students in the University's latest £750,000 podiatry clinic will also be available to all players.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor James Powell said: "We are delighted to become higher education partner to Lancashire County.
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"By assessing the team's fitness and delivering specialist advice and rehabilitation treatment, we hope to boost their performance this season.
"In addition, our students will be gaining real life experience with the players, which will really benefit them in the job market after they graduate. We are very much looking forward to working with the team."
Lancashire's strengthening and conditioning coach, Alex Horn said: "Lancashire already has the best medical set-up on the county cricket scene.
"But this partnership enables us to gain access to state-of-the-art sports science facilities which the squad will benefit from during the long season, plus improve players recovering time following injury."
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