chronic conditions: heart problems, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, asthma, osteoarthritis (OA), total hip replacement (THR), total knee replacement (TKR), anxiety, depression, and dementia. Only male participants from the former cricketer and general populations were included in analysis. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to compare prevalences of chronic condition outcomes in former cricketers aged 50 and over to a general population sample from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). Both the former cricketer sample and general population were standardized by gender, age, and BMI for analysis. Results: 113 former elite cricketers were included from the cricketer sample, with a mean age of 65.1 (SD 9.1) and mean BMI of 27.9 (SD 4.0), and 4496 participants were included from the general population sample, with a mean age of 64.2 (SD 9.6) and mean BMI of 27.6 (SD 3.8). The prevalence of heart problems was significantly reduced in the former cricketers compared to the general population (ELSA) with an SMR of 0.55 (CI 0.33-0.91) (see table). OA, THR, and TKR were significantly increased in the former cricketers compared to the general population, with SMRs of 3.64 (CI 2.81-4.71), 3.99 (CI 2.21-7.20), and 3.84 (CI 1.92-7.68), respectively. The SMRs for anxiety and depression were also significantly increased in former cricketers compared to the general population, at 3.95 (CI 2.34-6.67) and 2.22 (CI 1.20-4.14), respectively. Conclusions: Musculoskeletal and mental health outcomes measured in this study were significantly increased in the former cricketers compared to the general population (ELSA). Cardiovascular conditions in the former cricketers were either significantly decreased (heart problems) or not significantly different (high blood pressure, stroke) compared to the general population. This study presents the first data of its kind amongst former elite cricketers, which will be important to enable a balanced assessment of the long-term health impacts of cricket and also to identify strategies to prevent and mitigate negative outcomes for future cricketers.