Fielders and batters are injured too: A prospective cohort study of injuries in junior club cricket

Finch, Caroline F.; White, Priscilla; Dennis, Rebecca J.; Twomey, D.; Hayen, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.489

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“…While more overuse injuries occurred in the U15 group than the older groups, the rate of stress fractures increased with the age and level of play for the U15 (8%) to the U17 (10%) and U18 (12%) players. The current study showed similar findings with regard to practice and match injuries as the studies of junior club cricketers [9] and elite senior cricketers. [1][2][3] However, there was a decrease in injuries in practice as the age and level of play increased, and an increase in match injuries as the age and level of play increased.…”

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“…The rate of injury did not increase with age as previously found in junior club cricketers, [9] which could be as a result of the lower age group of the players represented in the earlier study, as well as the modified nature of the games for these younger players. However, the severity of the injury increased as the age of the players increased, with the younger players sustaining less-serious injuries, U17 players sustaining moderately serious injuries and U18s sustaining moreserious injuries.…”

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“…[8] In junior club cricketers, injury rates increase with age and level of play, [8] and injuries to fielders and batsmen occur as frequently as to bowlers. [9] Match injury rates (per 1 000 participations) were 3.57 for U14 participations compared with 4.80 for U16 participations. Training injury rates were 4.20 per 1 000 U14 participations compared with 5.11 per 1 000 U16 participations.…”

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“…[3] However, there remains a relative lack of published studies on injury patterns and risk factors in young cricket players, particularly studies reporting injuries with large sample sizes and over more than one season. Seven studies have described injuries in junior cricketers in SA, [4][5][6][7] Australia [8,9] and New Zealand. [10] These studies reported that young cricketers sustain proportionally less overuse injuries than elite players, but were more susceptible to acute traumatic injuries.…”

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Junior cricketers are not a smaller version of adult cricketers: A 5-year investigation of injuries in elite junior cricketers

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2016

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Background. Injury surveillance is fundamental to preventing and reducing the risk of injury. Objectives. To determine the incidence of injuries and the injury demographics of elite schoolboy cricketers over five seasons (2007 -2008, 2008 -2009, 2009 -2010, 2010 -2011 and 2011 -2012). Methods. Sixteen provincial age group cricket teams (under (U) 15 , U17 and U18) competing in national age-group tournaments were provided a questionnaire to complete. The questionnaires gathered the following information for each injury sustained in the previous 12 months: (i) anatomical site; (ii) month; (iii) cause; (iv) whether it was a recurrence of an injury from a previous season; (v) whether the injury had reoccurred during the current season; and (vi) biographical data. Injuries were grouped according to the anatomical region injured. All players were invited to respond, irrespective of whether an injury had been sustained, resulting in a response rate of 57%. The sample Statistical Analysis System was used to compute univariate statistics and frequency distributions. Results. Of the 2 081 respondents, 572 (27%) sustained a total of 658 injuries. The U15 and U17 groups sustained 239 (36%) and 230 (35%) injuries, respectively, more than the 189 injuries sustained by the U18 group (29%). These injuries were predominantly to the lower limbs (38%), back and trunk (33%) and upper (26%) limbs, with 3% occurring to the head and neck. The injuries occurred primarily during 1-day matches (30%), practices (29%) and with gradual onset (21%). The primary mechanism of injury was bowling (44%) and fielding (22%). The injuries were acute (49%), chronic (41%) and acute-on-chronic (10%), with 26% and 47% being recurrent injuries from the previous and current seasons, respectively. Some similar injury patterns occurred in studies of adult cricketers, with differences in the nature and incidence of injuries found for the various age groups. The youth cricketers sustained more back and trunk injuries, recurrent injuries and more match injuries than the adult cricketers. The U15 group sustained less-serious injuries, which resulted in them not being able to play for between 1 and 7 days (58%), with more injuries occurring in the preseason period (24%) and fewer during the season (60%) compared with other age groups. The U15 and U17 groups sustained the most lumbar muscle strains, while the U18 groups sustained more serious injuries, resulting in them not being able to play for >21 days. Conclusion. Young fast bowlers of all ages remain at the greatest risk of injury. Differences in the nature and incidence of injuries occurred between youth and adult cricketers, as well as in the different age groups. It is recommended that cricket administrators and coaches implement an educational process of injury prevention and management.

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“…6 Moreover, unlike the senior and professional forms of the game, injuries in junior cricketers are common across all playing positions. 7 Apart from a study that monitored the number of balls bowled by junior fast bowlers during training and competition 3 no study has reported the participation habits of junior cricket participants. Sport participation at the junior level is not always limited to club-based training sessions and matches.…”

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Weekly Training and Competitive Load of Junior Level Community Cricket Players

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Siesmaa²,

White³

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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research

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Purpose: Understanding the participation habits of junior cricket players is needed to better inform injury prevention strategies in this sporting population. This investigation sought to describe the amount of training and competition undertaken by junior community level cricket players in a typical week. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional survey with a 1 week recall was administered to 281 Australian junior community club cricket players aged 9 to 16 years. The number of training and competitive matches in the previous week and the number of contexts competed or trained in during that same week were determined. Results:The majority of the surveyed cricketers participated in ≥ 1 match during the previous week, with 10% reporting having participated in ≥ 2 matches. More players from the under 16 years (U16) level others competed in ≥ 2 matches in the previous week. Coinciding with the greater number of weekly participations in the older age group, 49% (CI: 9-60) of the U16 players reported also taking part in ≥ 2 training sessions in the previous week. Overall, more players aged under 12 years (U12) (46%; CI: 31.6-57.6) reported not attending any cricket training in the previous week, than did older age groups (7% each). Moreover, 28% of U16 players reported also competing in an adult competition. Conclusion:Older players had greater training and competitive loads than younger players. The number of competitive contexts across which junior players compete also increased with age. There is potential for heightened injury risk when training and match loads get too high, especially across playing contexts.

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Cricket Injuries: Epidemiology, Surveillance, Biomechanics, and Prevention

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2023

Sports Injuries

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Fielders and batters are injured too: A prospective cohort study of injuries in junior club cricket

Cited by 40 publications

References 19 publications

Junior cricketers are not a smaller version of adult cricketers: A 5-year investigation of injuries in elite junior cricketers

Junior cricketers are not a smaller version of adult cricketers: A 5-year investigation of injuries in elite junior cricketers

Weekly Training and Competitive Load of Junior Level Community Cricket Players

Cricket Injuries: Epidemiology, Surveillance, Biomechanics, and Prevention

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