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RESEARCH ARTICLE

A Comparative Study on Injury Prevalence and Incidence among Elite Female Cricketers: “The English vs the Indians”

Harpal K Bansal, SS Nimishaanth

Keywords : Cricket, Female, Injuries, Surveillance, Women

Citation Information : Bansal HK, Nimishaanth S. A Comparative Study on Injury Prevalence and Incidence among Elite Female Cricketers: “The English vs the Indians”. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2023; 57 (4):181-185.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1637

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 29-09-2023

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


Abstract

Background: Traditionally a male-dominated sport, women's cricket is growing. Most of our present understanding of women's cricket injuries is limited with only a few recent studies compared to their male counterparts who have well-established injury surveillance programs for over 30 years. Objective: To investigate the incidence, nature, anatomical location, and mechanism of injury in elite English female cricket players and Indian state female cricket players over two seasons from October 2020 to October 2022. Materials and methods: Injury data were collected retrospectively through a cohort study design via the English Cricket Board's “Cricket Squad,” and self-assessment injury forms which were sent to the Indian female cricket players. Profiles of the anatomical location, nature, and mechanism of injuries were categorized according to dominant player position. Injury incidence rates were calculated based on match playing hours. Results: There were 95 medical-attention injuries with 85.7% of players reporting more than one injury for the English female players. There were only 16 injuries recorded with the female state players of India. Match injury incidence was 169.4 injuries/10,000 hours for all injuries for English female cricket players. Muscle injuries were the most recorded with 44.2% for English players and 66.7% for Indian players. For the English female cricket players, wrist/hand 18.9% and thigh 13.7% injuries were the most common time-loss injuries whereas Indian state players had shoulder (25%) and knee (33.33%) injuries. When players were grouped into their dominant skill, English player's bowlers sustained 44.2% of all medical-attention injuries whereas, for the Indian players, it was their batters (41.7%). The majority of injuries sustained had an insidious onset for both English and Indian female cricket players, 18.9 and 42.8%, respectively. Conclusion: Ongoing injury surveillance can inform data-driven initiatives for effective health care for athletes and establish prevention measures. There is a need to focus on specific injuries in female cricket including wrist/hand, thigh, and shoulder injuries because of their higher prevalence rates.


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