Shaw L, Finch C F
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Br J Sports Med. 2008 Jun;42(6):437-40. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.041947. Epub 2007 Nov 29.
Despite the popularity of cricket at the junior community level, few studies have described injuries for this level of play. This study describes the epidemiology of cricket injuries in junior club cricket across three playing seasons to identify priorities for prevention.
Prospective on-field injury data collection during match observation of acute injuries. Pre and post observational evaluation of mandatory helmet wearing.
The Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association, New South Wales, Australia during the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 playing seasons.
All junior teams (Under 8 (U8)-U16).
Compulsory headgear introduced for all batters before the 2004-05 season.
Frequency of injury according to age level, grade of play and playing position, and injury rates per 100 registered players.
155 injuries were reported. No U8 player sustained an injury, and injury frequency increased with age. Traditional cricket was associated with more injuries than modified cricket. At each age level, the most skilled players had the lowest frequency of injury. Overall, batting accounted for 49% of all injuries and 29% occurred when fielding; contact with a moving ball was responsible for 55% of injuries. The most commonly injured body region was the face (20%), followed by the hand (14%). In batters, the frequency of head/neck/facial injuries fell from 62% in 2002/03 to 35% in 2003-04 to just 4% in 2004-05 after headgear use was compulsory.
Injury rates in junior players are low, but increase with age and level of play. Use of protective headgear, particularly by batters, leads to a significant reduction in injuries.
尽管板球在青少年社区层面很受欢迎，但针对该水平比赛中的损伤情况进行描述的研究较少。本研究描述了三个比赛赛季中青少年俱乐部板球运动损伤的流行病学特征，以确定预防重点。
在比赛中对急性损伤进行前瞻性现场损伤数据收集。对强制佩戴头盔进行观察前后评估。
2002 - 03、2003 - 04和2004 - 05赛季期间，澳大利亚新南威尔士州萨瑟兰郡青少年板球协会。
所有青少年球队（8岁以下（U8）- 16岁）。
在2004 - 05赛季之前，所有击球手强制佩戴头盔。
根据年龄水平、比赛等级和比赛位置划分的损伤频率，以及每100名注册球员的损伤率。
共报告155例损伤。没有U8球员受伤，损伤频率随年龄增加。传统板球比赛比改良板球比赛导致更多损伤。在每个年龄水平，技术最熟练的球员损伤频率最低。总体而言，击球导致的损伤占所有损伤的49%，防守时发生的损伤占29%；与移动球接触导致55%的损伤。最常受伤的身体部位是面部（20%），其次是手部（14%）。在击球手中，在强制使用头盔后，头部/颈部/面部损伤的频率从2002/03赛季的62%降至2003 - 04赛季的35%，到2004 - 05赛季仅为4%。
青少年球员的损伤率较低，但随年龄和比赛水平增加。使用防护头盔，尤其是击球手使用，可显著减少损伤。
