The School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9AL, UK.
Br J Sports Med. 2009 Oct;43(11):851-5. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.041566. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
To determine whether the longevity of England test cricketers is influenced by occupational success, controlling for the influence of social background.
Archival survey.
England.
Those 418 cricketers who played for England in a test match from the first test in 1876 to 1963 when the distinction between amateur and professional status was removed.
Length of life.
Survival analysis of players born between 1827 and 1941 (349 dead, 69 alive) showed a significant relation between mortality and year of birth (p<0.001), amateur/professional status (p = 0.042) and the number of test matches played (p = 0.042). Captaining England was not related to survival.
The link between longevity and both social background and occupational success is supported among test match cricketers. Amateur (or "gentlemen") cricketers from more privileged social backgrounds survived longer than professionals (or "players"). The most successful cricketers who played in a larger number of tests lived longer than those who played in a smaller number of tests. Captaining England, which could be regarded as a form of occupational "control", was not associated with longevity.
确定在控制社会背景影响的情况下，英格兰板球测试运动员的寿命是否受到职业成功的影响。
档案调查。
英格兰。
1876 年至 1963 年期间，在英格兰测试比赛中首次参赛的 418 名板球运动员，当时业余和职业身份的区别被取消。
寿命。
对 1827 年至 1941 年间出生的运动员（349 人死亡，69 人存活）进行生存分析，发现死亡率与出生年份（p<0.001）、业余/职业身份（p=0.042）和测试比赛次数（p=0.042）之间存在显著关系。担任英格兰队队长与生存无关。
在板球测试运动员中，寿命与社会背景和职业成功之间存在关联。来自更优越社会背景的业余（或“绅士”）板球运动员比职业（或“球员”）板球运动员寿命更长。在更多测试中表现出色的板球运动员比在较少测试中表现出色的运动员寿命更长。担任英格兰队队长，这可以被视为一种职业“控制”，与长寿无关。
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