TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - New Zealand cricket injury analysis based on 12 years of Accident Compensation Corporation data
JO  - BMJ open sport and exercise medicine
A1  - Walter, Sibi
A1  - King, Doug
A1  - Hume, Patria
SP  - e001340
EP  - e001340
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To provide epidemiological data for cricket injuries in New Zealand. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective analytical review using epidemiological cricket data obtained from the national Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) for 2005-2016. Injury incidence was calculated per 1000 participants. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 86 562 injuries (77 212 males and 9350 females) during the 12 years with higher injury incidence for males (64.1) than females (36.1). While cricket-related injury claims increased by 42.6%, the injury incidence decreased from 59.0 in 2006 to 42.8 in 2016. The pooled injury rate per 1000 participants was highest for hand/fingers (9.2) and lumbar (8.1) body regions, and for contact (44.7) activities. Players aged 10-20 years were more likely to experience injury. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of 12 years of ACC cricket-related injury claims showed only minimal reductions in injury incidence over the years. Therefore, cricket-related contact injuries to the hand/fingers and head need to be the focus of injury prevention programmes (eg, via promoting use of protective gear and correct technique), particularly in players aged 10-20 years.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2055-7647
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001340
ID  - ref1
ER  -