Journal article
Anthropometric characteristics of elite cricket fast bowlers
Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.25(14), pp.1587-1597
2007
Abstract
The aims of this study were to describe the current anthropometric profiles of elite Australian female and male cricket fast bowlers and establish a set of reference values useful for future investigations on player selection, talent identification, and training programme development. The participants were 26 female (mean age 22.5 years, s = 4.5; height 1.71 m, s = 0.05; body mass 66.2 kg, s = 7.5) and 26 male (mean age 23.9 years, s = 3.5; height 1.88 m, s = 0.05; body mass 87.9 kg, s = 8.2) fast bowlers. The anthropometric profiles included the measurement of skinfolds, and segment lengths, breadths, and girths. A series of derived variables assessing the distribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue, the bivariate overlap zone, relative body size and proportionality, and somatotype were also calculated. The male bowlers had larger length, breadth, and girth measurements than their female counterparts. There were differences in proportionality between the sexes, with only the male bowlers exhibiting characteristics that could be considered "large" relative to height. The female bowlers had a higher sum of seven skinfolds (P < 0.001), were more endomorphic (F1,50 = 30.18, P < 0.001), and less mesomorphic (F1,50 = 10.85, P < 0.01) than the male bowlers. These reference data should be useful to practitioners and researchers interested in cricket. Further research is needed to clarify why only male fast bowlers had variables that were proportionally large relative to height.
Details
- Title
- Anthropometric characteristics of elite cricket fast bowlers
- Authors
- Max Stuelcken (Author) - University of SydneyD Pyne (Author) - Australian Institute of SportP J Sinclair (Author) - University of Sydney
- Publication details
- Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.25(14), pp.1587-1597
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2007
- DOI
- 10.1080/02640410701275185
- ISSN
- 0264-0414
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449081802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Web Of Science research areas
- Sport Sciences